Kyogre raid guide
Kyogre is a legendary Pokemon from the third generation of Pokemon games (Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald)
It is part of the weather trio alongside Groudon and Rayquaza.
A shiny form of Kyogre IS available
It has:
- HP: 205
- Attack: 270
- Defence: 228
Kyogre is number 382 in the Pokedex and is a pure Water type Pokemon. It has weakness to Grass and Electric
Its raid boss CP is 54,411
Its catch CP ranges are:
- 2260-2351
- Weather boosted 2825-2939
Kyogre is weather boosted by Rainy weather
Moveset for Kyogre
Kyogre has 1 Fast move and 4 Charged moves
Its Fast move is:
- Waterfall (Water)
Its Charged moves are:
- Hydro Pump (Water)
- Surf (Water)
- Blizzard (Ice)
- Thunder (Electric)
Counters to Kyogre
Grass and Electric are the types that Kyogre is weak too therefore anything possessing this typing/moveset will be effective.
Here are some of the most effective counter and the movesets to go with
| Pokemon | Fast move | Charged move |
| Mega Venusaur | Vine Whip | Frenzy plant (legacy) |
| Zekrom | Charge Beam | Wild Charge |
| Raikou | Thunder Shock | Wild Charge |
| Mega Manectric | Charge Beam | Wild Charge |
| Roserade | Razor Leaf | Grass Knot |
| Magnezone | Spark | Wild Charge |
Other options you could use include: Electivire, Tangrowth, Sceptile, Mega Ampharos, Zapdos, Mega Abomasnow and Venusaur.
Thoughts on raiding Kyogre
Kyogre is certainly a Pokemon worth raiding
It is a fantastic option for use in PvP in the Master league, offering good bulk, damage and synergy within a variety of teams.
It is still to have its Mega (or rather Primal form) released which makes raiding it important to get a good one stored up with strong IV (ideally 15/15/15)
Blizzard is the worst move Kyogre could have against you when your doing the actual raid as it will completely one hit most of the Grass options you try using against it. If you encounter a Kyogre raid where it has the Blizzard move, then going all Electric will be the best way to counter that.
Getting enough XL candies to max Kyogre to level 50 will really optimise its potential. This will mean completing a minimum of 99 Kyogre raids (assuming you get the minimum 3XL candy per raid) without factoring in any other boosts such a mega boosts, walking as a buddy or rare XL candies. Therefore it can be time consuming and expensive!
