Pokémon Go Dawn Wings: Necrozma Counters, Weaknesses, and Moves Explained

How to get Necrozma Dawn Wings in Pokémon Go

Getting a Dawn Wings Necrozma in Pokémon Go is a multi-step process. Luckily, it’s not too complicated, but be aware that there are a few steps to go through.

First of all, you need to catch a Necrozma and a LunalaYou can obtain one of each by defeating them in a raid and then catching them.

Second, you will need resources: 1000 Lunar Fusion Energy, 30 Necrozma Candies and 30 Cosmog Candiesto be exact. Candy is easy to obtain: Cosmog Candy comes from catching Cosmog, Lunala, or Solgaleo, and Necrozma Candy comes from catching a Necrozma. Remember, you can choose any of these Pokémon as a companion and walk with it to earn more Candy, or you can simply use as many Rare Candy as you need to recharge.

Lunar Fusion Energy is new, however. You can obtain it as a reward for defeating Dawn Wings Necrozma in raids, or by completing paid research quests (if you want to spend in-game money).

This last point is important, because any Duskwing Necrozma you defeat in a raid will appear as a normal version in the encounter screen. If you want a Dawnwing Necrozma, you need to be able to defeat it in a raid. Speaking of which…

Necrozma Dawn Wings Counters and Weaknesses in Pokémon Go

To catch a Dawnwing Necrozma, you’ll first need to defeat it in a raid. Below are the Dawnwing Necrozma’s counterattacks and weaknesses to help you do just that:

• Necrozma-type Dawn Wings – Psychic/Ghost type
• Dawn Wings Necrozma is doubly weak against – Dark and Ghost type attacks
• Dawn Wings Necrozma is resistant to – Normal, Poison and Psychic type attacks
• Dawn Wings Necrozma is super resistant to – Combat type attacks
• Dawnwing Mega Necrozma Counters – Mega Tyranitar is your best option, followed closely by Mega Gengar. If you don’t have them, Mega Banette and Mega Houndoom are also good options.
• Non-Mega Counters to Necrozma Wings of Dawn – Shadow versions of Tyranitar, Lannister, Gengar, and Mewtwo are all great options if you have them. Failing that, you might want to consider Hydreigon, Blacephalon, Darkrai, Gholdengo, Giratina Origin, or Lannister.







• Number of players to beat Dawn Wings Necrozma – With this double weakness, you have two to six Trainers with fully optimal level 40 counters at the bare minimum. As always, the more the merrier.
• Tactical – Basically, you want to throw your biggest Dark and Ghost-type attackers against Necrozma. Mega Tyranitar and five Shadow Tyranitars are your optimal team against Necrozma, but if you don’t have a full team, fill out the team with Brutal Swing and Shadow Ball-using elements.

Dawn Wings Necrozma CP in Pokémon Go

Below are the CP levels to battle for Necrozma Dawn Wings and, if defeated, catch a Necrozma after the battle in Pokémon Go:

• Necrozma Wings of Dawn Raid CP – 54,822 PC
• CP range to catch Necrozma – 2251 to 2342 CP
• Weather (windy) at time of capture – 2813 to 2928 CP

Best Necrozma Dawn Wings Moveset in Pokémon Go

Necrozma is the Prism Pokémon because it reflects the light of those around it, especially the Legendary Pokémon Lunala and Solgaleo. It makes sense that its most powerful forms are Dawn Wings and Dusk Mane, as the normal form did not win any awards.

Luckily, Necrozma Dawn Wings is now the strongest Psychic-type Pokémon in the Master League, meaning there’s a good chance you’ll want to pick one up if PVP is your cup of tea.

If you want to run this Pokemon, you should know that Dawn Wings Necrozma best moves in Pokémon Go are Shadow Claws (Fast), Dark Pulse (Charged), and Solar Strike (Legacy Charged)This bulky Pokémon is capable of applying a lot of fast moves and shield pressure with this combo – just be aware of this double weakness.

Here are all the Fast and Charged Moves that Necrozma Dawn Wings can use in Pokémon Go:

Quick movements:

• Metal claw (steel)
• Psycho Cut (Psychic)
• Shadow Claw (Ghost)

Loaded movements:

• Dark Pulse (Dark)
• Iron head (steel)
• Vision of the future (psychic)
• Outrage (Dragon)

Inherited Charged Movements:

Everything We Know About Dawn Wings Necrozma

Necrozma is a strange Pokémon in that it is reminiscent of Ultra Beasts, but is not technically considered one. This is actually mentioned in the main series games, which are embarrassingly vague about the Prism Pokémon’s origins.

Necrozma’s Pokédex entry in Pokémon Sun describes it as “reminiscent of Ultra Beasts”, while a character in Ultra Sun refers to Necrozma as “a creature almost like an Ultra Beast”.

But the most important thing suggesting that Necrozma is not An Ultra Beast Pokémon is the fact that Beast Balls have no increased effectiveness against Necrozma. Despite all indications, Necrozma is just a standard Legendary Pokémon!

If you’re interested in learning more about the Prism Pokémon, you can read the official Pokédex entries for all four forms below:

• Necrosis: “He appears to be in pain as he struggles to find light, which serves as his energy. He appears to come from another world. Light is his source of energy. If he does not devour the light, impurities accumulate within and upon him, and Necrozma darkens and ceases to move.”
• Twilight Mane Necrozma: “This is his form when he devours the light of Solgaleo. He throws himself at his enemies and then slashes them with the claws of his four limbs and his back. (He is) extremely ferocious and impossible to control.”
• Necrozma Dawn Wings: “Lunala no longer has a will of her own. Now under the control of Necrozma, she continually expels all of her energy. This is her form when she devours Lunala’s light. She grabs her enemies in her giant claws and tears them apart with brute force.”
• Ultra-Necrozma: “This is his form when he has absorbed overwhelming light energy. He shoots laser beams from his entire body. The light that pours out from his entire body affects living beings and nature, impacting them in various ways.”

For those who are only interested in the brightest prisms, you’ll be happy to know that Shiny Necrozma has been available in Pokémon Go since May 30, 2024!

As you can see below, the shiny Necrozma simply takes on an inky blue hue. It’s subtle, but we like it!

Shiny and BG Necrozma confirmed for NYC
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This of course means that the other forms are also available in gloss. As you can see below, both Dusk forms ditch their usual yellow and blue coloring for a gorgeous red and pink that looks incredible compared to the same inky blue or regular form. These are top-notch glosses, and we’re here for them!

Last but not least, the reports show that you can fuse a shiny Necrozma with a non-shiny Lunala to get a shiny Necrozma Dawn Wings! You can also disaggregate them at no additional cost, but you will have to pay for the resources again if you decide to disaggregate them again.

Comparison between Necrozma’s Shining Twilight Mane and Dawn Wings
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Thanks to Reddit users _lablover_ and GabeBit08 for the handy previews.

Good luck defeating Necrozma in Pokémon Go!