Therian Thundurus Pokémon GO Raid Guide: weakness, counters, hundo CP

Thundurus, in the Therian Forme is back in Pokémon GO Raids on February 26 as part of the Road to Unova event. This will include a special Raid hour from 6 p.m until 7 p.m.

Thundurus has two Formes in Pokémon GO, the Incarnate and Therian. The Therian forme is a lot stronger, and places Therian Forme Thundurus amongst the very best Electric-type Pokémon in the game. It sits as the third best non-mega/non-shadow Electric-type, and is better than Mega Ampharos and Raikou!

That makes these Raids very worthwhile. So, here is everything you need to know to battle Therian Thundurus in Pokémon GO.

Therian Thundurus has a weakness to Ice and Rock-type attacks in Pokémon GO. It has several resistances, which are to Bug, Fighting, Flying, Grass, Ground and Steel-type attacks.

Here are the best counters you can use when raiding for Therian Thundurus in Pokémon GO.

The two very best Therian Forme Thundurus counters in Pokémon GO aren't listed yet. These are Black Kyurem and White Kyurem. These won't yet be avaliable to most Trainers on the 26th. Only those who headed to an in-person Unova Tour event will have access to these fearsome Pokémon. So, we haven't included these but use them if you do have them.

However, there are still a lot of recently avaliable Pokémon that are good counters to use against Therian Forme Thundurus in the game. You can get Galarian Darmanitan from 7 km Eggs, Mamoswine, Rampardos and Rhyperior are all also easily avaliable in game at the moment. These are all good budget options that should be cheaper to power up, with candy more common to have than for Legendary Pokémon.

Then, Terrakion which is a good Therian Thundurus counter was in Raids yesterday, and Mega Aerodactyl returned to Mega Raids recently, as did Mega Tyranitar. Getting a team together to battle this Pokémon should be straight forward.

Yes, Therian Thundurus can be shiny after the Raid.

Mega Evolutions can help you get more candy and XL candy with every catch. Having a mega level 3 active that boosts candy for Flying and Electric-types will give you an extra 2 candy per catch, as well as a 25% bonus to your XL candy chance.

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

Mega Rayquaza is a good Therian Forme Thundurus counter. However, it does more than just take this Pokémon down. On top of that, you can also get bonus XP, candy and candy XL for having a Mega Rayquaza active when you take on this Raid.

Therian Thundurus is pretty easy to beat in Pokémon GO. You can beat Therian Thundurus as a duo, especially if you have Party Power active.

However, for those of you with lower level Pokémon or who just want to play it safe - aim for a group of about five Trainers.

Here are those all important hundo CP values for after your Therian Thundurus Raid in Pokémon GO:

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.

Windy or Rainy weather will give you a higher CP Therian Thundurus after this Pokémon GO Raid.

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