Laro it is a dual type Level 3 Raid Boss Pokémon and has a hard armor shell along with its dark gray body and blue eyes. Its back armor is covered with a lot of iron and the sides of its lower jaw are very sharp and have teeth visible from inside the mouth. He also has two metal bands on both legs with the higher one being the same color as his body and the lower one iron colored respectively. In this Pokémon Go guide, we will talk about the best ways and counters to defeat Lairon in battle raids without problems.

Lairon in Pokémon Go

Lairon is a double type steel And Rock Pokémon with a maximum CP of 2324. It is vulnerable to Fighting, Ground, and Water-type Pokémon with having a 2x extra weakness to both Combat and Land-type markers. For this reason, players should try to keep their best Fighting and Ground Pokémon on their team when battling Lairon.

Lairon moved

Pokémon Go Lairon counters
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Lairon’s best moves from his move set are Metal claw And Heavy Slam. Both have a combined DPS of 53.7 and are the best combination that can be used by players in Pokémon Gyms and PvP battles. Some other decent attacks from his moveset include Iron Tail, Rock Slide and Rock Tomb among others.

The best counter against Lairon in Pokémon Go

Here is the list of the best counters you can use against Lairon and guarantee yourself a win.

  • Lopunny (Mega): Double Kick / Focus Explosion
  • Alakazam (Mega): Counterattack / Fire
  • Terrakion: Double kick / holy sword
  • Lucario: Counter / Aura Sphere
  • Conkeldurr: Counter / Dynamic Punch
  • Excadrill: Mud-Slap / Earthquake
  • Machamp: Counter / Dynamic Punch
  • Garchomp: Mud Shot / Earth Power
  • Landorus (Therian): Mud blow / earthquake
  • Groudon: Mud blow / earthquake
  • Gengar (Mega): Hexagonal / focal explosion
  • Cobalione: Double kick / holy sword
  • Meloetta (Pirouette): Low Kick / Close Combat
  • Breloom: Counter / Dynamic Punch
  • Zapdos (Galarian): Counterattack / Close Combat
  • Blastoise (Mega): Water Gun / Hydro Cannon
  • Landorus (incarnate): Mud Shot / Earth Power
  • Landoro: Mud Shot / Earth Power
  • Later: Mud-Slap / Earthquake
  • Gyarados (Mega): Waterfall / Hydropump
  • Virition: Double Kick / Focus Explosion
  • Buzzwole: Counter / Superpower
  • Hariyama: Counter / Dynamic Punch
  • Sirfetch’d: Counterattack / Close Combat
  • Blaziken: Counterattack / Fire
  • Haxorus: Against / earthquake
  • Toxicroak: Counter / Dynamic Punch
  • Steelix (Mega): Thunder Fang / Earthquake
  • Kangaskhan (Mega): Low kick / earthquake
  • Krookodile: Mud-Slap / Earthquake
  • Ridon: Mud-Slap / Earthquake
  • Heracross: Counterattack / Close Combat
  • Embark: Low Kick / Focus Explosion
  • Golurk: Mud-Slap / Power of the Earth
Pokémon Go Lairon counters
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High-level players can easily take on Lairon on their own, but regular players in general should try going to teams of 2 or 3 if they want an easy win. Some good Pokémon players can include them in their lineup Lucario, Excadrill, And Machamp which are just to name a few of the many better options that are mentioned above.

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