Defeat Gigantamax Rillaboom in Pokémon GO Raids

Gigantamax Rillaboom is appearing in Pokémon GO for a limited time. This guide will help you defeat it.

Rillaboom will appear during the weekend portion of the “Serene Retreat” event, from May 31 at 6 a.m. until June 1 at 9 p.m. local time.

Gigantamax Rillaboom Weaknesses

Rillaboom is a pure grass-type Pokémon, making it vulnerable to flying-, poison-, bug-, fire-, and ice-type moves.

Avoid using ground-,water-,grass-,and electric-type moves,as Rillaboom resists them. Only use them if thay charge your max meter quickly.

Top Pokémon Counters for Gigantamax Rillaboom

Consider using these Pokémon in your battle party:

• Gigantamax Charizard with Fire Spin or Dragon Breath (G-Max Wildfire)
• Dynamax Darmanitan with Fire Fang (Max Flare)
• dynamax Moltres with Wind Attack (Max Airstream)
• Dynamax Cinderace with Fire Spin (Max Flare)

Dragon Breath is a faster attack, making it useful for building the meter. A strong fire-type Pokémon is generally effective against Rillaboom.

For defense, consider these Pokémon:

• Dynamax Blissey with Pound
• Dynamax Corviknight with Sand Attack
• Dynamax Butterfree with Bug Bite
• Dynamax/Gigantamax Venusaur with Vine Whip

These Pokémon can withstand Rillaboom’s attacks while generating energy with their fast attacks.

Dynamax Corviknight may not be worth the investment unless you have a lot of Rookidee Candy.Butterfree resists grass-type moves.Blissey is a reliable choice if available.

If your Gigantamax Gengar is stronger than your Dynamax Darmanitan, use Gengar.

General Tips for Gigantamax Rillaboom Battles

Here are some tips to help you succeed in Max Battles:

• Ensure you have enough players. More players increase your chances of defeating Rillaboom.
• Use Max spirit and Max Guard. These moves provide healing and defense.max Guard focuses damage and reduces it, while Max Spirit heals the party.
• use super effective moves when Dynamaxing. Dynamax Pokémon’s max moves depend on their fast move type. Swap to a Pokémon with a super effective move before Dynamaxing.
• Focus on fast moves. Spam fast moves to build the Dynamax meter. Using charge moves can reduce your damage output.
• Level up your Pokémon. You don’t need to max out all your Dynamax Pokémon, but power them up as much as possible.
• Come prepared. Bring helpful Pokémon to contribute to the team effort.
• Shiny Rillaboom is not available. Grookey’s shiny form has not been added to the game yet.