In celebration of Spring later this month, Niantic has announced the next five raids coming to Pokemon Go. These raids will take players till mid-April to battle and catch the Forces of Nature trio. Early today, Incarnate forme Landorus left five-star raids while Incarnate forme Tornadus took its place. Trainers can defeat the Tornadus raid easily using electric, ice, or rock-type moves; something that can be done easily by two to four high-level trainers.
Tornadus Stats
- Tornadus is a Flying-Type Pokemon
- It is weak to electric, ice, and rock-type moves.
- Tornadus’s Base HP is 188
- Its Attack is 266 and Defense 164
- The base catch CP is between 1828 – 1911
- The Boosted Catch CP is between 2285 – 2389
- It is weather boosted by windy weather
- Tornadus’s fast moves are Air Slash or Bite
- Its charged moves are Hurricane, Hyper Beam, Grass Knot, or Dark Pulse
- Tornadus’s Raid CP is 46044
General Counters
Going into the Tornadus raid, you will need Pokemon with electric-type moves and high defensive stats. Below is a list of Pokemon to help you take down the Tornadus raid. The first six Pokemon provide you with the best chance to take it down; however, we will provide you with some alternatives in case you are missing any of the options.
- Zekrom – Charge Beam & Wild Charge
- Rhyperior (Shadow) – Smack Down & Rock Wrecker
- Raikou (Shadow) – Thunder Shock & Wild Charge
- Mega Ampharos – Volt Switch & Zap Cannon
- Magnezone (Shadow) – Spark & Wild Charge
- Zapdos (Shadow) – Thunder Shock & Thunderbolt
Some key alternative Pokemon are:
- Shadow Tyranitar – Smack Down & Stone Edge
- Shadow Electrivire – Thundershock & Wild Charge
- Mewtwo (Shadow)- Psycho Cute & Thunderbolt
- Shadow Mamoswine – Powder Snow & Avalanche
- Mega Abomasnow – Powder Snow & Weather Ball
- Galarian Darmanitan – Ice Fang & Avalanche
Additional Pokemon Go Guides
- Mega Ampharos Guide
- Make-Up Kanto Tour Details
