Rockruff Pokemon GO Raid Guide, Weakness, Counters, Shiny Status
Niantic has announced that Pokemon Go Season of Alola will be kicking off tomorrow, adding Rockruff and a plethora of other Pokemon in the game.
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There are some major changes happening in the game from tomorrow onwards, such as the inclusion of new special research, Pokemon, and a variety of other stuff. Here is all you need to know about the weaknesses, counters, and shiny status of Rockruff.
Rockruff Weakness
Rockruff is a Rock-type Pokemon that was added in Generation VII. When it comes to its weaknesses, there are quite a lot of them. It is susceptible to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-type moves. These types deal 1.6 times the damage you will deal with other types. Moreover, it is resistant to Fire, Flying, Poison, and Normal-type moves. In short, you should be using more of the former and avoiding the latter completely.
Can Rockruff be shiny?
As always fans want to know if there is a shiny Rockruff in the game. Well, the good news is that Shiny Rockruff does exist in the game. The odds are pretty low as usual, so you will still have a hard time finding the shiny variants.
Rockruff Raid Guide and Best Counters
Rockruff has a lot of weaknesses, so you will get many options to choose from during the Pokemon GO raid battles. Here are the best Mega Pokemon against it.
- Mega Blastoise– Water Gun/Hydro Cannon
- Mega Gyrados– Waterfall/Hydro Pump
- Mega Venusaur– Vine Whip/Frenzy Plant
- Mega Lopunny – Low Kick/Focus Blast
- Mega Gengar– Lick/Shadow Ball
Lastly, here are the other Pokemon that you need to have along with you in Rockruff raids.
- Lucario– Counter/Aura Sphere
- Metagross– Bullet Punch/Meteor Mash
- Conkeldurr– Counter/Dynamic Punch
- Zarude– Whine Whip/Power Whip
- Incarnate Landorus – Mud Shot/Earth Power
- Kyogre– Waterfall/Hydro Pump
- Therian Landorus – Mud Shot/Earthquake
- Excadrill– Metal Claw/Earthquake
- Machamp– Counter/Dynamic Punch
- Dialga– Metal Claw/Iron Head
