Summary

  • From April 9 to 21, 2025, Blacephalon will appear only in the Western Hemisphere as a 5-Star Raid Boss.
  • Pokemon GO is also debuting Blacephalon’s Shiny version in its newest season, with 1/20 odds.
  • Blacephalon is a dual-type Fire/Ghost Pokemon with Dark, Ghost, Ground, Rock, and Water type counters.

Going out for a Blacephalon hunt? Pokemon GO’s newest season, Might and Mastery, has just introduced Blacephalon’s Shiny form into the game. If you’re lucky, you might encounter its unique blue appearance after your Raid Battle. Before daydreaming about it, though, let’s look at how to defeat and catch this raid boss easily first.

Blacephalon Pokemon GO Counters

Blacephalon is a dual-type Legendary Ultra Beast Pokemon with Fire/Ghost types. It’s now 5-Star Raid Boss from April 9-21, 2025, so it’ll definitely be more powerful than you expect. While being a dual-type makes it resistant to many attack types, it also means that Blacephalon is vulnerable to several types of counters.

  • Blacephalon is resistant to the following attack types: Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Grass, Ice, Normal, Poison, Steel
  • Blacephalon is weak to the following attack types: Dark, Ghost, Ground, Rock, Water

That said, there are a number of Pokemon that would definitely perform as excellent counters to Blacephalon. Most of these would be Mega and Shadow Pokemon, with the best counters being Primal, of course. However, we also included a number of regular Pokemon that would still do well.

  • Primal: Kyogre, Groudon
  • Mega: Kyogre, Groudon, Tyranitar, Garchomp, Swampert, Diancie, Houndoom, Rayquaza
  • Legendary: Dawn Necrozma, Origin Giratina
  • Shadow: Tyranitar, Kyogre, Rhyperior, Groudon, Carchomp, Swampert, Rampardos
  • Regular: Tyranitar, Hydreigon, Kyogre, Greninja, Landorus, Primarina, Origin Giratina, Dawn Necrozma, Rampardos 

Other Tips to Defeat Blacephalon in Pokemon GO

Aside from Blacephalon’s weaknesses and best counters, here are other things you should know before going on a Raid Battle:

  • Do not attempt to fight Blacephalon alone as it is practically impossible to do so. The minimum number of trainers recommended for a Blacephalon Raid Battle is 2-3 with Party Play and strong counters.
  • You’d have the best chances with a team of 6+ people if your Pokemon counter Blacephalon weakly.
  • Blacephalon has Weather Boost effects that empower its attacks. Sunny weather enhances its Fire-type attacks while Fog boosts its Ghost-type attacks.
  • Note that your Ground-type Pokemon will also get stronger in Sunny weather. Meanwhile, your Rock-type and Water-type Pokemon will benefit from Partly Cloudy and Rainy weathers respectively.

Meanwhile, here are some information useful for catching Blacephalon:

  • There would be another Raid Hour from 6PM-7PM on April 16, which boosts your chances of capturing Blacephalon after defeating it.
  • You can catch Blacephalon with 1,797 – 1,884 CP at level 20 without a weather boost. If you raid during Sunny/Fog weather, you can catch it at around 2,246 – 2,355 CP at level 25.

Can You Catch a Shiny Blacephalon in Pokemon GO?

Blacephalon recently got its Shiny form in Pokemon GO, making it available for players to encounter after a Raid. The standard form of Blacephalon has a white sprite with pink, yellow, and light blue spots. Meanwhile, the Shiny variation depicts it as a blue sprite instead with the same colored markings.

In your encounters with Blacephalon,the odds of meeting its Shiny form is only 5%, or 1 in every 20 encounters.

Conclusion

What do you think of Blacephalon as one of the current Raid Bosses in Pokemon GO? Shiny Pokemon are always a flex if you’ve caught one. With a 1-in-20 chance, you might have to face Blacephaleon multiple times for a lucky Shiny encounter.

If you’re planning to Raid Blacephaleon, remember that it’s region-locked in the Western Hemisphere. However, you can always do Remote Raids to try and defeat this Legendary Ultra Beast.