Raid Counters — Mega, Primal & Ultra Beasts

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Mega Raids

Mega Mewtwo X (Psychic/Fighting) Weaknesses: Ghost, Flying, Fairy | Resistances: Fighting, Rock, Psychic Watch out for: Psystrike (Psychic), Focus Blast (Fighting), Ice Punch (Ice), Shadow Ball (Ghost). One of the hardest hitting Mega Raid bosses. Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 1 Dawn Shadow Moongeist Psychic/ Best overall

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes Wings Necrozma Claw Beam Ghost score vs Mega Mewtwo X 2 Mega Gengar Lick Shadow Ball Ghost/ Poison Highest Ghost DPS; boosts Ghost lobby 3 Shadow Darkrai Snarl Shadow Ball Dark Dark is super effective; fast energy generation 4 Shadow Chandelure Hex Shadow Ball Ghost/Fire Not weak to Fighting — safe vs Focus Blast 5 Yveltal Snarl Dark Pulse Dark/Flying Flying resists Fighting; safe vs Focus Blast 6 Mega Gardevoir Charm Dazzling Gleam Psychic/ Fairy Fairy hits Fighting; Mega boost for Fairy lobby 7 Zacian (Crowned) Metal Claw Behemoth Bash Fairy/Steel Fairy super effective; Steel resists Psychic 8 Lunala Shadow Claw Shadow Ball Psychic/ Ghost Bulky Ghost attacker; strong TDO 9 Togekiss Charm Dazzling Gleam Fairy/Flying Fairy hits Fighting; Flying resists Fighting 10 Honchkrow Snarl Dark Pulse Dark/Flying Dark STAB; Flying resists Fighting

⚠ Moveset Warnings: - If Mega Mewtwo X has Focus Blast: Swap out Normal, Rock, Ice, Steel, Dark types — bring Ghost and Flying types that resist Fighting - If Mega Mewtwo X has Psystrike: Ghost counters are the safe play - This is one of the hardest Mega Raids — bring a full group of 4–6 trainers minimum Mega Mewtwo Y (Psychic) Weaknesses: Ghost, Dark, Bug | Resistances: Fighting, Psychic Watch out for: Psystrike (Psychic), Shadow Ball (Ghost), Focus Blast (Fighting), Thunderbolt (Electric). Mega Mewtwo Y is the highest CP Mega Raid boss in the game. Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 1 Mega Gengar Lick Shadow Ball Ghost/ Poison Highest DPS; boosts Ghost lobby; frail — position swap 2 Dawn Wings Necrozma Shadow Claw Moongeist Beam Psychic/ Ghost Top overall Ghost attacker 3 Shadow Darkrai Snarl Shadow Ball Dark Fast energy + high DPS; resists Psychic 4 Mega Tyranitar Bite Brutal Swing Rock/Dark Dark + Rock; excellent bulk for a long fight 5 Shadow Chandelure Hex Shadow Ball Ghost/Fire Elite non- Mega Ghost; Hex generates energy fast

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 6 Shadow Hydreigon Bite Brutal Swing Dark/ Dragon Strong DPS+bulk; swap if has Focus Blast 7 Yveltal Snarl Dark Pulse Dark/Flying Resists Fighting — safe vs Focus Blast 8 Darkrai Snarl Shadow Ball Dark Reliable Legendary Dark; excellent TDO 9 Hydreigon Bite Brutal Swing Dark/ Dragon Non- shadow; more durable than Shadow version 10 Mega Houndoom Snarl Foul Play Dark/Fire Dark Mega boost for lobby ⚠ Moveset Warnings: - Shadow Ball variant: Use Dark-type counters (Tyranitar, Hydreigon, Darkrai) instead of Ghost counters — Ghost is resisted - Psystrike variant: Ghost counters are the top pick; Dark also works - Focus Blast variant: Pull Tyranitar and Hydreigon — they are weak to Fighting; bring Yveltal or Chandelure Mega Tyranitar (Rock/Dark) Weaknesses: Fighting (×2 double weakness), Bug, Fairy, Grass, Ground, Steel, Water | Resistances: Ghost, Dark, Poison, Normal, Flying, Fire Watch out for: Stone Edge (Rock), Crunch (Dark), Brutal Swing (Dark), Fire Blast (Fire), Iron Tail (Steel). Stone Edge and Crunch are fast-charging and painful.

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 1 Mega Mewtwo X Counter Close Combat Psychic/ Fighting Highest Fighting DPS; double weakness means massive damage 2 Mega Lucario Counter Aura Sphere Fighting/ Steel Mega Fighting boost for lobby; Steel resists Rock and Dark 3 Conkeldurr Counter Dynamic Punch Fighting Bulky Fighting attacker; Dynamic Punch reliable STAB 4 Shadow Machamp Counter Dynamic Punch Fighting High DPS; double weakness means quick wins 5 Machamp Counter Dynamic Punch Fighting Accessible classic; excellent DPS even without shadow 6 Terrakion Double Kick Sacred Sword Rock/ Fighting Fighting STAB; note Rock is resisted by Mega Tyranitar itself 7 Mega Lopunny Double Kick Focus Blast Normal/ Fighting Fighting STAB; Mega Normal/Fig hting coverage

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 8 Buzzwole Counter Superpower Bug/ Fighting Bug + Fighting dual super effective coverage 9 Pheromosa Bug Bite Bug Buzz Bug/ Fighting Bug + Fighting dual super effective 10 Breloom Counter Dynamic Punch Grass/ Fighting Grass + Fighting dual super effective; accessible ⚠ Moveset Warnings: - Mega Tyranitar has a DOUBLE weakness to Fighting — Fighting moves deal 256% damage; never bring anything but Fighting here - Iron Tail can punish Fairy counters — if Tyranitar has Iron Tail, keep Fairy types in reserve - Fire Blast can punish Steel attackers like Lucario and Metagross — check the boss moveset before committing Mega Gengar (Ghost/Poison) Weaknesses: Ghost, Dark, Ground, Psychic | Resistances: Poison, Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Grass, Normal (immune) Watch out for: Shadow Ball (Ghost), Sludge Bomb (Poison), Focus Blast (Fighting), Sludge Wave (Poison). Dark counters are fully safe against all Ghost moves. Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 1 Mega Mewtwo Y Psycho Cut Psystrike Psychic Psychic hits Poison super effectively; highest

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes overall DPS 2 Dawn Wings Necrozma Shadow Claw Moongeist Beam Psychic/ Ghost Ghost hits Ghost for neutral; Psychic component hits Poison 3 Shadow Darkrai Snarl Shadow Ball Dark Dark hits Ghost super effectively; resists Poison moves 4 Mega Tyranitar Bite Brutal Swing Rock/Dark Dark STAB; Rock hits Poison; great bulk 5 Shadow Chandelure Hex Shadow Ball Ghost/Fire Ghost hits for neutral vs itself; still high DPS 6 Primal Groudon Mud Shot Precipice Blades Ground/Fire Ground hits Poison super effectively; immune to Poison moves 7 Therian Landorus Mud Shot Earthquake Ground/ Flying Ground STAB hits Poison; immune to Poison 8 Mega Alakazam Psycho Cut Shadow Ball Psychic Psychic hits Poison super effectively; high DPS 9 Darkrai Snarl Shadow Ball Dark Reliable Dark/Legendary; good TDO

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 10 Espeon Confusion Psychic Psychic Budget Psychic counter; strong DPS for accessibility ⚠ Moveset Warnings: - Dark counters fully resist Ghost moves — they are the safest picks here regardless of Mega Gengar's moveset - Avoid Fairy and Fighting types — both are resisted or countered by Mega Gengar's Poison STAB - Ground counters are immune to Poison moves — safe to leave in longer against Sludge Bomb/Sludge Wave sets Primal & Ultra Beast Raids Primal Kyogre (Water) Weaknesses: Electric, Grass | Resistances: Fire, Ice, Water, Steel Watch out for: Origin Pulse (Water — signature, enormous damage), Blizzard (Ice), Thunder (Electric), Hydro Pump (Water). Origin Pulse hits the entire opposing team effectively. Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 1 Mega Mewtwo Y Confusion Thunderbolt Psychic Electric coverage via Thunderbolt; highest overall DPS 2 Shadow Raikou Volt Switch Wild Charge Electric Top Shadow Electric;

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notesfast energy 3 Zekrom Charge Beam Fusion Bolt Dragon/ Electric Fusion Bolt is strongest Electric charged move 4 Mega Manectric Thunder Fang Wild Charge Electric Mega Electric boost for lobby 5 Xurkitree Spark Dazzling Gleam Electric Ultra Beast; high Electric DPS 6 Kartana Razor Leaf Leaf Blade Grass/Steel Steel resists Ice and Water; Grass super effective 7 Shadow Tangrowth Vine Whip Power Whip Grass Top Shadow Grass attacker 8 Shadow Electivire Thunder Shock Wild Charge Electric Strong Shadow Electric DPS 9 Mega Venusaur Vine Whip Frenzy Plant* Grass/ Poison Grass Mega boost for lobby; Elite TM move 10 Raikou Volt Switch Wild Charge Electric Non- shadow Legendary Electric; reliable ⚠ Moveset Warnings: - Primal Kyogre is stronger than regular Kyogre — bring at least 4 trainers

- If Primal Kyogre has Thunder: Avoid Flying-secondary typed Pokémon entirely - If Primal Kyogre has Blizzard: Prioritize Electric counters (Zekrom, Raikou) over Grass ones Primal Groudon (Ground/Fire) Weaknesses: Water, Grass | Resistances: Electric (immune), Poison, Rock, Fire Watch out for: Precipice Blades (Ground — signature, massive nuke), Solar Beam (Grass), Fire Punch (Fire), Earthquake (Ground). Solar Beam directly counters Water attackers. Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 1 Primal Kyogre Waterfall Origin Pulse Water Best counter by far; Origin Pulse devastates 2 Shadow Kyogre Waterfall Origin Pulse Water Highest Water DPS; glass cannon 3 Mega Swampert Water Gun Hydro Cannon* Water/ Ground Mega Water boost for lobby; Elite TM for best moveset 4 Baxcalibur Ice Fang Glaive Rush Dragon/Ice Ice hits Ground type hard; safe vs Solar Beam 5 Shadow Mamoswine Powder Snow Avalanche Ice/Ground Ice STAB; Ground resists Electric (immune on boss) 6 Shadow Tangrowt Vine Whip Power Whip Grass Grass super effective;

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notesh top Grass DPS 7 Kartana Razor Leaf Leaf Blade Grass/Steel Grass STAB; Steel resists Fire Punch 8 Mega Venusaur Vine Whip Frenzy Plant* Grass/ Poison Grass Mega boost for lobby; Elite TM 9 Kingler Bubble Crabhammer Water Budget Water DPS; accessible 10 Gyarados Waterfall Hydro Pump Water/ Flying Water STAB; watch for Solar Beam ⚠ Moveset Warnings: - If Primal Groudon has Solar Beam: Avoid Water-type attackers — Solar Beam hits Water for 160% damage; switch to Ice (Mamoswine, Baxcalibur) or Grass (Kartana) - If Primal Groudon has Fire Punch: Grass counters take extra damage — keep Kartana and Tangrowth in reserve and swap quickly - Sunny weather boosts Solar Beam and Fire Punch dramatically — strongly consider Ice and Grass over Water in Sunny conditions Nihilego (Rock/Poison) — Ultra Beast Weaknesses: Ground, Psychic, Steel, Water | Resistances: Normal, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy, Fire Watch out for: Gunk Shot (Poison), Power Gem (Rock), Thunderbolt (Electric), Sludge Bomb (Poison). Gunk Shot hits hard for Poison STAB.

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 1 Primal Groudon Mud Shot Precipice Blades Ground/Fire Ground STAB; immune to Poison moves via Ground typing 2 Shadow Groudon Mud Shot Precipice Blades Ground/Fire Highest Ground DPS 3 Therian Landorus Mud Shot Earthquake Ground/ Flying Ground immune to Poison; Flying avoids Ground traps 4 Mega Mewtwo Y Psycho Cut Psystrike Psychic Psychic hits Poison super effectively; top DPS 5 Shadow Mewtwo Psycho Cut Psystrike* Psychic Top Shadow Psychic attacker; Elite TM for Psystrike 6 Excadrill Mud Shot Drill Run Ground/ Steel Ground + Steel both resistant to Poison 7 Shadow Excadrill Mud Shot Drill Run Ground/ Steel Shadow version for higher DPS 8 Mega Metagross Bullet Punch Meteor Mash* Steel/ Psychic Steel + Psychic dual super effective coverage 9 Shadow Metagross Bullet Punch Meteor Mash* Steel/ Psychic Best Shadow Steel attacker; Elite TM

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes required 10 Garchomp Mud Shot Earth Power* Dragon/ Ground Ground STAB; Dragon secondary resists Electric ⚠ Moveset Warnings: - Ground types are immune to Poison moves — ideal to leave Groudon and Excadrill in longer - If Nihilego has Thunderbolt: Avoid Water counters — Kingler and Gyarados are weak to Electric - Steel counters resist both Poison and Rock — safe to use against all Nihilego movesets Keep Your Counter Teams Current:📌 Raid counter tiers shift with each major patch and new Pokémon release. Always verify the current boss rotation at Pokebattler.com and check boss movesets before building your team — a single moveset difference (e.g., Mewtwo with Shadow Ball vs. Psystrike) can completely change which counters are optimal.