Dusk Mane Necrozma Pokémon GO Raid Guide: Weakness & Counters

Dusk Mane Necrozma will be in Pokémon GO Raids during the Necrozma Fusion Raid Day on Saturday December 14. This will be a chance to get your hands on both a Necrozma, and the Solar Fusion Energy you need to fuse it with Solgaleo.

Dusk Mane Necrozma is an incredibly powerful Pokémon. It has its signature move Sunsteel Strike, which comes with a special Adventure Effect. Additionally, that move makes it one of the most powerful Pokémon in the entire game. Don't miss out on grabbing as much Solar Fusion Energy as possible.

Both types of Necrozma fusions will be in Raids, if you're looking for Dawn Wings Necrozma, see our other Pokémon GO Raid guide below.

Dusk Mane Necrozma has a weakness to Dark, Fire, Ghost and Ground-type attacks. It has a whole host of resistances. Dusk Mane Necrozma has a double resistance to Poison and Psychic-type attacks. Additionally, it has a single resistance to Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Grass, Ice, Normal, Rock and Steel-type attacks.

That means having a targeted team that goes after Dusk Mane Necrozma's weaknesses is important, because it has so many resistances. Here are the best Dusk Mane Necrozma counters in Pokémon GO:

There are some really powerful Pokémon to choose from when you are taking on Dusk Mane Necrozma. If you already have a Dawn Wings Necrozma from either the Necrozma Raid Day or Pokémon GO Fest it will be very useful here.

Mega/Primal Evolutions like Primal Groudon, Mega Blaziken and Mega Tyranitar are all good options too. Additionally, even more common Pokémon GO spawns like Hydregion (evolves from Deino) are good picks against Dusk Mane Necrozma. Incineroar, with its Community Day move, Blast Burn is also a string budget choice.

There are lots of really good options for this Raid, so hopefully all Trainers will be able to assemble a good team.

Yes the Necrozma you can encounter after your Raid can be shiny in Pokémon GO. One of the bonuses on the Raid Day is an increased chance to encounter shiny Necrozma. If the Necrozma you fuse is shiny, the Dusk Mane Necrozma will be shiny.

Mega Evolutions can help you get more candy and XL candy with every catch. Having a mega level 3 active that boosts candy for Psychic-types will give you an extra 2 candy per catch, as well as a 25% bonus to your XL candy chance. This is because you encounter Necrozma after the Raid, rather than Dusk Mane Necrozma.

Here are the Pokémon you can Mega Evolve to get more Necrozma candy in Pokémon GO:

Sadly, none of these Pokémon are especially good counters to Dusk Mane Necrozma in Pokémon GO. However, if you were keen to use a Mega Pokémon to get more candy, Mega Rayquaza will be the best pick.

Dusk Mane Necrozma is a very powerful Pokémon. You'll need to make sure you have a good team of Trainers to take this Raid down. Not just so you win, but so you can win quickly. This will get you more Solar Fusion Energy and let you get more Raids in during the Raid Day.

The minimum amount of Trainers you need to take on this Raid is three. However, aim for a group of at least five Trainers if you can. Using Party Play will make it a bit easier to take down these Raids, and you can work towards the new Party Challenges Medal at the same time.

After battling Dusk Mane Necrozma in Pokémon GO, you will encounter the standard version of Necrozma. The IV's of your Necrozma is what the IVs of your Dawn Wings or Dusk Mane Necrozma will be, so getting a good IV Necrozma is really important.

Here are the CP values to keep your eye out for to know if you have a 100% IV Necrozma:

Weather boost can help you save candy, get better IVs and benefit from power boosts on your team. Here are the weather effects to keep an eye on when taking on these raids.

If you're looking for a higher CP Necrozma, keep your eye out for Windy weather in Pokémon GO.

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