In Pokémon GO, Kobalion has now taken over the raids. The monster can easily be defeated in a trio, even at level 30. We will tell you how to do it.
When can you challenge Kobalion? The legendary Pokémon is currently one of the numerous raid bosses. It will be available until November 26.
You can easily defeat Kobalion in a trio during this time if you have the right counters. We will show them to you.
How to defeat Kobalion with just three players
These counters are good: Kobalion is of the Fighting and Steel types. It is weak against Fighting, Fire, and Ground types. You should use Pokémon from these types.
You can find the best counters against Kobalion in our guide to the legendary Pokémon.
Use these tips: To make it easier to defeat Kobalion, you should focus on the right friendship level. The higher it is between you and your teammates, the more bonuses you have in battle.
Equally important is the right weather. Sunny, cloudy, and snowy weather boosts your counters. So pay attention to that before the battle and choose your counters accordingly.
Our calculations do not account for the weather. You can defeat Kobalion even without a weather bonus in a trio. However, having the highest friendship level is important. This is what we assumed in the calculation.
Defeating Kobalion at Level 30 – Here’s how
Meet these requirements: Even at level 30, Kobalion can be quite well defeated in a trio. You don’t even need the maximum friendship level. However, if you have it, you will have a good selection of counters.
Use these Pokémon: As many as 10 Pokémon can serve as counters against Kobalion, provided they are at level 30 and have the right moves:
- Skelabra with Fire Spin and Overheat
- Entei with Fire Fang and Overheat
- Lohgock with Counter and Flare Blitz
- Kapilz with Counter and Dynamic Punch
- Machomei with Counter and Dynamic Punch
- Lavados with Fire Spin and Overheat
- Flamara with Fire Spin and Overheat
- Hariyama with Counter and Dynamic Punch
- Stalobor with Mud Shot and Drill Run
- Heatran with Fire Spin and Fire Blast
Defeating Kobalion at Level 35 – Here’s how
Meet these requirements: With the counters mentioned above, the friendship level is hardly decisive here. With the best friendship level, you can even take more counters.
Use these Pokémon: 6 additional Pokémon are added to the list here. Even Mewtwo finds a place here:
- Arcanine with Fire Fang and Flamethrower
- Toxicroak with Counter and Dynamic Punch
- Magby with Fire Spin and Fire Punch
- Scizor with Counter and Close Combat
- Mewtwo with Psycho Cut and Flamethrower
- Dragapult with Fire Fang and Fire Blast
Defeating Kobalion at Level 40 – Here’s how
Meet these requirements: At level 40, there are hardly any requirements left. If you use the best counters, you won’t have any problems in a trio. You can also experiment here and use Pokémon that you don’t always have in your team.
Use these Pokémon: 7 more Pokémon, provided they are at level 40, can be included:
- Charizard with Fire Spin and Flare Blitz
- Torcol with Ember and Flare Blitz
- Lucario with Counter and Close Combat
- Groudon with Mud Shot and Earthquake
- Houndoom with Fire Fang and Flamethrower
- Incineroar with Low Kick and Focus Blast
- Infernape with Fire Spin and Flamethrower
How difficult is the fight? Kobalion is actually not very difficult to defeat in a trio. You can even do it with two players, but you need top counters or the right weather for that.
Recently, Niantic changed the raid mechanics, which players wish for to remain permanently:
