What's the best counter for Gigantamax Rillaboom?

The top counters depend on what's available to you. Our ranking computes DPS for every released attacker against Gigantamax Rillaboom's Grass-type defense — see the "Best team" table for the absolute top picks, or scroll for non-legendary and low-budget alternatives.

What raid tier is Gigantamax Rillaboom?

Gigantamax Rillaboom is a G-Max Max Battle boss (Gigantamax-exclusive).

What Max Move does Gigantamax Rillaboom use?

Gigantamax Rillaboom uses G-Max Drum Solo. See the Max Move card above for the type, power, and secondary effect.

How is the "low-budget team" different from "best team"?

The low-budget team excludes legendaries, mythicals, ultra beasts, Megas, and notoriously XL-candy-hungry pseudo-legendaries like Tyranitar and Garchomp. It's what you can field if you haven't grinded rare power-ups yet.

812 · GIGANTAMAX · G-Max

TIER S

Gigantamax Rillaboom

G-Max Drum Solo ignores stat changes — punches through bosses with defense buffs. Top Grass attacker for raids.

Boss type

Grass·

Max Move

G-Max Drum SoloGrasspower 320

Effect: Ignores opponent stat changes — punches through buffed bosses.

Best team

Top counters by raw DPS — anything goes. If you have legendaries powered up, lead with these.

#	Attacker	Moveset	DPS	TDO
01	Slaking Normal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2771.8	6684
02	Regigigas Normal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2743.7	6482
03	Porygon-Z Normal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2534.8	3966
04	Ursaluna GroundNormal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2344.3	5966
05	Ursaring Normal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2280.6	3582
06	Staraptor NormalFlying	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2262.5	3326
07	Braviary NormalFlying	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2244.3	3999
08	Drampa NormalDragon	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2235.4	3569
09	Unfezant NormalFlying	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2189.8	3224
10	Bewear NormalFighting	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2189.8	4185

Best non-legendary team

Filtered to common species — what most trainers actually have powered up.

#	Attacker	Moveset	DPS	TDO
01	Slaking Normal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2771.8	6684
02	Porygon-Z Normal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2534.8	3966
03	Ursaluna GroundNormal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2344.3	5966
04	Ursaring Normal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2280.6	3582
05	Staraptor NormalFlying	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2262.5	3326
06	Braviary NormalFlying	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2244.3	3999
07	Drampa NormalDragon	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2235.4	3569
08	Unfezant NormalFlying	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2189.8	3224
09	Bewear NormalFighting	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2189.8	4185
10	Zangoose Normal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2153.5	2552

Low-budget team

No legendaries, no Megas, no XL-candy pseudo-legendaries. The starter-tier roster.

#	Attacker	Moveset	DPS	TDO
01	Slaking Normal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2771.8	6684
02	Porygon-Z Normal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2534.8	3966
03	Ursaluna GroundNormal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2344.3	5966
04	Ursaring Normal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2280.6	3582
05	Staraptor NormalFlying	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2262.5	3326
06	Braviary NormalFlying	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2244.3	3999
07	Drampa NormalDragon	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2235.4	3569
08	Unfezant NormalFlying	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2189.8	3224
09	Bewear NormalFighting	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2189.8	4185
10	Zangoose Normal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2153.5	2552

SUPPORT ROLES · DEFENDER + HEALER

The optimal subgroup runs 2 attackers + 1 defender + 1 healer. Defenders filtered to picks that resist Grass-type damage; healers ranked by raw HP pool. Full team-building guide →

Defender (tank)

Soaks boss hits + generates Max-meter energy. Pair with a 0.5s fast move.

#1Crowned Shield Zamazenta
FightingSteel
The premier Max Battle defender — Fighting/Steel typing resists 10 types (more than any other defender), and the Crowned Shield form has the highest defense stat in the format. Pairs with Counter for fast Max-meter generation.
FAST Counter
#3Gigantamax Melmetal
Steel
Pure Steel typing resists 11 types — strongest passive defense in the format. Pair with Thunder Shock (short fast move) to flood the Max meter. The G-Max boost to HP makes it survive even Fighting / Fire / Ground hits.
FAST Thunder Shock
#4Crowned Sword Zacian
FairySteel
Same Fairy/Steel double-typing as the Crowned Shield form (resists 11 types) but with a higher Attack stat — doubles as an emergency Max attacker once it Dynamaxes. Best universal defender if you only have one slot.
FAST Quick Attack

Healer (Max Spirit)

Casts Max Spirit during the Max Phase. Heals as a % of teammates' max HP.

#1Blissey
Normal
The #1 healer in Max Battles. Maxes out at 496 base stamina (the highest in the game) — Max Spirit casts can full-heal a team from near-faint in 2-3 uses. Easy to find via raid-day rotations and chains from Happiny Egg hatches.
FAST Pound
#2Wailord
Water
Second-best healer behind Blissey — 347 base stamina. Water typing makes it a passable defender against Fire / Ground bosses too, doubling its utility on those teams.
FAST Water Gun
#3Snorlax
Normal
High HP (330 base) + universally available — most trainers have Snorlax candy stockpiled. Works as both a healer and a Normal-type damage soak.
FAST Lick

Bossen din ikke i listen? Sjekk full oversikt over Dynamax + Gigantamax bosser.

All bosses ↗Tier list ↗

Share this page