Pokémon GO Pheromosa Legendary Raid: Best Counters & DPS Ranking

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Recommended Counter Teams vs Pheromosa

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

Mega RayquazaDPS 136.8

Air Slash

Dragon Ascent

Shadow ToucannonDPS 107.2

Peck

Beak Blast

RayquazaDPS 104.5

Air Slash

Dragon Ascent

Shadow MoltresDPS 103.6

Wing Attack

Fly

Shadow StaraptorDPS 102.8

Gust

Brave Bird

Shadow HonchkrowDPS 96.8

Peck

Brave Bird

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.

Pheromosa — ⚡ Top 11 aura-matched Megas

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

⚡ 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	2	Mega Mewtwo X Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Confusion / Psystrike*	88.8	1369.5
2	1	Mega Blaziken Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Fire Spin / Brave Bird	82.9	2037.7
3	4	Mega Gallade Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Confusion / Psychic	66.6	752.3
4	6	Mega Beedrill Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Bug)	Poison Jab / Aerial Ace	53.4	606.0
5	5	Primal Kyogre Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Bug)	Waterfall / Origin Pulse*	45.3	713.4

Show ranks 6-11 (remaining 6)

6	3	Mega Lucario Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash	41.7	953.0
7	11	Mega Medicham Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Psycho Cut / Psychic	40.9	338.8
8	7	Mega Lopunny Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Pound / Fire Punch	38.4	601.7
9	8	Mega Scizor Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Bug)	Bullet Punch / Iron Head	29.7	540.9
10	9	Mega Heracross Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Bug, Fighting)	Counter / Rock Blast	28.2	523.8
11	10	Mega Pinsir Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Bug)	Bug Bite / X-Scissor	22.2	362.9

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

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

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	1	Mega Rayquaza Mega	Air Slash / Dragon Ascent*	136.8	2884.4
2	5	Mega Pidgeot Mega	Gust* / Brave Bird	102.7	1521.6
3	11	Mega Mewtwo Y Mega	Confusion / Psystrike*	91.9	870.6
4	6	Mega Mewtwo X Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Confusion / Psystrike*	88.8	1369.5
5	4	Mega Salamence Mega	Fire Fang / Fly	86.8	1951.2

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	2	Mega Charizard Y Mega	Air Slash / Blast Burn*	83.0	2277.9
7	3	Mega Blaziken Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Fire Spin / Brave Bird	82.9	2037.7
8	19	Mega Alakazam Mega	Confusion / Psychic*	74.6	421.6
9	13	Mega Gardevoir Mega	Confusion / Psychic	66.6	752.3
10	14	Mega Gallade Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Confusion / Psychic	66.6	752.3
11	9	Mega Charizard X Mega	Air Slash / Blast Burn*	65.6	1160.4
12	18	Mega Latios Mega	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	64.4	537.4
13	10	Mega Altaria Mega	Peck / Sky Attack	60.6	1059.6
14	7	Mega Dragonite Mega	Dragon Tail / Hurricane	59.5	1329.6
15	12	Mega Metagross Mega	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	58.0	840.1
16	16	Mega Houndoom Mega	Fire Fang / Fire Blast	57.9	584.7
17	17	Mega Latias Mega	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	56.1	567.7
18	20	Mega Sceptile Mega	Fury Cutter / Aerial Ace	55.2	324.0
19	8	Mega Gengar Mega	Lick* / Psychic*	53.7	1196.9
20	15	Mega Beedrill Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Bug)	Poison Jab / Aerial Ace	53.4	606.0

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

Pheromosa is a legendary raid boss. Weak to Flying, Fire, Psychic, Fairy. 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: Mega Rayquaza. Megas are excluded in this section. Top pick: Shadow Toucannon.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	12	Shadow Toucannon Shadow	Peck / Beak Blast*	107.2	1170.7
2	5	Rayquaza Legendary	Air Slash / Dragon Ascent*	104.5	1662.9
3	2	Shadow Moltres Shadow	Wing Attack / Fly	103.6	2233.5
4	16	Shadow Staraptor Shadow	Gust* / Brave Bird	102.8	1126.4
5	20	Shadow Honchkrow Shadow	Peck / Brave Bird	96.8	585.4

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	7	Shadow Salamence Shadow	Fire Fang / Fly	93.1	1338.2
7	13	Shadow Tornadus Shadow	Air Slash / Hurricane	92.3	1151.9
8	4	Enamorus Legendary	Fairy Wind / Fly	91.3	1777.6
9	6	Tornadus Therian Legendary	Gust / Bleakwind Storm*	91.2	1512.6
10	11	Toucannon	Peck / Beak Blast*	90.5	1186.4
11	1	Moltres Legendary	Wing Attack / Fly	87.3	2405.2
12	15	Yveltal Legendary	Gust / Oblivion Wing*	86.9	1135.9
13	14	Staraptor	Gust* / Brave Bird	86.6	1141.6
14	17	Shadow Unfezant Shadow	Air Slash / Sky Attack	85.9	938.0
15	10	Shadow Zapdos Shadow	Thunder Shock* / Drill Peck	82.0	1196.2
16	3	Enamorus Therian Legendary	Fairy Wind / Fly	81.7	2088.1
17	19	Honchkrow	Peck / Brave Bird	81.5	587.7
18	18	Articuno Galarian Legendary	Psycho Cut / Fly	79.7	919.0
19	9	Braviary	Air Slash / Fly	78.6	1226.4
20	8	Salamence	Fire Fang / Fly	78.5	1256.0

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

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

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	9	Tornadus Legendary	Air Slash / Hurricane	78.1	1083.3
2	3	Flamigo	Wing Attack / Brave Bird	76.2	1493.3
3	13	Dodrio	Peck / Brave Bird	73.8	775.7
4	8	Blacephalon Legendary	Incinerate / Surprise Attack*	72.7	1087.9
5	11	Unfezant	Air Slash / Sky Attack	72.3	947.9

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	16	Braviary Hisuian	Air Slash / Fly	72.3	691.2
7	2	Zacian Crowned Sword Legendary	Air Slash / Play Rough	71.8	2160.2
8	10	Moltres Galarian Legendary	Wing Attack / Fly	71.3	973.1
9	18	Kartana Legendary	Air Slash / Aerial Ace	71.2	540.3
10	17	Bombirdier	Wing Attack / Fly	69.9	626.7
11	6	Zapdos Legendary	Thunder Shock* / Drill Peck	68.4	1226.3
12	14	Kilowattrel	Air Slash / Acrobatics	66.5	745.4
13	1	Ho-Oh Legendary	Incinerate / Brave Bird	65.9	2248.1
14	19	Mewtwo Legendary	Confusion / Psystrike*	65.2	461.3
15	12	Naganadel Legendary	Air Slash / Acrobatics	65.1	838.9
16	15	Fearow	Peck / Fly	65.0	698.0
17	20	Hoopa Unbound Legendary	Confusion / Psychic	63.7	243.1
18	4	Lugia Legendary	Extrasensory / Aeroblast*	63.1	1293.0
19	7	Reshiram Legendary	Fire Fang / Fusion Flare*	63.1	1205.7
20	5	Talonflame	Peck / Fly	63.0	1245.2

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

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

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	8	Pidgeot	Gust* / Brave Bird	62.9	868.5
2	16	Swellow	Wing Attack / Brave Bird	62.9	571.8
3	14	Swanna	Air Slash / Fly	62.6	732.8
4	11	Cramorant	Peck / Fly	61.7	783.0
5	4	Blaziken	Fire Spin / Brave Bird	61.4	1174.0

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	19	Vikavolt	Volt Switch* / Fly	61.4	522.4
7	7	Noivern	Air Slash / Hurricane	61.3	918.7
8	13	Sirfetchd	Fury Cutter / Brave Bird	60.9	744.1
9	1	Togekiss	Air Slash / Aerial Ace	60.8	1803.7
10	20	Chatot	Peck / Sky Attack	60.6	505.9
11	18	Drampa	Extrasensory / Fly	60.3	526.1
12	9	Yanmega	Wing Attack / Aerial Ace	59.2	844.5
13	2	Charizard	Air Slash / Blast Burn*	59.1	1445.2
14	6	Volcarona	Fire Spin / Hurricane	59.0	1024.0
15	12	Scyther	Air Slash / Aerial Ace	58.7	767.6
16	5	Oricorio Baile	Air Slash / Hurricane	58.6	1082.5
17	3	Chandelure	Fire Spin / Overheat	57.8	1214.9
18	17	Vivillon	Gust / Hurricane	57.4	568.6
19	10	Cinderace	Fire Spin / Pyro Ball	56.9	790.3
20	15	Darmanitan	Fire Fang / Overheat	56.2	713.7