Virizion Pokémon GO Raid Guide: counters, weakness & hundo CPs

Virizion is back in Pokémon GO Raids on February 25th as part of the Road to Unova event leading up to the Unova Tour. Virizion will be in Raids alongside the other Swords of Justice, Coballion and Terrakion.

These Raids are well worth doing, as Virizion is a really good Pokémon in Pokémon GO. It will be in special 25 minute long Raids throughout the day. Additionally, there will be a special Raid Hour from 6 p.m - 7 p.m local time.

Take advantage of all the bonuses avaliable during the Road to Unova event and level up your Tour Pass Deluxe by taking on Virizion. Here is everything you need to know to take it down.

Virizion has a weakness to Fairy, Fire, Ice, Poison and Psychic-type attacks, as well as a double weakess to Flying-type attacks. It has a resistance to Dark, Electric, Grass, Ground, Rock and Water-type attacks.

Here are the best Pokémon to use to counter Virizion.

When taking on Virizion in Pokémon GO, Flying-types are your best friend thanks to that double weakness. This gives lots of options to Trainers. They range from the super powerful Mega Rayquaza and Rayquaza, all the way to easily avaliable common Pokémon like Braviary and Staraptor.

Galarian Articuno, if you have found that on your Daily Incense Travels is a good Pokémon for this Raid, as is Moltres which appeared in Raids not too long ago.

That budget Staraptor mentioned above featured heavily in the recent Shiny Scatterbug event, so check your storage for any good IV Starly. Shadow Staraptor will also be great for this Raid too. You can also use Incarnate Forme Enamorus and Yveltal, that both appeared in Raids this year - both of these are some of the best counters.

Yes, the Virizion you encounter after the Raid can be shiny in Pokémon GO.

Mega Evolutions can help you get more candy and XL candy with every catch. Having a mega level 3 active that boosts candy for Grass or Fighting-types will give you an extra 2 candy per catch, as well as a 25% bonus to your XL candy chance.

Here are the Pokémon you can use to get bonus Virizion candy in Pokémon GO:

Virizion is easy to take down in Pokémon GO for high level Trainers. You can beat Virizion as a duo. This is especially true if you have Party Power active.

For lower level Trainers, aim for a group of five or more Trainers to play it safe.

Here are the Virizion hundo CP values that will indicate you have a 100% IV Pokémon:

Weather boost can help you save candy, get better IVs and benefit from power boosts on your team. Here are the weather effects to keep an eye on when taking on these raids.

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