Pokemon Go: Primal Kyogre Raid Guide

Published by Emma o n September 3, 2025, 3:47 am

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Primal Kyogre: Strengths And Weaknesses

Primal Kyogre: Best Counter Picks

Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon were added to Pokemon Go's collection of obtainable Pokemon, supercharged versions of these two Generation Three Legendaries. These two Pokemon can only be acquired through the use of Primal Energy, an in-game resource that can be earned following the successful completion of Primal Raids.

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This new type of Raid proves to be among the toughest PvE encounters currently in the game, tasking you and your Raid group with defeating either Primal Kyogre or Primal Groudon within a set time. Below you can find our complete guide for taking on and defeating Primal Kyogre in its Primal Raid.

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Out of the two Primal Raids in Pokemon Go, Primal Kyogre's proves to be significantly more difficult to successfully complete. This is due to this Pokemon's extremely high in-game stats, as well as its lack of double-weaknesses, unlike Primal Groudon with its extreme vulnerability to Water-types.

With all of this in mind, don't bother attempting this Raid on your own, or even with a smaller group of people, as it will prove to be an impossible task to complete. To ensure that defeat is avoided, make sure to go into this Raid with a group of six to eight players, ideally, those who are higher leveled Trainers possessing powerful Pokemon to battle with.

Due to the difficulty of this specific Raid, it is essential that you are Mega Evolving a Pokemon in your battle party if possible.

Doing so will greatly increase the overall damage output of you and your allies, increasing the damage of any Pokemon's attacks if the attack shares a typing with the Mega Evolved Pokemon.

This same benefit can be provided through the Primal Reversion mechanic, benefiting attacks of certain types through the use of either Primal Kyogre or Primal Groudon.

Primal Kyogre: Strengths And Weaknesses

Due to the extreme difficulty of this Primal Raid, putting together a battle party with Primal Kyogre's specific strengths and weaknesses in mind is crucial to your success.

Luckily, with Primal Kyogre being a pure Water-type Pokemon, there are only a handful of strengths and weaknesses to keep in mind. To start, there are only four types that you'll want to avoid using due to Primal Kyogre's resistances. This includes Fire, Ice, Steel, and Water types, dealing significantly reduced damage against this specific opponent.

Adding to the difficulty and challenge of this Raid, there are only two weaknesses that you can take advantage of when battling against Primal Kyogre: Grass and Electric. Due to the large amount of HP that Primal Kyogre has, the use of Pokemon with these types of attacks is essential to guaranteeing victory for you and your allies.

With the difficulty of this Primal Raid, you'll want to take advantage of all the help you can get, including the Same Type Attack Bonus mechanic.

Like in other games from the Pokemon franchise, Same Type Attack Bonus (or STAB) incentivizes using attacks that match the type of the Pokemon using them, providing you with a damage increase for doing so.

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Primal Kyogre: Best Counter Picks

When it comes to countering Primal Kyogre, you'll want to use a team of Pokemon made up of either Grass or Electric types. This will maximize the damage that you deal and your overall effectiveness in this Raid, taking advantage of Primal Kyogre's two primary weaknesses.

The best Grass and Electric-type Pokemon for this Primal Raid have been provided for you below, also including each of their most effective moves for this specific encounter.

It'll be hard to beat using a team made up of six of the Pokemon listed below, but there are other viable options.

You should still output a sufficient amount of damage through the use of other Pokemon in the game, assuming that they're also strong Grass and Electric types.

Grass-Type Counter Picks

Pokemon

Recommended Moves

Mega Sceptile

Fast Attack: Bullet Seed

Charged Attack: Frenzy Plant

Kartana

Fast Attack: Razor Leaf

Charged Attack: Leaf Blade

Zarude

Fast Attack: Vine Whip

Charged Attack: Power Whip

Mega Venusaur

Fast Attack: Vine Whip

Charged Attack: Frenzy Plant

Shadow Tangrowth

Fast Attack: Vine Whip

Charged Attack: Power Whip

Shaymin

Fast Attack: Hidden Power

Charged Attack: Grass Knot

Shadow Torterra

Fast Attack: Razor Leaf

Charged Attack: Frenzy Plant

Shadow Exeggutor

Fast Attack: Bullet Seed

Charged Attack: Seed Bomb

Tapu Bulu

Fast Attack: Bullet Seed

Charged Attack: Grass Knot

Roserade

Fast Attack: Razor Leaf

Charged Attack: Grass Knot

Electric-Type Counter Picks

Pokemon

Recommended Moves

Xurkitree

Fast Attack: Spark

Charged Attack: Discharge

Zekrom

Fast Attack: Charge Beam

Charged Attack: Fusion Bolt

Shadow Raikou

Fast Attack: Thunder Shock