Trainers who do some homework and study a Pokemon GO raid boss’ weaknesses can help avoid failed attempts, which are one of the biggest resource drains in the game. Trainers who want to face off against a Legendary like Virizion can prepare for that battle by reviewing all of the counters and best strategies against the Grass-/Fighting-type Battle Raid boss.

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Trainers should keep in mind that Virizion is a Grass/Fighting-type and that leaves it open to a long list of weaknesses that they can exploit. That pairing means that it is going to be extra weak to Flying-type counters. That is what players will really want to focus on while constructing a counter roster before heading into these battles…

Virizion Weaknesses

As a Grass- and Fighting-type Pokemon, Virizion is 2x weak to Flying-type moves and weak to Psychic-, Fire-. Fairy-, Ice-, and Poison-types moves.

Best Virizion Counters

Pidgeot (Mega) - Gust/Brave Bird Moltres - Wing Attack/Sky Attack Rayquaza - Air Slash/Aerial Ace Yveltal - Gust/Hurricane Honchkrow - Peck/Sky Attack Tornadus - Air Slash/Hurricane Unfezant - Air Slash/Sky Attack Mewtwo - Confusion/Psystrike Tornadus (Therian) - Air Slash/Hurricane Lugia - Extrasensory/Sky Attack Togekiss - Air Slash/Aerial Ace Zapdos - Thunder Shock/Drill Peck Braviary - Air Slash/Brave Bird Staraptor - Wing Attack/Brave Bird Reshiram - Fire Fang/Overheat Yanmega - Wing Attack/Aerial Ace Volcarona - Fire Spin/Hurricane Latios - Zen Headbutt/Psychic

As always, trainers can pull off a victory without the supreme counters listed in this guide, as long as they still focus on exploiting Virizion’s weaknesses and entering the battle with enough allies. In the case of this Legendary, it would be wise to enter the fight with at least four friends who are also using smart counter rosters. Some top level players may try to get by with two or three player groups, but that isn’t recommended without optimal counters, friendship bonuses, and peak weather conditions to take advantage of.

Be sure to check back in the near future for lots more Pokemon GO strategy guides, news, and updates. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!

Pokemon GO is available now in select regions on Android and iOS devices.

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