As Lugia comes back to life after a while being absent from the game, we are here to help you guys get the most out of all your Pokemon and give you the best chance to catch the Legendary Pokemon.

We have updated our previous Raid Battle Guide and added all the best possible Counters that were released into the game, after Lugia’s introduction. If you don’t have all the latest Pokemon that came out yet, we have even kept the Old counters in this article as well, which will help you get through the Batlle easily. So without any further ado, let’s get started.

Lugia, Boosted by the Windy Weather, is a PSYCHIC and FLYING type and it’s got a number of solid Strong counters.

Lugia Raid Boss CP is found to be 42,753 and it can have a

  • Max CP of 2056, for a Level 20 Non-boosted Catch,
  • Max CP of 2570, fo Level 25 Boosted Catch.
Pokemon GO LugiaMAX CP3598
ATTACK193
DEFENCE323
STAMINA212
BUDDY CANDY DISTANCE20 KM
BASE CAPTURE RATE2%
LegendaryWeakness
Pokemon GO LugiaDark
Rock
Ice
Ghost
Electric

Lugia Raid Counters

CountersQuick MoveCharged Move

Pokemon GO Raikou

Raikou

Thunder ShockWild Charge

Pokemon GO Mewtwo

Mewtwo

ConfusionShadow Ball

Pokemon GO Zapdos

Zapdos

Charge BeamThunderbolt

Pokemon GO Kyogre

Kyogre

WaterFallBlizzard

Pokemon GO Omastar

Omastar

Rock ThrowRock Slide

Pokemon GO Articuno

Articuno

Frost BreathBlizzard
Pokemon GO Rayquaza

Rayquaza

Dragon TailOutrage
Ancient Power
Below These are the Counters From our Old Raid Battle Guide

Pokemon GO Tyranitar

Tyranitar

BiteCrunch
BiteStone Edge

Pokemon GO Golem

Golem

Rock ThrowStone Edge

Pokemon GO Jolteon

Jolteon

Thunder ShockThunderbolt

Pokemon GO Magneton

Magneton

Thunder ShockDischarge

Pokemon GO Jynx

Jynx

Frost BreathAvalanche

Pokemon GO Gengar

Gengar

Shadow ClawShadow Ball

Lugia takes Super Effective damage from ELECTRICDARKICEGHOST and ROCK type moves, due to its dual PSYCHIC and FLYING type.

Additional Lugia Countersching Lugia

These Pokemon are weaker than the counters mentioned above, but they are still viable, especially in large raid groups:

  • Steelix with Iron Tail/ Crunch
  • Slowbro with Water Gun/ Ice Beam
  • Slowking with Water Gun/ Blizzard
  • Umbreon with Snarl/ Foul Play
  • Houndoom with Snarl/ Foul Play

Catching Lugia

Lugia is much larger than Articuno and its target areas are very much easier to hit. Warning! Lugia’s attack is long.

We would suggest watching a couple of them before throwing at first to get used to the timing

We Would highly recommend using the golden razz as the base catch rate is 2% (With Golden razz, catch rate is 5% + etc bonuses such as curveball)

Movesets

Best Movesets
Extrasensory (Quick Move)Future Sight (Charged Move)

 

That’s it for now guys!!

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