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Raids
1-Star Raid

Pikachu(costume)

Electric

Boss info

Pikachu is a 1-Star Raid boss with 600 HP and a 180-second time limit. It is weak to Ground attacks (1.6×). Among easy-to-get Pokémon, Garchomp, Rhyperior and Mamoswine are the strongest; including Legendary, Mega and Shadow Pokémon, the top counters are Primal Groudon, Mega Garchomp and Shadow Garchomp. Even a beginner team can likely win alone. When caught, its CP is 493–536, or 616–670 when boosted by Rainy weather; the highest value is 100% IVs. It can be shiny.

Boss HP
600
Catch CP (level 20)
493–536
Weather boost (Rainy)
616–670
Shiny
Yes
Weaknesses×1.6

Difficulty & players needed180s time limit

Beginner teamSolo6 easy-to-get Pokémon, level 25
Experienced teamSolo6 best counters, level 40

Easy to win alone. Any Pokémon of a type it's weak to will do. Player counts estimate the damage one player deals within the time limit by sending in six Pokémon one after another, so weather and friend bonuses can lower them.

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Easy-to-get countersFor beginners

Legendary, Mythical, Ultra Beast, Mega and Shadow Pokémon are excluded, and only currently learnable moves are used. Community Day and event moves (exclusive moves) make them stronger.

  1. 1GarchompMud ShotEarthquakeDPS 56.1TDO 20,527
  2. 2RhyperiorMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 56.4TDO 13,359
  3. 3MamoswineMud-SlapHigh HorsepowerDPS 58.4TDO 10,492
  4. 4ExcadrillMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 59.6TDO 9,584
  5. 5TorterraMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 47.9TDO 15,571
  6. 6RhydonMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 52.3TDO 10,429
  7. 7KrookodileMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 54TDO 9,357
  8. 8FlygonSand AttackEarthquakeDPS 48.1TDO 12,557
  9. 9MudsdaleMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 50.4TDO 9,893
  10. 10DonphanMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 50.3TDO 9,682
  11. 11GolemMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 50TDO 9,482
  12. 12GolurkMud-SlapEarth PowerDPS 51.6TDO 8,292
  13. 13HippowdonSand AttackEarthquakeDPS 46.3TDO 10,496
  14. 14SandacondaMud-SlapEarth PowerDPS 47.2TDO 8,643
  15. 15ToedscruelMud-SlapEarth PowerDPS 39.3TDO 12,538
  16. 16NidoqueenMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 43.1TDO 7,798
  17. 17HaxorusDragon TailEarthquakeDPS 49TDO 4,913
  18. 18SwampertMud ShotEarthquakeDPS 46.4TDO 5,730
  19. 19SandslashSand AttackEarthquakeDPS 43.4TDO 6,978
  20. 20PalossandSand AttackEarth PowerDPS 40.8TDO 7,284

Counters incl. LegendaryNo Shadow or Mega

  1. 1GroudonMud ShotPrecipice Blades*DPS 64TDO 14,805
  2. 2GarchompMud ShotEarthquakeDPS 56.1TDO 20,527
  3. 3Landorus (Therian Forme)Mud ShotSandsear Storm*DPS 70.7TDO 8,161
  4. 4RhyperiorMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 56.4TDO 13,359
  5. 5EternatusPoison JabDynamax Cannon*DPS 61.7TDO 9,796
  6. 6MamoswineMud-SlapHigh HorsepowerDPS 58.4TDO 10,492
  7. 7ExcadrillMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 59.6TDO 9,584
  8. 8TorterraMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 47.9TDO 15,571
  9. 9RhydonMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 52.3TDO 10,429
  10. 10Black KyuremDragon TailFreeze Shock*DPS 57TDO 7,959
  11. 11KrookodileMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 54TDO 9,357
  12. 12FlygonSand AttackEarthquakeDPS 48.1TDO 12,557
  13. 13MudsdaleMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 50.4TDO 9,893
  14. 14DonphanMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 50.3TDO 9,682
  15. 15Landorus (Incarnate Forme)Mud ShotEarth PowerDPS 56.6TDO 6,628
  16. 16Necrozma (Dawn Wings)Psycho CutMoongeist BeamDPS 61.2TDO 5,222
  17. 17GolemMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 50TDO 9,482
  18. 18GolurkMud-SlapEarth PowerDPS 51.6TDO 8,292
  19. 19HippowdonSand AttackEarthquakeDPS 46.3TDO 10,496
  20. 20ZygardeDragon TailEarthquakeDPS 39.3TDO 17,081

Best overall countersShadow, Mega and Legendary included

  1. 1Primal GroudonMud ShotPrecipice Blades*DPS 80.8TDO 23,143
  2. 2Mega GarchompMud ShotEarthquakeDPS 72.3TDO 30,161
  3. 3Shadow GarchompMud ShotEarthquakeDPS 67.9TDO 20,705
  4. 4Shadow GroudonMud ShotPrecipice Blades*DPS 75.5TDO 14,556
  5. 5Shadow RhyperiorMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 67.7TDO 13,357
  6. 6GroudonMud ShotPrecipice Blades*DPS 64TDO 14,805
  7. 7Shadow MamoswineMud-SlapHigh HorsepowerDPS 70.5TDO 10,565
  8. 8GarchompMud ShotEarthquakeDPS 56.1TDO 20,527
  9. 9Shadow ExcadrillMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 71.7TDO 9,613
  10. 10Shadow TorterraMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 57.2TDO 15,508
  11. 11Landorus (Therian Forme)Mud ShotSandsear Storm*DPS 70.7TDO 8,161
  12. 12Shadow RhydonMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 62.6TDO 10,412
  13. 13RhyperiorMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 56.4TDO 13,359
  14. 14Shadow FlygonSand AttackEarthquakeDPS 57.5TDO 12,497
  15. 15EternatusPoison JabDynamax Cannon*DPS 61.7TDO 9,796
  16. 16Shadow Landorus (Incarnate Forme)Mud ShotEarth PowerDPS 68.6TDO 6,695
  17. 17Shadow DonphanMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 60.5TDO 9,700
  18. 18MamoswineMud-SlapHigh HorsepowerDPS 58.4TDO 10,492
  19. 19Mega SwampertMud ShotEarthquakeDPS 60.8TDO 9,212
  20. 20ExcadrillMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 59.6TDO 9,584

How we calculate

  • Attackers are level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs. Shadow Pokémon get ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense.
  • 'Easy-to-get Pokémon' is re-ranked without Legendary, Mythical, Ultra Beast, Mega and Shadow Pokémon and without exclusive moves that can't be learned now.
  • Players needed = boss HP ÷ the damage one player deals within the time limit by sending in the six recommended Pokémon one after another (1 s per switch, 15 s to rejoin after all faint). Beginner teams are level 25 with 30% loss, experienced teams level 40 with 15% loss. A team can include only one Mega or Primal Pokémon, so experienced teams use only one Mega.
  • Damage taken scales with the boss's Attack (base Attack × tier multiplier). 1-star bosses hit much more weakly.
  • Damage per hit is ⌊0.5 × power × Attack / boss Defense × STAB 1.2 × effectiveness⌋ + 1. Move power, duration and energy are the game master's raid values.
  • DPS is estimated over one cycle of charging energy with the Fast Attack and using the Charged Attack, including energy gained from taking hits. TDO is the damage dealt before fainting.
  • Boss moves can't be known in advance, so survival time assumes moves of the boss's own types. Ranking is by (DPS³ × TDO)^¼.
  • Weather boost, friend bonuses and dodging are not included. The same Pokémon can rank very differently with different moves.
  • Checked 2026-10-31. Boss list from LeekDuck (via ScrapedDuck), move lists from PvPoke, move stats from the game master (PokeMiners). * marks an exclusive move.