Pokemon GO Tapu Fini Fight: Best Movesets, Counters, and Weaknesses

Tapu Fini is one of the legendary guardian Pokemon of the Alolan Region, speficially caring for Poni Island. If you’re looking to catch it, it’ll be appearing in 5-Star Raids in Pokemon GO until 10 a.m. on May 24. Not only is it appearing in Raids, but you can also catch its Shiny version! Here are the best Pokemon to use to defeat Tapu Fini in Pokemon GO so you can add it to your collection.

Tips for Beating Tapu Fini in Pokemon GO

Tapu Fini Attacks

Tapu Fini only has two Fast Attacks, meaning you’ll be getting hit with either Water Gun (Water) or Hidden Power (Normal), before the big Charge Attack comes.

It does have a wider range of Charge Attacks to pull from, though.

• Ice Beam (Ice)
• Moonblast (Fairy)
• Hydro Pump (Water)
• Surf (Water)

Tapu Fini Weaknesses

As a Water / Fairy Pokemon, Tapu Fini is weak to the following types:

• Poison
• Grass
• Electric

It’s not particularly vulnerable to any one of them more than the others, so using a variety of moves from the types will be fine.

Tapu Fini does have a lot of resistances to certain types, however. Try to avoid using:

• Fighting
• Bug
• Fire
• Water
• Ice
• Dark
• Dragon

It’s especially resistant to Dragon moves, those doing very little damage compared to the rest.

Best Tapu Fini Counters

Duo Grass / Poison Pokemon are going to be your strongest bets in this fight. Not only do they hit Tapu Fini’s weaknesses but they are resistant to most water damage.

• Roserade: Poison Jab, Solar Beam, Grass Knot
• Xurkitree: Thundershock, Spark, Discharge, Thunder
• Nihilego: Acid, Poison Jab, Sludge Bomb
• Magnezone: Spark, Wild Charge
• Tapu Bulu: Bullet Seed, Grass Knot

Those are the best Pokemon to bring with you when you face down Tapu Fini. If you don’t have these Pokemon, no worries. Just look for your strongest Grass, Poison and Electric Pokemon to round out your team. For more on Pokemon GO, be sure to check out our guides hub.