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Pokemon GO: Get Shiny Tapu Koko through 5-star raids
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The best Tapu Koko raid counters in Pokemon GO
Pokemon Go features Shiny Tapu Koko as a reward for clearing 5-star raids. You must win against Tapu Koko as a 5-star raid boss to ensure your chance of an encounter with Shiny Tapu Koko. But it takes precise meta-knowledge and proper counter-picking to defeat such a power boost as a Raid Boss.
While winning the Tapu Koko raid might reward an encounter with Shiny Tapu Koko, defeating it is extremely challenging. The monster has immense power, which increases even more as a 5-star raid boss. You have to team up with other players to have a chance to win; avoid solo attempts. Analyze Tapu Koko's weaknesses and strengths to find the best counters. That said, this guide details Tapu Koko's weaknesses, resistances, and best counters.
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Pokemon GO: Get Shiny Tapu Koko through 5-star raids
The Electric and Fairy-type Pokemon Tapu Koko possesses a max Pokemon Go Battle Power (HP) of 3582. This maximum HP increases significantly as a 5-star raid boss, making Tapu Koko a fearsome existence. It has an attack-centric stat of 250 ATK, 181 DEF, and 172 STA.
Winning against Tapu Koko in Pokemon Go Raids may spawn Shiny Tapu Koko nearby, but encountering Shiny is not guaranteed. You should note that even though some may get an encounter with Shiny Tapu Koko, others may not. Win more Tapu Koko raids and spawn numerous standard variants to match his shiny chances.
But winning numerous Pokemon Go raiding comes with strategic counterselection. Carefully studying Tapu Koko's weaknesses and resistances is the basis for selecting strong counters.
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Tapu Koko Weaknesses |
Tapu Koko resistances |
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Ground type moves |
Dragon type moves |
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Poison moves |
Bug moves |
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Dark type moves |
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Electric type movements |
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Fighting type moves |
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Flying type moves |
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The best Tapu Koko raid counters in Pokemon GO
After analyzing Tapu Koko's weaknesses and resistance in Pokemon Goyou have to look for the best counters against him. Pick counters with potential moves with the same type of attack bonus (STAB) that fall into Tapu Koko's weaknesses. Here are some of the best counters against Tapu Koko in 5 star raids.
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Tapu Koko counters |
Fast movement |
Charged movement |
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Primal Groudon |
Mud Kick (Ground Type) |
Abyssal Blades (Ground) (Legacy) |
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Mega Garchomp |
Mud Kick (Ground Type) |
Earth Power (Earth-Type) (Legacy) |
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Shadow of Groudon |
Mud Kick (Ground Type) |
Abyssal Blades (Ground) (Legacy) |
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Shadow Excadrill |
Mud-Slap (soil type) |
Burning Sands (Ground Type) |
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Shadow Rhyperior |
Mud-Slap (soil type) |
Earthquake (ground type) |
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Shadow Garchomp |
Mud Kick (Ground Type) |
Earthquake (ground type) |
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Therian Forme Landorus |
Mud Kick (Ground Type) |
Sandsear Storm (Ground Type) |
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Mega Gengar |
Lick (ghost type) |
Sludge Bomb (Poison Type) |
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Groudon |
Mud Kick (Ground Type) |
Abyssal Blades (Ground) (Legacy) |
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Nihilego |
Poison Jab (poison-type) |
Sludge bomb (poison type |
