Piloswine is a Tier 3 Raid Boss in Pokémon Go. It is a big, furry Pokémon which is brown. It has two tusks which are made of ice which don’t look so alarming but looks can be deceiving as they can turn out to be lethal. It doesn’t have a very strong defense which is why you’ll be able to defeat it pretty easily with the help of the right counters. So in this Pokémon Go guide, we are going to talk about the best ways and strategies that you can use to defeat Piloswine in the best way possible.
Piloswine in Pokémon Go
Piloswine is a dual-type Ice and Ground Pokémon with a maximum Raid Boss CP of 14546. It is vulnerable to Fighting, Steel, Fire, Water, and Grass-type attacks. Due to having such a large variety of counters available against it, Piloswine can be easily defeated by two trainers and even be soloed if you are a high-level player with just the right counters.
Piloswine Moveset
The best moves from the moveset of Piloswine are Ice Shard and Avalanche. Both of them have a combined DPS of 52 and it is also the best combination of moves that can be used by you in both Pokémon Gyms and PvP battles if you are using Piloswine. Other options in its move pool include Powder Snow, Stone Edge, and Bulldoze.
Best counters against Piloswine in Pokémon Go
Here’s the list of the best counters that you can use against Piloswine to guarantee a win for yourself.
- Kyogre (Primal): Waterfall/Origin Pulse
- Blaziken (Mega): Counter/Blast Burn
- Charizard (Mega Y): Fire Spin/Blast Burn
- Swampert (Mega): Water Gun/Hydro Cannon
- Sceptile (Mega): Fury Cutter/Frenzy Plant
- Blastoise (Mega): Water Gun/Hydro Cannon
- Terrakion: Double Kick/Sacred Sword
- Kartana: Razor Leaf/Leaf Blade
- Keldeo (Ordinary): Low Kick/Sacred Sword
- Rayquaza (Mega): Dragon Tail/Dragon Ascent
- Reshiram: Fire Fang/Fusion Flare
- Gyarados (Mega): Waterfall/Hydro Pump
- Kyogre: Waterfall/Origin Pulse
- Charizard (Mega X): Fire Spin/Blast Burn
- Metagross: Bullet Punch/Meteor Mash
- Groudon (Primal): Mud Shot/Fire Punch
- Alakazam (Mega): Counter/Focus Blast
- Venusaur (Mega): Vine Whip/Frenzy Plant
- Houndoom (Mega): Fire Fang/Flamethrower
- Lucario: Counter/Aura Sphere
- Zarude: Vine Whip/Power Whip
- Heatran: Fire Spin/Magma Storm
- Conkeldurr: Counter/Dynamic Punch
- Lopunny (Mega): Double Kick/Focus Blast
- Greninja: Water Shuriken/Hydro Cannon
- Volcarona: Fire Spin/Overheat
- Blaziken: Counter/Blast Burn
- Kingler: Bubble/Crabhammer
- Darmanitan (Standard): Fire Fang/Overheat
- Darmanitan: Fire Fang/Overheat
While fighting against Piloswine, you should try to look for Sunny weather as this will boost your counters and provide you with an advantage over your opponent.