Trainers, attention! Mega Garchomp is debuting on November 11, 2023, as previously shared by Niantic, in a special Raid Day event that lasts from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM local time. Many of us believed this will be the only chance to get a Mega Garchomp, but fortunately we were wrong!
The official Japanese Pokémon GO X (formerly Twitter) account shared this image today, revealing that Mega Garchomp will be in raids from November 12, 2023, until November 16, 2023! This means that we will have 5 additional days to raid Mega Garchomp, and farm up enough Mega Energy for a while!
◤ #ポケモンGO 今週のスケジュール ◢
今週は『Pokémon GO』に初登場のポケモンにたくさん出会えます✨
11月7日（火）からの「光のフェスティバル」イベントではでんきおたまポケモンの「ズピカ」が初登場！🌟
11月11日（土）の「レイド・デイ」では「メガガブリアス」が初登場します💥 pic.twitter.com/g8CQFc68eV
— Pokémon GO Japan (@PokemonGOAppJP) November 7, 2023
So, to clarify, here’s how the actual November Mega Raid schedule looks like, including Mega Banette, Mega Houndoom, Mega Garchomp and Mega Kangaskhan:
| Pokémon | Dates |
|---|---|
Banette (Mega)
|
From October 20 to November 3 Mega Banette will appear in Mega Raids. |
Houndoom (Mega)
|
From November 3 to November 12 Mega Houndoom will appear in Mega Raids. |
Garchomp (Mega)
|
From November 12 to November 16, Mega Garchomp will appear in Mega Raids. |
Kangaskhan (Mega)
|
From November 16 to November 30 Mega Kangaskhan will appear in Mega Raids. |
According to our in-house simulator, we expect that the following Pokémon will be the best counters for Mega Garchomp:
| # | Attacker | Fast Move | Charge Move | Faints | TTW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Mamoswine (Shadow)
|
Powder Snow Ice | Avalanche Ice | 23 | 275.7s |
| 2. |
Weavile (Shadow)
|
Ice Shard Ice | Avalanche Ice | 30 | 321.2s |
| 3. |
Darmanitan (Galarian Standard)
|
Ice Fang Ice | Avalanche Ice | 27 | 319.0s |
| 4. |
Mewtwo (Shadow)
|
Psycho Cut Psychic | Ice Beam Ice | 25 | 325.9s |
| 5. |
Baxcalibur
|
Ice Fang Ice | Avalanche Ice | 22 | 322.3s |
| 6. |
Mamoswine
|
Powder Snow Ice | Avalanche Ice | 24 | 326.5s |
| 7. |
Glalie (Mega)
|
Frost Breath Ice | Avalanche Ice | 27 | 342.3s |
| 8. |
Mr. Rime (Shadow)
|
Ice Shard Ice | Triple Axel Ice | 29 | 348.5s |
| 9. |
Abomasnow (Mega)
|
Powder Snow Ice | Weather Ball Ice | 23 | 343.4s |
| 10. |
Rayquaza (Mega)
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Outrage Dragon | 20 | 341.3s |
| 11. |
Gardevoir (Mega)
|
Charm Fairy | Triple Axel Ice | 24 | 349.8s |
| 12. |
Kyurem
|
Dragon Breath Dragon | Glaciate Ice | 23 | 356.5s |
| 13. |
Piloswine (Shadow)
|
Ice Shard Ice | Avalanche Ice | 34 | 379.0s |
| 14. |
Weavile
|
Ice Shard Ice | Avalanche Ice | 31 | 374.2s |
| 15. |
Glaceon
|
Frost Breath Ice | Avalanche Ice | 28 | 374.2s |
| 16. |
Abomasnow (Shadow)
|
Powder Snow Ice | Weather Ball Ice | 34 | 387.7s |
| 17. |
Walrein (Shadow)
|
Frost Breath Ice | Icicle Spear Ice | 28 | 380.5s |
| 18. |
Articuno (Shadow)
|
Frost Breath Ice | Ice Beam Ice | 26 | 385.5s |
| 19. |
Mewtwo
|
Psycho Cut Psychic | Ice Beam Ice | 26 | 386.4s |
| 20. |
Ursaluna (Shadow)
|
Tackle Normal | Ice Punch Ice | 25 | 387.4s |
| 21. |
Gardevoir (Shadow)
|
Charm Fairy | Triple Axel Ice | 35 | 405.1s |
| 22. |
Salamence (Shadow)
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Outrage Dragon | 33 | 404.0s |
| 23. |
Jynx
|
Frost Breath Ice | Avalanche Ice | 38 | 415.0s |
| 24. |
Aurorus
|
Frost Breath Ice | Weather Ball Ice | 17 | 394.0s |
| 25. |
Mr. Rime
|
Ice Shard Ice | Triple Axel Ice | 31 | 409.5s |
| 26. |
Garchomp (Shadow)
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Outrage Dragon | 28 | 405.9s |
| 27. |
Cloyster (Shadow)
|
Frost Breath Ice | Avalanche Ice | 35 | 418.8s |
| 28. |
Porygon-Z (Shadow)
|
Lock-On Normal | Blizzard Ice | 39 | 430.6s |
| 29. |
Lopunny (Mega)
|
Double Kick Fighting | Triple Axel Ice | 30 | 412.5s |
| 30. |
Ninetales (Alola Shadow)
|
Powder Snow Ice | Weather Ball Ice | 36 | 423.4s |
