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Incarnate Forme Tornadus: Strengths And Weaknesses
Incarnate Forme Tornadus: Best Counter Picks
Pokemon Go gives you the opportunity to obtain several Legendary Pokemon that have been introduced throughout their franchise's history. This is mainly through their Raiding feature, pitting you against these Legendary Pokemon in Five-Star Raids, difficult, cooperative PvE battles that reward you with a chance to catch the Raid Pokemon.
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One Legendary that can be caught through this feature is Incarnate Forme Tornadus, a powerful Flying-type Pokemon that was first introduced in Pokemon's fifth generation. To ensure that you are not defeated in this tough encounter, we have put together a complete guide covering every aspect of this Raid.
Recommended Group Size
Although this Legendary Pokemon proves to be a tough opponent, this Five-Star Raid does not require the help of an unreasonably large group of players. If the members of your Raid team are using strong Pokemon that counter Incarnate Forme Tornadus, it should only take three to five Trainers to defeat it within the time constraints.
If you are going into this encounter with a smaller group size, it is recommended that you either Mega Evolve or Primal Revert one of the Pokemon in your Raid party.
This will help increase your group's overall damage output, boosting all attacks of specific types, determined by which Pokemon you have transformed for this Raid.
If you can gather a larger group than this, it is recommended, but we understand that this isn't always possible. That being said, the more players you're attempting this Raid with, the higher chances you will have of successfully completing it, helping to guarantee that you come out of it with all possible rewards.
Incarnate Forme Tornadus: Strengths And Weaknesses
Like with any Raid battle, it is essential that you're putting together a team of Pokemon based on the specific strengths and weaknesses of the Raid Pokemon, in this case, Incarnate Forme Tornadus. Although this Legendary Pokemon is a sole Flying-type Pokemon, there are several types of attacks that this Pokemon is either resistant to or weak against.
For this specific Raid battle, Incarnate Forme Tornadus has more resistances to be aware of compared to its weaknesses. There are four different attack types that you'll want to steer clear of in this encounter: Fighting, Bug, Grass, and Ground.
Like with any battle against a Flying-type Pokemon, Ground-type attacks are extremely ineffective compared to others.
Pokemon that use moves of this type will only deal 39 percent of the damage that they would typically deal.
Now looking at Incarnate Forme Tornadus's vulnerabilities, there are three different attacks types that you'll ideally want to use and take advantage of. These types are Electric, Rock, and Ice, dealing significantly more damage than attacks of other types in this specific Raid battle.
Regardless of the type of attack you are using against this Legendary Pokemon, it's useful to make sure that you're benefiting from Same Type Attack Bonus, or STAB.
This bonus is activated when the attacks that you're using match the type of the user, granting you an increase in their overall damage.
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Incarnate Forme Tornadus: Best Counter Picks
If possible, you will want to make sure you're taking on Incarnate Forme Tornadus with a team strictly made up of Electric, Rock, and Ground types. Due to the super effectiveness of these three attack types, this proves to be the best option when it comes to this specific Raid battle.
Although most powerful Pokemon of these three types will do just fine in this encounter, we have put together a list of the top Incarnate Forme Tornadus counters currently available in Pokemon Go. This includes Electric, Rock, and Ice types, accompanied by their ideal move set against this specific opponent.
Electric-Type Counter Picks | |
|---|---|
Pokemon | Recommended Moves |
Shadow Raikou | Fast Attack: Thunder Shock |
Charged Attack: Wild Charge | |
Mega Manectric | Fast Attack: Thunder Fang |
Charged Attack: Wild Charge | |
Xurkitree | Fast Attack: Spark |
Charged Attack: Discharge | |
Shadow Zapdos | Fast Attack: Thunder Shock |
Charged Attack: Thunderbolt | |
Shadow Magnezone | Fast Attack: Spark |
Charged Attack: Wild Charge | |
Zekrom | Fast Attack: Charge Beam |
Charged Attack: Fusion Bolt | |
Thundurus (Therian Forme) | Fast Attack: Volt Switch |
Charged Attack: Thunderbolt | |
Shadow Electivire | Fast Attack: Thunder Shock |
Charged Attack: Wild Charge | |
Rock-Type Counter Picks | |
|---|---|
Pokemon | Recommended Moves |
Mega Aerodactyl | Fast Attack: Rock Throw |
Charged Attack: Rock Slide | |
Shadow Tyranitar | Fast Attack: Smack Down |
Charged Attack: Stone Edge | |
Rampardos | Fast Attack: Smack Down |
Charged Attack: Rock Slide | |
Tyrantrum | Fast Attack: Rock Throw |
Charged Attack: Meteor Beam | |
Rhyperior | Fast Attack: Smack Down |
Charged Attack: Rock Wrecker | |
Shadow Aggron | Fast Attack: Smack Down |
Charged Attack: Rock Slide | |
Terrakion | Fast Attack: Smack Down |
Charged Attack: Rock Slide | |
Gigalith | Fast Attack: Smack Down |
Charged Attack: Meteor Beam | |
Ice-Type Counter Picks | |
|---|---|
Pokemon | Recommended Moves |
Shadow Mamoswine | Fast Attack: Powder Snow |
Charged Attack: Avalanche | |
Shadow Weavile | Fast Attack: Ice Shard |
Charged Attack: Avalanche | |
Mega Glalie | Fast Attack: Frost Breath |
Charged Attack: Avalanche | |
Galarian Darmanitan | Fast Attack: Ice Fang |
Charged Attack: Avalanche | |
Mega Abomasnow | Fast Attack: Powder Snow |
Charged Attack: Weather Ball | |
Glaceon | Fast Attack: Frost Breath |
Charged Attack: Avalanche | |
Kyurem | Fast Attack: Dragon Breath |
Charged Attack: Glaciate | |
Avalugg | Fast Attack: Ice Fang |
Charged Attack: Avalanche | |
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