Best Mewtwo Raid Counters in Pokemon GO: Shadow Mewtwo Weakness

Argaubly the strongest Pokemon from Gen 1 is Mewtwo, the genetic experimentation turned psychic powerhouse who reamins a fan-favorite Legendary after all these years. Now, Pokemon GO players have another chance to add Shadow Mewtwo to their team during the World of Wonders: Taken Over event, and here’s how to do so.

Mewtwo Weaknesses & Type Effectiveness

While he’s definitely a formidable foe, Mewtwo is a pure Psychic type which means his weaknesses are easier to pin down. Being Psychic-type, Mewtwo is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-type moves. However, we reccomend excluding Bug-types when taking into account some of Mewtwo’s possible Charged Attacks.

Pokemon	Type	Vulnerable To	Strong Against	Resistant To
Mewtwo	Psychic	Bug Ghost Dark	Fighting Poison	Fighting Psychic

Mewtwo’s fast attack will always be a Psychic-type attack, which Dark-type Pokemon are resistant to. However, his charged attacks can be Psychic, Fire, Fighting, Ice, or Electric-type. Bug-types are weak against several of these types, and Dark-types are weak to Fighting. However, there’s only a 1-in-5 chance Mewtwo will have a Fighting-type Charged Attack.

Best Mewtwo Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below are the top 10 Pokemon we reccomend for taking on Shadow Mewtwo raids. They are mainly Dark and Ghost-type Pokemon, and we’ve tried to slip in a few that aren’t Legendary or that dont require Mega Evolution.

Pokemon	Moves
Mega Tyranitar/ Tyranitar (Shadow)	Bite Brutal Swing
Mega Gengar/ Gengar (Shadow)	Shadow Claw Shadow Ball
Giratina	Shadow Claw Shadow Force
Weavile (Shadow)	Snarl Foul Play
Gholdengo	Hex Shadow Ball
Chandelure (Shadow)	Hex Shadow Ball
Hydreigon	Bite Brutal Swing
Mega Gardevoir	Magical Leaf Shadow Ball
Darkrai	Snarl Dark Pulse
Yveltal	Snarl Dark Pulse

Mewtwo raids aren’t as challenging as they may seem. We reccomend three or more trainers team up to take on these Shadow Raids. Make sure your Pokemon are above 3,500 CP and have Dark or Ghost-type moves to deal maximum damage.