🥊 Personalized Thundurus (Therian) Counters

📊Thundurus (Therian) Raid Infographic

Thundurus (Therian)- Bolt Strike Pokémon

Thundurus (Therian) is weak to the following types: x1 Ice, x1 Rock. Generally speaking, the best counters for it are:Rampardos, Rhyperior and Terrakion. Thundurus (Therian) can be beaten by 2 players in optimal weather, with max friendship and perfect level 40 counters or by 4 unfriended players using level 20 counters from this guide. When caught, Thundurus (Therian) will be between 2002 and 2091 cp without a weather boost. In Rainy weather, Thundurus (Therian) will be between 2503 and 2614 when caught.


There are a couple classes of unique pokemon that are more difficult to use than others, they have been filtered out here to not clog up the counters too much. These pokemon are much more resource expensive than other options.
 • Shadow Mamoswine– Best in General simulations.
 • Shadow Weavile– Great in General simulations.
 • Shadow Tyranitar– Great in General simulations.
 • Shadow Mewtwo– Great in General simulations.
Less relavant Shadow and Mega Pokemon:Mega Abomasnow, Shadow Abomasnow, Shadow Porygon-Z, Shadow Articuno, Mega Gengar, Shadow Salamence, Mega Charizard Y, Shadow Omastar, Mega Ampharos, Shadow Dragonite, Shadow Lapras, Shadow Electivire, Shadow Swampert, Shadow Machamp, Mega Charizard X, Mega Blastoise, Shadow Zapdos
Sorted Hardest to Easiest.

Focus Blast:

  • Who thought giving Thundurus perfect coverage was a good idea? You will definitely want to dodge this attack.
  • Rock-Types are hit for 💥 Weakness
  • Ice-Types are hit for 💥 Weakness

Thunder Punch:

Thunder:

Sludge Bomb:

  •No Interaction
Here is a list of Pokemon that can perform similar or better than the typical #1 option (in this case, Rhyperior) with weather bonuses:
PokemonWeatherFast MoveCharge MoveEstimator
Rampardos⛅️Partly CloudySmack DownRock Slide1.5
Rhyperior⛅️Partly CloudySmack DownRock Wrecker1.5
Galarian Darmanitan❄️SnowIce FangAvalanche1.5
Mamoswine❄️SnowPowder SnowAvalanche1.5
Terrakion⛅️Partly CloudySmack DownRock Slide1.6
Tyranitar⛅️Partly CloudySmack DownStone Edge1.7
Glaceon❄️SnowFrost BreathAvalanche1.7
Weavile❄️SnowIce ShardAvalanche1.7
#1 Rampardos
Smack Down
Rock Slide
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐
Rampardos is very difficult to acquire being fairly new and only having been featured briefly in one quest as Cranidos. its the highest DPS Rock Type. With Level 35 Rampardos you need 2 players.

Best Estimator VS: Thunder Shock / Crunch
Best Ranking VS: Astonish / Brick Break
Type Interactions:
• 1× Weak: Fighting
#2 Rhyperior
Smack Down
Rock Wrecker
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
With Level 35 Rhyperior you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Thunder Shock / Crunch
Best Ranking VS: Astonish / Thunder
Type Interactions:
• 2× Resists: Electric
• 1× Weak: Fighting
#3 Terrakion
Smack Down
Rock Slide
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Best Rock Type in terms of survivability and TDO. DPS is usually edged out by the glass cannon Rampardos With Level 35 Terrakion you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Thunder Shock / Thunder
Best Ranking VS: Thunder Shock / Crunch
Type Interactions:
• 1× Resists: Dark
• 1× Weak: Fighting
#4 Mamoswine
Powder Snow
Avalanche
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Mamoswine evolves from Swinub which is a nesting species that has been in raids in the past. Swinub can also be found in Nests. It does however require a Sinnoh Stone to evolve which can be acquired randomly from your first trainer battle every day. Swinub has gotten a community day (February 2019) and was also featured in Christmas events. Finally, Swinub can also spawn in the pool of Pokemon from Glacial Lure Modules, which you can get from the shop for 200 coins. With Level 35 Mamoswine you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Thunder Shock / Crunch
Best Ranking VS: Astonish / Thunder
Type Interactions:
• 2× Resists: Electric
• 1× Weak: Fighting
#5 Galarian Darmanitan
Ice Fang
Avalanche
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility:
With Level 35 Galarian Darmanitan you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Astonish / Thunder
Best Ranking VS: Thunder Shock / Crunch
Type Interactions:
• 1× Weak: Fighting
#6
Rock Throw
Rock Slide
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility:
With Level 35 you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Astonish / Crunch
Best Ranking VS: Thunder Shock / Thunder
Type Interactions:
• 1× Resists: Electric, Fighting
#7 Tyranitar
Smack Down
Stone Edge
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐
Accessibility will be a bit tough if you are only starting now as Larvitars do not nest and are rare. They are also in 10k eggs. Tier 4 Tyranitar Raids were a staple for quite a while, however. Larvitar can be found in ‘Make 3 Excellent Throws in a Row’ Quests. The family was last in raid bosses during Water Festival in Sept 2019. Larvitar community day (the only time you could get Smack Down) was June 2018. It isn’t the highest raw DPS Dark-Type anymore, but it has a ton of bulk on top of near optimal DPS. Weavile and Honchkrow trade with it depending on the matchup. With Level 35 Tyranitar you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Thunder Shock / Brick Break
Best Ranking VS: Astonish / Thunder
Type Interactions:
• 1× Resists: Dark
• 2× Weak: Fighting
#8 Glaceon
Frost Breath
Avalanche
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Glaceon evolves from Eevee, which is a nesting species, who has also been featured in community day, AND in many many events. Eevee is also just a decently common Pokemon in general, with even increased spawns in Partly Cloudy weather which is fairly common. If all else fails, you can acquire a shiny Eevee from the “Jump Start” Special Research quest part 4/6. Eevee is also a quest reward for the “Evolve a Pokemon” Field Research quests. “A Ripple in Time” Special Research also rewards a normal Eevee in both part 3 and part 4. After acquiring enough Eevee candy, Glaceon can be acquired in one of two ways: Either, you get a Glacial Lure Module and evolve Eevee while within its boundaries, or you use a ONE TIME USE naming trick, naming your Eevee “Rea” prior to evolving. With Level 35 Glaceon you need 3 players.

Alternative Fast Moves: Ice Shard
Alternative Charge Moves: Ice Beam
Best Estimator VS: Thunder Shock / Thunder
Best Ranking VS: Astonish / Brick Break
Type Interactions:
• 1× Weak: Fighting
#9 Landorus
Rock Throw
Rock Slide
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility:
With Level 35 Landorus you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Astonish / Crunch
Best Ranking VS: Thunder Shock / Brick Break
Type Interactions:
• 1× Resists: Electric, Fighting
#10 Weavile
Ice Shard
Avalanche
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility:
With Level 35 Weavile you need 3 players.

Alternative Fast Moves: Feint Attack, Snarl
Best Estimator VS: Thunder Shock / Brick Break
Best Ranking VS: Thunder Shock / Crunch
Type Interactions:
• 1× Resists: Dark
• 2× Weak: Fighting
#11 Gigalith
Smack Down
Rock Slide
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility:
With Level 35 Gigalith you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Thunder Shock / Thunder
Best Ranking VS: Thunder Shock / Crunch
Type Interactions:
• 1× Weak: Fighting
#12 Mewtwo
Psycho Cut
Ice Beam
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility:
With Level 35 Mewtwo you need 3 players.

Alternative Fast Moves: Confusion
Alternative Charge Moves: Psystrike
Best Estimator VS: Thunder Shock / Thunder
Best Ranking VS: Astonish / Brick Break
Type Interactions:
• 1× Resists: Fighting
• 1× Weak: Dark
#13 Regigigas
Hidden Power Rock
Giga Impact
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐
Regigigas is only available in the paid “Collosas Discovery” research event, and following that, EX Raids. With Level 35 Regigigas you need 3 players.

Alternative Fast Moves: Hidden Power Ice
Best Estimator VS: Thunder Shock / Thunder
Best Ranking VS: Astonish / Thunder
Type Interactions:
• 1× Weak: Fighting
#14 Golem
Rock Throw
Stone Edge
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility:
Geodude are not too much of a pain to acquire for most people and exist in research rewards as well. Hunt down a nest or play in partly cloudy will be enough for many to get Golem. Geodude can be in “Make 5 Nice Throws” quests. With Level 35 Golem you need 3 players.

Alternative Charge Moves: Ancient Power, Rock Blast
Best Estimator VS: Astonish / Crunch
Best Ranking VS: Thunder Shock / Thunder
Type Interactions:
• 2× Resists: Electric
• 1× Weak: Fighting
#15 Jynx
Frost Breath
Avalanche
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Jynx is available in Win 3 Gym Battles Quests, and is a nesting species. Jynx has had increased spawns during winter ice type events as well, and is nice in that you can catch it at a high level in the wild and not need to evolve. With Level 35 Jynx you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Astonish / Crunch
Best Ranking VS: Thunder Shock / Brick Break
Type Interactions:
• 1× Weak: Dark
#16 Alolan Golem
Rock Throw
Stone Edge
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility:
Alolan Geodude can be found in the wild and in 7k eggs. To get a 7k egg. 7k Eggs are added at random from opening gifts when you have an open Egg Inventory Slot, and when hatched will be marked as the location where the Gift originated from. Alolan Geodude were incredibly common during the 3rd Anniversary Pokemon Go Event. Alolan Geodude spawn from Magnetic Lure Modules as well. With Level 35 Alolan Golem you need 3 players.

Alternative Charge Moves: Rock Blast
Best Estimator VS: Astonish / Crunch
Best Ranking VS: Thunder Shock / Thunder
Type Interactions:
• 1× Resists: Electric
• 1× Weak: Fighting
#17 Aerodactyl
Rock Throw
Rock Slide
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Aerodactyl is an occasional 3 star raid boss, and possible reward in the “Evolve a Pokemon Using an Item” and “complete five Raids” Quests. With Level 35 Aerodactyl you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Thunder Shock / Thunder Punch
Best Ranking VS: Astonish / Brick Break
Type Interactions:
• 1× Weak: Electric
#18 Kyurem
Dragon Breath
Blizzard
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility:
With Level 35 Kyurem you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Astonish / Brick Break
Best Ranking VS: Astonish / Thunder
Type Interactions:
• 1× Resists: Electric
• 1× Weak: Fighting
#19 Beartic
Powder Snow
Ice Punch
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility:
With Level 35 Beartic you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Thunder Shock / Brick Break
Best Ranking VS: Astonish / Crunch
Type Interactions:
• 1× Weak: Fighting
#20 Vanilluxe
Frost Breath
Blizzard
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility:
With Level 35 Vanilluxe you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Thunder Shock / Thunder
Best Ranking VS: Astonish / Crunch
Type Interactions:
• 1× Weak: Fighting
#21 Abomasnow
Powder Snow
Weather Ball Ice
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility:
With Level 35 Abomasnow you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Astonish / Brick Break
Best Ranking VS: Thunder Shock / Thunder
Type Interactions:
• 1× Resists: Electric
• 1× Weak: Fighting
#22 Darmanitan
Fire Fang
Rock Slide
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility:
With Level 35 Darmanitan you need 3 players.

Alternative Fast Moves: Incinerate
Best Estimator VS: Thunder Shock / Thunder Punch
Best Ranking VS: Astonish / Brick Break
Type Interactions:
• No Type Interactions
#23 Reshiram
Fire Fang
Stone Edge
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility:
With Level 35 Reshiram you need 3 players.

Alternative Fast Moves: Dragon Breath
Alternative Charge Moves: Draco Meteor, Overheat
Best Estimator VS: Astonish / Crunch
Best Ranking VS: Astonish / Thunder
Type Interactions:
• 1× Resists: Electric

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