Beat Solgaleo in Pokémon GO – The 20 Best Counters in the Raid Guide

Are you planning to challenge Solgaleo in Pokémon GO? Then our raid guide with the best counters against the monster will help you.

What kind of Pokémon is Solgaleo? Solgaleo is a legendary Pokémon that comes from Generation 7. The Psychic-Steel Pokémon is one of the two evolutions that you can obtain from Cosmog or Cosmovum, alongside Lunala. You can challenge the monster from July 8 to July 14, 2025.

We will show you which monsters are the best counters against Solgaleo and against which types it has weaknesses (type effectiveness).

Defeating Solgaleo in Raids – With these Counters

1. Mega Charizard Y with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
2. Necrozma (Dawn Wings) with Shadow Claw and Moongeist Beam
3. Primal Groudon with Mud Shot and Precipice Blades
4. Mega Blaziken with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
5. Mega Tyranitar with Bite and Brutal Swing
6. Mega Gengar with Lick and Shadow Ball
7. Shadow Heatran with Fire Spin and Magma Storm
8. Shadow Chandelure with Fire Spin and Shadow Ball
9. Mega Garchomp with Mud Shot and Earth Power
10. Reshiram with Fire Fang and Fusion Flare
11. Mega-Charizard X with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
12. Shadow Moltres with Fire Spin and Overheat
13. Shadow Darmanitan with Fire Fang and Overheat
14. Shadow Blaziken with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
15. Shadow Charizard with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
16. Mega Houndoom with Snarl and Foul Play
17. Mega Absol with Snarl and Brutal Swing
18. Shadow Garchomp with Mud Shot and Earth Power
19. Shadow Groudon with Mud Shot and Precipice Blades
20. Shadow Entei with Fire Spin and Overheat

Weaknesses of Solgaleo: The Pokémon has the types Psychic and Steel. Therefore, it is susceptible to attacks from types Ground, Ghost, Fire, and Dark. So mainly rely on such attacks to defeat Solgaleo.

Is there a Shiny Solgaleo? No, currently the Shiny variant of Solgaleo is not yet available in Pokémon GO.

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How many trainers are needed? If you already have very strong counters at a high level, you can defeat the monster with just 2 trainers. However, it will be a tough fight. For safety, bring more trainers to make the battle easier.

Also, remember to organize your raid teams beforehand. This way, you can ensure that you are always starting the battle with your best team, can heal the team quickly during the fight, and save some time in each raid lobby: Tips for organizing raid teams.