Pokémon GO Lunala Legendary Raid: Best Counters & DPS Ranking

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Recommended Counter Teams vs Lunala

Switch counter team panel (Pattern / Weather / XL Candy Bonus)

Top 6 recommended attackers across 4 sort axes (DPS / TDO x Legendaries inclusion) with an XL Candy Bonus toggle. XL Candy Bonus ON includes a type-matching Mega in the party (at natural rank or 6th slot). Selecting weather re-ranks Top 6.

Pattern: DPS (Legendaries allowed) DPS (no Legendaries) TDO (Legendaries allowed) TDO (no Legendaries)

Include a Mega that triggers XL Candy Bonus Include a Mega that triggers XL Candy Bonus

Weather:

Note: When XL Candy Bonus is on, only slot 6 may change.

Pattern: DPS (Legendaries allowed) / Weather: None / XL Candy Bonus: Off

Necrozma Dawn WingsDPS 57.0

Shadow Claw

Moongeist Beam

Mega GengarDPS 56.5

Lick

Shadow Ball

Shadow DarkraiDPS 52.0

Snarl

Shadow Ball

Shadow GengarDPS 51.6

Lick

Shadow Ball

Shadow ChandelureDPS 51.1

Hex

Shadow Ball

Shadow AbsolDPS 48.8

Snarl

Brutal Swing

Note: a non-Mega and its Mega form may appear together (e.g., Rayquaza + Mega Rayquaza). With JavaScript enabled, radio + checkbox + weather buttons let you switch dynamically.

🏆 Recommended Counters Ranking (Top 20)

Ranked by DPS vs Boss. Click the "DPS" or "TDO" column header in each table to re-sort. Consider both DPS and TDO (cumulative damage = DPS × Time To Faint) for a balanced view. The DPS Rank / TDO Rank columns are fixed annotations showing original rank in the source data even after sorting.

Lunala — ⚡ Top 15 aura-matched Megas

Megas whose aura type overlaps with this boss's type. Top pick: Mega Gengar.

⚡ Mega-Evolution raid bonuses:
・Damage: while a Mega is on the field, all allies get +10% damage (regardless of type). Moves whose type matches the Mega's type are upgraded to +30% instead.
・Catch candy bonus: while you have a Mega evolved, every Pokémon caught gives +1 candy at Base Mega level, or +2 candies at High / Max Mega level (regardless of type).
・Candy XL chance: only triggers when your Mega is at High level or above AND you catch a Pokémon that shares a type with the Mega (type-matched only).
⚡-badged Megas trigger the same-type +30% damage bonus / XL Candy chance against this boss.
Primal Kyogre (Water/Electric/Bug), Primal Groudon (Fire/Ground/Grass) and Mega Rayquaza (Dragon/Flying/Psychic) emit a 3-type aura instead of the standard own-types only.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	7	Mega Gengar Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Ghost)	Lick* / Shadow Ball	56.5	527.2
2	8	Mega Banette Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Ghost)	Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball	49.3	518.4
3	1	Mega Mewtwo Y Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Psychic)	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball*	46.7	1128.7
4	3	Mega Mewtwo X Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Psychic)	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball*	45.4	687.9
5	6	Mega Alakazam Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Psychic)	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	39.6	587.3

Show ranks 6-15 (remaining 10)

6	4	Mega Gardevoir Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Psychic)	Charge Beam / Shadow Ball	36.3	636.9
7	2	Mega Metagross Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Psychic)	Shadow Claw* / Meteor Mash*	29.7	1054.5
8	9	Mega Rayquaza Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Psychic)	Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent*	27.5	512.5
9	12	Mega Sableye Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Ghost)	Feint Attack / Foul Play	24.0	390.4
10	5	Mega Malamar Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Psychic)	Psycho Cut / Foul Play	23.7	612.5
11	11	Mega Latios Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Psychic)	Dragon Breath / Solar Beam	19.3	425.6
12	10	Mega Latias Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Psychic)	Dragon Breath / Outrage	17.3	457.5
13	14	Mega Gallade Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Psychic)	Charm / Leaf Blade	15.8	186.3
14	13	Mega Slowbro Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Psychic)	Water Gun / Surf*	13.1	333.2
15	15	Mega Medicham Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Psychic)	Psycho Cut / Ice Punch	8.7	73.4

Lunala — Top 20 Mega counters (with Mega Aura badges)

All Mega-tier counters. Top pick: Mega Gengar. ⚡ badge marks Megas whose aura matches this boss's type.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	13	Mega Gengar Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Ghost)	Lick* / Shadow Ball	56.5	527.2
2	10	Mega Absol Mega	Snarl / Brutal Swing*	51.4	621.5
3	14	Mega Banette Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Ghost)	Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball	49.3	518.4
4	1	Mega Tyranitar Mega	Bite / Brutal Swing	47.9	1961.4
5	2	Mega Mewtwo Y Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Psychic)	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball*	46.7	1128.7

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	5	Mega Houndoom Mega	Snarl / Foul Play	46.2	856.6
7	7	Mega Mewtwo X Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Psychic)	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball*	45.4	687.9
8	11	Mega Alakazam Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Psychic)	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	39.6	587.3
9	6	Mega Salamence Mega	Bite / Brutal Swing	39.5	825.6
10	3	Mega Gyarados Mega	Bite / Crunch	39.2	1122.6
11	12	Mega Sharpedo Mega	Bite / Crunch	38.9	544.5
12	8	Mega Gardevoir Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Psychic)	Charge Beam / Shadow Ball	36.3	636.9
13	19	Mega Lucario Mega	Bullet Punch / Shadow Ball	33.8	391.1
14	9	Mega Ampharos Mega	Volt Switch / Brutal Swing	31.8	627.9
15	4	Mega Metagross Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Psychic)	Shadow Claw* / Meteor Mash*	29.7	1054.5
16	20	Mega Glalie Mega	Powder Snow / Shadow Ball	28.1	352.2
17	17	Mega Blastoise Mega	Bite / Hydro Cannon*	27.5	450.6
18	15	Mega Rayquaza Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Psychic)	Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent*	27.5	512.5
19	16	Mega Aerodactyl Mega	Bite / Rock Slide	26.8	499.2
20	18	Mega Manectric Mega	Snarl / Wild Charge	26.5	412.8

Lunala — Top 20 counters (Normal + Shadow, excluding Mega)

Lunala is a legendary raid boss. Weak to Ghost, Dark. Top DPS counters sorted by per-second damage against this boss. Attackers assumed at Level 50 IV15, including Shadow attack bonus; no weather/aura boost applied. Best overall: Necrozma Dawn Wings. Megas are excluded in this section. Top pick: Necrozma Dawn Wings.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	2	Necrozma Dawn Wings Legendary	Shadow Claw / Moongeist Beam	57.0	1151.7
2	4	Shadow Darkrai Shadow	Snarl / Shadow Ball	52.0	811.2
3	17	Shadow Gengar Shadow	Lick* / Shadow Ball	51.6	329.2
4	12	Shadow Chandelure Shadow	Hex / Shadow Ball	51.1	479.0
5	13	Shadow Absol Shadow	Snarl / Brutal Swing*	48.8	465.7

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	15	Blacephalon Legendary	Astonish / Shadow Ball	48.3	411.9
7	3	Shadow Hydreigon Shadow	Bite / Brutal Swing*	47.7	889.9
8	1	Shadow Tyranitar Shadow	Bite / Brutal Swing	47.2	1279.5
9	6	Shadow Weavile Shadow	Snarl / Foul Play	46.5	650.3
10	20	Shadow Haunter Shadow	Lick* / Shadow Ball	44.4	177.6
11	5	Darkrai Legendary	Snarl / Shadow Ball	43.9	779.0
13	16	Zoroark Hisuian	Snarl / Shadow Ball	43.3	340.5
14	10	Chandelure	Hex / Shadow Ball	43.3	493.6
12	11	Shadow Honchkrow Shadow	Snarl / Dark Pulse	43.3	488.6
15	8	Shadow Houndoom Shadow	Snarl / Foul Play	43.0	528.0
16	9	Shadow Salamence Shadow	Bite / Brutal Swing	42.5	523.3
17	18	Gengar	Lick* / Shadow Ball	42.4	310.0
18	19	Shadow Banette Shadow	Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball	42.3	307.2
19	7	Dragapult	Astonish / Shadow Ball	41.0	551.6
20	14	Absol	Snarl / Brutal Swing*	40.8	455.2

Lunala — Top 20 additional picks (no Mega, no Shadow; legendaries OK)

Other strong picks (legendaries included) not already listed in the sections above. Top pick: Zoroark.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	15	Zoroark	Snarl / Foul Play	40.7	466.2
2	10	Hoopa Legendary	Astonish / Shadow Ball	40.4	618.8
3	4	Lunala Legendary	Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball	40.4	927.9
4	8	Hoopa Unbound Legendary	Astonish / Shadow Ball	40.0	778.7
5	3	Gholdengo	Hex / Shadow Ball	40.0	948.2

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	16	Polteageist	Hex / Shadow Ball	39.6	458.4
7	6	Hydreigon	Bite / Brutal Swing*	39.5	839.3
8	9	Weavile	Snarl / Foul Play	39.3	621.5
9	2	Tyranitar	Bite / Brutal Swing	39.2	1273.2
10	7	Giratina (Origin) Legendary	Shadow Claw / Shadow Force*	39.1	796.5
11	1	Kingambit	Snarl / Foul Play	38.8	1423.3
12	17	Typhlosion Hisuian	Hex / Shadow Ball	38.4	454.5
13	5	Yveltal Legendary	Snarl / Dark Pulse	37.9	924.5
14	20	Haunter	Lick* / Shadow Ball	37.2	173.4
15	18	Dhelmise	Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball	37.2	347.8
16	12	Urshifu Single Strike Legendary	Sucker Punch / Payback	37.1	509.8
17	14	Honchkrow	Snarl / Dark Pulse	36.6	499.7
18	11	Houndoom	Snarl / Foul Play	36.2	528.4
19	13	Salamence	Bite / Brutal Swing	36.0	508.2
20	19	Banette	Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball	35.9	307.2

Lunala — Top 20 additional picks (no Mega, no Shadow, no Legendary)

Alternatives if you don't have a Mega, Shadow, or Legendary roster. Top pick: Incineroar.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	2	Incineroar	Snarl / Brutal Swing	35.8	699.0
2	12	Sinistcha	Astonish / Shadow Ball	35.3	357.1
3	1	Bisharp	Snarl / Dark Pulse	35.0	918.5
4	13	Aegislash Blade	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	34.9	356.8
5	4	Grimmsnarl	Sucker Punch / Foul Play	34.6	594.8

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	10	Mismagius	Hex / Shadow Ball	34.3	395.1
7	5	Skeledirge	Hex / Shadow Ball	33.9	557.1
8	19	Sharpedo	Bite / Crunch	33.3	291.8
9	17	Trevenant	Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball	33.2	306.0
10	20	Cacturne	Sucker Punch / Payback	33.1	268.8
11	9	Golurk	Astonish / Poltergeist	32.7	398.5
12	15	Shiftry	Snarl / Foul Play	32.7	330.4
13	3	Krookodile	Snarl / Crunch	32.0	612.9
14	7	Houndstone	Lick / Shadow Ball	30.9	408.1
15	11	Alakazam	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	30.4	357.7
16	16	Pangoro	Snarl / Night Slash	30.4	330.0
17	8	Ceruledge	Ember / Shadow Ball	30.2	404.7
18	6	Bombirdier	Sucker Punch / Payback	29.9	472.6
19	14	Gourgeist Super	Hex / Shadow Ball	29.9	346.1
20	18	Decidueye	Astonish / Spirit Shackle	29.8	298.6