Diancie Raid Guide: Best Counters Pokemon GO

Diancie is one of the rarest Mythical Pokemon in Pokemon GO, and when it appears in raids it draws a crowd. Its Rock/Fairy typing gives it a unique set of weaknesses that you can exploit with a carefully chosen team. This guide covers the best counters, the moveset you want, and the catch strategy for locking it down.

Diancie Typing and Weaknesses

Diancie is Rock/Fairy, a combination that leaves it weak to Steel and Ground attacks while resisting Bug, Dark, Dragon, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Normal, and Poison moves. That narrow weakness list means your counter team must be built specifically for it.

Category	Detail
Type	Rock / Fairy
Weak to	Steel, Ground
Resists	Bug, Dark, Dragon, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Normal, Poison
Raid tier	Mythical (Tier 5)

Best Counters for Diancie

Metagross — Steel attacks hit Diancie’s primary weakness hard and Metagross resists Fairy damage.
Garchomp — Ground-type movesets such as Earth Power deal heavy neutral-plus damage.
Excadrill — a strong Ground attacker with high DPS that hits Diancie’s secondary weakness.
Mega Steelix / Mega Metagross — if you have the Mega Energy, these provide the cleanest damage windows.

For a ranked look at the top options, our best Steel-type attackers in Pokemon GO guide lists the highest-DPS picks by moveset.

Diancie Moveset

Diancie’s best Pokemon GO moveset pairs a fast Rock-type move with a hard-hitting charged attack. In PvP and raid usage, it functions best as a niche Fairy attacker rather than a generalist, since its Rock coverage is shared by many stronger Pokemon.

Fast move: Rock Throw or Fairy Wind
Charged move: Moonblast / Rock Slide
Best use: Fairy coverage and Rock-type raids where you lack strong alternatives

Catching Diancie

Mythical raid bosses have a lower catch rate than standard legendaries. Use Golden Razz Berries on every throw, aim for Excellent Curveball throws, and do not rush your Premier Balls. Because Diancie cannot be traded, catching it yourself is the only way to add it to your collection.

Final Tips

Bring at least four well-powered Steel or Ground attackers, coordinate with your raid group for maximum damage balls, and keep Golden Razz Berries ready. With the right team, Diancie is a straightforward catch — it is the throw accuracy, not the raid difficulty, that usually decides whether it stays in the ball.

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