Best Pokémon to Mega Evolve during Pokémon GO Tour: Hoenn

Global Pokémon GO Tour: Hoenn is coming up this weekend on February 25th & 26th from 10am – 6pm each day. All 135 Hoenn Pokémon will be featured during the event, but which Mega Evolutions are the best to maximise your catch Candy, XP and Candy XL during the event?

NOTE: This data only includes Pokémon catchable from Raids, Research and in the wild. Evolutions and Egg Hatches do not receive Mega bonuses.

Mega Evolution Bonuses

In case you are not familiar with the bonuses you get from Mega/Primal levels, here’s a quick recap:

Level Bonuses
Base Level

(Mega Evolve a Pokémon 1 time)

  • Catch Candy Bonus (+1)
  • Friend Attack Boost 
  • 7-Day Mega Evolution Rest Period
  • Reduced Mega Energy to Mega Evolve
High Level

(Mega Evolve a Pokémon 7 times)

  • Catch Candy Bonus (+1)
  • Friend Attack Boost 
  • Same Type Attack Boost
  • 5-Day Mega Evolution Rest Period
  • 50 Bonus Catch XP
  • 10% Boost to XL Candy Chance
Max Level
  • Catch Candy Bonus (+2)
  • Friend Attack Boost 
  • Same Type Attack Boost
  • 3-Day Mega Evolution Rest Period
  • 100 Bonus Catch XP
  • 25% Boost to XL Candy Chance

Best Mega Evolutions

Mega Slowbro

Mega Slowbro’s Water and Psychic typing covers 27 Pokémon, the most of any Megas, including important Pokémon of Kyogre, Latias, Latios, Mudkip, Beldum, Spheal and Ralts.

Full list of Mega Slowbro boosted Pokémon: Mudkip, Wingull, Lotad, Surskit, Meditite, Carvanha, Wailmer, Feebas, Rainy Castform, Barboach, Corphish, Spheal, Clamperl, Ralts, Unown, Spoink, Lunatone, Solrock, Chimecho, Baltoy, Beldum, Latias, Latios, Jirachi, Deoxys, Luvdisc and Kyogre.

Mega Swampert

Mega Swampert’s Water and Ground typing covers 19 Pokémon, including both Primal Raid Pokémon Kyogre and Groudon, as well as useful Pokémon such as Mudkip and Spheal.

Full list of Mega Swampert boosted Pokémon: Mudkip, Wingull, Lotad, Surskit, Nincada, Carvanha, Wailmer, Numel, Feebas, Rainy Castform, Trapinch, Barboach, Corphish, Baltoy, Spheal, Clamperl, Luvdisc, Kyogre and Groudon.

Mega Gyarados

Mega Gyarados changes to a Water and Dark typing which covers 17 Pokémon, including  Kyogre, Mudkip, Absol and Sableye.

Full list of Mega Swampert boosted Pokémon: Mudkip, Wingull, Lotad, Surskit, Absol, Carvanha, Wailmer, Feebas, Rainy Castform, Barboach, Corphish, Spheal, Clamperl, Poochyena, Luvdisc, Kyogre and Sableye.

Mega Gardevoir

Recently released Mega Gardevoir’s Psychic and Fairy typing covers 15 Pokémon with Meta Relevant Pokémon of Ralts, Latias, Latios and Beldum.

Full list of Mega Gardevoir boosted Pokémon: Ralts, Unown, Spoink, Lunatone, Solrock, Chimecho, Baltoy, Beldum, Latias, Latios, Jirachi, Deoxys, Mawile and Meditite.

Mega Latios and Latias

Both Mega Latios and Mega Latias share a typing of Dragon and Psychic which covers 13 Pokémon including of previously mentioned Ralts, Latias, Latios and Beldum, as well as Bagon.

Full list of Mega Latias & Latios boosted Pokémon: Ralts, Unown, Spoink, Lunatone, Solrock, Chimecho, Baltoy, Beldum, Latias, Latios, Deoxys, Bagon and Meditite.

Mega Pidgeot

Mega Pidgeot has a typing of Normal and Flying which covers 12 Pokémon with PvP relevant Pokemon Altaria (Swablu) and Gym defending beast Slaking (Slakoth).

Full list of Mega Pidgeot boosted Pokémon: Zigzagoon, Taillow, Wingull, Slakoth, Whismur, Skitty, Spinda, Swablu, Castform, Zangoose, Kecleon, Ninjask.

Honorable Mentions:

Mega Pokémon Number of Boosted Pokémon Notable Boosted Pokémon
Blastoise (Mega) 14 Pokémon Kyogre, Mudkip, Spheal
Alakazam (Mega) 13 Pokémon Beldum, Deoxys, Ralts, Meditite
Lopunny (Mega) 12 Pokémon Slakoth, Makuhita
Abomasnow (Mega) 11 Pokémon Treecko, Spheal
Scizor (Mega) 11 Pokémon Beldum
Steelix (Mega) 10 Pokémon Beldum, Groudon
Sceptile (Mega) 10 Pokémon Treecko, Bagon

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Pokemon GO Content Creator since 2019. I enjoy designing infographics in my free time and writing the occasional article.

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