Gothorita Raid Guide
Psychic
Gothorita is an easy Tier 3 raid boss to defeat, with a CP value of 11820. 2 trainers should be more than enough to defeat Gothorita in the raid. Gothorita is vulnerable to Bug, Ghost, Dark type moves and mainly weaker to Pokémon such as Giratina, Yveltal, Volcarona, Darkrai, Hydreigon.
Gothorita can obtain below CP values when defeated.
- 1075 - 1146 CP during Windy weather conditions.
- 860 - 916 CP during other weather conditions.
Gothorita is not available at the moment in raids and the last recently available date was September 29, 2021.
Weather boost
Gothorita raids will be boosted during Windy weather conditions.
Psychic type Damage Relations
| Double damage from: | Bug | ||
| Double damage to: | Fighting | ||
| Half damage from: | Fighting | ||
| Half damage to: | Steel | ||
| No damage from: | - | ||
| No damage to: | Dark | ||
Gothorita Raid Counters
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Giratina
Giratina is a Ghost, Dragon type Pokémon with charged moves: Shadow Sneak (Ghost , DPS 17.2) and fast moves: Shadow Claw (Ghost, DPS 12.9) which are effective against Gothorita.
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Yveltal
Yveltal is a Dark, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse (Dark , DPS 26.7) and fast moves: Snarl (Dark, DPS 10.9) Sucker Punch (Dark, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Gothorita.
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Volcarona
Volcarona is a Bug, Fire type Pokémon with charged moves: Bug Buzz (Bug , DPS 24.3) and fast moves: Bug Bite (Bug, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Gothorita.
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Darkrai
Darkrai is a Dark type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse (Dark , DPS 26.7) Shadow Ball (Ghost , DPS 33.3) and fast moves: Feint Attack (Dark, DPS 11.1) Snarl (Dark, DPS 10.9) which are effective against Gothorita.
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Hydreigon
Hydreigon is a Dark, Dragon type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse (Dark , DPS 26.7) and fast moves: Bite (Dark, DPS 12.0) which are effective against Gothorita.
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Genesect
Genesect is a Bug, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: X-Scissor (Bug , DPS 28.1) and fast moves: Fury Cutter (Bug, DPS 7.5) which are effective against Gothorita.
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Heracross
Heracross is a Bug, Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Megahorn (Bug , DPS 40.9) and fast moves: Struggle Bug (Bug, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Gothorita.
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Chandelure
Chandelure is a Ghost, Fire type Pokémon with charged moves: Shadow Ball (Ghost , DPS 33.3) and fast moves: Hex (Ghost, DPS 8.3) which are effective against Gothorita.
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Yanmega
Yanmega is a Bug, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Bug Buzz (Bug , DPS 24.3) and fast moves: Bug Bite (Bug, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Gothorita.
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Weavile
Weavile is a Dark, Ice type Pokémon with charged moves: Foul Play (Dark , DPS 35.0) and fast moves: Feint Attack (Dark, DPS 11.1) Snarl (Dark, DPS 10.9) which are effective against Gothorita.
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Scizor
Scizor is a Bug, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: Night Slash (Dark , DPS 22.7) X-Scissor (Bug , DPS 28.1) and fast moves: Fury Cutter (Bug, DPS 7.5) which are effective against Gothorita.
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Pinsir
Pinsir is a Bug type Pokémon with charged moves: X-Scissor (Bug , DPS 28.1) and fast moves: Bug Bite (Bug, DPS 10.0) Fury Cutter (Bug, DPS 7.5) which are effective against Gothorita.
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Bisharp
Bisharp is a Dark, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse (Dark , DPS 26.7) X-Scissor (Bug , DPS 28.1) and fast moves: Snarl (Dark, DPS 10.9) which are effective against Gothorita.
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Escavalier
Escavalier is a Bug, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: Megahorn (Bug , DPS 40.9) and fast moves: Bug Bite (Bug, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Gothorita.
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Gengar
Gengar is a Ghost, Poison type Pokémon with charged moves: Shadow Ball (Ghost , DPS 33.3) and fast moves: Hex (Ghost, DPS 8.3) Shadow Claw (Ghost, DPS 12.9) Sucker Punch (Dark, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Gothorita.
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Honchkrow
Honchkrow is a Dark, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse (Dark , DPS 26.7) and fast moves: Snarl (Dark, DPS 10.9) which are effective against Gothorita.
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Durant
Durant is a Bug, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: X-Scissor (Bug , DPS 28.1) and fast moves: Bug Bite (Bug, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Gothorita.
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Houndoom
Houndoom is a Dark, Fire type Pokémon with charged moves: Crunch (Dark , DPS 21.9) Foul Play (Dark , DPS 35.0) and fast moves: Snarl (Dark, DPS 10.9) which are effective against Gothorita.
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Mismagius
Mismagius is a Ghost type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse (Dark , DPS 26.7) Shadow Ball (Ghost , DPS 33.3) and fast moves: Hex (Ghost, DPS 8.3) Sucker Punch (Dark, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Gothorita.
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Scyther
Scyther is a Bug, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Night Slash (Dark , DPS 22.7) X-Scissor (Bug , DPS 28.1) and fast moves: Fury Cutter (Bug, DPS 7.5) which are effective against Gothorita.
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Crustle
Crustle is a Bug, Rock type Pokémon with charged moves: X-Scissor (Bug , DPS 28.1) and fast moves: Fury Cutter (Bug, DPS 7.5) which are effective against Gothorita.
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Trevenant
Trevenant is a Ghost, Grass type Pokémon with charged moves: Foul Play (Dark , DPS 35.0) Shadow Ball (Ghost , DPS 33.3) and fast moves: Shadow Claw (Ghost, DPS 12.9) Sucker Punch (Dark, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Gothorita.
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Drifblim
Drifblim is a Ghost, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Ominous Wind (Ghost , DPS 21.7) Shadow Ball (Ghost , DPS 33.3) and fast moves: Astonish (Ghost, DPS 7.3) Hex (Ghost, DPS 8.3) which are effective against Gothorita.
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Leavanny
Leavanny is a Bug, Grass type Pokémon with charged moves: Silver Wind (Bug , DPS 18.9) X-Scissor (Bug , DPS 28.1) and fast moves: Bug Bite (Bug, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Gothorita.
Gothorita Mega counters
Mega Absol, Mega Banette, Mega Beedrill, Mega Gengar, Mega Gyarados, Mega Houndoom, Mega Sableye, Mega Scizor, Mega Sharpedo are best Mega counters to battle with Gothorita if you have Mega evolved Pokemon or Mega candy.
Gothorita shadow counters
Calyrex - Shadow Rider, Shadow Absol, Shadow Alolan Raticate, Shadow Alolan Rattata, Shadow Anorith, Shadow Armaldo, Shadow Banette, Shadow Beedrill, Shadow Cacturne, Shadow Carvanha, Shadow Drapion, Shadow Dusclops, Shadow Dusknoir, Shadow Duskull, Shadow Forretress, Shadow Honchkrow, Shadow Houndoom, Shadow Houndour, Shadow Kakuna, Shadow Mightyena, Shadow Misdreavus, Shadow Mismagius, Shadow Murkrow, Shadow Nuzleaf, Shadow Pineco, Shadow Pinsir, Shadow Poochyena, Shadow Sableye, Shadow Scizor, Shadow Scyther, Shadow Sharpedo, Shadow Shiftry, Shadow Shuckle, Shadow Shuppet, Shadow Skorupi, Shadow Skuntank, Shadow Sneasel, Shadow Stunky, Shadow Tyranitar, Shadow Venomoth, Shadow Venonat, Shadow Weavile, Shadow Weedle are best Shadow counters to battle with Gothorita.
Gothorita moves set
Gothorita will use below moves during the battle.
| Move | Method | Type | DPS |
| Confusion | Fast | Psychic | 12.5 |
| Future Sight | Charged | Psychic | 44.4 |
| Pound | Fast | Normal | 11.7 |
| Psybeam | Charged | Psychic | 21.9 |
| Psychic | Charged | Psychic | 35.7 |
Gothorita raids weather impact
Here is how each weather condition boosts Gothorita moves and impacts your Pokemon during the battle with Gothorita.
| Weather | Boosted moves | Impact |
| Cloudy | Great for battle | |
| Fog | Great for battle | |
| Partly cloudy | Boosts Pound | Great for battle |
| Rainy | Great for battle | |
| Snow | Great for battle | |
| Sunny / clear | Great for battle | |
| Windy | Boosts Confusion Boosts Future Sight Boosts Psybeam Boosts Psychic | Confusion is bad for Ghost type Pokemon, Confusion is bad for Dark type Pokemon, Confusion is bad for Bug type Pokemon Future Sight is bad for Ghost type Pokemon, Future Sight is bad for Dark type Pokemon, Future Sight is bad for Bug type Pokemon Psybeam is bad for Ghost type Pokemon, Psybeam is bad for Dark type Pokemon, Psybeam is bad for Bug type Pokemon Psychic is bad for Ghost type Pokemon, Psychic is bad for Dark type Pokemon, Psychic is bad for Bug type Pokemon |
Gothorita stats
| Attack: | 137 | ||
| Defence: | 160 | ||
| HP: | |||
| Max CP (level 50): | 1689 | ||
| Max HP (level 50): | 115 | ||
Shiny Gothorita
Shiny Gothorita is not obtainable from raids.