Here are my rankings of the best attackers against a neutral target (i.e. not considering type advantages and resistances) for every weather currently available in Pokémon GO.
The first table is based on my “Raid Score” metric, where DPS is weighed exponentially and tankiness only proportionally, because raids are mainly a fight against the clock (especially now that damage is not reset when rejoining).
Results are very similar to Pokébattler’s Time To Win rankings, and that’s what I recommend to use in raids when you run out of specialists (which are usually the best).
| Rank # | Sunny/Clear | Partly Cloudy | Cloudy | Rain | Snow | Windy | Fog | No weather | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Moltres FS/OH |  |
Mewtwo any/HB2 | |
Mewtwo Co/FB2 |  |
Kyogre WF/HP5 |  |
Rayquaza DT/OR1 | |
Rayquaza DT/OR1 | |
Mewtwo any/SB2 | |
Rayquaza DT/OR1 |
| 2 |  |
Entei FS/OH12 | |
Rayquaza DT/OR1 |  |
Machamp Co/DP |  |
Raikou TS/WC15 | |
Mewtwo Co/SB2 |  |
Salamence DT/DM | |
Rayquaza DT/OR1 | |
Mewtwo Co/SB2 |
| 3 |  |
Groudon Ms/SB6 | |
Salamence DT/DM | |
Rayquaza DT/OR1 | |
Rayquaza DT/OR1 | |
Salamence DT/DM |  |
Dragonite DT/OR4 |  |
Tyranitar Bi/Cr3 | |
Salamence DT/DM |
| 4 | |
Rayquaza DT/OR1 | |
Dragonite DT/OR4 | |
Salamence DT/DM | |
Mewtwo Co/SB2 |  |
Jirachi Co/DD | |
Mewtwo Co/Ps2 | |
Salamence DT/DM | |
Dragonite DT/OR4 |
| 5 | |
Mewtwo Co/SB2 | |
Kyogre WF/HP5 |  |
Hariyama Co/DP | |
Salamence DT/DM or DT/HP | |
Dragonite DT/OR4 |  |
Latios DB/DC | |
Dragonite DT/OR4 | |
Kyogre WF/HP5 |
| 6 | |
Salamence DT/DM | |
Tyranitar Bi/SE | |
Dragonite DT/OR4 |  |
Zapdos CB/Tb | |
Kyogre WF/Bz or WF/HP5 | |
Groudon DT/SB | |
Kyogre WF/HP5 | |
Latios DB/DC |
| 7 |  |
Flareon FS/OH | |
Latios DB/DC | |
Kyogre WF/HP5 | |
Dragonite DT/OR4 |  |
Ho-Oh SW/FB11 |  |
Latias DB/DC |  |
Gengar Hx/SB7 | |
Entei FS/OH12 |
| 8 | |
Dragonite DT/OR4 | |
Entei FS/OH12 |  |
Breloom Co/DP |  |
Gyarados WF/HP | |
Latios DB/DC |  |
Espeon Co/FS | |
Latios DB/DC | |
Moltres FS/OH |
| 9 | |
Kyogre WF/HP5 | |
Moltres FS/OH |  |
Blaziken Co/FB | |
Latios DB/DC | |
Entei FS/OH12 |  |
Lugia ES/SA10 | |
Entei FS/OH12 | |
Raikou TS/WC |
| 10 | |
Blaziken FS/OH | |
Raikou TS/WC |  |
Heracross Co/CC | |
Entei FS/OH12 | |
Moltres FS/OH | |
Kyogre WF/HP5 | |
Moltres FS/OH | |
Groudon DT/SB6 |
Next, a “pure DPS” ranking. Here it’s just about the (neutral-type) damage dealt while the attacker is alive, independently of whether it lasts 5 seconds or 2 minutes.
| Rank # | Sunny/Clear | Partly Cloudy | Cloudy | Rain | Snow | Windy | Fog | No weather | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Moltres FS/OH | |
Mewtwo any/HB2 | |
Breloom Co/DP | |
Kyogre WF/HP5 | |
Rayquaza DT/OR1 | |
Rayquaza DT/OR1 | |
Mewtwo any/SB2 | |
Rayquaza DT/OR1 |
| 2 | |
Flareon FS/OH | |
Rayquaza DT/OR1 | |
Machamp Co/DP | |
Raikou TS/WC15 | |
Salamence DT/DM | |
Salamence DT/DM | |
Gengar Hx/SB7 | |
Salamence DT/DM |
| 3 | |
Entei FS/OH12 | |
Salamence DT/DM | |
Mewtwo Co/FB2 | |
Rayquaza DT/OR1 | |
Mewtwo Co/SB2 | |
Dragonite DT/OR4 | |
Rayquaza DT/OR1 | |
Mewtwo Co/SB2 |
| 4 | |
Rayquaza DT/OR1 | |
Dragonite DT/OR4 | |
Rayquaza DT/OR1 | |
Salamence DT/DM or DT/HP | |
Dragonite DT/OR4 | |
Mewtwo Co/Ps2 | |
Salamence DT/DM | |
Dragonite DT/OR4 |
| 5 | |
Blaziken FS/OH | |
Moltres FS/OH | |
Blaziken Co/FB | |
Mewtwo Co/SB2 | |
Jirachi Co/DD | |
Latios DB/DC |  |
Alakazam any/SB | |
Moltres FS/OH |
| 6 | |
Salamence DT/DM | |
Gengar Hx/SB7 | |
Salamence DT/DM | |
Zapdos CB/Tb |  |
Jynx FB/Av14 | |
Alakazam Co/FS |  |
Banette SC/SB | |
Gengar Hx/SB7 |
| 7 | |
Mewtwo Co/SB2 | |
Latios DB/DC | |
Hariyama Co/DP | |
Dragonite DT/OR4 | |
Moltres FS/OH | |
Espeon Co/FS | |
Tyranitar Bi/Cr3 | |
Latios DB/DC |
| 8 | |
Groudon Ms/SB6 | |
Kyogre WF/HP5 | |
Gengar Hx/Sb7 | |
Gyarados WF/HP | |
Gengar Hx/SB7 | |
Groudon DT/SB |  |
Houndoom Sn/FP | |
Kyogre WF/HP5 |
| 9 |  |
Charizard FS/OH | |
Tyranitar Bi/SE | |
Heracross Co/CC |  |
Jolteon TS/Tb | |
Kyogre WF/Bz or WF/HP5 | |
Jirachi Co/DD |  |
Absol Sn/DP | |
Alakazam Co/SB8 |
| 10 | |
Dragonite DT/OR4 | |
Alakazam Co/SB8 | |
Dragonite DT/OR4 |  |
Pinsir BB/XS13 | |
Latios DB/DC | |
Moltres FS/OH | |
Moltres FS/OH | |
Breloom Co/DP |
Then the “Overall” ranking, best used for taking down gyms efficiently in both potions/revives and time. In gyms, unlike in raids, there is (almost) no risk of timeout, so DPS and TDO can be weighed equally.
I don’t recommend to use this ranking for raids, unless you really have a big problem with getting revives or potions, or unless you only want to choose a final anchor to get off some final damage instead of having the whole team faint (and therefore wasting time in rejoining).
| Rank # | Sunny/Clear | Partly Cloudy | Cloudy | Rain | Snow | Windy | Fog | No weather | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Entei FS/OH12 |  |
Blissey £/HB9 | |
Mewtwo Co/FB2 | |
Kyogre WF/HP5 | |
Kyogre WF/Bz or WF/HP5 | |
Rayquaza DT/OR1 | |
Mewtwo any/SB2 | |
Kyogre WF/HP5 |
| 2 | |
Groudon Ms/SB6 | |
Mewtwo any/HB2 | |
Kyogre WF/HP5 | |
Raikou TS/WC15 | |
Jirachi Co/DD | |
Dragonite DT/OR4 | |
Tyranitar Bi/Cr3 | |
Mewtwo Co/SB2 |
| 3 | |
Moltres FS/OH | |
Kyogre WF/HP5 | |
Rayquaza DT/OR1 | |
Mewtwo Co/SB2 | |
Ho-Oh SW/FB11 | |
Salamence DT/DM | |
Kyogre WF/HP5 | |
Rayquaza DT/OR1 |
| 4 | |
Kyogre WF/HP5 |  |
Snorlax Li/HB | |
Dragonite DT/OR4 | |
Rayquaza DT/OR1 | |
Mewtwo Co/SB2 | |
Lugia ES/SA10 | |
Rayquaza DT/OR1 | |
Dragonite DT/OR4 |
| 5 | |
Mewtwo Co/SB2 | |
Rayquaza DT/OR1 | |
Machamp Co/DP | |
Gyarados WF/HP | |
Rayquaza DT/OR1 | |
Mewtwo Co/Ps2 | |
Dragonite DT/OR4 | |
Salamence DT/DM |
| 6 | |
Ho-Oh SW/FB11 | |
Tyranitar Bi/SE | |
Salamence DT/DM | |
Dragonite DT/OR4 | |
Dragonite DT/OR4 | |
Latios DB/DC | |
Salamence DT/DM | |
Groudon DT/SB6 |
| 7 | |
Rayquaza DT/OR1 | |
Dragonite DT/OR4 | |
Hariyama Co/DP | |
Zapdos CB/Tb | |
Salamence DT/DM | |
Groudon DT/SB | |
Snorlax Li/HB | |
Entei FS/OH12 |
| 8 | |
Dragonite DT/OR4 | |
Salamence DT/DM | |
Groudon DT/SB6 | |
Salamence DT/DM or DT/HP | |
Groudon DT/SB6 | |
Kyogre WF/HP5 | |
Groudon DT/SB6 | |
Blissey £/HB9 |
| 9 | |
Latios DB/SB | |
Groudon DT/SB6 | |
Entei FS/OH12 |  |
Vaporeon WG/HP | |
Entei FS/OH12 | |
Ho-Oh ES/BB | |
Entei FS/OH12 | |
Lugia ES/SA10 |
| 10 | |
Salamence DT/DM | |
Entei FS/OH12 | |
Blissey £/HB9 | |
Groudon DT/SB6 | |
Blissey £/HB9 | |
Jirachi Co/DD | |
Blissey £/HB9 | |
Ho-Oh SW/FB11 |
Finally, a “pure TDO” ranking, i.e. these are the Pokémon that do the most damage per revive. Most of them are slow, but very tanky.
Only recommended as attackers for gyms and if you have more time than revives/potions. DON’T even think about using this ranking for raids (OK maybe for Marowak you can.)
| Rank # | Sunny/Clear | Partly Cloudy | Cloudy | Rain | Snow | Windy | Fog | No weather | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Blissey £/HB9 | |
Blissey £/HB9 | |
Blissey £/HB9 | |
Blissey £/HB9 | |
Blissey £/HB9 | |
Blissey £/HB9 | |
Blissey £/HB9 | |
Blissey £/HB9 |
| 2 | |
Lugia ES/SA10 | |
Snorlax Li/HB | |
Lugia ES/SA10 | |
Kyogre WF/HP5 | |
Lugia ES/SA10 | |
Lugia ES/SA10 | |
Lugia ES/SA10 | |
Lugia ES/SA10 |
| 3 | |
Groudon Ms/SB | |
Lugia ES/SA10 | |
Snorlax Li/HB | |
Lugia ES/any | |
Ho-Oh SW/FB11 | |
Ho-Oh ES/BB | |
Snorlax Li/HB | |
Snorlax Li/HB |
| 4 | |
Entei FS/OH12 |  |
Regirock RT/SE | |
Kyogre WF/HP5 | |
Snorlax Li/HB | |
Kyogre WF/Bz or WF/HP5 | |
Dragonite DT/OR4 | |
Kyogre WF/HP5 | |
Kyogre WF/HP5 |
| 5 | |
Ho-Oh SW/FB11 | |
Kyogre WF/HP5 | |
Ho-Oh SW/FB11 | |
Raikou TS/WC15 | |
Snorlax Li/HB | |
Groudon DT/SB | |
Tyranitar Bi/Cr3 | |
Ho-Oh SW/FB11 |
| 6 | |
Snorlax Li/HB |  |
Slaking Y/HB | |
Slaking Y/PR | |
Ho-Oh SW/FB11 |  |
Regice FB/Bz | |
Snorlax Li/HB | |
Mewtwo any/SB2 | |
Groudon DT/SB6 |
| 7 | |
Kyogre WF/HP5 | |
Ho-Oh SW/FB11 | |
Groudon DT/SB6 | |
Vaporeon WG/HP | |
Jirachi Co/DD | |
Kyogre WF/HP5 | |
Ho-Oh SW/FB11 | |
Entei FS/OH12 |
| 8 | |
Moltres FS/OH | |
Groudon DT/SB6 | |
Regirock RT/FB | |
Groudon DT/SB6 | |
Groudon DT/SB6 | |
Rayquaza DT/OR1 | |
Groudon DT/SB6 | |
Mewtwo Co/SB2 |
| 9 | |
Tyranitar Bi/FB | |
Tyranitar Bi/SE | |
Mewtwo Co/FB2 |  |
Milotic WF/Su | |
Entei FS/OH12 | |
Mewtwo Co/Ps2 | |
Entei FS/OH12 | |
Jirachi Co/DD |
| 10 | |
Mewtwo Co/SB2 | |
Mewtwo any/HB2 | |
Entei FS/OH12 | |
Regirock RT/ZC |  |
Aggron IT/HS |  |
Lati@s DB/DC | |
Jirachi Co/DD | |
Regirock RT/SE |
Glossary of moves abbreviations:
- Fast moves: AS = Air Slash, BB = Bug Bite, Bi = Bite, BS = Bullet Seed, Bu = Bubble, CB = Charge Beam, Co = Counter/Confusion, DB = Dragon Breath, DT = Dragon Tail, ES = Extrasensory, FB = Frost Breath, FC = Fury Cutter, FF = Fire Fang, FS = Fire Spin, Hx = Hex, IT = Iron Tail, £ = Pound, Li = Lick, Ms = Mud Shot, PC = Psycho Cut, RT = Rock Throw, SC = Shadow Claw, Sn = Snarl, SP = Sucker Punch, SW = Steel Wing, TS = Thunder Shock, VS = Volt Switch, WF = Waterfall, WG = Water Gun, Y = Yawn
- Charge moves: AA = Aerial Ace, Av = Avalanche, BB = Brave Bird, Bz = Blizzard, CC = Close Combat, Cr = Crunch, DC = Dragon Claw, DD = Doom Desire, DM = Draco Meteor, DP = Dynamic Punch/Dark Pulse, EQ = Earthquake, FB = Fire Blast/Focus Blast, FP = Foul Play, FS = Future Sight, HB = Hyper Beam, HP = Hydro Pump, HS = Heavy Slam, Hu = Hurricane, OH = Overheat, OR = Outrage, PR = Play Rough, Ps = Psychic, SA = Sky Attack, SB = Solar Beam/Shadow Ball, Sb = Sludge Bomb, SE = Stone Edge, Su = Surf, Tb = Thunderbolt, WC = Wild Charge, XS = X-Scissor, ZC = Zap Cannon
All calculations have been done with my Choose Your Attackers v12.0 spreadsheet, no dodging.
Footnotes:
1 Rayquaza: AS/OR and DT/AA are not optimal but OK.
2 Mewtwo: any moveset except for PC/Ps is good; in Windy weather, any moveset is good.
3 Tyranitar: Bi/SE is not optimal but OK.
4 Dragonite: DB/OR, DT/DC, DB/DC are not optimal but OK. DT/HB is good in Partly Cloudy weather, SW/OR is good in Snow, DT/Hu is good in Windy weather.
5 Kyogre: Blizzard is OK (excellent in Snow); in Rain, Thunder is OK too. Hydro Pump is still the best move.
6 Groudon: Ms/SB and DT/SB have similar performance. Ms/EQ is good too in Sunny/Clear weather, and DT/EQ is good too in Windy weather.
7 Gengar: legacy SC/SB and SC/Sb are even better than the respective Hex movesets. SP/SB and SP/Sb are slightly worse but still good.
8 Alakazam: Co/FS is almost as good.
9 Blissey: keep in mind that its neutral DPS is only 51% that of Rayquaza (60% in Partly Cloudy). However she’s the queen of TDO, which is good to take down gyms (slowly), but of course not for raids.
10 Lugia: ES/FS is almost as good.
11 Ho-Oh: SW/SB is almost as good.
12 Entei: FF/OH is not optimal but OK.
13 Pinsir: FC/XS is almost as good.
14 Jynx: Co/Av is not optimal but OK.
15 Raikou: TS/Tb and VS/WC are not optimal but OK.
EDIT: Minor Text Fixes™.
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