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

Trainers will want to defeat Poliwrath in Pokemon GO in this Shared Skies season to get their hands on the Pokemon. It is a top meta critter from the Great League and Ultra League. Regardless, this frog is only beatable with the right set of counters that exploit its type weaknesses. So, those with low-level parties have to invite their friends to attempt this raid together.

The counter Pokemon and their best moveset provided in this guide on how to beat Poliwrath are useful in all tiers of raids featuring Poliwrath.

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Best way to take down Poliwrath in Pokemon GO 3-star raids alone

Beating Poliwrath raids in Pokemon GO (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Poliwrath, a Water- and Fighting-type species from Kanto, has appeared as a boss in the raid rotations. As trainers want to defeat Poliwrath in Pokemon GO without their friends' help, the best way to go about this would be to create a team-of-six raid party that includes Mega and Shadow Pokemon, mostly Legendaries, Mythicals, or powerhouses.

A 3-star raid Poliwrath boasts a Hit Point of 9000, where its Combat Power is 16,674, and with a stat spread of 182 Attack and 184 Defense, it becomes a strong force. Moreover, the monster can use the following Fast and Charged Moves in this competition:

• Fast Attacks: Mud Shot, Bubble, Rock Smash, and Counters
• Charged Attacks: Ice Punch, Submission, Scald Punch, Hydro Pump, Icy Wind, Dynamic Punch, and Power Up Punch

Except for the Hydro Pump, all of the moves known by Poliwrath take less energy to launch. This means your counters are going to receive damage much faster than usual, which is why mastering the dodge skill is critical here.

So, to solo defeat Poliwrath in Pokemon GO, exploit its multiple 160% weaknesses to Electric, Fairy, Flying, Grass, and Psychic-type moves using Pocket Monsters and attacks of the same type. This will automatically enable the STAB effect, which increases your counter’s moveset total damage output by 1.2x times.

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Counters to beat Poliwrath in Pokemon GO raids

A picture of Poliwrath on offense (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Individuals should use the following set of Pokemon and their best moveset to win against Poliwrath in Pokemon GO raids:

• Mega Rayquaza: Air Slash and Dragon Ascent
• Shadow Mewtwo: Confusion and Psystrike
• Mega Alakazam: Confusion and Psychic
• Shadow Moltres: Wing Attack and Sky Attack
• Salamence: Dragon Tail and Fly
• Shadow Metagross: Zen Headbutt and Psychic
• Kartana: Razor Leaf and Leaf Blade
• Enamorus: Fairy Wind and Fly
• Tapu Lele: Confusion and Nature’s Madness

These Pocket Monsters and their set of moves are excellent for the Poliwarth raids.