Ludicolo counters

#0272

water grassTier 1

Lobby CP

6,364

600

Timer

3:00

Attack

112

Defense

114

Difficulty

0.07

Pokebattler scale

Beating Ludicolo should take 1 trainer with level 40 counters. Caught CP 1,259-1,327.

Weak toflying1.6xpoison1.6xbug1.6x

Who to bring

IncludeMega Legendary Shadow

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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 Ludicolo counters are Mega Staraptor, Shadow Staraptor, Shadow Moltres, Shadow Toucannon, Shadow Tornadus (Therian) & Eternatus.

Suggested party of sixat most one Mega

M. Staraptor
S. Staraptor
S. Moltres
S. Toucannon
S. Tornadus (Therian)
Eternatus

4 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 %

1Mega StaraptorMegapartyGust / Brave Bird+0.060:11
2Mega RayquazaMegaLegendaryAir Slash / Dragon Ascent0.060:12
3Mega BeedrillMegaBug Bite / Fell Stinger+0.070:12
4Mega VictreebelMegaAcid / Acid Spray+0.070:12
5Mega SkarmoryMegaAir Slash / Drill Peck+0.080:14
6Shadow StaraptorShadowpartyGust / Fly0.080:14
7Shadow MoltresShadowLegendarypartyWing Attack / Fly0.080:14
8Shadow ToucannonShadowpartyPeck / Beak Blast0.080:14
9Shadow Tornadus (Therian)ShadowLegendarypartyGust / Bleakwind Storm0.080:14
10EternatusLegendarypartyPoison Jab / Dynamax Cannon0.080:14

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

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Raid tier — Solo Raid

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Top 15 Ludicolo 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	Mega Staraptorfightingflyingjoint top pick	flyingGustflyingBrave Bird+	3,979	0:11	0.06	3955.5%
2	Mega Rayquazadragonflying	flyingAir SlashflyingDragon Ascent	5,713	0:12	0.06	3745.5%
3	Mega Beedrillbugpoison	bugBug BitebugFell Stinger+	3,383	0:12	0.07	3633.1%
4	Mega Victreebelgrasspoison	poisonAcidpoisonAcid Spray+	3,505	0:12	0.07	3575.9%
5	Mega Skarmorysteelflying	flyingAir SlashflyingDrill Peck+	3,741	0:14	0.08	3181.8%
6	Shadow Staraptornormalflying	flyingGustflyingFly	2,825	0:14	0.08	3114.0%
7	Shadow Moltresfireflying	flyingWing AttackflyingFly	3,465	0:14	0.08	3105.1%
8	Shadow Toucannonnormalflying	flyingPeckflyingBeak Blast	2,689	0:14	0.08	3087.5%
9	Shadow Tornadus (Therian)flying	flyingGustflyingBleakwind Storm	3,215	0:14	0.08	3006.6%
10	Eternatuspoisondragon	poisonPoison JabdragonDynamax Cannon	4,429	0:14	0.08	3006.6%
11	Mega Mewtwo Ypsychic	psychicConfusionpsychicFuture Sight+	6,428	0:14	0.08	3006.6%
12	Pheromosabugfighting	bugBug BitebugBug Buzz	2,842	0:15	0.08	2996.3%
13	Shadow Galarian Articunopsychicflying	psychicPsycho CutflyingFly	3,590	0:15	0.08	2902.5%
14	Shadow Salamencedragonflying	dragonDragon TailflyingFly	3,749	0:15	0.08	2864.4%
15	Shadow Honchkrowdarkflying	darkSnarlflyingSky Attack	2,711	0:15	0.08	2864.4%

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 Ludicolo.

Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Ludicolo'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.

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%	644%	3186.7%	0:14	0.08
Astonish / Hydro Pump	100%	666%	3138.9%	0:14	0.08
Astonish / Solar Beam	100%	839%	3151.5%	0:14	0.08
Astonish / Blizzard	100%	604%	3157.8%	0:14	0.08
Razor Leaf / Hydro Pump	100%	734%	3161.0%	0:14	0.08
Astonish / Leaf Storm	100%	730%	3161.0%	0:14	0.08
Razor Leaf / Solar Beam	100%	816%	3173.8%	0:14	0.08
Razor Leaf / Blizzard	100%	708%	3180.2%	0:14	0.08
Bubble / Hydro Pump	100%	695%	3183.4%	0:14	0.08
Razor Leaf / Leaf Storm	100%	778%	3183.4%	0:14	0.08
Astonish / Weather Ball (Water)	100%	628%	3183.4%	0:14	0.08
Bubble / Blizzard	100%	655%	3189.9%	0:14	0.08
Bubble / Solar Beam	100%	756%	3189.9%	0:14	0.08
Bubble / Leaf Storm	100%	709%	3189.9%	0:14	0.08
Astonish / Energy Ball	100%	824%	3189.9%	0:14	0.08
Astonish / Scald	100%	743%	3189.9%	0:14	0.08
Bubble / Weather Ball (Water)	100%	588%	3196.4%	0:14	0.08
Astonish / Ice Beam	100%	620%	3199.7%	0:14	0.08
Razor Leaf / Energy Ball	100%	793%	3202.9%	0:14	0.08
Bubble / Energy Ball	100%	754%	3209.5%	0:14	0.08
Razor Leaf / Weather Ball (Water)	100%	632%	3209.5%	0:14	0.08
Razor Leaf / Ice Beam	100%	601%	3212.8%	0:14	0.08
Razor Leaf / Scald	100%	710%	3212.8%	0:14	0.08
Bubble / Ice Beam	100%	572%	3219.4%	0:14	0.08
Bubble / Scald	100%	692%	3219.4%	0:14	0.08

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…

Ludicolo 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 normal1x fighting1x rock1x ghost1x fire1x grass1x electric1x psychic1x ice1x dragon1x dark1x fairy1x ground0.63x steel0.63x water0.39x

Weak (3)
Neutral (12)
Resists (3)

It resists water0.39xground0.625xsteel0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.

What Ludicolo throws at you

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

Fast moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
grassRazor LeafSTAB	13	+7	1.0s	0.60s
waterBubbleSTAB	10	+12	1.0s	0.55s
ghostAstonish	7	+13	1.0s	0.60s

Charged moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
grassLeaf StormSTAB	130	-100	2.5s	1.10s
waterHydro PumpSTAB	135	-100	3.5s	1.10s
waterWeather Ball (Water)STAB	55	-33	1.5s	1.25s
iceBlizzard	130	-100	3.0s	1.40s
grassSolar BeamSTAB	180	-100	5.0s	2.80s
iceIce Beam	95	-50	3.5s	1.50s
grassEnergy BallSTAB	90	-50	4.0s	3.10s
waterScaldSTAB	75	-50	3.5s	1.10s

Catch CP

What the encounter after the fight can hand you.

IV spread	CP at L20	CP at L25 (weather boosted)
10/10/10floor	1,259	1,574
11/11/11	1,273	1,591
12/12/12	1,286	1,608
13/13/13	1,300	1,625
14/14/14	1,313	1,642
15/15/15hundo	1,327	1,659

Caught CP range 1,259 - 1,327, or 1,574 - 1,659 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.

Ludicolo 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 112 / Defense 114 (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

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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	Mega Staraptor fightingflyingmega Gust / Brave Bird+	Gust / Brave Bird++19 more movesets	100%	3955.5%	0.06	0:11	100%	3,979	57.6	635
2	Mega Rayquaza dragonflyingmega Air Slash / Dragon Ascent	Air Slash / Dragon Ascent+11 more movesets	90%	3745.5%	0.06	0:12	100%	5,713	55.3	646
3	Mega Beedrill bugpoisonmega Bug Bite / Fell Stinger+	Bug Bite / Fell Stinger++23 more movesets	83%	3633.1%	0.07	0:12	100%	3,383	50.8	610
4	Mega Victreebel grasspoisonmega Acid / Acid Spray+	Acid / Acid Spray++23 more movesets	86%	3575.9%	0.07	0:12	100%	3,505	49.5	603
5	Mega Skarmory steelflyingmega Air Slash / Drill Peck+	Air Slash / Drill Peck++9 more movesets	77%	3181.8%	0.08	0:14	100%	3,741	52.0	712
6	Shadow Staraptor normalflyingshadow Gust / Fly	Gust / Fly+15 more movesets	65%	3114.0%	0.08	0:14	100%	2,825	43.4	608
7	Shadow Moltres fireflyingshadow Wing Attack / Fly	Wing Attack / Fly+11 more movesets	68%	3105.1%	0.08	0:14	100%	3,465	43.5	611
8	Shadow Toucannon normalflyingshadow Peck / Beak Blast	Peck / Beak Blast+11 more movesets	65%	3087.5%	0.08	0:14	100%	2,689	45.9	647
9	Shadow Tornadus (Therian) flyingshadow Gust / Bleakwind Storm	Gust / Bleakwind Storm+9 more movesets	63%	3006.6%	0.08	0:14	100%	3,215	42.0	609
10	Eternatus poisondragon Poison Jab / Dynamax Cannon	Poison Jab / Dynamax Cannon+7 more movesets	71%	3006.6%	0.08	0:14	100%	4,429	41.4	600
11	Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Confusion / Future Sight+	Confusion / Future Sight++26 more movesets	70%	3006.6%	0.08	0:14	100%	6,428	41.9	608
12	Pheromosa bugfighting Bug Bite / Bug Buzz	Bug Bite / Bug Buzz+7 more movesets	60%	2996.3%	0.08	0:15	100%	2,842	41.3	601
13	Shadow Galarian Articuno psychicflyingshadow Psycho Cut / Fly	Psycho Cut / Fly+7 more movesets	62%	2902.5%	0.08	0:15	100%	3,590	45.5	681
14	Shadow Salamence dragonflyingshadow Dragon Tail / Fly	Dragon Tail / Fly+20 more movesets	61%	2864.4%	0.08	0:15	100%	3,749	43.2	656
15	Shadow Honchkrow darkflyingshadow Snarl / Sky Attack	Snarl / Sky Attack+7 more movesets	56%	2864.4%	0.08	0:15	100%	2,711	41.8	633
16	Shadow Sirfetch'd fightingshadow Fury Cutter / Brave Bird	Fury Cutter / Brave Bird+7 more movesets	57%	2814.4%	0.09	0:15	100%	2,985	39.9	617
17	Mega Gengar ghostpoisonmega Shadow Claw / Sludge Bomb	Shadow Claw / Sludge Bomb+31 more movesets	59%	2743.6%	0.09	0:16	100%	4,336	39.7	630
18	Mega Salamence dragonflyingmega Dragon Tail / Fly	Dragon Tail / Fly+20 more movesets	62%	2724.7%	0.09	0:16	100%	5,031	38.6	618
19	Mega Pidgeot normalflyingmega Gust / Brave Bird	Gust / Brave Bird+27 more movesets	58%	2724.7%	0.09	0:16	100%	3,680	37.8	605
20	Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Confusion / Dynamic Punch+	Confusion / Dynamic Punch++26 more movesets	61%	2724.7%	0.09	0:16	100%	6,112	37.6	601
21	Enamorus (Incarnate) fairyflying Fairy Wind / Fly	Fairy Wind / Fly+8 more movesets	56%	2717.9%	0.09	0:16	100%	3,425	40.9	654
22	Mega Heracross bugfightingmega Fury Cutter / Megahorn	Fury Cutter / Megahorn+17 more movesets	62%	2712.8%	0.09	0:16	100%	4,814	45.4	729
23	Shadow Galarian Zapdos fightingflyingshadow Counter / Fly	Counter / Fly+7 more movesets	57%	2711.2%	0.09	0:16	100%	3,548	38.1	614
24	Shadow Vikavolt bugelectricshadow Bug Bite / X-Scissor	Bug Bite / X-Scissor+15 more movesets	53%	2695.0%	0.09	0:16	100%	3,117	38.2	606
25	Mega Pinsir bugflyingmega Bug Bite / X-Scissor	Bug Bite / X-Scissor+14 more movesets	57%	2694.4%	0.09	0:16	100%	4,182	37.7	609
26	Shadow Tornadus (Incarnate) flyingshadow Air Slash / Hurricane	Air Slash / Hurricane+7 more movesets	52%	2642.1%	0.09	0:16	100%	3,345	37.2	614
27	Shadow Pinsir bugshadow Fury Cutter / X-Scissor	Fury Cutter / X-Scissor+14 more movesets	52%	2614.2%	0.09	0:17	100%	2,959	37.2	606
28	Shadow Scizor bugsteelshadow Fury Cutter / X-Scissor	Fury Cutter / X-Scissor+7 more movesets	53%	2586.3%	0.09	0:17	100%	3,001	37.0	610
29	Naganadel poisondragon Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb	Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb+9 more movesets	54%	2559.9%	0.09	0:17	100%	3,173	36.3	619
30	Shadow Overqwil darkpoisonshadow Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb	Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb+9 more movesets	53%	2555.4%	0.10	0:17	100%	2,946	36.8	627

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.