Volo and Giratina are pretty hard to beat in Pokemon Legends Arceus. This is because you will have to fight them not once, not twice, but three times. And to add to the challenge, Volo has an extremely balanced team that can take on most Pokémon. Hence, it becomes a battle over who gets the right counter first. But if you know his strategy, defeating him shouldn’t be very difficult. So, in this guide, check out the best Pokemon you can use to counter Volo and Giratina in Pokemon Legends Arceus.
How to beat Volo and Giratina in Pokemon
To defeat Volo, you must add at least two Pokémon strong enough to counter Giratina. This fight has three phases, the first time he will use his Pokémon team, and the other two times he fights Giratina’s altered and original forms.
Your team must have at least one tank, such as Snorlax or Blissey. And you also have to carry the maximum number of reanimations to get your Pokemon back to full health. Finally, try leveling your Pokémon above level 70 to be able to fight Volo fairly. Here are the Pokémon he uses in battles, their levels, moves, and how to deal with them.
- Spiritomb (Level 68)
- Techniques: Psychic, Dark Pulse, Hypnosis, and Shadow Ball.
- Counters: Togekiss, Gardevoir, Sylveon
- Roserade (Level 68)
- Techniques: Petal Dance, Poison Strike, and Thorns.
- Counters: Hisui Tiflozion, Crobat, Skeeter
- Hisuan Arcanine (Level 68)
- Techniques: Crunch, Furious Rage, and Rock Slide.
- Counters: Floatzel, Palkia, Gastrodon
- Lucario (Level 68)
- Movements: Crunch, Bullet Punch, Close Combat and Weight Gain.
- Counters: Garchomp, Machamp, Magmortar
- Garchomp (Level 68)
- Techniques: Dragon Claw, Iron Head, Cleave, and Earth Power.
- Counters: Froslass, Mamoswine, Abomasnow
- Togekiss (Level 68)
- Moves: Calm Mind, Psychic, Air Strike, and Lunar Blast.
- Counters: Luxray, Electivire, Jolteon
After the first phase, Giratina appears in an altered form. A Pokémon’s move set and level will be the same when it fights in its original form again.
- Giratina (Level 70)
- Moves: Earth Force, Shadow Force, and Dragon Claw.
- Counters: Blissey, Dusknoir, Weavile
As such, you should select a few Pokémon from the counters above to make up your perfect team and level them up.
Tips for Defeating Volo and Giratina
- Volo (first battle phase)
- Volo always starts the fight with Spiritomb. Make sure you set your Pokemon as a strong counter to make his Spiritomb faint in one hit. This will give you an edge in combat.
- Depending on the enemy Pokémon and its health, choose whether to attack it Agile style or Strong style. If you have a fast Pokémon, you can double-hit your opponent using the Agile Style. The attack will not be as powerful, but a double hit can help the opponent’s Pokémon faint. Likewise, if you see their health at half or nearly half, you can use a strong attack to deal one hit to them.
- If you have tanky Pokémon, donate them and use the maximum respawn to prepare your team to face the remaining Pokémon.
- Giratina (second and third phases of the battle)
- Giratina will always attack with Shadow Force, this attack is not only very powerful but also darkens Giratina. So get ready to watch your Pokemon miss a lot of attacks.
- You can send a Snorlax who knows Bite to counter Giratina. Not only would he be able to withstand any incoming attacks, the Shadow’s power would be useless against him.
- Try using Fairy moves from Fairy Pokemon to take advantage of the STAB bonus. Even if the damage increase is small, you should use as many benefits as possible.
That covers this guide to the best counters you can use to defeat Volo and Giratina in Pokemon Legends Arceus. If you need help with other topics in this game, be sure to check out our Pokemon Legends Arceus guides.