Hello students! My name is Professor Geekbeak, and today, I wish to draw attention to Lunala. While Lunala in their base form may not be the strongest compared to others, it is REQUIRED to have a Lunala to get your hands on Necrozma – Dawn Wings, so this Lunala is definitely worth the catch if you don’t have one already. Grab your notebooks, class is in session. For those who wish to do their research independently, our raw data can be found here. And for those who wish for a simple visual guide, go ahead and take a look at the below visual guide by CaptGoldfish.

NOTE: Some visual guides will be outdated for the duration of GO FEST. They will remain mostly accurate, but lack modern counters, such as the Mega Mewtwo duo, or Eternatus. Not only that, please note that some raids will not be covered in an article for GO FEST, due to the sheer volume. Our team has decided that the best call is to only cover raids who are within the top 10 counters in their type. If you’re looking for a counter that does not have an article, feel free to use pokebattler.com

Course Schedule

This counter is one of many GO FEST raids. There are too many to put a coherent schedule here, but rest assured, pretty much every legendary, mega, and shadow under the sun will be going at some point. Look to your local GO FEST event or the Pokebattler.com raid schedule to see exactly what raids will be going.

Lunala boasts two doubly weak targets, being Ghost and Dark. However, please note that Lunala knows both a Ghost and Fairy charge move, both of which can hit Ghost and Dark types pretty hard, so caution is advised.

Effectiveness	Types
Double Resist (0.4x)	Normal
Resist (0.6x)	Poison Psychic
Neutral	Flying Ground Rock Bug Steel Fire Water Grass Electric Ice Dragon Fairy
Super Effective (1.6x)	—
Double Super Effective (2.6x)	Ghost Dark

Lunala’s moveset includes the following charge moves:

• Shadow Ball
• Moonblast
• Psychic
• Future Sight

The Dean’s List consists of the top 5 counters to Lunala. As always, the Valedictorian, Salutatorian, and the Third Ranked will have their best moveset alternatives in a table with their rankings and a table detailing their defensive prowess against the charge moves listed above.

Mega Tyranitar A

Best Moveset: Bite / Brutal Swing

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★★★☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Bite	Brutal Swing	100%
Bite	Crunch	83%
Smack Down	Brutal Swing	75%
Dragon Breath	Brutal Swing	75%
Iron Tail	Brutal Swing	70%
Bite	Stone Edge	65%

Shadow Tyranitar A

Best Moveset: Bite / Brutal Swing

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★★☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Bite	Brutal Swing	100%
Bite	Crunch	82%
Smack Down	Brutal Swing	76%
Dragon Breath	Brutal Swing	76%
Iron Tail	Brutal Swing	70%
Bite	Stone Edge	64%

Mega Mewtwo Y A

Best Moveset: Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball	100%
Confusion	Shadow Ball	87%
Counter	Shadow Ball	80%
Psycho Cut	Thunderbolt	41%
Psycho Cut	Flamethrower	38%
Confusion	Thunderbolt	38%

Defensive Grades for Top 3

Boss Move
Shadow Ball	🛡	🛡	⚔
Moonblast	⚔	⚔	—
Future Sight	🛡🛡	🛡🛡	🛡
Psychic	🛡🛡	🛡🛡	🛡

Mega Absol A

Best Moveset: Snarl / Brutal Swing

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Hydreigon A

Best Moveset: Bite / Brutal Swing

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Also Noteworthy: A: Shadow Darkrai

We here at Pokebattler Pokémon Research Institute can’t expect you to have the best counters every time. So, here are some of our other best options, most of which will be easier to find than the members of the Dean’s List.

Mega Mewtwo X A

Best Moveset: Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Houndoom A

Best Moveset: Snarl / Foul Play

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★★☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Absol A

Best Moveset: Snarl / Brutal Swing

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Necrozma - Dawn Wings A

Best Moveset: Shadow Claw / Moongeist Beam

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★★☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Weavile A

Best Moveset: Snarl / Foul Play

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Of course, besides our 10 best counters, there are plenty of Pokémon that also work against Lunala. Here are a few star choices, worthy of praise.

A	Mega SalamenceMega GengarTyranitarShadow HoundoomDarkraiShadow SalamenceKingambitLunalaMega BanetteMega GyaradosHydreigonGholdengoShadow MewtwoAbsolIncineroarGiratina OriginShadow HonchkrowShadow GiratinaShadow Chandelure

Sometimes, the weather can be your most powerful ally. In certain weather conditions, certain Pokémon on our list excel. The most transformative cases are noted below.

Fog

Shadow Darkrai (1.0)Mega Houndoom (1.0)Mega Mewtwo X (1.1)

Overall, Lunala is a simple (if difficult) foe. Having those two different super weak spots makes picking counters easy, but watching for charge moves is very important, since even if you’re punching hard, Lunala can punch back just as hard in the right circumstances. Of course, if you wish to do more research on your box’s best Pokémon for the job, Pokebattler.com itself can be a great help! Remember, the best counter is the one you have powered up and ready to go. I grant extra credit to those who use their best friend bonus and the weather to their advantage. Class dismissed!