Beat Xerneas (shiny) in Raid on Pokémon Go: Weaknesses and counters - Breakflip

Xerneas and Shiny Xerneas appear in 5-Star Raids in Pokémon GO. What are its weaknesses and what are the best Pokémon to face it?

Xerneas is available on Pokémon Go in 5-Star Raids.

Find out all the details about the Pokémon and the best team to successfully defeat and catch it. If you’re lucky, you may also encounter shiny Xerneas after the fight!

Pokémon Xerneas sheet

Xerneas	Xerneas shiny
Type :
CP du Raid : 45 899
CP de capture : 2 073 – 2 160 2 591 – 2 701 (weather boost: Cloudy)
Weaknesses: POISON STEEL
Resistances: DARK INSECT COMBAT DRAGONx2
Immediate Attacks: Charge (NORMAL) Psykoud’Boul (PSY)
Charged Attacks: Megahorn (INSECT) Fatal-Foudre (ELECTRIK) Lunar Power (FEE) Close Combat (COMBAT) Giga Impact (Normal)

The best Pokemon for counter Xerneas

To inflict maximum damage during your Raids against Xerneas, consider exploiting its weaknesses. Call on Pokémon of type, or possessing attacks of type Poison and Steel.

Tip: To search for your Pokémon with type attacks POISONyou can type in your Pokémon search bar ” @poison “. You then find all the Pokémon with a fast attack or a charged attack with this type (works with all types).

Here is a list of the best Pokemon to use against Xerneas with their ideal attacks:

* Elite Attack CT

How to beat Xerneas?

We advise you to form a team of 4 to 7 trainers with a good level. If you are already level 40 and have good Pokémon, 2 to 3 players can be enough if you use the right Pokémon counters for the Raid.