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Granbull Solo Raid Guide

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Tier 3 Raid Boss Guides
Granbull Solo Raid Guide
Difficulty:

Doable at trainer level 25 with proper counters

HP3,600 ATK165.71 DEF110.96
CP Range
Lvl 20 1385 - 1458 Lvl 25 1732 - 1823

Notable Weather

Boosts Boss's Moves Boosts Counters' Moves
Fog, Cloudy Snow, Cloudy

Fast Move Difficulty

Move Difficulty
Bite Easy
Snarl Intermediate

Charge Move Difficulty

Move Difficulty
Crunch Intermediate
Play Rough Challenging
Close Combat Easy

Overview

Granbull claims the title of lowest defense of a tier 3 boss from Porygon. So that means that it’s a pushover, right? Not so fast. Granbull has arguably the best defensive type in GO, with only 2 weaknesses (Steel, Poison) and resistances to some top offensive types (Dragon, Fighting).

A few of Granbull's top counters are either Legendaries or Community Day Pokemon, which can make this boss tricky for newer players.That said, a few others are common and have genuine utility outside of this raid.

Approach

Team composition

  • Meteor Mash Metagross is the VIP. Even against Dark moves, it still trivializes this raid

  • Front-load with any glass cannons that you may use such as Gengar

  • Fairy only has two weaknesses, leaving a narrow set of strong counters. Powerful generalist such as Mewtwo can be used to pad up the back end, but only if a number of strong specialists lead.

Dodging strategy

  • At low levels (~25), dodge some charge moves to avoid being wiped out

Counters

Note: "Good" movesets are not necessarily viable at the level indicated.

Best Raid Boss Counters

Counters viable at level 25
Metagross Metagross
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Pros:

  • The absolute VIP: the best choice even against double Dark movesets

  • Resists Play Rough

Cons:

  • Requires the Community Day move Meteor Mash to be a strong contender

  • Flash Cannon barely viable as it deals about 25% the damage of Meteor Mash

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Pros:

  • Sports high DPS and TDO against Granbull

  • Highest TDO against Dark Type movesets, fantastic tank

  • Despite Dragon sub-typing, takes neutral damage from Fairy Type moves

Cons:

  • Weak to Close Combat
  • Limited availability and relatively difficult to obtain candy for due to Legendary status
Roserade Roserade
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Pros:

  • High DPS, can help a team get ahead of the clock
  • Highly accessible; a common species in many locations

  • Resists Fairy and Fighting moves

Cons:

  • Is a frailer option, reliant on dodging for maximum effectiveness

Excadrill Excadrill
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Pros:

  • Good DPS with decent TDO
  • Resists Fairy Type moves

Cons:

  • Moveset needed to be viable is otherwise sub-optimal
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Pros:

  • Good DPS potential with Legacy moves

  • Resists Fairy type moves, triple-resists Counter. Can help to shore up team weaknesses

Cons:

  • Weak to Dark Type movesets

  • Frail, requires dodging to maximize effectiveness

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Pros:

  • Viable only because of the absurdly powerful Doom Desire

Cons:

  • Limited availability and relatively difficult to obtain candy for due to Mythical status
  • Currently, each player only gets one per account. Consider its use in lower PVP tiers before maxing
Toxicroak Toxicroak
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Pros:

  • Resists Dark and Fighting Type moves while neutral to Fairy Type, can help to shore up team weaknesses.

  • Surprisingly high TDO despite frailty due to resistances

Cons:

  • Still somewhat frail against Fairy Type moves

  • Limited usefulness outside of select raids

Victreebel Victreebel
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Pros:

  • Very common in many areas, featured as a Tier 4 Raid Boss 
  • Resists Fairy Type movesets

Cons:

  • Generally frail option
  • Limited usefulness outside of select raids
Venusaur Venusaur
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Pros:

  • Many players have one, as it featured on Community Day

Cons:

  • Optimal movesets in this matchup are otherwise useless

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Pros:

  • Decent DPS despite not dealing Super Effective damage
  • Generally viable choice in Windy weather

Cons:

  • Best used only if lacking a complete team of actual counters
  • Best moveset is event-exclusive
  • Limited availability and relatively difficult to obtain candy for due to Legendary status

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