How to solo defeat Granbull in Pokemon GO 3-star raids

You can solo defeat Granbull in Pokemon GO’s three-star raids if you have the right counters in your raid party. As a three-star raid boss, Granbull can be a bit of a challenge for solo raiders. It has a Fairy elemental typing which has only two weaknesses. That’s why it's difficult to find counters that are effective against this raid boss.

In this article, we will run you through everything you need to know to solo defeat Granbull in Pokemon GO’s three-star raids, including some of the best counters for this raid boss.

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Granbull in the anime (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Granbull is a Fairy-type Pokemon. As a result, this Pocket Monster is vulnerable to the following elemental typings:

Poison (160% increased damage)
Steel (160% increased damage)

This Pokemon is resistant to the following types of monsters:

Dragon
Bug
Dark
Fighting

As a 3-star Fairy-type Raid boss, Granbull has decent stats with an attack stat of 212 and a defense stat of 131. It has access to a diverse set of moves like Bite, Snarl, Charm, Play Rough, Close Combat, and Crunch.

It has some strong moves that get Same Type Attack Bonus (STAB). So, if you get hit by these moves, you might run into issues while trying to solo defeat Granbull in Pokemon GO. However, if you have the right counters and you know how to dodge attacks, you can easily solo Granbull raids in this game.

How to solo defeat Granbull in Pokemon GO 3-star raids

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For this Fairy-type raid boss, you must have maxed-out or high-level Poison- and Steel-type Pokemon in your raid party. Here are some recommended counters that you can use against this Granbull:

Mega Gengar with Bullet Punch as the Fast move and Meteor Mash as the Charged move.
Mega Rayquaza with Air Slash as the Fast move and Dragon Ascent as the Charged move
Mega Beedrill with Poison Jab as the Fast move and Sludge Bomb as the Charged move
Rayquaza with Air Slash as the Fast move and Dragon Ascent as the Charged move
Dialga with Metal Claw as the Fast move and Iron Head as the Charged move
Origin Forme Dialga with Metal Claw as the Fast move and Iron Head as the Charged move
Mewtwo with Psycho Cut as the Fast move and Psystrike as the Charged move
Moltres with Wing Attack as the Fast move and Sky Attack as the Charged move
Ho-Oh with Incinerate as the Fast move and Brave Bird as the Charged move
Shadow Gengar with Lick as the Fast move and Sludge Bomb as the Charged move
Shadow Mewtwo with Psycho Cut as the Fast move and Psystrike as the Charged move
Shadow Metagross with Bullet Punch as the Fast move and Meteor Mash as the Charged move
Shadow Excadrill with Metal Claw as the Fast move and Iron Head as the Charged move
Shadow Toxicroak with Fire Spin as the Fast move and Overheat as the Charged move
Shadow Victreebel with Acid as the Fast move and Sludge Bomb as the Charged move
Shadow Ho-Oh with Incinerate as the Fast move and Brave Bird as the Charged move
Apex Shadow Ho-Oh with Incinerate as the Fast move and Brave Bird as the Charged move
Shadow Scizor with Bullet Punch as the Fast move and Iron Head as the Charged move
Scizor with Bullet Punch as the Fast move and Iron Head as the Charged move
Victreebel with Acid as the Fast move and Sludge Bomb as the Charged move
Toxicroak with Fire Spin as the Fast move and Overheat as the Charged move
Gengar with Lick as the Fast move and Sludge Bomb as the Charged move

As a three-star Raid Boss, Granbull will come with an underwhelming Combat Power (CP) stat of under 20,000. It has a weak defense stat, making it an easy task to chip away this monster’s CP. This is very helpful if you want to solo defeat Granbull in Pokemon GO.

While you can deal damage to this raid boss easily, you must be careful not to get hit by its Charged moves. As mentioned, it has access to strong STAB moves, so whenever you feel like the raid boss is charging up an attack, make sure to dodge it. This is important if you want to solo defeat Granbull in Pokemon GO without losing too many attackers.

That covers everything you need to know to solo defeat Granbull in Pokemon GO. If you are interested in Pokemon GO, you can check out some of our guides: