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Reshiram Raid Duo Guide

Table of Contents

How Shiny is Acquired
Raids
  • Original
  • Shiny

Pokemon Ratings

Attacker Tier List See all A+ Tier
Great League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 2.5 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 4 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
330.00 kg Weight
3.20 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 4,565
Level 40: 4,038
Level 25: 2,884 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 2,307 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,731 (Research Tasks)
ATK 275
DEF 211
STA 205

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Fire Fang
Overheat
A-
Fire Fang
Draco Meteor
B
Dragon Breath
Overheat
B
Dragon Breath
Draco Meteor
A-
Fire Fang
Fusion Flare*
A
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PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Fire Fang is Reshiram's strongest fast move, and pairs well with Fusion Flare or Overheat to fulfill a Fire-type role.
  • Fusion Flare is Reshiram's signature move, available starting from January 1 2023. Its strong parameters makes Reshiram almost unmatched as a Fire attacker.
  • Overheat is worse, but is still a viable choice.
  • Dragon Breath isn't too far behind in performance, and can pair with Draco Meteor to fulfill a Dragon-type role if needed. 
  • Stone Edge sports the fastest damage window and is quite powerful, but lacks STAB. 
  • Crunch can be used more frequently, but has the worst damage output without STAB. 

PVE Overview

Reshiram is the first of the Tao Trio to arrive in Pokemon Go, and is a fan favorite partly due to it being a mascot of the Pokemon Black game. With a very high ATK stat, very solid stats overall, and a powerful moveset, Reshiram debuts as the best Fire-type in the PvE scene at the time of its release (excluding Shadows). Definitely look to add this Pokemon to your arsenal, especially if you're lacking Fire-type attackers. 

The addition of Fusion Flare to its movepool turns Reshiram into (currently) the best non-Mega Fire attacker, outperforming even behemoths like Shadow Moltres and Shadow Entei!

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Dragon Breath
Overheat
Crunch
C
Dragon Breath
Fusion Flare*
Draco Meteor
A
Dragon Breath
Fusion Flare*
Overheat
A
Dragon Breath
Fusion Flare*
Stone Edge
A-
Dragon Breath
Fusion Flare*
Crunch
B

PvP Moveset Explanation

Dragon Breath + Fusion Flare and Draco Meteor or Overheat or Stone Edge

Dragon Breath is preferred for its powerful STAB damage output and average energy generation. Fire Fang is inferior stat-wise, but also benefits from STAB, and is more threatening against Steel-types.

Fusion Flare boasts incredible DPE and is also one of Reshiram's cheapest Charged Attacks, making it a staple move. It offers Reshiram a baseline consistency in utilizing its incredible STAB combination, and thanks to that, its secondary Charged Attack options are open:

  • Draco Meteor offers Reshiram the most potential, ensuring that a farmed Reshiram will threaten everything in the game, but its cost and self-debuff may make it difficult to utilize in 1v1 matchups.
  • Overheat's raw power makes it a viable secondary move to burst down certain targets that Fusion Flare may be insufficient against, such as Dialga or Zacian, but it lacks coverage and forces Reshiram to rely heavily on Dragon Breath for it.
  • Stone Edge is a good move overall and offers some coverage without the risk of debuffing, but lacks the potency of its other moves. It can be used to break apart Ho-Oh and Togekiss, and it can dent Kyogre.
  • Crunch used to be a staple move due to its low cost, but is no longer necessary due to Fusion Flare taking that role. It still can be used as a cheap attack to pressure Giratina with, and can also potentially drop Defense to further bolster Reshiram's powerful Fast Attack pressure.

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: N/A

Reshiram's CP is too high for Great League. 

Ultra League: 2.5 / 5

Reshiram's high offensive stats result in poor bulk due to the CP cap in Ultra League, and is difficult to use against various meta picks in this league. However, its powerful charge moves still make it a significant threat if unshielded. 

Master League: 4 / 5

Reshiram boasts having equal stats to Dialga and Zekrom, as well as their oppressive Dragon Breath pressure. Thanks to its Fire secondary type, Reshiram possesses nigh unresisted coverage and can threaten just about any Pokemon in the game. It is also one of the two Dragon types in Master League to not be weak to Fairy, allowing it to stand up to Togekiss and Zacian. Reshiram's standout quality lies in that its negative matchups aren't as pronounced compared to other Dragons, making it a good safe switch and a generally reliable neutral option. The ubiquity of Dialga can somewhat throw a wrench to this role, but Reshiram's ability to bait out Dialga specifically can be useful for letting a potential Dragon-type teammate to shine. With a small energy lead, Reshiram can still force a shield off Dialga. Additionally, Reshiram is a great closer, as an unshielded Overheat or Draco Meteor can disintegrate most things that don't resist it, and heavily dent most Pokemon that do.

A notable downside to Reshiram is that its resistances are a lot more situational than other Dragon-type Pokemon, and thus it doesn't have as many positive matchups as they do. Lacking a resistance to Water in particular makes Reshiram far more vulnerable to Kyogre compared to other Dragons.

Fast Moves

6
Dragon Breath
More Info

Dragon

1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.50
0.20
8.00
12.00
15.00
12
Fire Fang
More Info

Fire

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.90
0.41
8.89
13.33
16.67

Charge Moves

70
Crunch
More Info

Dark

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.20
1.70
0.00
 2.12
21.88
27.34
 46.40
160
Overheat
More Info

Fire

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
4.00
1.20
0.00
 1.60
40.00
50.00
 64.00
150
Draco Meteor
More Info

Dragon

1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.60
0.50
0.00
 1.50
41.67
52.08
 62.50
100
Stone Edge
More Info

Rock

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.30
1.40
0.00
 1.00
43.48
54.35
 43.48

Elite Charge Moves

140
Fusion Flare
More Info

Fire

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.20
0.50
0.00
 1.40
63.64
79.55
 89.09

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 100
Stardust 100,000

Other

Flee Rate 10.0 %
Buddy Distance 20 km
Capture Rate2.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage
39.1% damage
39.1% damage
62.5% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Dragon Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold

Fire Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Normal Nice! Great! Excellent!
No Berry -
Curve
Razz Berry -
Curve
Golden Razz Berry -
Curve

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20015057
2001.5104118
2002158179
2002.5212239
4003266300
4003.5320361
4004374422
4004.5427483
6005481544
6005.5535605
6006589666
6006.5643727
8007697788
8007.5751849
8008805910
8008.5859971
100099131032
10009.59671093
10001010201154
100010.510711211
13001111221269
130011.511731327
13001212251384
130012.512761442
16001313271500
160013.513781558
16001414291615
160014.514801673
19001515311731
190015.515821788
19001616331846
190016.516841904
22001717351961
220017.517862019
22001818372077
220018.518882134
25001919392192
250019.519902250
25002020412307
250020.520922365
30002121432423
300021.521942480
30002222452538
300022.522962596
35002323472654
350023.523982711
35002424492769
350024.525002827
40002525512884
400025.526022942
40002626533000
400026.527043058
45002727553115
450027.528063173
45002828573231
450028.529083288
50002929593346
500029.530113404
50003030623462
500030.530873490
60003131133519
600031.531383548
60003231643577
600032.531893606
70003332153635
700033.532403663
70003432663692
700034.532913721
80003533173750
800035.533423779
80003633683808
800036.533933836
90003734193865
900037.534443894
90003834703923
900038.534953952
100003935213981
1000039.535464009
100004035724038
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