Do you want to challenge Riffex in Pokémon GO? We will show you the best counters to optimally battle the Pokémon in raids.
What kind of Pokémon is Riffex? Riffex is a Pokémon from the 8th generation. It has the types Electric and Poison and can appear in 2 forms: its High and Low forms. The types of Riffex are identical in both forms.
When will Riffex come? You can challenge Riffex in its two forms during the worldwide Nature Zone event on November 23 and 24, 2024, in 4*-raids.
We will show you which Pokémon are the best counters against Riffex and also explain which types the monster has weaknesses against (type effectiveness).
Defeating Riffex in Raid – With These Counters
- Proto-Groudon with Mud Shot and Abyss Blade
- Crypto-Groudon with Mud Shot and Abyss Blade
- Mega-Knakrack with Mud Shot and Earth Power
- Crypto-Knakrack with Mud Shot and Earth Power
- Demeteros (Therian Form) with Mud Shot and Desert Hurricane
- Crypto-Stalobor with Mud Slap and Fire Sand
- Crypto-Mamutel with Mud Slap and Horsepower
- Crypto-Rihornior with Mud Slap and Earthquake
- Groudon with Mud Shot and Abyss Blade
- Crypto-Golgantes with Mud Slap and Earth Power
- Mega-Sumpex with Mud Shot and Earthquake
- Crypto-Rizeros with Mud Slap and Earthquake
- Stalobor with Mud Slap and Fire Sand
- Knakrack with Mud Shot and Earth Power
- Crypto-Hippoterus with Sandstorm and Fire Sand
- Crypto-Donphan with Mud Slap and Earthquake
- Mamutel with Mud Slap and Horsepower
- Crypto-Geowaz with Mud Slap and Earthquake
- Rihornior with Mud Slap and Earthquake
- Crypto-Libelldra with Sandstorm and Earth Power
Weaknesses of Riffex: Riffex has the types Electric and Poison. As such, it has a double weakness against attacks from Ground type, which you should use in battle.
Additionally, it has a single weakness against attacks from Psychic type.
Is Riffex available as Shiny? Yes. If you are lucky, you may encounter and catch the Shiny variant of Riffex after a successful battle. This applies to both its High and Low forms.
How many trainers are needed? If you have strong counter Pokémon that are also at a high level, you can successfully complete the battle with just 2 trainers. Otherwise, you should bring more trainers.
You can already prepare your team before the actual raid. This saves you time in the lobby for each individual raid and ensures that you enter the battle with your best setup that you’ve prepared. You can find out how to do this in the tips for organizing raid teams.