Throughout the months of March and April, Pokemon GO has featured each one of the Island Guardians from Pokemon Sun & Moon, and now it’s Tapu Fini’s turn. Starting in May, players can take on Tapu Fini in 5-star Pokemon GO Raids. Here is how to beat it!
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Tapu Fini Weakness & Type Effectiveness
Tapu Fini is a Water/Fairy-type Pokemon, so it is weak to Poison, Grass, and Electric-type attacks. That said, Tapu Fini has four different move types it can bring to battle: Water, Fighting, Fairy, and Ice. This means Grass-type Pokemon could be susceptible to Super Effective attacks if Tapu Fini uses Ice Beam as its charged attack.
| Pokemon | Type | Vulnerable To | Strong Against | Resistant To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tapu Fini | Water/Fairy | Poison Grass Electric | Fire Ground Rock Flying Dragon Normal Ice Dark Steel Fighting | Fighting Bug Dark Fire Water Ice |
Tapu Fini can know Water Gun, Hidden Power, Ice Beam, and Moonblast, leaving itself vulnerable to most of its weaknesses. There’s only a 1/4 chance that Tapu Fini will bring Ice Beam, which is safe enough for players to risk bringing Grass-type Pokemon. There’s also a 1/4 chance that Tapu Fini brings two Water-type moves to play, which works in a trainer’s favor if they bring a Grass-type.
However, you can’t go wrong with strong Electric or Poison-type Pokemon.
Best Tapu Fini Raid Counters
Tapu Fini counters are interesting as you won’t see the same uber-mega-legendary Pokemon that make it onto most other Pokemon GO Counter lists. Our top 10 is a mix of Poison, Electric, and Grass-type Pokemon that you might not already have on your roster.
| Pokemon | Moves |
|---|---|
 Xurkitree | Thunder Shock Discharge |
 Mega Gengar | Lick Sludge Bomb |
 Mega Beedrill | Poison Jab Sludge Bomb |
 Mega Sceptile | Bullet Seed Frenzy Plant |
 Raikou | Thunder Shock Wild Charge |
 Mega Manectric | Thunder Fang Wild Charge |
 Magnezone | Volt Switch Wild Charge |
 Electivire | Thunder Shock Wild Charge |
 Zekrom | Charge Beam Fusion Bolt |
 Mega Venusaur | Vine Whip Frenzy Plant |
Tapu Fini can be a handful, so we recommend around four trainers team up to take on this water fairy. If each trainer has a team of the Pokemon listed above and they are at least 3,500 CP, then you shouldn’t have any issues taking Tapu Fini down.
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