Mega Swampert Raid Guide

Swampert (Mega) WaterGround

Mega Swampert is a typical Mega Raid boss and should be tackled with 2 to 4 trainers. Mega Swampert is a Water and Ground type Pokémon whose best counters consist of Grass type Pokémon as that’s the only thing it’s weak to, and it’s double weak at that.

Swampert has a raid boss CP of 43153, and can be caught with the following CP values:

• 1622 – 1699 CP at Level 20 with no weather boost
• 2027 – 2124 CP at Level 25 with Sunny or Rainy weather boost

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Best Mega Swampert Counters in Pokémon GO

List of counters for the Mega Swampert Raid Boss in Pokémon GO, including best Pokémon to defeat it, highest DPS attackers, and moves to use. Learn which Pokémon are the best choice to beat this raid boss.

#	Pokémon	Fast Move	Charge Move	Time to win	Deaths
1.	Venusaur (Mega)	Vine Whip Grass	Frenzy Plant Grass	332.80s	15.00
2.	Kartana	Razor Leaf Grass	Leaf Blade Grass	364.90s	17.00
3.	Abomasnow (Mega)	Razor Leaf Grass	Energy Ball Grass	421.00s	19.00
4.	Latios (Mega)	Dragon Breath Dragon	Solar Beam Grass	448.98s	17.00
5.	Zarude	Vine Whip Grass	Power Whip Grass	446.30s	21.00
6.	Tapu Bulu	Bullet Seed Grass	Grass Knot Grass	457.32s	20.00
7.	Tangrowth	Vine Whip Grass	Power Whip Grass	478.68s	20.00
8.	Venusaur	Vine Whip Grass	Frenzy Plant Grass	489.95s	20.00
9.	Torterra	Razor Leaf Grass	Frenzy Plant Grass	489.02s	22.00
10.	Leafeon	Razor Leaf Grass	Leaf Blade Grass	500.25s	21.00
11.	Roserade	Razor Leaf Grass	Grass Knot Grass	454.93s	29.00
12.	Celebi	Magical Leaf Grass	Leaf Storm Grass	517.70s	20.00
13.	Exeggutor (Alola)	Bullet Seed Grass	Solar Beam Grass	531.55s	22.00
14.	Exeggutor	Bullet Seed Grass	Solar Beam Grass	536.15s	22.00
15.	Chesnaught	Vine Whip Grass	Solar Beam Grass	562.83s	21.00
16.	Meganium	Vine Whip Grass	Frenzy Plant Grass	565.23s	22.00
17.	Decidueye	Razor Leaf Grass	Energy Ball Grass	623.45s	15.00
18.	Gengar (Mega)	Lick Ghost	Shadow Ball Ghost	617.65s	16.00
19.	Serperior	Vine Whip Grass	Frenzy Plant Grass	577.45s	23.00
20.	Xurkitree	Thunder Shock Electric	Power Whip Grass	493.98s	37.00
21.	Sceptile	Bullet Seed Grass	Frenzy Plant Grass	523.95s	34.00
22.	Groudon	Mud Shot Ground	Solar Beam Grass	604.70s	21.00
23.	Leavanny	Razor Leaf Grass	Leaf Blade Grass	545.45s	31.00
24.	Gourgeist (Super)	Razor Leaf Grass	Seed Bomb Grass	670.75s	12.00
25.	Solgaleo	Zen Headbutt Psychic	Solar Beam Grass	667.92s	16.00
26.	Gallade	Low Kick Fighting	Leaf Blade Grass	597.10s	28.00
27.	Gourgeist (Large)	Razor Leaf Grass	Seed Bomb Grass	681.52s	14.00
28.	Alakazam (Mega)	Confusion Psychic	Psychic Psychic	592.20s	29.00
29.	Latios	Dragon Breath Dragon	Solar Beam Grass	633.77s	23.00
30.	Porygon-Z	Lock-On Normal	Solar Beam Grass	576.58s	33.00
31.	Tornadus	Bite Dark	Grass Knot Grass	590.35s	31.00
32.	Virizion	Double Kick Fighting	Leaf Blade Grass	631.05s	25.00
33.	Vileplume	Razor Leaf Grass	Solar Beam Grass	587.08s	33.00
34.	Bellossom	Razor Leaf Grass	Leaf Blade Grass	618.08s	28.00
35.	Banette (Mega)	Shadow Claw Ghost	Shadow Ball Ghost	691.45s	17.00

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

Mega Swampert Stats and Max CP

Swampert (Mega) WaterGround
Max CP at Level 40 4401 | Max CP at Level 50 4975
ATK 283		DEF 218		HP 225
Weak To: Strong Against: Grassx2 Electric Fire Poison Rock Steel

Mega Swampert Movepool

*denotes Legacy Move

Moveset Analysis

As Mega Swampert’s counters consist almost exclusively of Grass types, the Poison type move Sludge Wave is a bit of a problem. I say a bit of a problem because the move isn’t fantastic and you should be able to power through without much issue if you do happen to come across a Mega Swampert that has Sludge Wave. Keep an eye out though, you may need to dodge or bring more trainers along. The rest of the moves shouldn’t pose much of an issue.