Cherubi counters

#0420

grassTier 1

Lobby CP

3,116

600

Timer

3:00

Attack

Defense

Difficulty

0.05

Pokebattler scale

Beating Cherubi should take 1 trainer with level 40 counters. Caught CP 499-542.

Weak toflying1.6xpoison1.6xbug1.6xfire1.6xice1.6x

Who to bring

IncludeMega Legendary Shadow

Improve your raidweather · friendship · Mega in the lobby · Party Power · Adventure EffectsShow ▾

Weather

★ boosts a type this boss is weak to

No boost Sunny or clear ★Rainy ★Partly cloudy Cloudy ★Windy ★Snow ★Fog

Friendship

every trainer in the lobby who is your friend

None Good friend (+3%)Great friend (+5%)Ultra friend (+7%)Best friend (+10%)

Mega in the lobby

a Mega boosts every trainer's attacks: 1.3x of its own type, 1.1x of others

Try a Flying Mega — most top counters attack with Flying

Party Power

Party Play: the charged move after a full meter does 2x

Off 2 trainers 3 trainers 4 trainers

Adventure Effects

only these three change a raid

Behemoth Blade (+10% attack)Behemoth Bash (+10% defense)Dynamic Punch+ (+15% attack vs Mega)

Of the game's eleven Adventure Effects only Behemoth Blade (Crowned Sword Zacian), Behemoth Bash (Crowned Shield Zamazenta) and Dynamic Punch+ (Mega Mewtwo X) change a raid; Roar of Time, Spacial Rend, Freeze Shock, Ice Burn, Sunsteel Strike, Moongeist Beam, Future Sight+ and Dynamax Cannon act outside raids. Dynamic Punch+ only counts against a Mega boss, so it changes nothing here. Sources: the full list, Behemoth Blade / Bash, Dynamic Punch+.

Best counters

Mega, Legendary, Shadow · level 40

The best Cherubi counters are Shadow Salamence, Mega Salamence, Shadow Moltres, Shadow Emboar, Shadow Blaziken & Shadow Toucannon.

Suggested party of sixat most one Mega

S. Salamence
M. Salamence
S. Moltres
S. Emboar
S. Blaziken
S. Toucannon

8 more Megas ranked inside the top six — a party can hold only one Mega, so the best one stays and the next non-Mega takes the slot.

Ranked by Estimator (trainers needed); small print: time to winOrder byEstimatorOverall %

1Shadow SalamenceShadowpartyFire Fang / Fly0.040:08
2Mega SalamenceMegapartyFire Fang / Fly0.040:08
3Shadow MoltresShadowLegendarypartyFire Spin / Fly0.040:08
4Mega DelphoxMegaFire Spin / Flamethrower0.040:08
5Mega StaraptorMegaSand Attack / Brave Bird+0.040:08
6Mega Mewtwo XMegaLegendaryPsycho Cut / Dynamic Punch+0.050:08
7Mega HeracrossMegaFury Cutter / Megahorn0.050:08
8Mega Mewtwo YMegaLegendaryPsycho Cut / Future Sight+0.050:08
9Mega BlazikenMegaEmber / Blast Burn0.050:08
10Mega Charizard YMegaEmber / Blast Burn0.050:08
11Shadow EmboarShadowpartyEmber / Blast Burn0.050:08
13Shadow BlazikenShadowpartyEmber / Blast Burn0.050:08
14Shadow ToucannonShadowpartyPeck / Beak Blast0.050:08

More orders under All settings (Sort by). The top 15 in detail.

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Raid tier — Solo Raid

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Related countersShadow Cherubi

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Top 15 Cherubi counters in detail

Click a row for damage per move, breakpoints and the energy cycle. Click a column to sort. All 30 ranked attackers, with every column, are under All settings.

Trainers1soloable

#	Attacker	Moveset
1	Shadow Salamencedragonflyingjoint top pick	fireFire FangflyingFly	3,749	0:08	0.04	5533.1%
2	Mega Salamencedragonflyingjoint top pick	fireFire FangflyingFly	5,031	0:08	0.04	5450.1%
3	Shadow Moltresfireflyingjoint top pick	fireFire SpinflyingFly	3,465	0:08	0.04	5450.1%
4	Mega Delphoxfirepsychicjoint top pick	fireFire SpinfireFlamethrower	4,783	0:08	0.04	5450.1%
5	Mega Staraptorfightingflyingjoint top pick	groundSand AttackflyingBrave Bird+	3,979	0:08	0.04	5448.8%
6	Mega Mewtwo Xpsychicfighting	psychicPsycho CutfightingDynamic Punch+	6,112	0:08	0.05	5296.5%
7	Mega Heracrossbugfighting	bugFury CutterbugMegahorn	4,814	0:08	0.05	5184.3%
8	Mega Mewtwo Ypsychic	psychicPsycho CutpsychicFuture Sight+	6,428	0:08	0.05	5170.8%
9	Mega Blazikenfirefighting	fireEmberfireBlast Burn	4,161	0:08	0.05	5129.4%
10	Mega Charizard Yfireflying	fireEmberfireBlast Burn	4,455	0:08	0.05	5129.4%
11	Shadow Emboarfirefighting	fireEmberfireBlast Burn	2,982	0:08	0.05	5129.4%
12	Mega Beedrillbugpoison	poisonPoison JabpoisonSludge Bomb	3,383	0:08	0.05	5129.4%
13	Shadow Blazikenfirefighting	fireEmberfireBlast Burn	2,848	0:08	0.05	5129.4%
14	Shadow Toucannonnormalflying	flyingPeckflyingBeak Blast	2,689	0:08	0.05	5129.4%
15	Shadow Galarian Articunopsychicflying	psychicPsycho CutflyingBrave Bird	3,590	0:09	0.05	4844.4%

Ordered by Estimator alone, fewest trainers needed first. . The place badge names each row's Overall place on hover.

Times are one trainer with six copies of that attacker, level 40 at 15/15/15, no weather, no friendship, no dodging, Shadow / Mega / Legendary attackers hidden — the same defaults pokebattler.com's own counter pages open with. Open the full counter tool to change any of them. "Details" opens the per-move damage, breakpoints and energy cycle against Cherubi.

Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Cherubi's HP that six of that attacker remove inside one raid timer, so over 100% means they finish it with time to spare. Faints is how many of the six go down inside that timer.

“Joint top pick”: 5 attackers inside 2.1% of each other — this simulator's own accuracy against pokebattler.com (median 1.6% per attacker), so any of them is the right answer.

Hardest movesets to raid against

The same boss is a different fight depending on what it knows. Each row re-simulates the top 6 counters above against one specific moveset; the list is ordered hardest first, and clicking a row filters the whole page to that moveset — the ranking, the estimator and the share link all follow.

Boss moveset	Win % (1)	Overall	Power	Time to win	Estimator
Random (any moveset)showing	100%	1584%	5302.8%	0:08	0.05
Tackle / Dazzling Gleam	100%	1620%	5284.9%	0:08	0.05
Tackle / Petal Blizzard	100%	1579%	5284.9%	0:08	0.05
Bullet Seed / Dazzling Gleam	100%	1473%	5284.9%	0:08	0.05
Bullet Seed / Petal Blizzard	100%	1831%	5284.9%	0:08	0.05
Bullet Seed / Power Whip	100%	1553%	5284.9%	0:08	0.05
Tackle / Power Whip	100%	1455%	5320.8%	0:08	0.05
Bullet Seed / Seed Bomb	100%	1637%	5320.8%	0:08	0.05
Tackle / Seed Bomb	100%	1523%	5329.8%	0:08	0.05

Measured over the top 6 attackers on the list above rather than by re-ranking the whole roster once per moveset — the ordering is what the table is for, and a full re-rank per moveset would cost ten times the page's whole simulation budget. Win % is the share of runs 1 trainers of those attackers finish inside the raid timer. Overall is Pokebattler's published blend on its own absolute scale (higher is easier), not a percentage of the best row the way the ranked table's Overall column is — which is why an easy boss reads well above 100% here.

Simulating each boss moveset…

Cherubi weaknesses and resistances

Every one of the 18 attacking types against this boss's typing. GO multipliers: 1.6x super effective, 2.56x doubly, 0.625x resisted, 0.39x doubly resisted.

flying1.6x poison1.6x bug1.6x fire1.6x ice1.6x normal1x fighting1x rock1x ghost1x steel1x psychic1x dragon1x dark1x fairy1x ground0.63x water0.63x grass0.63x electric0.63x

Weak (5)
Neutral (9)
Resists (4)

It resists ground0.625xwater0.625xgrass0.625xelectric0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.

What Cherubi throws at you

Its standard movepool, with the damage window a dodge has to beat.

Fast moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
normalTackle	5	+5	0.5s	0.30s
grassBullet SeedSTAB	7	+13	1.0s	0.75s

Charged moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
grassPetal BlizzardSTAB	110	-100	2.5s	1.60s
grassPower WhipSTAB	90	-50	2.5s	1.15s
grassSeed BombSTAB	55	-33	2.0s	1.10s
fairyDazzling Gleam	100	-50	3.5s	2.10s

Catch CP

What the encounter after the fight can hand you.

IV spread	CP at L20	CP at L25 (weather boosted)
10/10/10floor	499	624
11/11/11	508	635
12/12/12	516	645
13/13/13	525	656
14/14/14	534	667
15/15/15hundo	542	678

Caught CP range 499 - 542, or 624 - 678 when the weather boosts it.

A raid encounter is level 20 (level 25 weather boosted) and cannot roll an IV below 10/10/10. Anything outside the first range is not this raid's reward.

When it is in raids

From the raid schedule, refreshed daily.

Cherubi is not on the raid schedule right now. The simulation above is still exact for the tier chosen — any boss can be simulated, current or not.

All settings

Tier 1: 600 HP, 3:00 timer, boss Attack 73 / Defense 63 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.5974).

Raid bossAttacker levelAttacker IVsWeatherFriendshipDodgingTrainers in the lobbyMega in the lobbyParty Play trainersBoss fast moveBoss charged moveSort by

Attackers allowed

ShadowMega and PrimalLegendary, Mythical, Ultra BeastLegacy and Elite TM moves

Share these exact settings

Every column, and pokebattler.com's own rank

On a phone the list shows estimator, time to win and faints. Overall, Power, win chance, CP, DPS and TDO appear on a wider screen.

#	Attacker	Moveset	Overall	Power	Est.Estimator	TimeTime to win	Win % (1)	CP	DPS	TDO
1	Shadow Salamence top pickdragonflyingshadow Fire Fang / Fly	Fire Fang / Fly+20 more movesets	87%	5533.1%	0.04	0:08	100%	3,749	82.0	645
2	Mega Salamence top pickdragonflyingmega Fire Fang / Fly	Fire Fang / Fly+20 more movesets	97%	5450.1%	0.04	0:08	100%	5,031	75.0	600
3	Shadow Moltres top pickfireflyingshadow Fire Spin / Fly	Fire Spin / Fly+11 more movesets	91%	5450.1%	0.04	0:08	100%	3,465	80.1	641
4	Mega Delphox top pickfirepsychicmega Fire Spin / Flamethrower	Fire Spin / Flamethrower+23 more movesets	91%	5450.1%	0.04	0:08	100%	4,783	75.1	601
5	Mega Staraptor top pickfightingflyingmega Sand Attack / Brave Bird+	Sand Attack / Brave Bird++19 more movesets	100%	5448.8%	0.04	0:08	100%	3,979	94.6	757
6	Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Psycho Cut / Dynamic Punch+	Psycho Cut / Dynamic Punch++26 more movesets	95%	5296.5%	0.05	0:08	100%	6,112	86.8	714
7	Mega Heracross bugfightingmega Fury Cutter / Megahorn	Fury Cutter / Megahorn+17 more movesets	84%	5184.3%	0.05	0:08	100%	4,814	77.7	653
8	Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Psycho Cut / Future Sight+	Psycho Cut / Future Sight++26 more movesets	94%	5170.8%	0.05	0:08	100%	6,428	91.9	774
9	Mega Blaziken firefightingmega Ember / Blast Burn	Ember / Blast Burn+20 more movesets	82%	5129.4%	0.05	0:08	100%	4,161	81.8	695
10	Mega Charizard Y fireflyingmega Ember / Blast Burn	Ember / Blast Burn+29 more movesets	89%	5129.4%	0.05	0:08	100%	4,455	79.5	676
11	Shadow Emboar firefightingshadow Ember / Blast Burn	Ember / Blast Burn+9 more movesets	81%	5129.4%	0.05	0:08	100%	2,982	71.5	608
12	Mega Beedrill bugpoisonmega Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb	Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb+23 more movesets	81%	5129.4%	0.05	0:08	100%	3,383	73.5	625
13	Shadow Blaziken firefightingshadow Ember / Blast Burn	Ember / Blast Burn+20 more movesets	78%	5129.4%	0.05	0:08	100%	2,848	73.1	621
14	Shadow Toucannon normalflyingshadow Peck / Beak Blast	Peck / Beak Blast+11 more movesets	81%	5129.4%	0.05	0:08	100%	2,689	73.7	626
15	Shadow Galarian Articuno psychicflyingshadow Psycho Cut / Brave Bird	Psycho Cut / Brave Bird+7 more movesets	79%	4844.4%	0.05	0:09	100%	3,590	70.1	631
16	Blacephalon fireghost Incinerate / Mind Blown	Incinerate / Mind Blown+7 more movesets	74%	4844.4%	0.05	0:09	100%	3,297	84.7	762
17	Shadow Delphox firepsychicshadow Fire Spin / Blast Burn	Fire Spin / Blast Burn+20 more movesets	70%	4648.1%	0.05	0:09	100%	3,059	73.6	689
18	Mega Houndoom darkfiremega Snarl / Dark Pulse+	Snarl / Dark Pulse++17 more movesets	74%	4647.1%	0.05	0:09	100%	3,842	69.7	653
19	Shadow Infernape firefightingshadow Fire Spin / Blast Burn	Fire Spin / Blast Burn+7 more movesets	68%	4638.2%	0.05	0:09	100%	2,683	70.9	666
20	Shadow Charizard fireflyingshadow Fire Spin / Blast Burn	Fire Spin / Blast Burn+29 more movesets	73%	4638.2%	0.05	0:09	100%	2,889	71.6	673
21	Mega Charizard X firedragonmega Fire Spin / Blast Burn	Fire Spin / Blast Burn+29 more movesets	74%	4599.1%	0.05	0:09	100%	3,850	71.8	680
22	Mega Gengar ghostpoisonmega Shadow Claw / Sludge Bomb	Shadow Claw / Sludge Bomb+31 more movesets	70%	4589.4%	0.05	0:09	100%	4,336	63.8	606
23	Kyurem (White) dragonice Ice Fang / Fusion Flare	Ice Fang / Fusion Flare+17 more movesets	75%	4589.4%	0.05	0:09	100%	4,605	72.2	686
24	Shadow Heatran firesteelshadow Fire Spin / Magma Storm	Fire Spin / Magma Storm+11 more movesets	77%	4589.4%	0.05	0:09	100%	3,754	66.9	635
25	Eternatus poisondragon Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb	Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb+7 more movesets	76%	4589.4%	0.05	0:09	100%	4,429	65.1	618
26	Shadow Vikavolt bugelectricshadow Bug Bite / X-Scissor	Bug Bite / X-Scissor+15 more movesets	65%	4589.4%	0.05	0:09	100%	3,117	63.8	606
27	Shadow Typhlosion fireshadow Ember / Blast Burn	Ember / Blast Burn+14 more movesets	69%	4589.4%	0.05	0:09	100%	2,889	64.3	611
28	Shadow Sirfetch'd fightingshadow Fury Cutter / Brave Bird	Fury Cutter / Brave Bird+7 more movesets	63%	4589.4%	0.05	0:09	100%	2,985	63.3	601
29	Cinderace fire Fire Spin / Blast Burn	Fire Spin / Blast Burn+14 more movesets	69%	4589.4%	0.05	0:09	100%	3,018	63.3	601
30	Mega Rayquaza dragonflyingmega Air Slash / Aerial Ace	Air Slash / Aerial Ace+11 more movesets	74%	4560.6%	0.05	0:10	100%	5,713	68.6	656

How accurate is this? Same top pick as pokebattler.com on 26 of 27 lists checked, 90% of its top tens shared; weakest on Mewtwo's default list (7 of 10).

Ranking. Our full ranking against the page pokebattler.com serves for the same boss and settings, on 27 boss and filter combinations read live (2026-10-04): 242 of 270 top-ten places shared, the same #1 on 26. On the six fixed reference bosses (read 2026-10-03): 85% top-ten overlap with its default filters, 83% with Shadow, Mega and Legendary on. A close top three is shown as a tie because the order inside it is below what we can measure.

Time to win. Graded with Pokebattler's own movesets against every boss moveset, average per boss: Tier 1 and 3 +0.1% to +1.2%; Tier 5 −2.9% to +1.3%; Mega −1.1% to +2.6%; Shadow Tier 5 −1.8% to +0.3%. One attacker can be off by more: median 1.6%, worst 15%, RMS per boss moveset 2.05%.

Known weak spots.

Mewtwo (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of Pokebattler's top 10: Absol, Incineroar and Salamence sit just outside ours, Polteageist, Cursola and Hisuian Typhlosion just inside.
Groudon (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of 10; its Grass and Water counters run 2-6% fast here.
Tier 5 times run about 2-3% fast for attackers that faint often, and 2-3% slow on Mega Charizard Y and Mega Beedrill, whose counters resist the boss.
Tier 1 lists are the least checked: Combee (Tier 1) shares only 3 of Pokebattler's top 10, with Gigalith first here where Pokebattler puts Rhyperior.

This boss on pokebattler.com. Boss-by-boss accuracy report.

Ranked 30 attackers in 0.1 s (50 Monte Carlo runs each, seed 1). Same boss on pokebattler.com. The same ranking as JSON: /api/raids/rank.