Gigantamax Lapras It is the sixth Gigantamax Pokémon introduced to Pokémon Goand is available at Max Battles as part of the Gigantamax Lapras Max Battle Day on December 8 from 2 to 5 pm your local time.
Like all other Gigantamax battles, Lapras will be challenging, so players not prepared for the increased difficulty will have a hard time.
Below we have listed some general Gigantamax Max Battle tips and counters for Gigantamax Lapras in Pokémon Go.
General Tips on Gigantamax Lapras
If you've been struggling in Max Battles, here are some general tips for surviving and ensuring you're an asset to your team. Gigantamax battles involve a lot more strategy than the usual wild tapping you do in raids, so make sure you know what you're doing before you jump in.
Gigantamax Lapras Weakness
We will want to use Gigantamax Lapras weaknesses: wrestling, rock, grass and electric-type movements. However, there are not many Pokémon that can use these types of moves.
Best Gigantamax Lapras Counters
With the above in mind, there are some counterattacks to provide to Lapras. We recommend the following to focus on offensive movements:
Note that if the Lapras you're facing has Blizzard or Ice Beam as one of its moves, your Venusaur will faint quite quickly.
If you want to be an ally of your team, you can bring the following Pokémon with Max Guard to help our defensively:
These moves will allow you to build shields quickly and resist most of Lapras's possible moves.
There are still not too many ideal Pokémon to use as healerssince Max Spirit wants you to use high HP Pokémon. you can use green Meanwhile, you have a lot of HP.
Even if you don't have them on, consider just bringing the stronger Dynamax Pokémon you have. If you have a maxed out Dynamax Gengar and your Dynamax Venusaur isn't level (and you don't have the means to power it up), simply bring your Gengar. Were still Working with leftovers here, people.