Pokémon GO: Defeating Tapu Fini – The 20 Best Counters in the Raid Guide

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In this raid guide, you will find the 20 best counters against Tapu Fini in Pokémon GO. We at MeinMMO will show you the best attackers and their respective movesets, so you can defeat the raid boss quickly.

What kind of Pokémon is Tapu Fini? Tapu Fini is the guardian of the Alola island Poni. This legendary Pokémon has no pre-evolutions or further evolutions and belongs to the types Water and Fairy.

When can you obtain Tapu Fini? Tapu Fini can be found in 5-star raids starting from May 27, 2026. You have until June 2, 2026, to challenge the boss.

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Defeating Tapu Fini in raids – The 20 best counters

  1. Mega Sceptile with Bullet Seed and Frenzy Plant
  2. Mega Gengar with Lick and Sludge Bomb
  3. Shadow Raikou with Thunder Shock and Wild Charge
  4. Regieleki with Thunder Shock and Thunder Cage
  5. Kartana with Razor Leaf and Leaf Blade
  6. Eternatus with Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb
  7. Shadow Electivire with Thunder Shock and Wild Charge
  8. Mega Beedrill with Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb
  9. Thundurus Therian with Volt Switch and Wildbolt Storm
  10. Xurkitree with Thunder Shock and Discharge
  11. Mega Manectric with Thunder Fang and Wild Charge
  12. Mega Venusaur with Vine Whip and Frenzy Plant
  13. Zekrom with Charge Beam and Fusion Bolt
  14. Shadow Magnezone with Volt Switch and Wild Charge
  15. Shadow Zapdos with Thunder Shock and Thunderbolt
  16. Shadow Venusaur with Vine Whip and Frenzy Plant
  17. Shadow Chesnaught with Vine Whip and Frenzy Plant
  18. Shadow Overqwil with Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb
  19. Shaymin (Sky) with Magical Leaf and Grass Knot
  20. Shadow Sceptile with Bullet Seed and Frenzy Plant

Weaknesses of Tapu Fini: Since Tapu Fini belongs to the Water and Fairy types, it has a weakness to Poison, Grass, and Electric attacks. Therefore, you should primarily rely on these types in the raid to quickly overwhelm the legendary Pokémon.

Is there a Shiny Tapu Fini? Yes, with a bit of luck, you can also encounter the Shiny variant of Tapu Fini.

How many trainers do you need? With the top attackers in your team at a high level, you can defeat Kapu-Kime already with three people. However, we recommend bringing a few more trainers along. Then you are on the safe side and can catch the boss.

If you want to fight the monster, prepare your team beforehand. This way, you can not only calmly choose your best attackers and have them readily available in the raid, but you also save a bit of time each time: Tips for organizing raid teams in Pokémon GO.

This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Source(s):
  1. Pokebattler