Porygon is a Normal-type Pokémon that serves as a Tier-1 Raid Boss in Pokémon GO. Wielding 5,056 Combat Power, this Kanto Pokémon can be soloed by mid to low-level Trainers. There is a slight chance that players can encounter a Shiny Porygon, characterized by a purple and navy blue appearance instead of its default light blue and red colors. As a Normal pocket monster, Qwilfish is resistant to Ghost-type Moves. On the other hand, this Raid Boss’s single-type elemental attribute makes it vulnerable to Fighting-type attacks in Pokémon GO. Therefore, to counter Porygon, Trainers will need to form a Raid party that can utilize this single element in Pokémon GO.
How To Counter Porygon In A Pokémon GO Raid
The top four counters for Porygon in Pokémon GO are Shadow Machamp, Lucario, Pheromosa, and Shadow Hariyama. Excluding Lucario, these Ultra Beast and Shadow Pokémon in Pokémon GO are extraordinarily rare and can be challenging to obtain. Accordingly, Trainers can use regular unaltered Pokémon listed below that offer similar countering elemental abilities.
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Pokémon GO: The Best Movesets and Counters for Qwilfish
Below is a list of the best sixteen pocket monsters to counter Porygon in a Pokémon GO Raid, including details regarding their elemental type, Evolution requirements, and optimal Movesets:
No. | Pokémon | Elemental Type | Evolution Prerequisite(s) | Best Fast Move | Best Charged Move |
1 | Lucario | Fighting and Steel | evolve Riolu with Candy ×50 | Counter | Aura Sphere |
2 | Conkeldurr | Fighting | evolve Timburr and Gurdurr with Candy ×250 | Counter | Dynamic Punch |
3 | Machamp | Fighting | evolve Machop and Machoke with Candy ×125 | Counter | Dynamic Punch |
4 | Breloom | Fighting and Grass | evolve Shroomish with Candy ×50 | Counter | Dynamic Punch |
5 | Blaziken | Fighting and Fire | evolve Torchic and Combusken with Candy ×125 | Counter | Focus Blast |
6 | SirFetch’d | Fighting | evolve Galarian Farfetch’d with Candy ×50 | Counter | Close Combat |
7 | Alakazam | Psychic | evolve Abra and Kadabra with Candy ×125 | Counter | Focus Blast |
8 | Heracross | Fighting and Bug | No Evolution | Counter | Close Combat |
9 | Sneasler | Fighting and Poison | evolve Sneasel with Candy ×100 and walking 7 km | Rock Smash | Close Combat |
10 | Hariyama | Fighting | evolve Makuhita with Candy ×50 | Counter | Dynamic Punch |
11 | Toxicroak | Fighting and Poison | evolve Croagunk with Candy ×50 | Counter | Dynamic Punch |
12 | Galarian Darmanitan | Ice | evolve Galarian Darumaka with Candy ×50 | Ice Fang | Superpower |
13 | Sawk | Fighting | No Evolution | Low Kick | Focus Blast |
14 | Primeape | Fighting | evolve Mankey with Candy ×50 | Karate Chop | Close Combat |
15 | Bewear | Fighting | evolve Stufful with Candy ×400 | Low Kick | Drain Punch |
16 | Emboar | Fighting and Fire | evolve Tepig and Pignite with Candy ×125 | Low Kick | Focus Blast |
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