Cyndaquil and a little’ quadruped Pokémon and is covered in fire retardant fur which is dark blue on the back of the head and a light yellow fur on the underside. It also has four red dots on the back from which flames can be projected. It is a very shy and non-aggressive type of Pokémon, therefore in this one Pokémon Go guide, we will talk about the best ways and counters to defeat Cyndaquil in Battle Raid quickly and easily.

Cyndaquil in Pokémon Go

Cyndaquil is a Level 1 Raid Boss with a maximum CP of 1108. It is a Fire-type Pokémon and is vulnerable to Water, Rock, and Ground-type counters. The wide range of attack options against it and its low CP make defeat very easy for players as only the right type of Pokémon in their team will be enough to win the raid as almost any token will be useful.

Cyndaquil move set

Cyndaquil counters from Pokémon Go
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The best movesets for Cyndaquil are Embers And Flamethrower. Both have a combined DPS of 50.2 and are the best combination that can be used in Pokémon Gyms and PvP battles. Other decent attacks from his move sets include Tackle, Flamethrower Charge, And Rapid. But as it’s not that powerful, players are advised not to waste their resources on Cyndaquil unless they want to evolve it into its next form.

The best counters against Cyndaquil in Pokémon Go

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

  • Rampardo: Smack Down / Rock Slide
  • Later: Smack Down / Rock Wrecker
  • Greninja: Waterfall / Hydropump
  • Floatzel: Water gun / Hydro pump
  • Swampert: Mud Shot / Hydro Cannon
  • Omastar: Water gun / Hydro pump
  • Terrakion: Smack Down / Rock Slide
  • Starmie: Water gun / Hydro pump
  • Excadrill: Mud blow / earthquake
  • Direction: Hidden Power / Giga Impact
  • Garchomp: Mud blow / earthquake
  • Landorus (Therian): Mud blow / earthquake
  • Kyogre: Waterfall / Surf
  • Crawdaunt: Growl / crab hammer
  • Mamoswine: Mud-Slap / Stone Edge
  • Landorus (Incarnate): Throwing stones / Power of the earth
  • Deoxys (Attack): Zen Headbutt / Zap Cannon
  • Kingler: Mud Shot / Crab Hammer
  • Archeop: Wing Attack / Ancient Power
  • Feraligatr: Water Gun / Hydro Cannon
  • Golem: Mud-Slap / Stone Edge
  • Ridon: Mud-Slap / Stone Edge
  • Sharpedo: Bite / Hydropump
  • Salami: Bite / Hydropump
  • Giarados: Waterfall / Water Tail
  • Blastoise: Water Gun / Hydro Cannon
  • Lycanroc (Midnight): Rock Launch / Stone Edge
  • Empoleone: Metal Claw / Hydro Cannon
  • Golem (Alola): Rock Launch / Stone Edge
Cyndaquil counters from Pokémon Go
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Even if players don’t have any of the Pokémon listed above, they can still use any generalist Pokémon like Mewdue along with others that are capable of dealing high damage such as Vaperone and players should be fine against Cyndaquil.

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