Typically, Pokemon Go chooses to place their strongest Pokemon in Raids, a PvE feature that allows you to team up with friends and allies to defeat and catch these powerhouses. Falling into this category, Legendary Pokemon are especially popular choices when it comes to Raid Pokemon, giving you an opportunity to add them to your Pokemon Go collection.

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Terrakion is among these Raid Legendaries, an extremely sought-after one at that, as it's one of the most powerful Fighting-type Pokemon in the entire game. To add this top-tier Pokemon to your team, you will first have to successfully complete this difficult Raid encounter, and we have put together everything you need to know to do just that.

Recommended Group Size

Residing in Five-Star Raids, Terrakion is a hard-hitting Raid Pokemon, possessing powerful attacks that can quickly and easily knock out members of your Raid team. You will want to assemble a group of at least three to five Trainers to ensure your success with this difficult battle.

On top of being a powerful opponent, Terrakion doesn't have any double weaknesses, making it even harder to defeat it. For these reasons, make sure you are taking on this Raid Pokemon with a relatively large group size to ensure that you are not defeated in this encounter.

Strengths And Weaknesses

Compared to other Pokemon, Terrakion has a lot of strengths and weaknesses on the battlefield that are important to keep in mind. There are six types that you will want to avoid using for this battle, Normal, Poison, Rock, Bug, Fire, and Dark, as they will deal minimal damage due to Terrakion's resistances.

Surprisingly, Terrakion has several weaknesses, providing you with a lot of options when it comes to the Pokemon that you choose to battle with. These types include Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water, Grass, Psychic, and Fairy, leading Pokemon of these seven types to be the best choices for this Raid.

With the lack of a type that Terrakion is double weak to, Same Type Attack Bonus will play a key role in your overall success.

Same Type Attack Bonus, abbreviated as STAB, will activate when using attacks that match the Pokemon's type, increasing the effectiveness of that move in battle.

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Best Counter Picks

With a wide array of weaknesses, there are countless option when putting together your Raid team for this specific encounter. Due to the overall difficulty of this Raid battle, we have put together a list of the absolute best Terrakion counters, not necessarily including options of all seven types that this Pokemon is weak to.

Although not all types are included on this list, you can find success in this encounter when using Pokemon of any type that Terrakion is weak to. This includes Pokemon that are either Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water, Grass, Psychic, and Fairy types.

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