In Pokémon GO the Mega Raids for Charizard, Blastoise, and Venusaur are now available. We show you the best counters for each Mega Raid and reveal how easy the battle will be.
This is new: In Pokémon GO Mega Raids are waiting for you. In these you can battle Mega-Charizard, Mega-Blastoise, and Mega-Venusaur. The Raids will give you Mega Energy and ultimately allow you to catch the normal form of the three Pokémon.
You won’t get any Mega Pokémon from the Raids, but you will get the energy to perform a Mega Evolution.
The quicker you defeat the Raid, the more Mega Energy you’ll receive. We will show you the best counters to take down the Raid bosses quickly.
The best counters against Mega-Charizard X
This is important: Charizard has two Mega Forms. The X and Y form. While Mega-Charizard Y is of Fire and Flying type, Mega-Charizard X is of Fire and Dragon type and therefore has different weaknesses.
These are the best counters:
| Counter Pokémon | Moves |
| Rayquaza | Dragon Tail and Outrage |
| Palkia | Dragon Tail and Draco Meteor |
| Salamence | Dragon Tail and Outrage |
| Zekrom | Dragon Breath and Outrage |
| Garchomp | Dragon Tail and Outrage |
| Reshiram | Fire Fang and Draco Meteor |
| Rampardos | Smack Down and Rock Slide |
| Dragonite | Dragon Tail and Outrage |
| Rhyperior | Mud-Slap and Rock Throw |
| Gyarados | Dragon Tail and Dragon Claw |
How many trainers are needed? Mega-Charizard X is the harder to defeat Charizard. You will need at least 3 trainers. However, if you want to be quick to get more Mega Energy, you should have at least 6 trainers.
The best counters against Mega-Charizard Y
This is important: Mega-Charizard Y is just like the normal Charizard of Fire and Flying type. It therefore has a double weakness to Rock, which you should fully exploit.
These are the best counters:
| Counter Pokémon | Moves |
| Rampardos | Smack Down and Rock Slide |
| Rhyperior | Smack Down and Rock Throw |
| Terrakion | Smack Down and Rock Slide |
| Tyranitar | Smack Down and Stone Edge |
| Gigalith | Smack Down and Rock Slide |
| Aerodactyl | Rock Throw and Rock Slide |
| Ampharos | Thunder Shock and Thunder Punch |
| Landorus | Rock Throw and Rock Slide |
| Alolan Golem | Rock Throw and Stone Edge |
| Golem | Rock Throw and Stone Edge |
How many trainers are needed? You can already defeat the Mega Raid quite easily with two players. However, for a lot of Mega Energy, we recommend at least 4 players.
The best counters against Mega-Blastoise
This is important: Mega-Blastoise is of Water type and therefore weak to Grass and Electric. The best counter here is Mega-Venusaur, but we intentionally won’t consider that here.
These are the best counters:
| Counter Pokémon | Moves |
| Zekrom | Charge Beam and Volt Switch |
| Electivire | Thunder Shock and Volt Switch |
| Magnezone | Spark and Volt Switch |
| Raikou | Thunder Shock and Volt Switch |
| Luxray | Spark and Volt Switch |
| Roselia | Razor Leaf and Grass Knot |
| Zapdos | Thunder Shock and Thunderbolt |
| Mewtwo | Psycho Cut and Thunderbolt |
| Venusaur | Vine Whip and Petal Blizzard |
| Tangrowth | Vine Whip and Leaf Tornado |
How many trainers are needed? Here you will need at least 3 trainers, but even then, the battle will be a challenge. We recommend rather 6-7 trainers so that you can gather enough Mega Energy.
The best counters against Mega-Venusaur
This is important: Mega-Venusaur is of the types Grass and Poison, just like the normal Venusaur. Therefore, effective are the types Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. Here, Mega-Charizard is one of the best options, but we intentionally leave that out here.
These are the best counters:
| Counter Pokémon | Moves |
| Mewtwo | Confusion and Psyshock |
| Reshiram | Fire Fang and Overheat |
| Charizard | Fire Spin and Air Slash |
| Victini | Confusion and V-Generate |
| Heatran | Fire Spin and Flamethrower |
| Flareon | Fire Fang and Overheat |
| Incineroar | Fire Spin and Overheat |
| Metagross | Zen Headbutt and Psychic |
| Latios | Zen Headbutt and Psychic |
| Entei | Fire Fang and Overheat |
How many trainers are needed? Mega-Venusaur can already be defeated with two players. For the maximum amount of Mega Energy, we recommend rather 5 trainers with strong counters.
If you are still unclear about Mega Evolutions, you should check out our 5 things to know about Mega Evolutions.
