Pokemon GO Hisuian Typhlosion raid guide: Best counters, weaknesses, and more

Hisuian Typhlosion is making its raid debut in Pokemon GO. — Hisuian Typhlosion is making its raid debut in Pokemon GO in January 2024 (Image via Niantic)

Participants in Pokemon GO Hisuian Typhlosion Raid Day will need to learn about the best counters and weaknesses to have an easier time on the occasion.

Pokemon GO Hisuian Typhlosion Raid on January 14, 2024, from 2 - 5 pm local time will signal the starter Pokemon's debut in 3-star raids. During this event, you will have an excellent opportunity to catch Hisuian Typhlosion, and you'll even have a boosted chance of encountering it in its shiny form. However, before snagging this starter, you'll have to beat it as a raid boss first.

Although this is the first time Hisuian Typhlosion is making its way to 3-star raids in Pokemon GO, it likely won't be the last. Since this is the case, it isn't a bad idea to brush up on the best moves and counter Pokemon to beat this ancient Hisui evolution for further reference.

Pokemon GO Hisuian Typhlosion Counters

Hisuian Typhlosion in its Raid Day art for Pokemon GO (Image via Niantic)

As a Fire/Ghost-type species, Hisuian Typhlosion has five elemental weaknesses to take advantage of to deal super effective (160%) damage to it. This provides the fastest means to whittle down this raid boss' health pool, so it's recommended to use the following move types to hit Hisuian Typhlosion where it hurts:

Dark
Ghost
Ground
Rock
Water

Additionally, Hisuian Typhlosion has nine elemental resistances to be aware of. Attacks of these types will deal reduced damage, so you should avoid them:

Bug
Fighting
Fairy
Fire
Grass
Ice
Normal
Poison
Steel

The recommended counters to beat Hisuian Typhlosion include:

Primal Groudon
Primal Kyogre
Mega or Shadow Tyranitar
Mega or Shadow Garchomp
Mega Swampert
Mega Blastoise
Mega Diancie
Mega Banette
Mega Gengar
Mega Houndoom
Mega Gyarados
Mega Aerodactyl
Shadow Rhyperior
Shadow Rampardos
Shadow Chandelure
Hydreigon
Shadow Kingler
Shadow Mamoswine
Shadow Feraligatr

Best Mega Pokemon to use in Hisuian Typhlosion 3-star raids in Pokemon GO

Although they're not always necessary in 3-star raids, the following Mega Evolutions can give you a huge advantage against Hisuian Typhlosion:

Mega Tyranitar
Mega Garchomp
Mega Swampert
Mega Gengar
Mega Diancie
Mega Gyarados
Mega Houndoom
Mega Banette
Mega Absol

What are the best moves to beat Hisuian Typhlosion in Pokemon GO?

As noted above, using Fast and Charged Moves that exploit Hisuian Typhlosion's weaknesses will provide the best Damage Per Second (DPS) in raids. However, you will also want to optimize your moveset by picking the highest damage moves of the type you're using, and having moves with quality energy generation is also a plus.

Recommended moves to counter Hisuian Typhlosion in raids

Fast Moves

Mud Shot
Waterfall
Bite
Water Gun
Lick
Bite
Mud-Slap
Smack Down
Rock Throw
Hex
Shadow Claw
Snarl
Water Shuriken

Charged Moves

Precipice Blades
Origin Pulse
Brutal Swing
Earth Power
Hydro Cannon
Shadow Ball
Rock Wrecker
Rock Slide
Scorching Sands
Foul Play
Hydro Pump
Crabhammer
High Horsepower
Shadow Force

Hisuian Typhlosion's learnable moves in Pokemon GO

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Even though Hisuian Typhlosion can only use one Fast Move and two Charged Moves at a time, it's a good idea to be familiar with all of the options available. This way, you will know what moves to expect during raids, and you will also have an idea of what moveset you'd like to use once you capture Hisuian Typhlosion.

Hisuian Typhlosion can learn the following moves:

Fast Moves

Ember
Hex

Charged Moves

Shadow Ball
Fire Punch
Wild Charge
Overheat

Catch Combat Power (CP) of Hisuian Typhlosion in Pokemon GO raids

After being beaten in raids and proceeding to the capture encounter, Hisuian Typhlosion should have the following CP ranges depending on whether or not Weather Boost is in effect:

Weather Boosted: 2041 - 2138 CP in sunny or foggy weather.

Ordinary Weather: 1632 - 1710 CP in other weather types.

Can you beat Hisuian Typhlosion solo in Pokemon GO raids?

With base stats of 238 Attack, 172 Defense, and 177 Stamina, Hisuian Typhlosion is well within the realm of being beaten by a lone player. As long as you are using the right counters that have high CP and IVs, you should be able to beat Hisuian Typhlosion solo.

Check out our other Pokemon GO guides:

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