Pokemon Go : Virizion Raid counters, moveset, and guide

Virizion, the Grassland Pokémon, is coming to five-star raids! This Grass- and Fighting-type Legendary Pokémon has been said to have fast movements. Virizion is also a member of the Swords of Justice group. Earlier, Cobalion & Terrakion was introduced to raids.

Virizion will make its entry to the game on December 17, 2019, at 1 am PST and will stay live in the game until January 7, 2020, at 1 pm PST. Virizion will come in raids with Raid Boss CP of 39601 and it is super weak against flying-type Pokemon and is also vulnerable to Psychic, Fairy, Fire, Ice, and Poison-type Pokemon.

Players can catch Virzion in the following CP ranges: Level 20 CP (1649 – 1727 CP) & Level 25 CP ( 2061 – 2159 CP). Mentioned below are the best raid counters for Virizion.

Virizion Raid Counters

Moltres

Moves

Wing Attack
Sky Attack

Honchkrow

Moves

Peck
Sky Attack FLYING

Rayquaza

Moves

Air Slash
Aerial Ace

Mewtwo

Moves

Confusion
Psystrike

Togekiss

Moves

Air Slash
Aerial Ace

Lugia

Moves

Extrasensory
Sky Attack

Virizion Moveset

Quick Attack – NORMAL, fast
Zen Headbutt – PSYCHIC, fast
Leaf Blade – GRASS, charged
Close Combat – FIGHTING, charged
Stone Edge – ROCK, charged

For a quick refresher, the Pokemon Go Holidays event has returned to the game. The event will bring event-exclusive Field Research and Winter themed avatar items. Also, it will bring some new Ice-type Pokemon to the game. Pokemon Go Holidays event will start on December 24, 2019, at 12 am and will stay live until January 1, 2020, in your local time zone. The event salient features have been mentioned below.

Pokemon Go Holidays event Features

• Pokémon in holiday costumes: Pikachu, Raichu, and Pichu wearing beanies and Stantler wearing bells will appear in Pokémon GO for the first time
• Pokémon appearing in the wild: Delightful Ice-type Pokémon will be appearing in the wild, such as Sneasel, Delibird, Snorunt, and more! Making its Pokémon GO debut will be Cubchoo, the Chill Pokémon!
• Pokémon appearing in Eggs: Alolan Sandshrew, Alolan Vulpix, Pichu wearing beanies, and Stantler wearing bells will be hatching from 7 km Eggs!
• Pokémon appearing in Raid Battles: Raichu wearing beanies and Stantler wearing bells will be available to challenge in two-star raids!
• Pokémon attracted by Glacial Lure Modules: Throw a Glacial Lure Module onto a PokéStop near you, and you’ll have a chance of encountering Cryogonal, the Crystallizing Pokémon, making its Pokémon GO debut!
• Event-exclusive Field Research: Enjoy event-exclusive Field Research tasks that will reward you with the chance to encounter Pokémon like Pikachu wearing beanies!
• Save Shadow Pokémon! We have reason to believe that Team GO Rocket has turned more Pokémon, including Delibird, into Shadow Pokémon! There might be other Shadow Pokémon to discover in places high and low, so get out there and save them!
• If you’re lucky, you might encounter Shiny Stantler wearing bells and Shiny Snover!
• Winter-themed avatar items coming to the shop! You can look forward to a Stantler Sweater and a Stantler Headband as well as a Beanie Hat to match the one some Pikachu are wearing for this event!

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