Hello students! My name is Professor Noctowl, and today, I wish to draw attention to Kartana. Kartana is one of the strongest Ultra Beasts, dealing with most Pokemon with ease. 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.

Course Schedule

This raid takes place from June 24th to June 30th. It will be preceded by Mega Scizor and Necrozma, coincide with Mega Pidgeot and Celesteela, and be followed by a slew of GO FEST raids. Note that Kartana and Celesteela are both regional raids, with Kartana existing in the Northern Hemisphere.

Note that Kartana knows Aerial Ace and Sacred Sword, both of which can hit hard on some of the strongest Fire types.

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

Kartana’s moveset includes the following charge moves:

• Aerial Ace
• Night Slash
• X-Scissor
• Leaf Blade
• Sacred Sword

The Dean’s List consists of the top 5 counters to Kartana. 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 Charizard Y A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Blast Burn

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★★★★☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Fire Spin	Blast Burn	100%
Ember	Blast Burn	96%
Fire Spin	Overheat	91%
Fire Spin	Flamethrower	86%
Fire Spin	Fire Blast	85%
Ember	Overheat	84%

Mega Blaziken A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Blast Burn

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Fire Spin	Blast Burn	100%
Ember	Blast Burn	94%
Fire Spin	Blaze Kick	94%
Counter	Blast Burn	88%
Fire Spin	Overheat	87%
Ember	Blaze Kick	86%

Shadow Heatran A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Magma Storm

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Fire Spin	Magma Storm	100%
Fire Spin	Flamethrower	91%
Fire Spin	Fire Blast	89%
Bug Bite	Magma Storm	84%
Bug Bite	Flamethrower	67%
Bug Bite	Fire Blast	63%

Defensive Grades for Top 3

Boss Move
Aerial Ace	—	⚔	🛡
Sacred Sword	🛡	—	⚔
Night Slash	—	🛡	—
Leaf Blade	🛡🛡	🛡	🛡🛡
X-Scissor	🛡🛡	🛡🛡	🛡🛡

Blacephalon A

Best Moveset: Incinerate / Mind Blown

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Reshiram A

Best Moveset: Fire Fang / Fusion Flare

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★★☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Also Noteworthy: A: Shadow Moltres

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 Charizard X A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Blast Burn

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★★☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Ho-Oh A

Best Moveset: Incinerate / Sacred Fire+

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Charizard A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Blast Burn

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Chandelure A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Overheat

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Entei A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Overheat

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

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

A	Shadow DarmanitanShadow BlazikenShadow EmboarShadow TyphlosionHeatranMega HoundoomCinderaceHo-OhShadow InfernapeVolcaronaShadow ArcanineShadow MagmortarMoltresShadow SalamenceChandelureMega SalamenceDarmanitanCharizardDelphox

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.

Sunny/Clear

Mega Charizard X (0.9)Shadow Moltres (0.9)Shadow Ho-Oh (1.0)

Overall, Kartana is a tough raid. Despite having a decent amount of weaknesses, the moves that Kartana has access to covers those weaknesses with ease. 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!