Tier 3 Raid Bosses can often be solo’d in Pokemon GO, but only if players understand the boss’ weaknesses and assemble a strategic counter roster. Each Pokemon has its own strengths and weaknesses and part of preparing for an effective Battle Raid means studying those weaknesses and forming a respectable counter roster. Trainers who are preparing to face off against a boss like Poliwrath will have a handful of important weaknesses and resistances to take into account.
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Poliwrath’s unique Water- and Fighting-type pairing gives players a lot of options to consider as they pull together a counter roster for the battle. The pokemon has a long list of weaknesses, so hopefully any trainer should be able to assemble a strong counter roster for the fight. Although tier 3 Battle Raids aren’t as challenging as Legendary and Mega showdowns, trainers may still want to take the time to spend some Stardust, Candy, and Elite TMs to get everything in order before the fight.
Poliwrath Weaknesses
This tier 3 Battle Raid boss is a Water- and Fighting-type, which means that Poliwrath is weak against Electric-, Flying, Psychic, Grass-, and Fairy–type moves.
Poliwrath Resistances (Avoid These!)
Poliwrath is resistant against Bug-, Dark-, Fire-, Ice-, Rock-, Steel-, and Water-type attacks. Players should avoid putting Pokemon reliant on those move types in their lineup.
Best Poliwrath Counters
Alakazam (Mega) - Confusion/Psychic
Mewtwo - Confusion/Psystrike
Slowbro (Mega) - Confusion/Psychic
Hoopa (Unbound) - Confusion/Psychic
Kartana - Razor Leaf/Leaf Blade
Xurkitree - Thunder Shock/Power Whip
Lunala - Confusion/Psychic
Zekrom - Charge Beam/Wild Charge
Articuno (Galarian) - Psycho Cut/Brave Bird
Thundurus (Therian) - Volt Switch/Thunderbolt
Moltres - Wing Attack/Sky Attack
Zarude - Vine Whip/ Power Whip
Deoxys - Zen Headbutt/Zap Cannon
Tapu Lele - Confusion/Future Sight
Assembling a counter roster based on those suggestions should be all it takes to defeat Poliwrath in tier three Battle Raids. Be sure to stick to the recommended counter types and enter the battle with enough allies around to help out and earn that one attempt victory. High level players with the best counters can technically solo this tier three raid boss, but players who want to play it safe should enter the fight with one to three friends instead to secure a successful battle.
Be sure to check back in the near future for lots more Pokemon GO strategy guides, news, and updates. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!
Pokemon GO is available now in select regions on Android and iOS devices.
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