Stakataka Raid Duo 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	168.33	DEF	235.50

CP Range
Lvl 20	1799 - 1882	Lvl 25	2249 - 2353

Notable Weather

Boosts Boss's Moves	Boosts Counters' Moves
Snow, Sunny / Clear, Partly Cloudy	Sunny / Clear, Rain, Cloudy

Fast Move Difficulty

Move	Difficulty
Take Down	Intermediate
Rock Throw	Intermediate

Charge Move Difficulty

Move	Difficulty
Bulldoze	Intermediate
Flash Cannon	Easy
Stone Edge	Intermediate

Overview

Stakataka is a defensive behemoth, to the point where it has one of highest Defense stats in the game. This alone means that Stakataka should be one of the absolute hardest raids in the game, thanks to its phenomenal 298 Defense combined with the15,000 HP that it gets as a Tier 5 raid boss. However, being double-weak to two of the strongest types in the game seriously hinders it, to the point where it can be duoed with relative ease.

Approach

Team composition

The types that counter Stakataka are Ground, Fighting, and Water.
- Ground is the strongest counter-type into Stakataka thanks to the sheer power of Primal Groudon, though the other top Ground Type counters tend to be a bit hard to come by.
- Fighting is also outstanding, boasting tremendous DPS while many of the top attackers of the type are relatively easy to obtain.
- Even the top Water types fall behind Ground and Fighting Types here due to a lack of double-effectiveness, though they can still be decent in the rain.

Battling strategy

It's generally a good idea to avoid Flash Cannon, as it hits kind of hard and isn't difficult to dodge. Bulldoze is easy to dodge, but it comes out more frequently than Stakataka's other Charged Moves. Finally, Stone Edge hits just as hard as Flash Cannon, but it's resisted by both of Stakataka's top counter-types, and is hard to dodge, so it's generally not worth the hassle unless you know that it will wipe a Pokemon when it's close to its next Charged Move.

Raid Counter Search String

If you want to make finding the best counters for this raid as simple as possible, click on the button below to copy a Search String to your clipboard. Pasting this in the search bar in Pokemon Go will show a list of all of the Pokemon featured in this article to make building your strongest possible raid team a bit easier.

Best Raid Boss Counters

Supreme Mega Evolution Counters

Primal Groudon

Fast Move	Charge Move	Rating

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

Best

Primal Groudon dwarfs the competition by every metric. This monster mutilates Stakataka with ease, and can boost its fellow Ground Type counters just by existing on its team. If you've got it available, then this is definitely the Pokemon to have on your team.

Strengths: Flash Cannon
Weaknesses: Bulldoze

Mega Blaziken

Fast Move	Charge Move	Rating

Counter

Focus Blast

Best

If Fighting is your game, then Blaziken is your Mega. Despite Focus Blast, it still hits hard and supports other players that may be sporting their own Fighting Type team.

Strengths: Flash Cannon
Weaknesses: Bulldoze

Mega Garchomp

Fast Move	Charge Move	Rating

Mud Shot

Earth Power

Best

While it may not have quite the raw punch of Primal Groudon, Mega Garchomp is still a great Mega Evolution that can deal heavy damage and last a long time.

Strengths: Rock Throw, Stone Edge
Weaknesses: None

Good Mega Evolution Counters

Mega Heracross

Fast Move	Charge Move	Rating

Counter

Close Combat

Best

Mega Heracross is virtually the Bug king, but it's also a great Fighting Type Mega Evolution despite being forced to utilize Close Combat as its Charged Move.

Strengths: Bulldoze
Weaknesses: None

Mega Swampert

Fast Move	Charge Move	Rating

Mud Shot

Earthquake

Best

Mega Swampert is the little brother to the two Primals, and it's... okay. It's definitely behind much of the competition, but it's still a great backup Mega while waiting for the bigger names to cool down.

Strengths: Rock Throw, Stone Edge, Flash Cannon
Weaknesses: None

Mega Lopunny

Fast Move	Charge Move	Rating

Double Kick

Focus Blast

Best

Not the best Fighting Type option, but it definitely can put in the work among Fighting Types.

Strengths: Rock Throw, Stone Edge
Weaknesses: None

Supreme Counters

Shadow Groudon

Fast Move	Charge Move	Rating

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

Best

The king of the non-Mega/Primal Ground Types, Shadow Groudon is the best option to pack for this raid. It hits like a truck and has solid TDO, allowing it to stand head-and-shoulders above the competition.