Best Pokemon Go Zekrom Raid Counters in 2023

The Pokemon Go Twinkling Fantasy event introduces Mega Salamence and brings back the Zekrom Raid.

From January 10th to January 16th, the Twinkling Fantasy event will take place in Pokemon Go; during the event, Fairy and Dragon-type Pokemon will spawn in abundance.

Zekrom will be in Legendary raids until January 18th. The return of the Zekrom raid is slightly overshadowed due to the debut of Mega Salamence. Zekrom returns with a new charged move, Fusion Bolt.

After taking down the Zekrom Raid and the Mega Salamence raid, trainers will have the opportunity to catch Zekrom and Salamence; lucky trainers will have the chance to encounter shiny variations of Salamence and Zekrom.

Now let’s dive into the best Zekrom raid counters.

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Best Zekrom raid counters in Pokemon Go

Zekrom Raid Stats

Zekrom is a Dragon, Electric-type Pokemon.

It is weak to Dragon, Fairy, Ground, and Ice-type moves.

The Zekrom Raid CP is 53,394

Zekrom’s Base HP is 205

Its Attack is 275 and its Defense is 211

The Base catch CP is between 2,217 – 2,307

The Boosted Catch CP is between 2,771 to 2,884

It is Weather Boosted by windy or rainy weather

Its Fast moves can be Charge Beam or Dragon Breath

Its Charged moves can be Wild Charge, Flash Cannon, Outrage, or Crunch

Will know Fusion Bolt

Zekrom Raid Counters

Going into the Zekrom raid, trainers will need a team of Pokemon with type effective moves, well-rounded Pokemon, or high defensive stats. Overall, Zekrom is a heavy hitting Legendary Pokemon. Thankfully it is easy to take down due to its vulnerabilities and low HP stats.

The raid can be easily completed by a team of 3 to 5 trainers; a team of 6 to 10 trainers can take it down quicker and a team of 8 to 20 trainers can burn through it making a better completionist bonus.

Using Mega Pokemon such as Mega Latios, Mega Latias, Mega Steelix, or Mega Glalie will make the battle a lot easier for most trainers. Ultimately, you will want to use Dragon, Ground, Fairy, Ice-type Pokemon. Be careful, because the raid can be difficult if using Flying, Steel, Fire, Water, Grass, and Electric-type Pokemon.

Here are the best counters to overcoming the raid. Some of these recommendations can be substituted out for Pokemon with type advantage or a better move set.

Primary Dragon Types:

Mega Latios – Dragon Breath & Dragon Claw

Kyurem – Dragon Tail & Outrage

Dialga – Dragon Breath & Draco Meteor

Rayquazza – Dragon Tail & Outrage

Haxorus – Dragon Tail & Dragon Claw

Palkia – Dragon Tail & Draco Meteor

Alternate Dragon Types:

Mega Latias – Dragon Breath & Outrage

Dragonite – Dragon Tail & Draco Meteor

Salamence – Dragon Tail & Draco Meteor

Garchomp – Dragon Rail & Outrage

Zekrom – Dragon Breath & Outrage

Reshiram – Dragon Breath & Draco Meteor

Primary Ground Types:

Mega Steelix – Iron Tail & Earthquake

Excadrill – Mud-Slap & Drill Run

Landorus (Therian) – Mud Shot & Earthquake

Rhyperior – Mud-Slap & Earthquake

Garchomp – Mud Shot & Earth Power

Groudon – Mud Shot & Earthquake

Primary Ice Types:

Mega Glalie – Frost Breath & Avalanche

Mamoswine – Powder Snow & Avalanche

Weaville – Ice Shard & Avalanche

Glaceon – Frost Breath & Avalanche

Galarian Darmanitan – Ice Fang & Ice Punch

Jinx – Frost Breath & Avalanche

Remember Shadow Bonuses

Remember, Shadow versions of some of these Pokemon can be more efficient.

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Make sure to get your shiny Reshiram and Steelix while you can. Reshiram leaves on January 10th and is replaced by Zekrom & Mega Salamence. Trainers can catch some Fairy and Dragon-type Pokemon to make the raids a bit easier.

Which of these two will you shiny hunt?

For additional Pokemon Go news or raid guides, check out our Pokemon Go section.

If you want to add me on Pokemon Go, my trainer code is 3979-2857-6892. If you want to be invited to a raid throughout the month, follow me on Twitter at KillerKDemons.

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Pokemon Go was developed by The Pokémon Company and is available now on iOS and Android.