Best Chesnaught Raid Counters - Pokémon GO (October 2026)

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Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Rayquaza

Air Slash

Dragon Ascent

0.4
2
Moltres (Shadow)

Wing Attack

Fly

0.41
3
Salamence (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fly

0.44
4
Toucannon (Shadow)

Peck

Beak Blast

0.45
5
Staraptor (Shadow)

Gust

Fly

0.47
6
Yveltal

Gust

Oblivion Wing

0.48
7
Moltres

Wing Attack

Fly

0.48
8
Galarian Articuno

Psycho Cut

Fly

0.5
9
Enamorus (Incarnate Forme)

Fairy Wind

Fly

0.52
10
Honchkrow (Shadow)

Peck

Sky Attack

0.52
11
Salamence

Fire Fang

Fly

0.52
12
Zapdos (Shadow)

Thunder Shock

Drill Peck

0.53
13
Tornadus (Therian Forme)

Gust

Bleakwind Storm

0.54
14
Toucannon

Peck

Beak Blast

0.54
15
Unfezant (Shadow)

Air Slash

Sky Attack

0.54
16
Enamorus (Therian Forme)

Fairy Wind

Fly

0.55
17
Tornadus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Air Slash

Hurricane

0.55
18
Lugia (Shadow)

Extrasensory

Fly

0.55
19
Lugia (Apex) (Shadow)

Extrasensory

Fly

0.55
20
Braviary

Air Slash

Fly

0.55

The top Chesnaught counters, ranked by how many trainers it takes to win the raid in time, each bringing six of that Pokémon at level 40. Fewer is better. Simulated raid battles against Chesnaught's own moves and stats, with no dodging. Click here for more info »

What counters Chesnaught?

The best counter to Chesnaught is Rayquaza with Air Slash and Dragon Ascent, followed by Moltres (Shadow), Salamence (Shadow) and Toucannon (Shadow). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Rayquaza with Air Slash and Dragon Ascent.

Chesnaught weaknesses

Chesnaught is a Grass/Fighting Pokémon, so as a raid boss it is weak to Poison, Fire, Psychic, Ice and Fairy moves, and doubly weak to Flying moves. Avoid Ground, Rock, Water, Grass, Electric and Dark moves, which it resists.

Doubly weak to (×2.56) Flying
Weak to (×1.6) Poison, Fire, Psychic, Ice, Fairy
Resistant to (×0.625) Ground, Rock, Water, Grass, Electric, Dark