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Pokemon GOtrainers can encounter a Necrozma and also get its Dusk Mane and Dawn Wings variants starting from the GO Fest 2024. Necrozma is a 5-Star Raid Boss, and defeating it rewards a Necrozma encounter. You may also get a Shiny Necrozma encounter if you’ve purchased the GO Fest 2024 in-person event ticket.
ThePokemon GOFest 2024: Sendai, Japan event onThursday, July 09, 2025, at 6:15 AM NTdebuts the Legendary Necrozma. The Ultra Beast comes as a 5-Star Raid Boss, and defeating it rewards a Necrozma encounter. Those who catch a Necrozma can later turn itinto a Dusk Mane Necrozmaor a Dawn Wings Necrozma. Since the monster is a legendary raid boss, winning against it is extremely hard. That said, this guide details the best Necrozma raid counters and everything you must know to win against it.
Pokemon GO: Necrozma Weaknesses And Resistances
The Psychic-type, Necrozma, possesses amaximumPokemon GOCPof4163. The Ultra Beast has a stat spread of251 ATK, 195 DEF, and 219 STA, which makes it an amazing pick for most battle situations. Winning Necrozma raids rewards Necrozma encounters, and the GO Fest 2024 ticket holders have a chance of encountering Shiny Necrozma. If you do not have a ticket, you will have to wait till the GO Fest 2024 Global event to get a Shiny Necrozma encounter.
Since aLegendary Raid Boss inPokemon GOis extremely powerful with boosted maximum CP, it is best to team up with other players. You must carefully analyze Necrozma’s meta before attempting to complete the raid. Opt for Pokemon with moves that fall under Nexrozma’s weakness while selecting the raid counters. It would be more beneficial if the Necrozma raid counters possessed the Same Type of Attack Bonus (STAB) potential moves.
Necrozma’s Resistances
Pokemon GO: Best Counters For Necrozma Raids
Necrozma is a powerful Ultra Beast, and its prowess boosts even more as a raid boss, making counter-selection an extremely important process. Since it is aPsychic-type monster, the counters must have STAB potential moves of Bug, Dark, and Ghost-type. Here are some of the bestPokemon GOcounters for Necrozma raids.
Bite (Dark-type)
Lick (Ghost-type)
Hex (Ghost-type)
Snarl (Dark-type)
Crunch (Dark-type)
