Best Blacephalon Raid Counters in Pokemon GO: Weaknesses & Type Effectiveness

Blacephalon is finally making its Pokemon GO debut, rounding out the last of the Ultra Beasts in the process. Players can encounter Blacephalon in 5-star raids, and here are the best counters for it in Pokemon GO.

Blacephalon Weaknesses & Type Effectiveness in Pokemon GO

Blacephalon is a Fire/Ghost-type Pokemon, which means it is weak to several types, including Ground, Rock, Ghost, Water, and Dark-type attacks. This also means that Blacephalon doesn’t have very many resistances, and its three-type moveset doesn’t make for much coverage.

Pokemon	Type	Vulnerable To	Strong Against	Resistant To
Blacephalon	Fire/Ghost	Ground Rock Ghost Water Dark	Grass Ice Bug Steel Psychic Ghost	Fire Grass Ice Bug Steel Fairy Poison

Blacephalon has the chance to bring a Fire, Ghost, Psychic, or mix of two of the three to battle in Pokemon GO. Luckily, none of these attack types are Super Effective against the types that Blacephalon is vulnerable to, so players shouldn’t have too much of an issue.

Best Counters For Blacephalon In Pokemon GO

Again, Blacephalon has five vulnerabilities that none of its moves counter, so feel free to use any Ground, Rock, Ghost, Water, or Dark-type Pokemon that you have Raid Ready. With that said, here are the top 10 Counters we recommend you bring.

Pokemon	Moves
Primal Kyogre	Waterfall Origin Pulse
Primal Groudon	Mud Shot Precipice Blades
Tyranitar	Bite Brutal Swing
Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot Earth Power
Rhyperior	Mud Slap Rock Wrecker
Mega Blastoise	Water Gun Hydro Cannon
Mega Houndoom	Snarl Foul Play
Hydreigon	Bite Brutal Swing
Feraligatr	Shadow Claw Hydro Cannon
Excadrill	Mud Slap Scorching Sands

As always, we recommend your Pokemon be above 3,500 CP when taking on this raid. However, given the lack of difficulty Blacephalon presents, we recommend a minimum of two to three trainers teaming up for said raids.

If you’re looking to get your hands on some of the all-around strongest Pokemon for PvE, check out our Pokemon GO Raid Tier List. And if you’re looking for which raids are on the horizon, stop over at our Pokemon GO Raid Schedule.