To counter Mewtwo in a Pokémon GO Raid battle, Trainers will need to assemble a party of Pokémon with Bug-, Ghost-, and Dark-type Movesets.
Mewtwo is a Psychic-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO that will serve as a Raid Boss between June 16 and July 1, 2022. As a Tier-5 Raid Boss, this bipedal, humanoid Pokémon will have a Combat Power rating of 54,148, meaning that a Trainer must team up with two or more players for this fight. If a member in the Raid party in Pokémon GO is under-leveled, then five or more Trainers might be necessary to take down Mewtwo. Naturally, facing Mewtwo alone will probably result in an unfortunate loss of Revives and Healing Potions. Accordingly, having an adequate number of players with high-CP counters will be essential for victory.
As a Psychic-type Pokémon from Kanto, Mewtwo is resistant to Fighting- and Psychic-type Moves. Accordingly, it would be impractical to use Pokémon such as Sawk or Hitmonlee in this Raid battle. On the other hand, Mewtwo’s single elemental trait makes it highly vulnerable to Bug-, Ghost-, and Dark-type attacks. Thus, Trainers will need to assemble a Raid party of Pokémon that offers these countering elements in Pokémon GO.
The top-tier counters for the Mewtwo Raid in Pokémon GO are Mega Gengar, Mega Houndoom, Shadow Weavile, Shadow Tyranitar, Mega Gyarados, and Mega Absol. However, not all Trainers will have these highly rare Shadow or Mega Pokémon in Pokémon GO. Alternatively, the regular Pokémon listed below are more than capable of countering Mewtwo in combat.
How To Counter Mewtwo In A Pokémon GO Raid
Below is a list of the best counters and Movesets for Mewtwo in a Pokémon GO Raid battle:
Best Dark Counters For Mewtwo
- Weavile: evolved from Sneasel | Best Moveset: Fast Move – Snarl, Charged Move – Foul Play
- Hydreigon: evolved from Zweilous | Best Moveset: Fast Move – Bite, Charged Move – Dark Pulse
- Tyranitar: evolved from Pupitar | Best Moveset: Fast Move – Bite, Charged Move – Crunch
- Houndoom: evolved from Houndour | Best Moveset: Fast Move – Snarl, Charged Move – Foul Play
- Absol: Best Moveset: Fast Move – Snarl, Charged Move – Dark Pulse
Best Ghost Counters For Mewtwo
- Chandelure: evolved from Lampent | Best Moveset: Fast Move – Hex, Charged Move – Shadow Ball
- Gengar in Pokémon GO: evolved from Haunter | Best Moveset: Fast Move – Shadow Ball, Charged Move – Shadow Ball
- Banette: evolved from Shuppet | Best Moveset: Fast Move – Shadow Claw, Charged Move – Shadow Ball
- Trevenant: evolved from Phantump | Best Moveset: Fast Move – Shadow Claw, Charged Move – Shadow Ball
Best Bug Counters For Mewtwo
- Pinsir: Best Moveset: Fast Move – Bug Bite, Charged Move – X-Scissor
- Yanmega: evolved from Yanma | Best Moveset: Fast Move – Bug Bite, Charged Move – Bug Buzz
- Scizor: evolved from Scyther | Best Moveset: Fast Move – Fury Cutter, Charged Move – X-Scissor
- Escavalier: evolved from Karrablast | Best Moveset: Fast Move – Bug Bite, Charged Move – Megahorn
Pokémon Go is available on iOS and Android.
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