While Kartana is the smallest Ultra Beast in Pokémon GO, Celesteela is one of the largest and heaviest Pokémon, standing at around 30 feet tall and weighing over 2,200 pounds. This Steel- and Flying-type Ultra Beast possesses only 39,774 CP, which is surprisingly low for an Ultra Beast Raid Boss. Nevertheless, Celesteela has 175 Att and 169 Def, stats that are still high enough to mandate powerful combatants to take it down. While having high-CP Raid party pocket monsters is important, knowing which elemental types counter Celesteela is just as essential.

To counter Celesteela in a Pokémon GO Ultra Beast Raid, Trainers need pocket monsters that possess Fire- and Electric-type Movesets. Conversely, players should avoid using Ground-, Normal-, Flying-, Steel-, Psychic-, Dragon-, Fairy, Poison-, Bug-, and Grass-type Moves against this Ultra Beast Raid Boss. If Trainers have Legendaries, Ultra Beasts, or Mega variants with Fire- and Electric-type Movesets in their roster, soloing the Celesteela Raid should be feasible. However, those who only own more common counters will need to enter the Raid with three or more Raid members to defeat the Ultra Beast.

Related: Tepig Pokémon GO: Raid Guide (Counters, Movesets)

Best Counters for Celesteela in Pokémon GO

Face Off Against Celesteela in a Pokémon GO Raid

According to Pokebattler, the best counters for Celesteela in Pokémon GO are Mega Charizard Y, Shadow Electivire, Ho-Oh, Xurkitree, Entei, Raikou, and Zapdos. While each of these picks has its optimal Moveset, they should be capable of taking down Celesteela with ease as long as their Moves include Fire- and Electric-type attacks, such as a Mega Manectric in Pokémon GO. As for newcomers or casual players who do not own any of the recommendations above, the index below provides a list of pocket monsters that can deal Super Effective damage to Celesteela in a Raid Battle:

No.

Pokémon

Type

Evolution Requirement(s)

Best Moveset against Celesteela

1

Darmanitan

Fire

  • Evolve: Darumaka
  • Required Candy: 50

  • Fast Move: Fire Fang
  • Charge Move: Overheat

2

Blaziken

Fire and Fighting

  • Evolve: Torchic and Combusken
  • Required Candy: 125

  • Fast Move: Fire Spin
  • Charge Move: Blast Burn

3

Chandelure

Fire and Ghost

  • Evolve: Litwick and Lampent
  • Required Candy: 125
  • Evolution Item: Unova Stone

  • Fast Move: Incinerate
  • Charge Move: Overheat

4

Emboar

Fire and Fighting

  • Evolve: Tepig and Pignite
  • Required Candy: 125

  • Fast Move: Ember
  • Charge Move: Blast Burn

5

Electivire

Electric

  • Fast Move: Thunder Shock
  • Charge Move: Wild Charge

6

Magnezone

Electric and Steel

  • Evolve: Magnemite and Magneton
  • Required Candy: 125

  • Fast Move: Spark
  • Charge Move: Wild Charge

7

Vikavolt

Electric and Bug

  • Evolve: Grubbin and Charjabug
  • Required Candy: 125

  • Fast Move: Spark
  • Charge Move: Discharge

More: Mankey Pokémon GO: Raid Guide (Counters, Movesets)

Source: Pokebattler

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