Pokémon GO: Armored Mewtu Counters – The 20 Best Counters in the Raid Guide

In Pokémon GO, Mewtwo returns and this time wears armor. But which Pokémon are effective and how many players can defeat Mewtwo?

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This is the Mewtwo in question: After years of waiting, Mewtwo in Armor is finally back. You can challenge the special Mewtwo at the Mega Finale of the GO Fest 2026 and add it to your collection. You have the opportunity on September 5th and 6th, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

We will show you which counters you should ideally rely on and against which types Mewtwo has a weakness (type effectiveness).

Defeating Armored Mewtu in Raid – With these counters

1. Necrozma (Dawn Wings) with Psycho Cut and Moongeist Beam
2. Mega Mewtwo Y with Psycho Cut and Shadow Ball
3. Mega Tyranitar with Bite and Brutal Swing
4. Mega Mewtwo X with Psycho Cut and Shadow Ball
5. Shadow Hydreigon with Bite and Brutal Swing
6. Shadow Tyranitar with Bite and Brutal Swing
7. Mega Gengar with Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball
8. Mega Absol with Snarl and Brutal Swing
9. Mega Heracross with Fury Cutter and Megahorn
10. Mega Rayquaza with Dragon Tail and Dragon Ascent
11. Shadow Darkrai with Snarl and Shadow Ball
12. Mega Banette with Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball
13. Lunala with Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball
14. Mega Salamence with Bite and Brutal Swing
15. Mega Pinsir with Fury Cutter and X-Scissor
16. Mega Houndoom with Snarl and Foul Play
17. Mega Greninja with Feint Attack and Surf+
18. Hydreigon with Bite and Brutal Swing
19. Shadow Absol with Snarl and Brutal Swing
20. Black Kyurem with Shadow Claw and Freeze Shock

Weaknesses of Mewtwo in Armor: Since Mewtwo is generally a Psychic type, you should primarily focus on attacks from the Dark, Bug, and Ghost types, as it has a weakness against these types.

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Is there Mewtwo in armor also as Shiny? No. You can only obtain the regular variant of the monster, not the Shiny form.

How many trainers are needed? If you want to defeat the strong, legendary monster, you should have at least 3 trainers in the battle. If you do not have the best counters or they are only at a low level, you should mobilize more trainers for the fight.

No matter how many trainers you challenge with: you should have already assembled your raid team beforehand. This way, you can enter each battle directly with your best team and also save some time in each individual raid lobby: Tips for organizing raid teams in Pokémon GO.

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