How to solo defeat Ferrothorn in Pokemon GO 3-star raids?

With Ferrothorn appearing as a new raid monster, many trainers have been wondering if beating Ferrothorn in Pokemon GO 3-star raids solo is possible. Yes, you can defeat this monster on your own if you use the best counters and moveset against it. It is actually very easy to do so when you have Mega, Shadow, and other powerful regular counters at your disposal.

With their power, you will be able to take down Ferrothorn in 3-star raids. That said, here is the guide to help you conquer this conquest.

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Ferrothorn in Pokemon GO 3-star raids: Stats, weaknesses, and more

Ferrothorn in Pokemon GO 3-star raids. (Image via TPC)

To solo defeat Ferrothorn in Pokemon GO 3-star raids alone, you must have several strong counters of Fire and Fighting types. While attacks of Fire-type are 256% weak to the raid monster, Fighting-type moves are 160% weak. Because of this, the former is more likely to solo conquer Ferrothorn raids.

Ferrothorn is a dual Grass and Steel-type Pokemon, where Steel enables the creature to resist a wide array of attacks. Hence, it is resistant to Grass, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Steel, and Water. But, it’s incredibly weak to Fire, followed by slightly less effective Fighting.

In Ferrothorn in Pokemon GO 3-star raids, the raid boss will boast a Hit Point (HP) of 3000 and a Combat Power (CP) of 16013. The Attack and Defense stats will be 158 and 223, where the total time limit to complete this raid will be 180 seconds.

You have to beat Ferrothorn solo in under three minutes alone and dodge the following moves when fighting:

Fast Moves of Ferrothorn:

• Metal Claw
• Bullet Seed

Charged Moves of Ferrothorn:

• Flash Cannon
• Thunder
• Power Whip
• Acid Spray
• Mirror Shot

This raid Pocket Monster has decent hard-hitting moves, which is why you have to dodge them.

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Counters for Ferrothorn in Pokemon GO 3-star raids

Counters for Ferrothorn (Image via TPC)

Fire-type moves are super-effective counters against Ferrothorn in Pokemon GO 3-star raids. So, when Fire-type Pokemon use these moves, they automatically trigger the STAB effect, which increases their total damage output

So, here is the list of counters to solo defeat Ferrothorn:

• Mega Blaziken with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
• Reshiram with Fire Fang and Fusion Flare
• Shadow Chandelure with Fire Spin and Overheat
• Apex Shadow Ho-Oh with Incinerate and Sacred Fire
• Mega Houdoom with Fire Fang and Flamethrower
• Blacephalon with Incinerate and Mystical Fire
• Primal Groudon with Mud Shot and Fire Punch

The monsters above are powerful counters against Ferrothorn in Pokemon GO.