Hello students! My name is Professor Geekbeak, and today, I wish to draw attention to Primal Kyogre. Both of these troubled primal elemental siblings are strong in their typings, being the best option in most cases. Even if their individual stats were not top-notch, the primal boost makes it very worthwhile to bring them along. 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NOTE: Some visual guides will be outdated for the duration of GO FEST.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.

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.

Grass type Pokemon should concern themselves with Blizzard and Avalanche being in the move pool.

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

Primal Kyogre’s moveset includes the following charge moves:

• Blizzard
• Thunder
• Hydro Pump
• Avalanche
• Surf
• Return
• Origin Pulse

The Dean’s List consists of the top 5 counters to Primal Kyogre. 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 Mewtwo Y A

Best Moveset: Psycho Cut / Thunderbolt

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★★★★★

4

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Psycho Cut	Thunderbolt	100%
Confusion	Thunderbolt	97%
Counter	Thunderbolt	92%
Psycho Cut	Psystrike	92%
Confusion	Psystrike	90%
Counter	Psystrike	85%

Mega Mewtwo X A

Best Moveset: Psycho Cut / Thunderbolt

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★★★★☆

5

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Psycho Cut	Thunderbolt	100%
Counter	Thunderbolt	99%
Confusion	Thunderbolt	96%
Counter	Psystrike	92%
Psycho Cut	Psystrike	91%
Confusion	Psystrike	89%

Mega Venusaur A

Best Moveset: Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★★☆☆☆

5

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant	100%
Razor Leaf	Frenzy Plant	91%
Vine Whip	Petal Blizzard	84%
Vine Whip	Solar Beam	80%
Razor Leaf	Petal Blizzard	77%
Razor Leaf	Solar Beam	76%

Defensive Grades for Top 3

Boss Move
Blizzard	—	—	⚔
Avalanche	—	—	⚔
Hydro Pump	—	—	🛡
Surf	—	—	🛡
Thunder	—	—	🛡

Shadow Raikou A

Best Moveset: Thunder Shock / Wild Charge

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

5

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Regigigas A

Best Moveset: Hidden Power / Crush Grip

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

5

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Also Noteworthy: A: Eternatus

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.

Zarude A

Best Moveset: Vine Whip / Power Whip

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★☆☆☆

5

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Kartana A

Best Moveset: Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

5

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Chesnaught A

Best Moveset: Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

5

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Sceptile A

Best Moveset: Bullet Seed / Frenzy Plant

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

5

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Electivire A

Best Moveset: Thunder Shock / Wild Charge

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★★☆☆☆

5

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

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

A	Shadow MagnezoneXurkitreeShadow TangrowthZekromMega ManectricBlack KyuremRaikouRegigigasShadow ZapdosShadow MewtwoRillaboomMega RayquazaMega VictreebelShadow LuxrayNecrozma - Dawn WingsMega AmpharosShadow VikavoltMeowscaradaChesnaught

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

Zarude (3.7)Kartana (3.7)Mega Sceptile (3.7)

Rainy

Zekrom (3.8)Shadow Magnezone (4.0)Mega Manectric (4.0)

Cloudy

Eternatus (4.2)

Windy

Eternatus (3.8)Mega Rayquaza (4.3)Black Kyurem (4.3)

Overall, Primal Kyogre will be quite the strong addition. The raid has recently decreased in difficulty due to both of the Mega Mewtwo duo knowing Thunderbolt, so it will be a cinch to get your hands on the primal water pokemon. 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!