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3-Star Raid

Dhelmise

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Boss info

Dhelmise is a 3-Star Raid boss with 3,600 HP and a 180-second time limit. It is weak to Flying/Ghost/Fire/Ice/Dark attacks (1.6×). Among easy-to-get Pokémon, Salamence, Volcarona and Honchkrow are the strongest; including Legendary, Mega and Shadow Pokémon, the top counters are Mega Rayquaza, Shadow Reshiram and Mega Charizard Y. Estimated players needed: 2 players for a beginner team; an experienced team can solo it. When caught, its CP is 1,608–1,685, or 2,010–2,107 when boosted by Fog, Sunny weather; the highest value is 100% IVs. It can be shiny.

Boss HP
3,600
Catch CP (level 20)
1,608–1,685
Weather boost (Fog, Sunny)
2,010–2,107
Shiny
Yes
Weaknesses×1.6×1.6×1.6×1.6×1.6

Difficulty & players needed180s time limit

Beginner team2 players6 easy-to-get Pokémon, level 25
Experienced teamSolo6 best counters, level 40

One or two players is enough. Power up six Pokémon of the types it's weak to. Player counts estimate the damage one player deals within the time limit by sending in six Pokémon one after another, so weather and friend bonuses can lower them.

Simulate solo with your Pokémon

Easy-to-get countersFor beginners

Legendary, Mythical, Ultra Beast, Mega and Shadow Pokémon are excluded, and only currently learnable moves are used. Community Day and event moves (exclusive moves) make them stronger.

  1. 1SalamenceFire FangFlyDPS 33.4TDO 1,441
  2. 2VolcaronaFire SpinOverheatDPS 31.4TDO 1,392
  3. 3HonchkrowSnarlBrave BirdDPS 32.7TDO 1,049
  4. 4StaraptorWing AttackFlyDPS 29.7TDO 1,372
  5. 5BraviaryAir SlashFlyDPS 28.2TDO 1,580
  6. 6CinderaceFire SpinPyro BallDPS 32TDO 1,022
  7. 7HydreigonBiteFlyDPS 28.2TDO 1,466
  8. 8KingambitSnarlFoul PlayDPS 27TDO 1,604
  9. 9Darmanitan (Standard Mode)Fire FangOverheatDPS 32.3TDO 901
  10. 10IncineroarSnarlDarkest LariatDPS 27.3TDO 1,358
  11. 11TyranitarBiteBrutal SwingDPS 29.9TDO 1,016
  12. 12BaxcaliburIce FangAvalancheDPS 28.6TDO 1,115
  13. 13ChandelureFire SpinShadow BallDPS 33.1TDO 708
  14. 14PyroarFire FangOverheatDPS 26.5TDO 1,304
  15. 15DragapultAstonishShadow BallDPS 31.1TDO 804
  16. 16WeavileSnarlAvalancheDPS 29.6TDO 897
  17. 17GholdengoHexShadow BallDPS 30.1TDO 854
  18. 18FlareonFire SpinOverheatDPS 29.4TDO 884
  19. 19UnfezantAir SlashSky AttackDPS 26TDO 1,200
  20. 20Galarian DarmanitanIce FangAvalancheDPS 30.7TDO 696

Counters incl. LegendaryNo Shadow or Mega

  1. 1White KyuremIce FangIce Burn*DPS 39TDO 1,753
  2. 2Black KyuremShadow ClawFreeze Shock*DPS 38.5TDO 1,733
  3. 3RayquazaAir SlashDragon Ascent*DPS 38.7TDO 1,669
  4. 4Necrozma (Dawn Wings)Psycho CutMoongeist BeamDPS 44.8TDO 900
  5. 5ReshiramFire FangFusion Flare*DPS 35.4TDO 1,791
  6. 6BlacephalonAstonishMind Blown*DPS 45.2TDO 740
  7. 7YveltalSnarlOblivion Wing*DPS 32.6TDO 1,937
  8. 8SalamenceFire FangFlyDPS 33.4TDO 1,441
  9. 9MoltresFire SpinFlyDPS 32.8TDO 1,457
  10. 10EternatusPoison JabDynamax Cannon*DPS 29.8TDO 1,781
  11. 11ToucannonPeckBeak Blast*DPS 31.7TDO 1,467
  12. 12VolcaronaFire SpinOverheatDPS 31.4TDO 1,392
  13. 13HeatranFire SpinMagma Storm*DPS 30TDO 1,570
  14. 14Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)Ice FangBehemoth Bash*DPS 29.4TDO 1,632
  15. 15Ho-OhIncinerateBrave BirdDPS 28.8TDO 1,738
  16. 16StaraptorGust*FlyDPS 30.7TDO 1,420
  17. 17Zacian (Crowned Sword)Air SlashBehemoth Blade*DPS 30.2TDO 1,390
  18. 18DarkraiSnarlFoul PlayDPS 32.4TDO 1,124
  19. 19HydreigonBiteBrutal Swing*DPS 29.3TDO 1,523
  20. 20Enamorus (Incarnate Forme)AstonishFlyDPS 33.5TDO 1,004

Best overall countersShadow, Mega and Legendary included

  1. 1Mega RayquazaAir SlashDragon Ascent*DPS 50TDO 2,785
  2. 2Shadow ReshiramFire FangFusion Flare*DPS 42.5TDO 1,795
  3. 3Mega Charizard YFire SpinBlast Burn*DPS 40.2TDO 1,866
  4. 4Mega SalamenceFire FangFlyDPS 36.5TDO 2,286
  5. 5White KyuremIce FangIce Burn*DPS 39TDO 1,753
  6. 6Mega DelphoxFire SpinBlast Burn*DPS 42.5TDO 1,324
  7. 7Shadow SalamenceFire FangFlyDPS 41TDO 1,474
  8. 8Mega BlazikenFire SpinBlast Burn*DPS 41.9TDO 1,376
  9. 9Black KyuremShadow ClawFreeze Shock*DPS 38.5TDO 1,733
  10. 10RayquazaAir SlashDragon Ascent*DPS 38.7TDO 1,669
  11. 11Shadow MoltresFire SpinFlyDPS 39.8TDO 1,473
  12. 12Shadow ToucannonPeckBeak Blast*DPS 38.8TDO 1,495
  13. 13Necrozma (Dawn Wings)Psycho CutMoongeist BeamDPS 44.8TDO 900
  14. 14ReshiramFire FangFusion Flare*DPS 35.4TDO 1,791
  15. 15Shadow HeatranFire SpinMagma Storm*DPS 36.6TDO 1,594
  16. 16Mega PidgeotGust*Brave BirdDPS 34.4TDO 1,912
  17. 17Mega Mewtwo YPsycho CutShadow Ball*DPS 39.4TDO 1,246
  18. 18Shadow StaraptorGust*FlyDPS 37.2TDO 1,433
  19. 19Shadow Ho-OhIncinerateBrave BirdDPS 34.8TDO 1,751
  20. 20Mega TyranitarBiteBrutal SwingDPS 35.7TDO 1,588

How we calculate

  • Attackers are level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs. Shadow Pokémon get ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense.
  • 'Easy-to-get Pokémon' is re-ranked without Legendary, Mythical, Ultra Beast, Mega and Shadow Pokémon and without exclusive moves that can't be learned now.
  • Players needed = boss HP ÷ the damage one player deals within the time limit by sending in the six recommended Pokémon one after another (1 s per switch, 15 s to rejoin after all faint). Beginner teams are level 25 with 30% loss, experienced teams level 40 with 15% loss. A team can include only one Mega or Primal Pokémon, so experienced teams use only one Mega.
  • Damage taken scales with the boss's Attack (base Attack × tier multiplier). 1-star bosses hit much more weakly.
  • Damage per hit is ⌊0.5 × power × Attack / boss Defense × STAB 1.2 × effectiveness⌋ + 1. Move power, duration and energy are the game master's raid values.
  • DPS is estimated over one cycle of charging energy with the Fast Attack and using the Charged Attack, including energy gained from taking hits. TDO is the damage dealt before fainting.
  • Boss moves can't be known in advance, so survival time assumes moves of the boss's own types. Ranking is by (DPS³ × TDO)^¼.
  • Weather boost, friend bonuses and dodging are not included. The same Pokémon can rank very differently with different moves.
  • Checked 2026-10-31. Boss list from LeekDuck (via ScrapedDuck), move lists from PvPoke, move stats from the game master (PokeMiners). * marks an exclusive move.