Pokémon GO Thundurus Legendary Raid: Best Counters & DPS Ranking

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Recommended Counter Teams vs Thundurus

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

Shadow RampardosDPS 36.4

Smack Down

Rock Slide

Kyurem WhiteDPS 36.3

Ice Fang

Ice Burn

Mega DiancieDPS 36.0

Rock Throw

Rock Slide

Kyurem BlackDPS 35.7

Dragon Tail

Freeze Shock

Shadow TyrantrumDPS 34.4

Rock Throw

Meteor Beam

Shadow GigalithDPS 32.9

Smack Down

Meteor Beam

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.

Thundurus — ⚡ Top 10 aura-matched Megas

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

⚡ 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	6	Mega Aerodactyl Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Rock Throw / Rock Slide	30.8	612.1
2	3	Primal Kyogre Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Electric)	Waterfall / Avalanche	27.9	789.9
3	2	Mega Rayquaza Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Dragon Tail / Ancient Power	27.2	827.5
4	5	Mega Charizard Y Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	25.2	634.0
5	1	Mega Salamence Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor	23.9	836.0

Show ranks 6-10 (remaining 5)

6	4	Mega Dragonite Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor*	22.9	783.5
7	7	Mega Ampharos Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Electric)	Volt Switch / Power Gem	21.7	454.8
8	9	Mega Manectric Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Electric)	Thunder Fang / Wild Charge	21.7	356.4
9	10	Mega Pidgeot Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Gust* / Brave Bird	14.2	331.9
10	8	Mega Pinsir Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Bug Bite / X-Scissor	12.7	404.4

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

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

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	9	Mega Diancie Mega	Rock Throw / Rock Slide	36.0	605.1
2	1	Mega Mewtwo Y Mega	Psycho Cut / Ice Beam	34.4	1025.5
3	2	Mega Mewtwo X Mega	Psycho Cut / Ice Beam	33.6	915.8
4	13	Mega Tyranitar Mega	Smack Down* / Stone Edge	32.5	554.9
5	8	Mega Aerodactyl Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Rock Throw / Rock Slide	30.8	612.1

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	20	Mega Glalie Mega	Ice Shard / Avalanche	28.0	333.4
7	5	Primal Kyogre Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Electric)	Waterfall / Avalanche	27.9	789.9
8	4	Mega Rayquaza Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Dragon Tail / Ancient Power	27.2	827.5
9	10	Mega Gardevoir Mega	Confusion / Triple Axel	26.1	604.1
10	16	Mega Alakazam Mega	Confusion / Psychic*	26.0	438.8
11	11	Mega Gengar Mega	Lick* / Shadow Ball	25.7	587.3
12	17	Mega Blaziken Mega	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	25.7	423.0
13	19	Mega Abomasnow Mega	Powder Snow / Blizzard	25.3	371.5
14	14	Mega Aggron Mega	Smack Down / Meteor Beam	25.3	525.6
15	7	Mega Charizard Y Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	25.2	634.0
16	6	Mega Garchomp Mega	Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe	24.5	671.0
17	18	Mega Lopunny Mega	Pound / Triple Axel	24.4	379.9
18	3	Mega Salamence Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor	23.9	836.0
19	15	Mega Gallade Mega	Confusion / Psychic	23.6	466.4
20	12	Mega Latios Mega	Dragon Breath / Psychic	23.5	586.1

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

Thundurus is a legendary raid boss. Weak to Ice, Rock. 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: Shadow Rampardos. Megas are excluded in this section. Top pick: Shadow Rampardos.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	16	Shadow Rampardos Shadow	Smack Down / Rock Slide	36.4	299.9
2	3	Kyurem White Legendary	Ice Fang / Ice Burn	36.3	614.1
3	4	Kyurem Black Legendary	Dragon Tail / Freeze Shock	35.7	604.2
4	10	Shadow Tyrantrum Shadow	Rock Throw / Meteor Beam	34.4	402.0
5	9	Shadow Gigalith Shadow	Smack Down / Meteor Beam*	32.9	405.2

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	6	Shadow Regigigas Shadow	Hidden Power / Crush Grip*	32.7	571.6
7	8	Shadow Rhyperior Shadow	Smack Down / Rock Wrecker*	32.6	488.4
8	20	Shadow Weavile Shadow	Ice Shard / Avalanche	31.9	227.4
9	15	Shadow Tyranitar Shadow	Smack Down* / Stone Edge	31.4	334.4
10	5	Glimmora	Rock Throw / Meteor Beam	31.3	575.9
11	17	Rampardos	Smack Down / Rock Slide	30.2	286.3
13	2	Necrozma Dawn Wings Legendary	Psycho Cut / Moongeist Beam	30.0	623.1
12	13	Shadow Mamoswine Shadow	Powder Snow / Avalanche	30.0	349.7
14	14	Shadow Porygon Z Shadow	Lock-On / Blizzard	29.5	337.6
15	1	Eternatus Legendary	Poison Jab / Dynamax Cannon*	29.1	1001.5
16	7	Shadow Mewtwo Shadow	Psycho Cut / Ice Beam	29.1	534.3
17	18	Shadow Aggron Shadow	Smack Down / Meteor Beam	28.6	269.9
18	11	Tyrantrum	Rock Throw / Meteor Beam	28.5	392.0
19	19	Shadow Aurorus Shadow	Rock Throw / Meteor Beam	28.3	269.9
20	12	Shadow Aerodactyl Shadow	Rock Throw / Rock Slide	28.1	381.6

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

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

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	6	Baxcalibur	Ice Fang / Blizzard	28.1	398.7
2	14	Darmanitan Galarian Standard	Ice Fang / Avalanche	27.9	289.7
3	1	Regigigas Legendary	Hidden Power / Crush Grip*	27.7	560.5
5	5	Terrakion Legendary	Smack Down / Rock Slide	27.2	411.5
4	7	Gigalith	Smack Down / Meteor Beam*	27.2	396.6

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	3	Rhyperior	Smack Down / Rock Wrecker*	27.2	479.2
7	10	Regieleki Legendary	Lock-On / Thunder Cage*	26.8	351.9
8	19	Weavile	Ice Shard / Avalanche	26.8	222.8
9	13	Glaceon	Ice Shard / Avalanche	26.4	327.8
10	12	Tyranitar	Smack Down* / Stone Edge	26.3	339.6
11	4	Kyurem Legendary	Dragon Breath / Glaciate*	25.9	417.1
12	9	Blacephalon Legendary	Astonish / Surprise Attack*	25.7	352.5
13	18	Lycanroc Dusk	Rock Throw / Stone Edge	25.6	248.7
14	17	Lycanroc	Rock Throw / Stone Edge	25.5	257.6
15	11	Mamoswine	Powder Snow / Avalanche	25.1	341.7
16	20	Deoxys Attack Legendary	Poison Jab / Zap Cannon	24.7	108.6
17	2	Mewtwo Legendary	Psycho Cut / Ice Beam	24.4	514.2
18	8	Stonjourner	Rock Throw / Stone Edge	24.3	378.3
19	16	Jynx	Frost Breath / Avalanche	24.2	275.4
20	15	Aggron	Smack Down / Meteor Beam	24.2	275.5

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

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

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	16	Lycanroc Midnight	Rock Throw / Stone Edge	24.1	280.1
2	11	Porygon Z	Lock-On / Blizzard	24.1	316.8
3	5	Aerodactyl	Rock Throw / Rock Slide	23.9	377.4
4	14	Vanilluxe	Frost Breath / Avalanche*	23.9	292.8
5	17	Aurorus	Rock Throw / Meteor Beam	23.7	264.2

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	4	Cetitan	Ice Shard / Avalanche	23.2	382.4
7	7	Golem Alolan	Rock Throw / Stone Edge	23.0	324.1
8	8	Golem	Rock Throw / Stone Edge	23.0	324.1
9	6	Kleavor	Fury Cutter / Rock Slide	22.7	372.4
10	12	Avalugg Hisuian	Powder Snow / Blizzard	22.6	298.9
12	10	Frosmoth	Powder Snow / Ice Beam	22.5	318.4
11	15	Omastar	Rock Throw* / Rock Slide*	22.5	289.4
13	3	Crustle	Smack Down / Rock Wrecker	22.3	393.2
14	18	Sudowoodo	Rock Throw / Meteor Beam	21.9	257.5
15	13	Arcanine Hisuian	Snarl / Rock Slide	21.9	293.4
16	9	Mr Rime	Ice Shard / Triple Axel	21.7	322.5
17	1	Salamence	Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor	21.3	503.4
18	19	Rotom Frost	Thunder Shock / Blizzard	21.2	247.7
19	20	Sneasel	Ice Shard / Avalanche	21.2	132.8
20	2	Avalugg	Ice Fang / Avalanche	21.1	401.3