The best counters against Keifel in Pokémon GO in the guide. We show you the best attackers and movesets. With this, you will be optimally prepared for the Keifel raids.
What kind of Pokémon is Keifel? Keifel originates from the second generation of Pokémon and belongs to the Ice and Ground types. You will regularly encounter it in level 3 raids. You can then evolve Keifel into Mamutel – it is one of the strongest Ice attackers in the game.
Here we show you the best counters against Keifel and what types it is weak against (type effectiveness).
Keifel Counters:
- Crypto Metagross with Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash
- Mega-Charizard Y with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
- Crypto Machamp with Counter and Dynamic Punch
- Mega-Blastoise with Water Gun and Hydro Cannon
- Crypto Entei with Fire Fang and Overheat
- Crypto Swampert with Water Gun and Hydro Cannon
- Crypto Moltres with Fire Spin and Overheat
- Mega-Charizard X with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
- Reshiram with Fire Spin and Overheat
- Mega-Gyarados with Cascade and Hydro Pump
- Metagross with Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash
- Lucario with Counter and Aura Sphere
- Crypto Hariyama with Counter and Dynamic Punch
- Mega-Houndoom with Fire Fang and Flamethrower
- Mega-Venusaur with Vine Whip and Petal Blizzard
- Meistagrif with Counter and Dynamic Punch
- Crypto Tangela with Vine Whip and Leaf Tornado
- Crypto Charizard with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
- Crypto Ho-Oh with Incinerate and Solar Beam
- Flampivian with Fire Fang and Overheat
Weaknesses of Keifel: The Pokémon belongs to the Ice and Ground types and is weak against Fighting, Steel, Fire, Water, and Grass. So primarily use attackers and Pokémon of those types in raids.
Is there a Shiny Keifel? You cannot catch Shiny Keifel right after a raid. However, there is the pre-evolution Quiekel available as Shiny. If you evolve Shiny Quiekel, then the evolutions Keifel and Mamutel will also be shiny. You can see the comparison of the Shinies in the following graphic:
How many trainers do you need? If you have the top counter Pokémon and have reached a high level (40+) in Pokémon GO, you can easily battle Keifel solo. With lower levels, but strong counters, it should be possible even with just two trainers.
