Mega Ampharos is an Electric and Dragon type Mega Raid Boss. Optimal raid counters include powerful Dragon Ground Fairy and Ice types, with a large variety available to help you win the bout easily.
You cannot catch Ampharos in its mega evolved form from the raid. The Mega Raid Boss is always catchable in its base form and as such, the CP ranges are for a regular Ampharos.
Ampharos can be caught with the following CP values:
- 1554 –1630 CP at level 20, no weather boost
- 1943 – 2037 CP at level 25 with Rainy or Windy weather boost
Depending on your levels and counters, we would recommend 3-5 trainers who are high level, and more if you don’t have optimal teams. This guide will tell you how to beat this long-haired beauty of a Mega, as well as its optimal stats, moves, and CP range.
Mega Ampharos Counters
Let’s check out the top raid counters for Mega Ampharos:
| # | Pokemon | Fast Move | Charge Move | Time to win | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Rayquaza (Mega)
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Breaking Swipe Dragon | 256s | 12 |
| 2. |
Groudon (Primal)
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Mud Shot Ground | Precipice Blades Ground | 300s | 7 |
| 3. |
Garchomp (Mega)
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Outrage Dragon | 303s | 8 |
| 4. |
Garchomp (Shadow)
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Outrage Dragon/td> | 322s | 11 |
| 5. |
Groudon (Shadow)
|
DMud Shot Ground | Precipice Blades Ground | 327s | 12 |
| 6. |
Salamence (Mega)
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Draco Meteor Dragon | 325s | 14 |
| 7. |
Dialga (Origin)
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Roar of Time Dragon | 344s | 13 |
| 8. |
Latios (Mega)
|
Dragon Breath Dragon | Dragon Claw Dragon | 342s | 13 |
| 9. |
Gardevoir (Mega)
|
Charm Fairy | Dazzling Gleam Fairy | 332s | 16 |
| 10. |
Sceptile (Mega)
|
Fury Cutter Bug | Breaking Swipe Dragon | 343s | 16 |
| 11. |
Latias (Mega)
|
Dragon Breath Dragon | Outrage Dragon | 370s | 12 |
| 12. |
Palkia (Origin)
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Spacial Rend Dragon | 332s | 18 |
| 13. |
Salamence (Shadow)
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Outrage Dragon | 313s | 23 |
| 14. |
Landorus (Therian)
|
Mud Shot Ground | Sandsear Storm Ground | 351s | 15 |
| 15. |
Dragonite (Shadow)
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Outrage Dragon | 326s | 21 |
| 16. |
Garchomp
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Outrage Dragon | 386s | 11 |
| 17. |
Excadrill (Shadow)
|
Mud-Slap Ground | Scorching Sands Ground | 344s | 18 |
| 18. |
Haxorus
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Breaking Swipe Dragon | 342s | 19 |
| 19. |
Rayquaza
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Breaking Swipe Dragon | 338s | 21 |
| 20. |
Groudon
|
Mud Shot Ground | Precipice Blades Ground | 387s | 12 |
| 21. |
Mamoswine (Shadow)
|
Mud-Slap Ground | Avalanche Ice | 346s | 20 |
| 22. |
Dragapult
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Breaking Swipe Dragon | 359s | 18 |
| 23. |
Latios (Shadow)
|
Dragon Breat dragon] | Dragon Claw Dragon | 353s | 19 |
| 24. |
Zekrom
|
Dragon Breath Dragon | Outrage Dragon | 386s | 14 |
| 25. |
Rhyperior (Shadow)
|
Mud-Slap Ground | Breaking Swipe Dragon | 370s | 17 |
| 26. |
Dialga
|
Dragon Breath Dragon | Draco Meteor Dragon | 386s | 16 |
| 27. |
Exeggutor (Alola Shadow)
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Draco Meteor Dragon | 368s | 20 |
| 28. |
Substitute
|
Dragon Breath Dragon | Draco Meteor Dragon | 388s | 17 |
| 29. |
Latias (Shadow)
|
Dragon Breath Dragon | Outrage Dragon | 386s | 18 |
| 30. |
Palkia
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Draco Meteor Dragon | 370s | 21 |
Thanks to its dual Dragon and Electric typing, many of Mega Ampharos counters aren’t Mega evolutions, and are instead a variety of Legendarys we have had return to the game several times. Some are incredibly rare, (Axew, where art thou?), but some, like Dragonite and Salamence, have been featured in Community Days, so many trainers will find they have high IV options that are maxed out already.
For budget options, Mamoswine, Rhyperior, Galarian Damanitan, Golurk, Alolan Exeggutor, Gardevoir, Weavile and Glaceon, are all fairly accessible choices.
Ampharos Shiny
Like all Mega Raid Bosses, you can catch the shiny version of Ampharos from a raid, and also in the wild potentially, if you can find it!
| Regular Sprite | Shiny Sprite |
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Mega Ampharos Stats
Ampharos (Mega)
ElectricDragon
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| Max CP at lvl 40 4245 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATK 294 | DEF 207 | HP 203 | |||
| Weak to | Strong Against | ||||
| Dragon Ground Ice Fairy | Dragon Water | ||||
Mega Ampharos Moveset Analysis
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As a a Dragon type, Mega Ampharos is sadly lacking, in large part due to its lack of Dragon type fast move, and also the fact that its one Dragon type charge move Dragon Pulse is not only legacy, but also not so great. Needing 50 energy to power it up, and dealing 90 damage, it is massively outclassed by the likes of Draco Meteor and Outrage. Outrage does 110 damage for the same energy cost, making Dragon Pulse very energy inefficient. There are plenty of much stronger and better Mega Dragons, but where Mega Ampharos gets to shine is as an Electric type attacker.
As one of only two Electric type Megas, Ampharos is the stand out because of its massive attack stat. With a huge 294 attack stat, it can dish out some serious damage, despite being squishier because of its defense stat of 207. It has access to much better Electric type moves, we recommend Volt Switch and Zap Cannon for optimal total damage output and damage per second.
With its flowing locks, Mega Ampharos is a really striking and cool-looking Mega to add to your collection. With a fantastic pink shiny form, Mega Ampharos can be a really great Electric type addition to your team when battling against types like Mega Pigeot, and powerful Water types like Mega Blastoise and Kyogre.
