Incarnate Forme Tornadus Pokémon GO Raid Guide: Weakness & counters (2024)

Tornadus, in the Incarnate Forme is back in Pokémon GO Raids from July 22 until August 3.

Tornadus has two Formes in Pokémon GO, the Incarnate and Therian. Unfortunately, Therian Forme Landorus is a lot more powerful than Incarnate Forme. However, they both share the same Candy in Pokémon GO.

That means that you can use this Raids as a way to grind enough Tornadus candy that when Therian Forme Tornadus returns to Raids, you have the resources you need to power one up to Level 50. Of course, there are also the usual Raid rewards that always are a nice bonus in Pokémon GO.

Here is everything you need to know before you fight Incarnate Forme Tornadus in Pokémon GO.

Incarnate Forme Tornadus has a weakness to Electric, Rock and Ice-type moves. It has a double resistance to Ground-types, and a resistance to Bug, Fighting and Grass-types.

Here are the best counters you can use to take on Incarnate Forme Tornadus in Pokémon GO:

There are a lot of easily avaliable Pokémon that are good counters to use against Incarnate Forme Tornadus in Pokémon GO. You can get Galarian Darmanitan from Field Research at the moment, Mamoswine, Rampardos and Rhyperior are all also easily avaliable.

The most powerful Mega Pokémon to use have all also been avaliable recently too. Mega Rayquaza featured in an Elite Raid Day, and Mega Diancie was made avaliable worldwide through a research.

Xurkitree, the best non-mega Pokémon to use against Incarnate Forme Tornadus was also recently avaliable during Pokémon GO Fest.

Yes, Incarnate Forme Tornadus can be shiny in Pokémon GO. That makes these Raids a great chance to get a Shiny version of Incarnate Forme Tornadus for your collection.

Mega Evolutions can help you get more candy and XL candy with every catch. Having a mega level 3 active that boosts candy for Flying-types will give you an extra 2 candy per catch, as well as a 25% bonus to your XL candy chance.

Here are the Pokémon you can Mega Evolve to get more Tornadus candy in Pokémon GO:

Pidgeot

Pinsir

Aerodactyl

Salamence

Rayquaza

Of all of these, Mega Rayquaza is the best choice, followed by Mega Salamence. Your Mega Rayquaza must have a second Charged Attack however.

Incarnate Forme Tornadus is not a hard Pokémon to take down in Pokémon GO. You need two high level trainers to win this Raid. Alternatively, for lower level Trainers, aim for a group of four.

Don't forget that Party Play provides a huge damage bonus. You can Party Up with Trainers not on your friends list, so don't be shy to jump in a party and benefit from the damage boost.

Here are the Incarnet Forme Tornadus 100% IV CP values:

1911 CP

2983 CP (Weather boosted)

Weather boost can help you save candy, get better IVs and benefit from power boosts on your team. Here are the weather effects to keep an eye on when taking on these raids.

Keep your eye out for Windy weather if you're looking for a higher CP Incarnate Forme Tornadus. Otherwise, Snowy, Rainy or Partly Cloudy weather will help you take down this Raid even faster.

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