Pokémon Go Raid Guide: Tranquill’s Best Counters and Weaknesses

Tranquill, a Flying-type Pokémon from the Unova Region, is now available as a Raid boss in Pokémon Go. This Pokémon's shiny form is available as well, so lucky players may be able to catch a green Tranquill after a successful Raid battle.

Raid Guide

Tranquill is a Flying and Normal-type Pokémon. This means the best attacks to use against it are Rock, Ice, and Electric-type moves. The Pokémon itself will use primarily flying-type offensive moves in Raid battles, but it also has a few unique moves, like the Steel-type move Steel Wing and the Fire-type move Heat Wave.

Tranquill's Moveset

Quick Attacks:

• Steel Wing (Steel-type)
• Air Slash (Flying-type)

Charged Attacks:

• Heat Wave (Fire-type)
• Aerial Ace (Flying-type)
• Sky Attack (Flying-type)

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Best counters to use

Quick Attack:

Thunder Shock

Charged Attack:

Thunderbolt

Quick Attack:

Charge Beam

Charged Attack:

Wild Charge

Quick Attack:

Smack Down

Charged Attack:

Rock Slide

Quick Attack:

Zen Headbutt

Charged Attack:

Zap Cannon

Quick Attack:

Charge Beam

Charged Attack:

Thunderbolt

Quick Attack:

Snarl

Charged Attack:

Wild Charge

If none of the listed Pokémon are available, it is best to bring Pokémon into the raid that have Rock, Electric, or Ice-type moves. These will do the most damage to Tranquill and make the battle easier to win.

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