Mega Lopunny Raid Counters Guide

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Lopunny (Mega)

Mega Lopunny is a mega evolved raid boss and the mega highlight of the Spring Into Spring event that took place in April, 2021.

Being a Normal Fighting type, its counters include strong Psychic Flying Fighting and Fairy types such as Mewtwo, Mega Pidgeot, Conkeldurr and Gardevoir.

Under ideal conditions such as Cloudy or Windy weather and high-level counters, 3-5 Trainers can successfully complete the raid and get themselves their mega evolved Easter Bunny!

This article features the raid guide for the first Fighting type mega evolution in the game. So let’s kick off the guide without any further ado!


Mega Lopunny Top Counters

Since Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up and require specific events to remove Frustration with a Charge TM, they will NOT be listed as raid counters in this article.

That being said, if you have the shadow form of a listed raid counter Pokémon powered up and TMed, use it.

Let’s check out the top raid counters for Mega Lopunny:

# Pokémon Fast Move Charge Move Time to win Deaths
1. Latios (Mega) Zen Headbutt
Psychic
Psychic
Psychic
429.29s 15.78
2. Alakazam (Mega) Confusion
Psychic
Psychic
Psychic
399.68s 23.11
3. Latias (Mega) Zen Headbutt
Psychic
Psychic
Psychic
484.52s 14.89
4. Blaziken (Mega) Counter
Fighting
Focus Blast
Fighting
466.00s 26.33
5. Slowbro (Mega) Confusion
Psychic
Psychic
Psychic
577.89s 17.11
6. Pidgeot (Mega) Gust
Flying
Brave Bird
Flying
528.64s 30.78
7. Mewtwo Confusion
Psychic
Psystrike
Psychic
552.43s 27.33
8. Charizard (Mega Y) Air Slash
Flying
Blast Burn
Fire
580.44s 25.78
9. Terrakion Double Kick
Fighting
Sacred Sword
Fighting
579.64s 27.78
10. Swampert (Mega) Mud Shot
Ground
Hydro Cannon
Water
628.91s 22.89
11. Lopunny (Mega) Double Kick
Fighting
Focus Blast
Fighting
590.72s 34.44
12. Lunala Confusion
Psychic
Psychic
Psychic
677.28s 14.00
13. Hoopa (Confined) Confusion
Psychic
Psychic
Psychic
668.96s 19.78
14. Hoopa (Unbound) Confusion
Psychic
Psychic
Psychic
619.06s 37.25
15. Keldeo Low Kick
Fighting
Sacred Sword
Fighting
634.74s 34.22
16. Keldeo (Ordinary) Low Kick
Fighting
Sacred Sword
Fighting
638.35s 34.00
17. Zapdos (Galarian) Counter
Fighting
Brave Bird
Flying
655.76s 29.22
18. Latios Zen Headbutt
Psychic
Psychic
Psychic
680.57s 19.67
19. Gengar (Mega) Lick
Ghost
Psychic
Psychic
690.98s 21.00
20. Moltres Wing Attack
Flying
Sky Attack
Flying
676.60s 21.33
21. Articuno (Galarian) Confusion
Psychic
Brave Bird
Flying
675.89s 24.50
22. Conkeldurr Counter
Fighting
Dynamic Punch
Fighting
678.57s 24.67
23. Altaria (Mega) Peck
Flying
Dazzling Gleam
Fairy
701.12s 20.50
24. Lucario Counter
Fighting
Aura Sphere
Fighting
627.90s 44.22
25. Charizard (Mega X) Wing Attack
Flying
Blast Burn
Fire
740.08s 14.00
26. Metagross Zen Headbutt
Psychic
Psychic
Psychic
701.41s 28.20
27. Rayquaza Air Slash
Flying
Hurricane
Flying
706.97s 21.83
28. Espeon Confusion
Psychic
Psychic
Psychic
679.43s 35.43
29. Sceptile (Mega) Bullet Seed
Grass
Frenzy Plant
Grass
686.23s 36.00
30. Alakazam Psycho Cut
Psychic
Psychic
Psychic
677.48s 38.43
31. Tapu Lele Confusion
Psychic
Future Sight
Psychic
727.98s 21.33
32. Deoxys (Attack) Zen Headbutt
Psychic
Psycho Boost
Psychic
670.20s 47.00
33. Banette (Mega) Hex
Ghost
Dazzling Gleam
Fairy
768.22s 25.33
34. Gardevoir Confusion
Psychic
Psychic
Psychic
733.00s 24.00
35. Exeggutor Extrasensory
Psychic
Psychic
Psychic
710.13s 29.67


Mega Lopunny Stats

Lopunny (Mega) NormalFighting
Max CP at lvl 40 3745| Max CP at lvl 50 4234
ATK 282 DEF 214 HP 163
Weak to Strong Against
Fairy Fighting Flying Psychic Dark Rock Ice Normal Steel

How to Get Mega Lopunny

You cannot catch Lopunny 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 Lopunny.

Lopunny can be caught with the following CP values:

  • 1112- 1177 CP at level 20, no weather boost
  • 1391- 1471CP at level 25 with Partly Cloudy or Cloudy weather boost

In order to get Mega Lopunny you will need 200 Mega Energy for the initial evolution, then 40 Mega Energy to evolve the same Lopunny again in the future. If you wait for their ‘cooldown’ period to end, Mega Evolution is free. This cooldown period is shorter the higher mega level your Mega Pokémon is. Mega Energy can be obtained via Mega Lopunny Raids, and once you have evolved Mega Lopunny, you can earn 5 Mega Energy per candy while walking it as your buddy. You can walk any Buneary or Lopunny to earn Mega Energy, as long as you have previously evolved one to register it to your Mega Pokédex.

Shiny Lopunny

Like all Mega Raid Bosses, you can catch the shiny version of Lopunny from a raid.

Regular Sprite Shiny Sprite

 


Mega Lopunny Moveset Analysis

Fast Moves Charge Moves
  • Pound Normal
  • Low Kick Fighting
  • Hyper Beam Normal
  • Focus Blast Fighting
  • Fire Punch Fire

Pound and Hyper Beam have STAB but you shouldn’t be worrying about them too much. The Normal moves do not deal super-effective damage to any type. Pound is honestly an underwhelming move and Hyper Beam, though capable of devastating damage, is easy to dodge.

Low Kick and Focus Blast have the same story as Pound and Hyper Beam. They gain STAB, the fast move is underwhelming and the charge move can do quite a number and is easy to dodge.

Fire Punch can be quite spammy and one should be wary of this.

It should be understood that Lopunny has a very impressive ATK stat of 282. So its moves, though decent, can deal some neat damage.


Conclusion

Mega Lopunny will have the highest Normal type DPS on its release and its Fighting type performance would be kind of similar to Shadow Machamp. So while Mega Lopunny doesn’t really have the best moves, one shouldn’t take this fighting bunny for granted. At the end of the day, Mega Lopunny is definitely a Pokémon that deserves your attention.

Happy raiding, everyone! 🙂

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