Pokémon GO Thundurus Therian Legendary Raid: Best Counters & DPS Ranking

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Recommended Counter Teams vs Thundurus Therian

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

Kyurem WhiteDPS 36.8

Ice Fang

Ice Burn

Shadow RampardosDPS 36.7

Smack Down

Rock Slide

Mega DiancieDPS 36.3

Rock Throw

Rock Slide

Kyurem BlackDPS 36.1

Dragon Tail

Freeze Shock

Shadow TyrantrumDPS 34.7

Rock Throw

Meteor Beam

Shadow RegigigasDPS 33.1

Hidden Power

Crush Grip

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 Therian — ⚡ 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	5	Mega Aerodactyl Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Rock Throw / Rock Slide	31.8	458.0
2	2	Primal Kyogre Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Electric)	Waterfall / Avalanche	28.2	508.4
3	1	Mega Rayquaza Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Dragon Tail / Ancient Power	27.4	567.1
4	6	Mega Charizard Y Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	25.5	436.1
5	3	Mega Salamence Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor	24.1	505.9

Show ranks 6-10 (remaining 5)

6	4	Mega Dragonite Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor*	23.9	493.8
7	7	Mega Ampharos Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Electric)	Volt Switch / Power Gem	22.0	299.0
8	8	Mega Manectric Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Electric)	Thunder Fang / Wild Charge	22.0	239.2
9	10	Mega Pidgeot Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Gust* / Brave Bird	14.3	173.2
10	9	Mega Pinsir Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Bug Bite / X-Scissor	12.7	227.1

Thundurus Therian — 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	7	Mega Diancie Mega	Rock Throw / Rock Slide	36.3	470.0
2	2	Mega Mewtwo Y Mega	Psycho Cut / Ice Beam	34.8	584.4
3	1	Mega Mewtwo X Mega	Psycho Cut / Ice Beam	34.0	748.9
4	9	Mega Tyranitar Mega	Smack Down* / Stone Edge	32.7	457.8
5	8	Mega Aerodactyl Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Rock Throw / Rock Slide	31.8	458.0

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	18	Mega Glalie Mega	Ice Shard / Avalanche	28.3	255.9
7	4	Primal Kyogre Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Electric)	Waterfall / Avalanche	28.2	508.4
8	3	Mega Rayquaza Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Dragon Tail / Ancient Power	27.4	567.1
9	19	Mega Alakazam Mega	Confusion / Psychic*	26.7	247.2
10	12	Mega Blaziken Mega	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	26.5	390.4
11	6	Mega Gardevoir Mega	Confusion / Triple Axel	26.3	487.4
12	15	Mega Gengar Mega	Lick* / Shadow Ball	26.0	296.8
13	17	Mega Abomasnow Mega	Powder Snow / Blizzard	25.6	268.3
14	11	Mega Charizard Y Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	25.5	436.1
15	13	Mega Aggron Mega	Smack Down / Meteor Beam	25.5	376.4
16	16	Mega Lopunny Mega	Pound / Triple Axel	24.7	270.4
17	10	Mega Garchomp Mega	Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe	24.7	449.5
18	5	Mega Salamence Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor	24.1	505.9
19	14	Mega Blastoise Mega	Rollout / Ice Beam	24.0	360.7
20	20	Mega Absol Mega	Snarl / Brutal Swing*	24.0	175.5

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

Thundurus Therian 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: Kyurem White. Megas are excluded in this section. Top pick: Kyurem White.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	2	Kyurem White Legendary	Ice Fang / Ice Burn	36.8	442.2
2	17	Shadow Rampardos Shadow	Smack Down / Rock Slide	36.7	215.3
3	3	Kyurem Black Legendary	Dragon Tail / Freeze Shock	36.1	433.8
4	12	Shadow Tyrantrum Shadow	Rock Throw / Meteor Beam	34.7	285.5
5	5	Shadow Regigigas Shadow	Hidden Power / Crush Grip*	33.1	353.3

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	8	Shadow Gigalith Shadow	Smack Down / Meteor Beam*	33.1	310.3
7	6	Shadow Rhyperior Shadow	Smack Down / Rock Wrecker*	32.9	345.9
8	20	Shadow Weavile Shadow	Ice Shard / Avalanche	32.3	187.2
9	11	Shadow Tyranitar Shadow	Smack Down* / Stone Edge	31.6	286.3
10	4	Glimmora	Rock Throw / Meteor Beam	31.5	381.9
11	18	Rampardos	Smack Down / Rock Slide	31.1	210.5
12	14	Shadow Mamoswine Shadow	Powder Snow / Avalanche	30.5	253.1
13	7	Necrozma Dawn Wings Legendary	Psycho Cut / Moongeist Beam	30.4	321.7
14	19	Shadow Porygon Z Shadow	Lock-On / Blizzard	29.9	208.0
15	15	Shadow Aggron Shadow	Smack Down / Meteor Beam	29.8	227.3
16	10	Tyrantrum	Rock Throw / Meteor Beam	29.6	290.2
17	9	Shadow Mewtwo Shadow	Psycho Cut / Ice Beam	29.5	299.7
18	1	Eternatus Legendary	Poison Jab / Dynamax Cannon*	29.4	596.3
19	13	Shadow Aerodactyl Shadow	Rock Throw / Rock Slide	29.1	276.6
20	16	Shadow Aurorus Shadow	Powder Snow / Meteor Beam	28.6	216.0

Thundurus Therian — 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	4	Baxcalibur	Ice Fang / Blizzard	28.4	306.2
2	6	Gigalith	Smack Down / Meteor Beam*	28.3	290.9
3	12	Darmanitan Galarian Standard	Ice Fang / Avalanche	28.3	219.4
4	3	Rhyperior	Smack Down / Rock Wrecker*	28.2	352.7
5	1	Regigigas Legendary	Hidden Power / Crush Grip*	27.9	359.6

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	2	Terrakion Legendary	Smack Down / Rock Slide	27.4	354.1
7	10	Regieleki Legendary	Lock-On / Thunder Cage*	27.3	234.0
8	7	Tyranitar	Smack Down* / Stone Edge	27.3	281.9
9	16	Weavile	Ice Shard / Avalanche	27.1	191.0
10	8	Glaceon	Frost Breath / Avalanche	26.7	255.7
11	5	Kyurem Legendary	Dragon Breath / Glaciate*	26.2	302.6
12	9	Mamoswine	Powder Snow / Avalanche	26.1	254.9
13	15	Blacephalon Legendary	Astonish / Surprise Attack*	26.1	200.0
14	14	Porygon Z	Lock-On / Blizzard	25.8	210.7
15	18	Lycanroc Dusk	Rock Throw / Stone Edge	25.7	186.1
16	20	Deoxys Attack Legendary	Zen Headbutt / Zap Cannon	25.7	66.5
17	17	Lycanroc	Rock Throw / Stone Edge	25.6	186.2
18	19	Jynx	Frost Breath / Avalanche	25.2	172.5
19	13	Aggron	Smack Down / Meteor Beam	25.2	215.8
20	11	Aurorus	Rock Throw / Meteor Beam	24.8	222.6

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

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

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	3	Stonjourner	Rock Throw / Stone Edge	24.4	270.2
2	17	Lycanroc Midnight	Rock Throw / Stone Edge	24.3	199.7
3	14	Vanilluxe	Frost Breath / Avalanche*	24.1	210.2
4	6	Aerodactyl	Rock Throw / Rock Slide	24.1	247.5
5	8	Golem Alolan	Rock Throw / Stone Edge	24.0	236.7

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	9	Golem	Rock Throw / Stone Edge	24.0	236.7
7	5	Kleavor	Quick Attack / Rock Slide	23.5	253.8
8	2	Cetitan	Ice Shard / Avalanche	23.3	275.5
9	10	Avalugg Hisuian	Powder Snow / Blizzard	22.9	231.5
10	13	Frosmoth	Powder Snow / Ice Beam	22.8	211.3
11	15	Omastar	Rock Throw* / Rock Slide*	22.7	206.2
12	16	Mr Rime	Ice Shard / Triple Axel	22.5	202.3
13	4	Crustle	Smack Down / Rock Wrecker	22.4	256.2
14	11	Arcanine Hisuian	Snarl / Rock Slide	22.1	224.0
15	18	Sudowoodo	Rock Throw / Meteor Beam	22.0	186.7
16	12	Darmanitan	Fire Fang / Rock Slide	21.8	216.9
17	19	Rotom Frost	Thunder Shock / Blizzard	21.5	182.2
18	7	Haxorus	Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe*	21.5	243.0
19	20	Sneasel	Ice Shard / Avalanche	21.5	109.1
20	1	Salamence	Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor	21.4	341.5