Ludicolo is a Water and Grass-type Pokémon that appears as a 3-star Raid Boss in Pokémon GO. Serving as the final evolution form of Lotad and Lombre, Ludicolo is a tanky opponent typically equipped with Bubble as a Water-type Fast Move and Solar Beam as its Grass-type Charged Move. While Bubble isn't too much of a threat, Solar Beam's high DPS can be devasting to a Trainer's Raid party if they didn't prepare with the proper counters in Pokémon GO.
As a Water- and Grass-type Pokémon, Ludicolo is highly resistant to Water-type Moves and possesses solid protection against Ground- and Steel-type abilities. On the other hand, this Pokémon's attributes make it significantly vulnerable to Flying-, Poison-, and Bug-type attacks. Accordingly, Trainers will want to gather a party with Ludicolo's three elemental weaknesses in mind. Additionally, before entering any Raid Battle in Pokémon GO, players are advised to ensure all of their party members have full HP prior to the fight. Furthermore, be sure to select the Revive item to see if any potential counters are in the "fainted" category of the player's Pokédex.
The best Mega counters against Ludicolo in a tier-3 Raid Battle are Mega Gengar, Mega Beedrill, or Mega Pidgeot. As for the best Shadow counters, Trainers are recommended to use Shadow Moltres, Shadow Ho-Oh, Shadow Staraptor, Shadow Honchkrow, or Shadow Zapdos. However, not all Pokémon GO players will have these highly rare Mega, Shadow, or Legendary Pokémon in their roster. Therefore, the ideal regular Pokémon for battling against Ludicolo are included below.
How To Defeat Ludicolo In A Pokémon GO Raid
Here are the best standard and budget counters for a 3-star Ludicolo Raid Battle in Pokémon GO, along with their recommended Movesets:
- Roserade: Fast Move: Poison Jab | Charge Move: Sludge Bomb
- Honchkrow: Fast Move: Peck | Charge Move: Sky Attack
- Staraptor: Fast Move: Wing Attack | Charge Move: Brave Bird
- Braviary: Fast Move: Air Slash | Charge Move: Brave Bird
- Unfezant: Fast Move: Air Slash | Charge Move: Sky Attack
- Yanmega: Fast Move: Bug Bite | Charge Move: Bug Buzz
- Gengar - Fast Move: Hex | Charge Move: Sludge Bomb
- Toxicroak: Fast Move: Poison Jab | Charge Move: Sludge Bomb
- Scizor: Fast Move: Fury Cutter | Charge Move: X-Scissor
- Escavalier: Fast Move: Bug Bite | Charge Move: Megahorn
- Victreebel: Fast Move: Acid | Charge Move: Sludge Bomb
While not as effective as those mentioned above, other potential Raid counters for Ludicolo in Pokémon GO include Pinsir, Scyther, Vileplume, Scolipede, and Dragonite.
Pokémon GO is available for Android and iOS.