What to know

  • Entei is weak to Water, Rock, and Ground moves.
  • Best counters include Kyogre, Swampert, Rhyperior, and Rampardos.
  • Rainy weather makes battles easiest; Sunny weather with Solar Beam is toughest.
  • Fire-heavy Entei is easy; Solar Beam Entei is a nightmare.

If you’re heading into a raid against Entei, you’ll want to go in prepared. This fiery Legendary isn’t the hardest to beat, but the right counters, weather advantage, and awareness of its movesets make all the difference.

What Entei is weak to

Entei is a pure Fire-type Pokémon, so its weaknesses are nice and simple:

  • Water (2× damage)
  • Rock (2× damage)
  • Ground (2× damage)

It also resists Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, and Fairy.

Best counters to use

Here are your top choices for taking Entei down fast:

💧 Water-types

  • Kyogre (Waterfall + Surf)
  • Swampert (Mud Shot + Hydro Cannon)
  • Kingler (Bubble + Crabhammer)
  • Gyarados (Waterfall + Hydro Pump)

🪨 Rock-types

  • Rhyperior (Smack Down + Rock Wrecker)
  • Rampardos (Smack Down + Rock Slide)
  • Tyranitar (Smack Down + Stone Edge)
  • Terrakion (Smack Down + Rock Slide)

🌍 Ground-types

  • Groudon (Mud Shot + Earthquake)
  • Garchomp (Mud Shot + Earth Power)
  • Excadrill (Mud-Slap + Earthquake)
  • Landorus (Therian) (Mud Shot + Earthquake)

If you have access to the best Pokémon, here’s a strong 6 to bring:

  1. Kyogre (Waterfall + Surf)
  2. Swampert (Mud Shot + Hydro Cannon)
  3. Rhyperior (Smack Down + Rock Wrecker)
  4. Rampardos (Smack Down + Rock Slide)
  5. Garchomp (Mud Shot + Earth Power)
  6. Gyarados (Waterfall + Hydro Pump)

Mega options: Mega Blastoise, Mega Swampert, or Mega Gyarados will boost your whole team’s Water damage and make raids faster.

Budget-friendly raid team

Don’t have a box full of legendaries and shadows? No problem — here are budget counters that still work:

  • Vaporeon (Water Gun + Hydro Pump)
  • Feraligatr (Waterfall + Hydro Cannon/Hydro Pump)
  • Golem (Rock Throw + Stone Edge)
  • Whiscash (Mud Shot + Mud Bomb)
  • Samurott (Waterfall + Hydro Cannon)
  • Seismitoad (Mud Shot + Earth Power)

Cheap extras: Kingler (Crabhammer), Jolteon (Thunderbolt), and Poliwrath (Mud Shot + Dynamic Punch).

Can you solo or duo Entei?

  • Solo: Impossible. Entei has too much HP and DPS.
  • Duo: Yes, but only with top-tier legendaries, shadows, and megas, plus weather boost. Both trainers should be level 40+ with fully maxed counters.
  • Safe bet: 3–4 solid trainers with good Water/Rock/Ground teams will always succeed.

Best and worst weather to fight Entei

  • Best: Rainy (boosts Water), Partly Cloudy (boosts Rock), Clear (boosts Ground).
  • Okay: Cloudy, Foggy (neutral).
  • Worst: Sunny/Clear with Solar Beam (destroys Water/Ground), Sunny with Fire moves (boosts Entei’s already strong Fire damage), Windy (boosts Psychic).

Pro tip: Wait for Rainy weather if you want the easiest raids.

Entei’s movesets explained

Knowing what Entei is packing helps you plan.

Fast moves

  • Fire Fang (Fire)
  • Iron Head (Steel)

Charge moves

  • Overheat (Fire)
  • Flamethrower (Fire)
  • Fire Blast (Fire)
  • Solar Beam (Grass)
  • Iron Head (Steel)
  • Psychic (Psychic)

Classification:

  • ✅ Easiest to counter: Fire-heavy sets (Water-types resist everything).
  • ⚠️ Medium difficulty: Iron Head (hurts Rock-types), Psychic (neutral but manageable).
  • 🚨 Hardest: Solar Beam — especially boosted by Sunny weather. It one-shots Water and Ground counters, so lean on Rock-types or dodge carefully.

Final tips

  • Water is safest unless Entei has Solar Beam.
  • Rock is strongest for Solar Beam sets.
  • Ground is solid in Clear weather but risky if Solar Beam shows up.
  • Bring at least one Mega Water-type to speed things up.

With the right prep, Entei raids are a fiery challenge you’ll enjoy taking down.