Pokemon Go May 2021 Easy Raid Guide – Best Counter Pokemons
The Pokemon Go Current Raid Bosses for May 2021 will be discussed in this section. Here’s everything you need to know about the best counter pokemon and movesets!
Tier 1 Raid
| GALARIAN PONYTA | |
| Weakness | Bug, Dark, Ghost |
| Resistance | Fighting, Psychic |
| Best Counters | |
| Gengar | Lick / Shadow Ball |
| Yveltal | Snarl / Dark Pulse |
| Absol | Snarl / Payback |
| Chandelure | Incinerate / Shadow Ball |
| Thundurus (Therian) | Bite / Crunch |
| DRATINI | |
| Weakness | Fairy, Dragon, Ice |
| Resistance | Water, Grass, Electric, Fire |
| Best Counters | |
| Kyurem (Black) | Dragon Tail / Outrage |
| Darmanitan (Galarian Zen) | Ice Fang / Avalanche |
| Palkia | Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor |
| Rayquaza | Dragon Tail / Outrage |
| Salamence | Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor |
| MARILL | |
| Weakness | Poison, Electric, Grass |
| Resistance | Bug, Fighting, Water, Ice, Dark, Fire, Dragon |
| Best Counters | |
| Deoxys (Attack) | Poison Jab / Zap Cannon |
| Thundurus (Therian) | Thunder Shock / Thunderbolt |
| Zekrom | Charge Beam / Wild Charge |
| Roserade | Poison Jab / Solar Beam |
| Electrivire | Thunder Shock / Wild Charge |
| BAGON | |
| Weakness | Fairy, Dragon, Ice |
| Resistance | Water, Grass, Electric, Fire |
| Best Counters | |
| Kyurem (Black) | Dragon Tail / Outrage |
| Darmanitan (Galarian Zen) | Ice Fang / Avalanche |
| Palkia | Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor |
| Rayquaza | Dragon Tail / Outrage |
| Salamence | Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor |
| PANCHAM | |
| Weakness | Fairy, Flying, Psychic |
| Resistance | Bug, Rock, Dark |
| Best Counters | |
| Yveltal | Gust / Hurricane |
| Rayquaza | Gust / Psychic |
| Tornadus (Therian) | Gust / Hurricane |
| Delphox | Zen Headbutt / Psychic |
| Mr. Rime | Confusion / Psychic |
| ESPURR | |
| Weakness | Bug, Dark, Ghost |
| Resistance | Fighting, Psychic |
| Best Counters | |
| Yveltal | Snarl / Dark Pulse |
| Absol | Snarl / Payback |
| Trevenant | Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball |
| Thundurus (Therian) | Bite / Crunch |
| Cacturne | Sucker Punch / Payback |
Tier 3 Raid
| ALOLAN EXEGUTTOR | |
| Weakness | Ice, Fairy, Flying, Poison, Dragon, Bug |
| Resistance | Ground, Water, Grass, Electric |
| Best Counters | |
| Darmanitan (Galarian Zen) | Ice Fang / Avalanche |
| Kyurem (Black) | Dragon Tail / Blizzard |
| Mamoswine | Powder Snow / Avalanche |
| Weavile | Ice Shard / Avalanche |
| Glaceon | Frost Breath / Avalanche |
| TOGETIC | |
| Weakness | Steel, Ice, Poison, Rock, Electric |
| Resistance | Grass, Dark, Fighting, Bug, Ground, Dragon |
| Best Counters | |
| Deoxys (Attack) | Poison Jab / Zap Cannon |
| Darmanitan (Galarian Zen) | Ice Fang / Avalanche |
| Metagross | Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash |
| Kyurem (White) | Steel Wing / Blizzard |
| Thundurus (Therian) | Volt Switch / Thunderbolt |
| MAWILE | |
| Weakness | Fire, Ground |
| Resistance | Poison, Dark, Ice, Psychic, Normal, Grass, Rock, Flying, Fairy, Bug, Dragon |
| Best Counters | |
| Chandelure | Incinerate / Overheat |
| Darmanitan (Standard) | Incinerate / Overheat |
| Landorus (Therian) | Mud Shot / Earthquake |
| Entei | Fire Fang / Overheat |
| Infernape | Fire Spin / Blast Burn |
| FLYGON | |
| Weakness | Ice, Fairy, Dragon |
| Resistance | Rock, Poison, Fire, Electric |
| Best Counters | |
| Darmanitan (Galarian Zen) | Ice Fang / Avalanche |
| Kyurem (Black) | Dragon Tail / Blizzard |
| Mamoswine | Powder Snow / Avalanche |
| Weavile | Ice Shard / Avalanche |
| Glaceon | Frost Breath / Avalanche |
Tier 5 Raid
| XERNEAS | |
| Weakness | Steel, Poison |
| Resistance | Fighting, Bug, Dark, Dragon |
| Best Counters | |
| Roserade | Bullet Seed / Sludge Bomb |
| Aggron | Iron Tail / Heavy Slam |
| Excadrill | Metal Claw / Iron Head |
| Metagross | Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash |
| Dialga | Metal Claw / Iron Head |
Mega Raids
| MEGA VENUSAUR | |
| Weakness | Fire, Flying, Ice, Psychic |
| Resistance | Grass, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Water |
| Best Counters | |
| Mewtwo | Confusion / Psystrike |
| Darmanitan (Galarian Zen) | Ice Fang / Avalanche |
| Deoxys (Attack) | Zen Headbutt / Psycho Boost |
| Reshiram | Fire Fang / Overheat |
| Chandelure | Fire Spin / Overheat |
| MEGA CHARIZARD Y | |
| Weakness | Rock, Electric, Water |
| Resistance | Ground, Fire, Steel, Fighting, Fairy, Grass, Bug |
| Best Counters | |
| Rampardos | Smack Down / Rock Slide |
| Rhyperior | Smack Down / Rock Wrecker |
| Terrakion | Smack Down / Rock Slide |
| Landorus (Therian) | Rock Throw / Rock Slide |
| Tyranitar | Smack Down / Stone Edge |
| MEGA LOPUNNY | |
| Weakness | Fairy, Fighting, Flying, Psychic |
| Resistance | Bug, Rock, Dark, Ghost |
| Best Counters | |
| Lucario | Counter / Aura Sphere |
| Conkeldurr | Counter / Dynamic Punch |
| Breloom | Counter / Dynamic Punch |
| Machamp | Counter / Dynamic Punch |
| Blaziken | Counter / Focus Blast |
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