Kyurem Duo Raid Guide

Table of Contents

Weather/Moves
Raid Guide
Best Counters
Raid Graph

Difficulty:

Doable at trainer level 30 with optimized counters or weather boost

HP	15,000	ATK	206.30	DEF	146.40

CP Range
Lvl 20	1957 - 2042	Lvl 25	2446 - 2553

Notable Weather

Boosts Boss's Moves	Boosts Counters' Moves
Snow, Rain	Snow, Windy, Partly Cloudy, Cloudy

Fast Move Difficulty

Move	Difficulty
Dragon Breath	Easy
Steel Wing	Easy

Charge Move Difficulty

Move	Difficulty
Dragon Claw	Intermediate
Blizzard	Easy
Draco Meteor	Easy

Overview

Despite a lack of double-weakness, Kyurem is actually not a very hard raid to duo. It's hit hard by a host of top-tier attackers and has a laundry list of great/must-have Pokemon that can face it down. However, it's also a very polarizing raid due to the fact that virtually everything that is viable for this raid falls into one of two categories: weak to basically everything that Kyurem has, or resistant to basically everything that Kyurem has. For that reason, the color blue is generally your best friend when building a team.

Approach

Team composition

Metagross and Shadow Metagross are ridiculously good in this raid. While they may not have the absolute top DPS, they still have a DPS far beyond duo-levels and TDO that puts everything else to shame. Prioritize Metagross and its shadow forme!
Lucario, Dialga, and Shadow Gardevoir are generally the best secondary picks, though they tend to have far lower TDO than Metagross without a huge gain in DPS.
The big-name dragons can be used as they do have the top DPS, but keep in mind that they will be torn apart by the vast majority of Kyurem's movesets. Best to front-load them, and only use them as filler.

Battling strategy

Given the right counters, the clock is not a problem. The real enemy here is fainting out, so reasonable dodging is definitely encouraged.
Re-entering will almost definitely be necessary.

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

Best Raid Boss Counters

Counters Viable at Lv.30

Metagross

Fast Move	Charge Move	Rating

Bullet Punch

Meteor Mash

Best

Pros:

Absolutely outstanding mix of DPS and TDO!
Resists Kyurem's entire moveset
Good general availability, was featured in its own community day

Cons:

Only viable moveset uses Meteor Mash, an Elite Move.

Shadow Metagross

This is the top counter for this raid. Keeps its base forme's massive TDO and adds to it a huge jump in DPS.

Lucario

Fast Move	Charge Move	Rating

Best

Best

Pros:

Second best non-shadow, non-dragon DPS
Resists Kyurem's entire moveset

Cons:

Currently considered a semi-rare species

Rampardos

Fast Move	Charge Move	Rating

Smack Down

Rock Slide

Best

Pros:

Best non-shadow, non-dragon DPS
Decent general availablity, has been featured in a few events

Cons:

Weak to Steel Wing
Frail, appreciates dodging

Dialga

Fast Move	Charge Move	Rating

Best

Best

Good

Good

Pros:

Best overall Dragon for this raid, takes neutral damage from Ice and Dragon and has no weaknesses among Kyurem's movesets
Resists Steel Wing

Cons:

Legendary species, can be difficult to obtain candy for

Gardevoir

Fast Move	Charge Move	Rating

Charm

Dazzling Gleam

Best

Pros:

Double-resists Dragon Type movesets
Excels in common Cloudy weather

Cons:

Weak to Steel Wing
Only Shadow Gardevoir is viable at Lv.30, normal Gardevoir is viable for duo-level DPS at lv.37

Shadow Gardevoir

Extremely viable Vs. Dragon Type movesets, hitting for solid DPS with great TDO. Performance suffers Vs. other movesets

Counters Viable at Lv.35

Machamp

Fast Move	Charge Move	Rating

Counter

Dynamic Punch

Best

Pros:

The old classic: Machamp has been available since day 1, has been featured in events, and has been a common raid boss since the system's inception

Shadow Machamp

One of the top counters by far, sporting the highest DPS of any Pokemon in the common cloudy weather in particular.

Palkia

Fast Move	Charge Move	Rating

Dragon Breath

Draco Meteor

Best

Pros:

Resists Steel Wing
Takes neutral damage from Ice Type movesets thanks to secondary Water Typing

Cons:

Weak to Dragon Type movesets
Legendary species, can be difficult to obtain candy for

Conkeldurr

Fast Move	Charge Move	Rating

Counter

Dynamic Punch

Best

Pros:

Good general availability, pre-evolution is a common raid boss
Excels in common Cloudy weather

Rhyperior

Fast Move	Charge Move	Rating

Best

Pros:

Good general availability. Species has been featured since day 1 and has had its own community day

Cons:

Best performance comes from its Elite Move, Rock Wrecker
Weak to Ice Type movesets and Steel Wing

Reshiram

Fast Move	Charge Move	Rating

Dragon Breath

Draco Meteor

Best

Pros:

Takes neutral damage from Ice Type movesets thanks to secondary Fire typing
Resists Steel Wing

Cons:

Less than stellar overall performance, but still viable
Weak to Dragon Type movesets
Legendary species, candy can be difficult to obtain

Terrakion

Fast Move	Charge Move	Rating

Smack Down

Stone Edge

Best

Cons:

Weak to Steel Wing
Legendary species, candy can be difficult to obtain

Tyranitar

Fast Move	Charge Move	Rating

Smack Down

Stone Edge

Best

Pros:

Good general availability. Has been featured in several events, has been a common raid boss since day one, and has had its own community day

Cons:

Only Shadow Tyranitar is truly viable for this raid. Normal Tyranitar does not reach the needed DPS even at Lv.40
Weak to Steel Wing
Requires Smack Down, an Elite Move, to be viable

Shadow Tyranitar

Acceptable overall performance, but not exceptional. Not worth raising for this raid, but not a terrible choice if you already have one raised/with Smack Down.

Glass Counters - Not Generally Recommended

Salamence

Fast Move	Charge Move	Rating

Dragon Tail

Outrage

Best

Pros:

Very high DPS, especially in Shadow Forme

Cons:

Weak to everything save Steel Wing, double-weak to Blizzard
Extremely frail as a result, basically requires dodging
Basically requires its elite move, Outrage, as it's unlikely to get off a Draco Meteor, and nearly guaranteed to not use a second one