Buzzwole it is a dual type Level 5 Ultra Beast Raid Boss which looks like a mosquito and has a muscular build along with red sacs filled with blood all over the body. They also have white veins that are hard as steel and is capable of pulverizing a dump truck in a punch. They have a hard trunk like a diamond and even use them in attacks. Buzzwole is a good opponent to fight against and in that Pokémon Go guide, we will talk about the best counter and ways to defeat it.

Buzzwole in Pokémon Go

Buzzwole
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Buzzwole is a dual-type Bug and Fighting Pokémon and is weak against powerful counters Fairy, Fire, Flying and Psychic type Pokémon. It has a max CP of 3912 and it is 2x times weaker towards Flying-type attacks, which means Trainers should try to use their strongest Flying-type Pokémon against it.

Buzzwole move set

The best movesets for Buzzwole are Counter And Superpower. They both have a combo DPS of 50. It is the best combination to use in Pokémon gyms and PvP battles. Some other decent move sets include Poison Jab, Fell Stinger, and Lunge.

The best counters against Buzzwole in Pokémon Go

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

  • Pidgeot (Mega): Wing Attack / Brave Bird
  • Charizard (Mega Y): Blast / Explosive Burn
  • Moltres: Wing Attack / Sky Attack
  • Lazio (Mega): Zen Headbutt / Psychic
  • Rayqauza: Air blast / hurricane
  • Charizard (Mega X): Wing Attack / Explosive Burn
  • Braviario: Air Cut / Brave Bird
  • Yvetal: Gust / hurricane
  • Tornado: Air blast / hurricane
  • Staraptor: Wing Attack / Brave Bird
  • Tornadus (incarnate): Air blast / hurricane
  • Honchkrow: Peck / Sky Attack
  • Latia (Mega): Zen Headbutt / Psychic
  • Tornadus (Therian): Gust / hurricane
  • Unfezant: Air / Sky Attack
  • Zapdos: Radius of charge / Peck from drill
  • Hondom (Mega): Firefang / Flamethrower
  • Ho-Oh: Extrasensory / Brave Bird
  • Altaria (Mega): Peck / Sky Attack
  • Mewdue: Confusion / Psystrike
  • Tucanon: Beak / Beak Drill
  • Gengar (Mega): Shadow Claw / Psychic
  • Lugia: Extrasensory / Aeroblast
  • Togekiss: Aerial Cut / Aerial Ace
  • Yanmega: Air Wing / Ace Attack
  • Beedrill (Mega): Poison Jab / Air Ace
  • Blaziken: Round of Fire / Brave Bird
  • Slowbro (Mega): Confusion / Psychic
  • Scyther: Aerial Cut / Aerial Ace
  • Noivern: Air blast / hurricane
  • Hoopa (unbound): Confusion / Psychic
  • Oricorio (Sensu): Air blast / hurricane
  • Sirfetch’d: Furrier / Brave Bird
  • Reshiram: Firefang / Overheat
  • Pidgeot: Gust / Brave Bird
Pokémon Unite dataminer Buzzwole leaked
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Buzzwole has a fairly different type of Pokémon available for counters along with a double weakness against Flying types. This makes it fairly easy for managers to find a well-balanced team with essential counters to fight and defeat them.

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