Dodge comparison

Is dodging worth the damage it costs me?

A dodge takes 75% off the hit but costs the 500 ms animation plus a 200 ms reaction window, so it trades damage for lives. Whether that trade pays depends on the attacker, which is why the table gives each counter its own verdict rather than one rule for the whole lobby.

Raid bossTierAttacker levelIVsWeatherFriendshipShadow attackersMega attackers

Against Mewtwo: never dodge

Averaged over 18 counters, never dodge finishes in 10:23 with 5.9 faints per raid timer, against 13:43 and 4.3 faints for dodge charged moves. Dodging costs more damage than the lives it saves are worth here — tap through and let them faint. Not one counter in the pool does better dodging, which is unusually clear-cut.

Mewtwo · Tier 5

psychic

Dodge reduction: 75%
Dodge animation: 500 ms
Reaction window: 200 ms
Counters swept: 18

Never dodge

Tap through everything. Most damage, most faints.

Mean time: 10:23
Mean faints: 5.94
vs no dodge: 0.0%
Best for: 18 counters

Fastest single counter: Necrozma (Dawn Wings) at 7:40.

Dodge charged moves

Dodge only the boss's charged attack — the hit that actually kills you.

Mean time: 13:43
Mean faints: 4.31
vs no dodge: -32.0%
Best for: 0 counters

Fastest single counter: Necrozma (Dawn Wings) at 9:41.

Dodge everything

Dodge every incoming move. Safest, slowest.

Mean time: 15:35
Mean faints: 3.81
vs no dodge: -50.1%
Best for: 0 counters

Fastest single counter: Necrozma (Dawn Wings) at 11:30.

Per counter

Scroll sideways for the faint counts.

Each counter's time to win and faints under all three dodge strategies
Counter	Moveset	Never dodge	Dodge charged moves	Dodge everything	Faints, no dodge	Faints, dodge all	Best for this one
Necrozma (Dawn Wings)	Psycho Cut + Moongeist Beam	460s	581s	690s	5.8	2.9	Never dodge
Lunala	Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball	597s	831s	948s	5.8	2.9	Never dodge
Darkrai	Snarl + Foul Play	599s	753s	845s	6.0	3.9	Never dodge
Blacephalon	Astonish + Shadow Ball	601s	710s	757s	6.0	5.6	Never dodge
Hydreigon	Bite + Brutal Swing	622s	869s	997s	6.0	3.3	Never dodge
Giratina (Origin)	Shadow Claw + Shadow Force	624s	894s	1079s	6.0	2.9	Never dodge
Kyurem (Black)	Shadow Claw + Freeze Shock	625s	893s	1091s	6.0	3.4	Never dodge
Eternatus	Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon	627s	843s	972s	6.0	3.8	Never dodge
Necrozma (Dusk Mane)	Shadow Claw + Sunsteel Strike	627s	877s	1026s	5.9	2.9	Never dodge
Gholdengo	Hex + Shadow Ball	631s	805s	862s	6.0	4.0	Never dodge
Chandelure	Hex + Shadow Ball	631s	769s	840s	6.0	5.3	Never dodge
Tyranitar	Bite + Brutal Swing	642s	877s	1019s	5.9	2.9	Never dodge
Zacian (Crowned Sword)	Metal Claw + Behemoth Blade	643s	874s	1025s	6.0	3.5	Never dodge
Dragapult	Astonish + Shadow Ball	644s	799s	848s	6.0	5.1	Never dodge
Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)	Metal Claw + Behemoth Bash	654s	952s	1133s	6.0	3.1	Never dodge
Hoopa (Unbound)	Astonish + Shadow Ball	655s	821s	882s	5.8	3.9	Never dodge
Hoopa	Astonish + Shadow Ball	662s	815s	876s	6.0	4.5	Never dodge
Volcarona	Bug Bite + Bug Buzz	673s	852s	939s	6.0	5.0	Never dodge

How this is worked out

The pool is Mewtwo's top 18 counters ranked with dodging off, then each one is re-simulated with dodge: "none" | "charged" | "all" through the shipped raid simulator — the dodge is a real event on the battle clock, with the 500 ms animation, the 200 ms reaction delay and the 75% reduction all taken from the Game Master's battle settings. Faints are counted inside one raid timer, the like-for-like figure with pokebattler.com's effectiveDeaths. One caveat worth stating: the simulator dodges perfectly, and a human does not, so treat "dodge everything" as an upper bound on what dodging can buy you. The counters page has the same control if you want the full ranked list under one strategy.