Pokemon GO Falinks Max Battle guide: Weaknesses and best counters

This Pokemon GO Falinks Max Battle guide will help players challenge and take down the Dynamax form of the Formation Pokemon in Niantic's mobile game. The creature hailing from Galar makes its debut on October 1, 2024, just as the second month of the Max Out season kicks off. It will remain in 3-star Max Battles until further notice from the developer.

This Pokemon GO Falinks Max Battle guide covers everything you need to know about defeating it, from its weaknesses to the best counters.

Also, check out our other Max Battle guides for October 2024:

• Grookey
• Scorbunny
• Sobble

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Pokemon GO Falinks Max Battle weaknesses

Pokemon GO Falinks in a Max Battle (Image via TPC)

What is super-effective against Dynamax Falinks?

Falinks is a mono-Fighting-type Pocket Monster that takes super-effective damage from Flying-, Fairy-, and Psychic-type attacks. So, you should aim to utilize creatures that know both Fast and Charged Attacks of these types. That said, prioritize Fast Attacks as they determine the type of Max Moves you get, and these are the attacks that deal the most amount of damage.

Here are the Max Moves that are super-effective against Dynamax Falinks:

• Max Airstream
• Max Mindstorm
• Max Starfall

Unfortunately, there are no Dynamax Pokemon available at the moment that can use Fairy-type Fast Attacks. Therefore, Max Starfall is inaccessible.

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Falinks' stat distribution and moveset in Pokemon GO

As a 3-star Max Battle boss in Pokemon GO, Falinks has the following stats:

• Attack: 193
• Defense: 170
• Fast Attack: Rock Smash and Counter
• Charged Attack: Superpower, Brick Break, and Mega Horn

The entry cost for Falinks Max Battles is 400 MP. However, this will be refunded if you don't win the fight. You can challenge the Power Spot Boss solo or alongside up to three other players, as long as you are all within 80 meters of the Power Spot.

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Pokemon GO Falinks Max Battle best counters

Here are the best counters to Pokemon GO Falinks Max Battles, along with their recommended movesets:

• Dynamax Charizard with Air Slash (Max Airstream) and Blast Burn
• Dynamax Metagross with Zen Headbutt (Max Mindstorm) and Psychic

Presently, the number of counters available for these battles is limited. So, you must build up three of these 'mons if you wish to successfully take down Falinks on your own. On the other hand, if you are going in as a team of four, having one leveled-up Charizard and Metagross each will do the trick.

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Best Strategy to defeat 3-star Falninks Max Battles

The best way to defeat 3-star Falinks Max Battles is as follows:

• Lead with Dynamax Metagross.
• Take the neutral damage from incoming attacks and charge up the Dynamax Meter.
• When the Meter is almost full, switch over to Dynamax Charizard.
• Hit Falinks with three charges of Max Airstream.
• Continue fighting with Charizard since all of Falinks' attacks are resisted here.

If you are challenging the Max Battle with a squad, you won't need another Pokemon. However, if you are going solo, be prepared to send out another leveled-up Charizard to clean up the fight.

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Pokemon GO Falinks Max Battle catch CP and shiny availability

Shiny Falinks (Image via TPC)

The Dynamax Falinks that appear after you defeat the raid boss will feature the following CP ranges based on the weather:

• No weather boost: 1,278 - 1,347 CP at level 20 (10/10/10 - 15/15/15 IVs)
• Weather boosted (Cloudy): 1,598 - 1,683 CP CP at level 25 (10/10/10 - 15/15/15 IVs)

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What are the 100% IVs from Pokemon GO Falinks Max Battles?

Here are the 100% IVs from 3-star Falinks Max Battles:

• No weather boost: 1,347 CP
• Weather boosted (Cloudy): 1,683 CP

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Can Dynamax Falinks be shiny in Pokemon GO?

Dynamax Falinks encounters via Max Battles can be shiny. However, its shiny rate is yet to be determined.

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Check out our other Pokemon GO guides:

• Ditto disguises
• Buddy Evolution Adventure Together guide
• Best Fast Attacks in Pokemon GO
• Sierra counters
• Cliff counters
• Arlo counters
• Giovanni counters
• Team GO Rocket Grunts

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