Pokémon GO: Necrozma Weaknesses & Best Counters
The legendary Prism Pokémon, Necrozma, has debuted in around the world in Raid Battles as part of Fest 2024. It's a formidable foe with Psychic-typing in its base form. If you're hoping to defeat Necrozma in a Pokémon battle, it's important to note its weaknesses and the best counters to win against it.
Necrozma first appeared in the games on Nintendo 3DS. It then made its way into, appearing for the first time in Sendai, Japan on May 30, 2024. Now, it's appearing around the world as part of the global GO Fest 2024 event on July 13 and July 14, 2024. It's also possible to encounter a shiny variant while fighting it in Raids.
Pokémon Go has exclusive Pokémon for each region in the world, including Corsola, so here's where you need to go to find this rare creature.
Necrozma is a fantastic Psychic-type legendary that uses many Psychic-type moves in. Like all types, however, it can be countered by target its weaknesses. Necrozma's weaknesses are:
Fast Moves like Snarl and Fury Cutter, which are Dark-type and Bug-type respectively, are what you should be aiming to use when battling against it. Charged Moves examples includeShadow Ball, Foul Play, and X-Scissor. If you need a Pokémon that can use Ghost-type moves, try finding and beating a Ghost-type Team GO Rocket Trainer.
The best counter picks to beat Necrozma in include the type weaknesses above in their movesets. Additionally, you should consider using these Pokémon since they can resist Necrozma's strong Psychic-type attacks.
For example, Mega Scizor's resistance to Psychic-moves will mean that a Future Sight will do 0.625x the damage while hitting it. Bounce that damage back with a super-effective hit from an X-Scissor multiplied by 1.6, and you should be able to take down Necrozma fairly quickly.
Pokémon Name
Type
Recommended Moves
Necrozma (Dawn Wings)
Psychic/Ghost
Tyranitar (Regular, Shadow, or Mega)
Dark/Rock
Houndoom (Regular, Shadow, or Mega)
Dark/Fire
Scizor (Regular, Shadow, or Mega)
Bug
