Carbink is only a 2-Star Raid boss in Pokemon GO, but you’ll still need to be prepared if you want to defeat it solo!

Luckily, it has a double weakness, making defeating Carbink very straightforward if you exploit that. Here’s what you need to know!

Carbink Type

Carbink is a Rock/Fairy-type Pokemon – an extremely rare type that is only shared with Diancie!

This type combination gives it four weaknesses and six resistances, including one double weakness and one double resistance.

Carbink Weaknesses & Resistances

Steel-type attacks deal 256% damage to Carbink, while Grass, Ground, and Water deal 160% damage.

In terms of weaknesses, Carbink has a double resistance to Dragon, meaning attacks of that type deal 39% damage to it. All of the other types it resists deal 63% damage.

Best Pokemon to Counter Carbink in Raids

The best Pokemon to counter Carbink in Raids are powerful Steel-types like Metagross, Dialga, Excadrill, Zacian, and Melmetal. This is because Steel-type attacks deal 265% damage to Carbink.

If you can Mega Evolve them, using Mega Scizor or Mega Aggron is also recommended. This is because they deal great damage and boost the attack of your other Steel-type Pokemon.

These are the top 10 Pokemon to use against Carbink:

Pokemon	Image	Fast Attack	Charged Attack
Mega Scizor		Bullet Punch	Iron Head
Mega Aggron		Iron Tail	Heavy Slam
Mega Steelix		Iron Tail	Heavy Slam
Metagross		Bullet Punch	Meteor Mash
Dialga		Metal Claw	Iron Head
Zacian		Metal Claw	Iron Head
Excadrill		Metal Claw	Iron Head
Genesect		Metal Claw	Magnet Bomb
Lucario		Bullet Punch	Flash Cannon
Melmetal		Thunder Shock	Double Iron Bash

After winning a Carbink Raid, you will get Diancie Mega Energy, in addition to a Carbink encounter and the standard Raid rewards!

When is Carbink in Pokemon GO Raids? Date & Time

Carbink is in 2-Star Pokemon GO Raids for the whole duration of the Pokemon GO Fest: Global event on August 26 and August 27, 2023:

• August 26: 10 AM – 6 PM local time
• August 27: 10 AM – 6 PM local time