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Pokémon GO Mega Garchomp Raid Guide

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Mega Garchomp is a Dragon, Ground-type boss. It is weak to Ice, Dragon, Fairy, and the top counter in our current attacker data is White Kyurem(Ice Fang + Ice Burn). The ranking below is our per-type attacker table recalculated for this boss's type matchups.

Mega Garchomp
Mega Garchomp
DragonGround
Weak toIce×2.56· double weaknessDragon×1.6Fairy×1.6
ResistsElectric×0.244Fire×0.625Poison×0.625Rock×0.625
CP100% IV 2,264 · Weather boosted 2,830Caught at level 25 in Windy, Sunny weather
Weather that boosts its weaknesses — Snow: Ice / Windy: Dragon / Cloudy: Fairy

Best Mega Garchomp counters

Level 40, 15 IVs, target defense 180. Each attacker's moveset from our tier table is recalculated with this boss's type matchups (fast and charged moves separately). Overall combines damage output and time survived.

#Pokémon · Attack typeMovesetDPSOverall
1
Ice×2.56
Ice FangIce Burn★42.9103.5
2
Ice×2.56
Dragon TailFreeze Shock★42.1101.6
3
Ice×2.56
ConfusionIce Beam39.196.9
4
Ice×2.56
CounterIce Beam38.093.6
5
Dragon×1.6
Dragon TailOutrage★35.689.3
6
Dragon×1.6
Dragon TailDynamax Cannon★34.585.9
7
Dragon×1.6
Dragon TailBreaking Swipe★32.579.5
8
Ice×2.56
Ice ShardAvalanche37.778.8
9
Ice×2.56
Powder SnowAvalanche35.878.3
10
Ice×2.56
Ice FangBlizzard33.076.7
11
Ice×2.56
Ice ShardAvalanche33.274.1
12
Dragon×1.6
Dragon TailBreaking Swipe28.872.3
13
Ice×2.56
Dragon BreathGlaciate★30.572.2
14
Dragon×1.6
Dragon TailDraco Meteor28.271.2
15
Ice×2.56
Ice ShardAvalanche31.570.8

★ = legacy move (not available from a regular TM)

Without Megas or Shadows

The same ranking with Mega and Shadow Pokémon removed.

#Pokémon · Attack typeMovesetDPSOverall
1
Ice×2.56
Ice FangIce Burn★42.9103.5
2
Ice×2.56
Dragon TailFreeze Shock★42.1101.6
3
Dragon×1.6
Dragon TailDynamax Cannon★34.585.9
4
Ice×2.56
Ice FangBlizzard33.076.7
5
Ice×2.56
Dragon BreathGlaciate★30.572.2
6
Ice×2.56
Ice ShardAvalanche31.570.8
7
Ice×2.56
Ice FangAvalanche32.770.1
8
Ice×2.56
Ice ShardAvalanche31.769.5

Moves Mega Garchomp can use

Based on this Pokémon's current move pool, legacy moves excluded. The boss carries one fast move and one charged move from this list.

Fast movesDragon TailMud Shot
Charged moves
EarthquakeCounters weak to it: Eternatus
Fire BlastCounters weak to it: Shadow Weavile, Shadow Mamoswine
OutrageCounters weak to it: White Kyurem, Black Kyurem, Mega Dragonite, Eternatus, Mega Rayquaza, Baxcalibur
Sand TombCounters weak to it: Eternatus
Breaking SwipeCounters weak to it: White Kyurem, Black Kyurem, Mega Dragonite, Eternatus, Mega Rayquaza, Baxcalibur
TwisterCounters weak to it: White Kyurem, Black Kyurem, Mega Dragonite, Eternatus, Mega Rayquaza, Baxcalibur

CP by IV

The CP shown on the catch screen tells you the IVs. Winning a Mega Raid lets you catch the Pokémon before Mega Evolution. The CP is for that form.

If the CP you catch is 2,264(weather 2,830), it's a 100% IV! · Shadow reaches 100% at 13–15 IVs after purifying (purify = all stats +2)
🔗 More on this Pokémon
Battle LeagueGreatD#485UltraD#325MasterC#31
RaidsGround#2MegaDragon#4MegaGround#5ShadowDragon#15ShadowGround#15Dragon#27Fire#28Mega⚔️ Mega Raid guideAll attacker tiers →
Raid movesDragon Tail+Breaking SwipeCycle DPS 23.0 · Shadow 27.2Raid Move Dex →
IVsIV ranks →Compromise-IV analysis →

FAQ

Q. What is Mega Garchomp weak to?
Mega Garchomp is weak to Ice(×2.56), Dragon(×1.6), Fairy(×1.6).
Q. What is the 100% IV CP for Mega Garchomp?
A 100% IV catch from the raid is CP 2264. With a Windy, Sunny weather boost it is CP 2830.
Q. Which Pokémon should I bring to a Mega Garchomp raid?
The top overall counters are White Kyurem(Ice Fang + Ice Burn), Black Kyurem(Dragon Tail + Freeze Shock), Mega Mewtwo Y(Confusion + Ice Beam). Without Megas or Shadows: White Kyurem, Black Kyurem, Eternatus.

Data basis

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