Mega Charizard Y Raid Guide

Mega Y Charizard

Mega Charizard Y was one of the first Mega Pokémon to be introduced into Pokémon GO and is one of two forms. Charizard is one of two Pokémon to have two different mega forms, Mewtwo being the other. Charizard’s mega Y form is arguable one of the most powerful Pokémon in the game at this given time. Future mega forms will make this statement less true, but Mega Charizard Y will remain a relevant powerful fire type for the foreseeable future. With an attack of 319 and a max CP of 5037

Due to its double weakness to Rock type attacks, Mega Charizard Y can be duoed with max counters. Therefore, 3-5 trainers can easily take this down and a max remote raid party can achieve the highest mega energy rewards.

Mega Charizard Y is a Mega Tier Raid Boss, with a Raid Boss CP of 47739 and a dual Fire / Flying typing. Charizard´s max capture CP is as follows:

• 1651 CP (No weather boost, level 20, 100% IV)
• 2064 CP ( Sunny and Windy weather, level 25, 100% IV)

In this guide, you will learn how to handle Mega Charizard Y and how to build the best raiding team given your current Pokémon.

Mega Charizard Y Raid Counters

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Mega Diancie	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	40.95	10	230s
2.	Shadow Rhyperior	Smack Down	Rock Wrecker	40.25	10	235s
3.	Shadow Tyrantrum	Rock Throw	Meteor Beam	38.15	11	248s
4.	Mega Tyranitar	Smack Down	Stone Edge	36.49	7	255s
5.	Shadow Rampardos	Smack Down	Rock Slide	40.02	19	243s
6.	Mega Aerodactyl	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	36.31	11	260s
7.	Shadow Tyranitar	Smack Down	Stone Edge	35.33	12	267s
8.	Shadow Gigalith	Smack Down	Meteor Beam	35.55	14	267s
9.	Rhyperior	Smack Down	Rock Wrecker	33.68	10	279s
10.	Rampardos	Smack Down	Rock Slide	34.86	19	277s
11.	Tyrantrum	Rock Throw	Meteor Beam	32.26	11	291s
12.	Terrakion	Smack Down	Rock Slide	32.15	13	295s
13.	Shadow Omastar	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	31.52	13	300s
14.	Shadow Aerodactyl	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	32.45	20	298s
15.	Gigalith	Smack Down	Meteor Beam	30.42	13	310s
16.	Tyranitar	Smack Down	Stone Edge	29.83	12	315s
17.	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse	29.06	10	321s
18.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Ancient Power	29.76	13	318s
19.	Alola Shadow Golem	Rock Throw	Rock Blast	30.45	17	313s
20.	Shadow Golem	Rock Throw	Rock Blast	30.48	17	314s
21.	Stonjourner	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	28.49	14	331s
22.	Mega Blastoise	Rollout	Hydro Cannon	27.57	14	343s
23.	Shadow Aurorus	Rock Throw	Meteor Beam	28.81	21	323s
24.	Shadow Aggron	Smack Down	Meteor Beam	28.46	18	319s
25.	Shadow Regirock	Rock Throw	Stone Edge	26.57	13	353s
26.	Shadow Carracosta	Rock Throw	Ancient Power	26.77	15	353s
27.	Omastar	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	26.37	13	356s
28.	Aerodactyl	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	27.65	19	346s
29.	Mega Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon	26.18	14	359s
30.	Shadow Archeops	Wing Attack	Ancient Power	28.89	26	333s

Mega Charizard Y Stats and Moveset

	Mega Y Charizard FireFlying
Max CP	5037
ATK	319
DEF	212
HP	186
Weak to	x2
Resists
Fast moves	Fire Spin Dragon Breath* Ember* Wing Attack* Air Slash
Charge moves	Flamethrower Blast Burn* Fire Blast Overheat Dragon Claw

(*) Legacy move, only obtainable via Elite TMs or through special events

Weather Influence

Due to Charizard’s double weakness to Rock, weather has little influence. Only Mega Water types make it to the top counters list, and Rock types are still better in Rainy weather. Sunny/clear weather will make Mega Charizard Y’s attacks hurt even while resisting, so do your best to dodge if possible. With a group of 4+ people, it should go down fairly easily and dodging will not be necessary unless you are low on potions.

On the flip side, if you have partly cloudy weather on your side, then seek out those Mega Charizard Y raids and take them down with ease. Even though Charizard Y is the one of the most powerful of the current Megas, its double Rock weakness make it fairly easy to take down.

How to Get Mega Charizard Y

You cannot catch Charizard Y 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 Charizard.

Charizard can be caught with the following CP values:

• 1574 – 1651 CP no weather boost
• 1987 – 2064 CP boosted by Sunny and Windy weather boost

In order to get Mega Charizard Y you will need 200 Mega Energy for the initial evolution. Once you Mega Evolve a Pokémon for the first time, Mega Energy will no longer be required for that specific Pokémon to Mega Evolve again. Instead, the Pokémon will become exhausted after its Mega Evolution and need to rest before being Mega Evolved again. In other words, there is now a cooldown period after you Mega Evolve a Pokémon. You can level up your Mega Pokémon in order to decrease this cooldown period. You can use more energy to end the cooldown period early.

Final Notes

• Use your Rock types regardless of weather.
• Sunny/clear weather will prove the most difficult and allow the capture of a boosted Charizard
• It is possible to encounter a shiny Charizard after the raid.
• This raid boss can be duoed with a maxed rock type team
• If low on rock types, use your best water or electric Pokémon