Best Tapu Koko Raid Counters in Pokemon GO: Weaknesses & Type Effectiveness

Tapu Koko is returning to Pokemon GO 5-star Raids in March, and here are the best counters to deal with this Electric/Fairy-type Legendary Pokemon.

Tapu Koko Weaknesses & Type Effectiveness in Pokemon GO

The Land Spirit Pokemon, Tapu Koko, is an Electric/Fairy-type Legendary. To best counter Tapu Koko, players need to bring Pokemon with Poison and Ground-type moves.

Pokemon	Type	Vulnerable To	Strong Against	Resistant To
Tapu Koko	Electric/Fairy	Poison Ground	Water Flying Fighting Dragon Dark Grass Fighting Bug	Electric Flying Fighting Bug Dark

In almost every iteration of Tapu Koko raids, the Legendary will have an Electric-type move. Avoid bringing Flying and Water-type Pokemon at all costs. Tapu Koko can also know a Flying or Fairy-type move, making it fairly strong against several other Pokemon.

As for its resistance, players should avoid using Electric, Flying, Bug, Dark, and Fighting-type moves on this boss.

Best Counters For Tapu Koko In Pokemon GO

While Poison types are a safe bet against Tapu Koko, there are a lot stronger Ground-type Pokemon to choose from. Here are the top 10 Pokemon to use against Tapu Koko, most of which use powerful Ground-type moves:

Pokemon	Moves
Primal Groudon/ Groudon (Shadow)	Mud Shot Precipice Blades
Mega Garchomp/ Garchomp (Shadow)	Mud Shot Earth Power
Excadrill (Shadow)	Mud-Slap Scorching Sands
Rhyperior (Shadow)	Mud-Slap Earthquake
Mamoswine (Shadow)	Mud-Slap High Horsepower
Landorus	Mud Shot Sandsear Storm
Mega Gengar/ Gengar	Lick Sludge Bomb
Rhydon	Mud-Slap High Horsepower
Golurk (Shadow)	Mud-Slap Earth Power
Mega Swampert	Mud Shot Earthquake

Players need to ensure the Pokemon they bring are above 3500 CP and have the moves listed above. Tapu Koko isn’t an incredibly difficult raid, but you need to make sure you have the right Pokemon, or else you might just waste a Raid Pass.

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.