The Ultra Beasts are a group of extradimensional Pokémon who entered the Pokémon universe during Gen 7. The first Ultra Beast to make an appearance in Pokémon Go was Nihilego as part of the first Go Fest event in 2022; Buzzwole, meanwhile, was originally released during Go Fest Seattle in July 2022. Since players worldwide can now battle and catch Buzzwole, it’s a good idea to know Buzzwole’s weaknesses and counters in Pokémon Go. On this page:
Buzzwole type - Bug / Fighting Buzzwole is weak against - Fairy, fire, flying and psychic-types Best Buzzwole counters - Togekiss, Gardevoir and Granbull for fairy-types. Moltres, Rayquaza, Staraptor, Honchkrow and Braviary for flying-types. Entei, Shadow Ho-Oh and Reshiram for fire-types. Mewtwo, Hoopa (Unbound) and Metagross for psychic-types. Other Buzzwole notes - Flying-type Pokémon will deal quadruple damage to Buzzwole, so fire and flying-type Pokémon, like Moltres or Talonflame, are ideal for this raid since their moves are perfect for defeating Buzzwole.
Buzzwole Raid CP - 44,654 CP CP range for catching Buzzwole - 1894 to 1977 CP Weather (Cloudy or Rain) when being caught - 2368 to 2472 CP Max Buzzwole CP (at level 40) - 3,461 CP
The Season of Mythical Wishes continues with the Winter Holiday event, which has brought Mega Glalie to Pokémon Go. Don’t forget to partake in the new Go Battle League season.
Elsewhere, be sure to use Daily Adventure Incense for the chance of encountering Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos and Galarian Moltres.
Below you can find the complete Fast and Charged moveset for Buzzwole in Pokémon Go:
Fast Moves:
Counter (Fighting) Poison Jab (Poison)
Charged Moves:
Fell Stinger (Bug) Lunge (Bug) Power-Up Punch (Fighting) Superpower (Fighting)
As part of Gen 7, Buzzwole debuted in Pokémon Sun and Moon where it could be encountered during the postgame of Sun. Buzzwole’s appearance is a strange combination of a mosquito and bodybuilder. This not only fits into the idea that, as an Ultra Beast, Buzzwole hails from a realm outside of the Pokémon universe, but makes the idea of encountering it in real life utterly terrifying. I mean, mosquitos are troublesome enough… Good luck catching Buzzwole in Pokémon Go!
