Pokemon GO Primal Kyogre raid guide: Best counters and Weaknesses

A Pokemon GO Primal Kyogre raid guide might be the need of the hour as the formidable creature returns to the game for Primal Kyogre Raid Day on Sunday, March 17, 2024. This form of the Water-type Legendary was released at the start of GO Tour Hoenn in February 2023.

It goes without saying that Primal Kyogre is one of the toughest enemies to take down. To help you, this Pokemon GO Primal Kyogre raid guide outlines its biggest weaknesses and the best Pocket Monsters to counter it.

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Pokemon GO Primal Kyogre raid guide: Weaknesses and resistances

Primal Kyogre in the Pokemon GO promo (Image via TPC)

Primal Kyogre in Pokemon GO is a Water-type Pocket Monster, and therefore, has the following weaknesses:

• Grass
• Electric

As a Water-type, Primal Kyogre resists the following types of Attacks:

• Ice
• Fire
• Steel
• Water

Primal Kyogre raid boss in Pokemon GO has the following stats and can use these moves:

• Combat Power: 92,860
• Attack: 353
• Defense: 268
• Stamina: 22,500 HP
• Fast Attacks: Waterfall
• Charged Attacks: Hydro Pump, Surf, Blizzard, Thunder

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Primal Kyogre raid best counters

Being weak to only Grass and Electric-type Pocket Monsters and possessing sky-high stats, only the best counters can successfully take down Primal Kyogre in Pokemon GO:

Best Grass-type counters to Primal Kyogre

• Mega Sceptile with Bullet Seed and Frenzy Plant
• Kartana with Razor Leaf and Leaf Blade
• Zarude with Vine Whip and Power Whip
• Mega Venusaur with Vine Whip and Frenzy Plant
• Shadow Tangrowth with Vine Whip and Power Whip

Best Electric-type counters to Primal Kyogre

• Shadow Raikou with Thunder Shock and Wild Charge
• Xurkitree with Spark and Discharge
• Shadow Magnezone with Spark and Wild Charge
• Shadow Electrivire with Thunder Shock and Wild Charge
• Zekrom with Charge Beam and Fusion Bolt

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Primal Kyogre raid: Catch CP and shiny availability

Regular and Shiny Kyogre (Image via TPC)

Once you defeat Primal Kyogre in Pokemon GO, you will be rewarded with a Kyogre encounter, whose level and Combat Power will depend on the weather:

• No weather boost: 2,260 - 2,351 CP at level 20 (10/10/10 - 15/15/15 IVs)
• Weather boosted (Rainy): 2,825 - 2,939 CP at level 25 (10/10/10 - 15/15/15 IVs)

The encounter with Kyogre can be shiny and has approximately 1/20 odds during regular times, which goes up to 1/10 during Raid Days. This means you have a 10% and 5% chance, respectively, of encountering Shiny Kyogre every time you take down Primal Kyogre.

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Primal Kyogre raid: Best tips and tricks

It would help if you kept the following tips and tricks in mind while challenging Primal Kyogre raids in Pokemon GO:

• Have at least 5-7 high-level trainers with optimal level 50 counters.
• If possible, join a party with your fellow raiders to get the damage boost.
• Coordinating the use of Mega Evolutions can also be helpful. That is, if each member of the party sends out their Mega Evolution at a different time, other affected critters on the field can constantly dish out more damage.
• It is best if all raid party members use the same type (in this case, all Grass or all Electric) to make the most out of the Mega Evolution's damage boost.
• Carry enough Max Revives with you, as every second counts during Pokemon GO Primal Kyogre raids.

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