How to beat Dynamax Entei in Pokémon GO – weakness and hundo CP

This weekend will see Dynamax Entei arrive in Pokémon GO. Entei appears across all of Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 of April in five-star Max Battles. Don't forget, because these are five-star, they will be capped at four players, not forty like Gigantamax Battles.

That means these battles are a lot more accessible, so this weekend is a great time to get out and play Pokémon GO. To up the ante, Dynamax Entei can also be shiny. This follows the debut of Dynamax Raikou last month, and May 2025 will see the release of Dynamax Suicune.

We've gathered everything you need to know to beat Dynamax Entei this weekend.

It is still reasonably early in the Dynamax and Gigantamax system in Pokémon GO. Therefore the answer to this question depends on how invested you and other Trainers are. With really good counters, this could be completed by two Trainers. Otherwise, it is safer to aim for four. This weekends action is a bit easier than beating Dynamax Raikou was.

Ideally, in that team of four, you want to have a mix of roles. Two Trainers attacking, one using Max Guard (shielding) and another using Max Spirit (healing). The attackers should focus on Pokémon that counter Entei, with the others aiming for ones that simply resist its attacks.

As a Fire-type, Dynamax Entei has three weaknesses in Pokémon GO. It is weak to Ground, Rock and Water-type attacks.

This gives us a decent amount of options to beat Dynamax Entei in Pokémon GO. We only have one Ground-type Pokémon to use for these Max Battles, Excadrill. However, as this is also a Steel-type it has a weakness to Fire-type attacks and shouldn't be used here.

This week we have once again been given a preparation free Timed Research. This grants Dynamax Sobble, which can evolve into Dynamax Intleon, a good Water-type. We also have two different Water-type Gigantamax Pokémon avaliable too. Plus, after the addition of Dynamax Blissey, we have a tanky healer to use now as well.

The best team to use for this Max Battle is Gigantamax Kingler, Gigantamax Blastoise and Dynamax Blissey.

Here are the best Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon avaliable. Blissey isn't listed because it is a bad attacker, but it is a top tier defender for Max Guard and Max Spirit.

In addition to those, you could also use Metagross, Gigantamax Snorlax or Gigantamax Toxtricity if you are only going to be defending.

A Pokémon you encounter after Max Battle cannot be weather boosted. That means there is only one hundo CP value to memorise for Dynamax Entei:

Good luck this weekend, Trainers. Stay tuned to esports.gg for the latest esports news and more Pokémon GO updates.