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Ampharos (Mega) Raid Guide

January 20, 2021 - Jace
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Ampharos (Mega)- Light Pokémon

Ampharos (Mega) is weak to the following types: x1 Ice, x1 Ground, x1 Dragon, x1 Fairy Generally speaking, the best counters for it are:Garchomp, Zekrom and Haxorus. Ampharos (Mega) can be beaten by 2 players in optimal weather, with max friendship and perfect level 40 counters or by 4 unfriended players using level 20 counters from this guide. When caught, Ampharos (Mega) will be between 1554 and 1630 cp without a weather boost. In Rainy weather, Ampharos (Mega) will be between 1943 and 2037 when caught.


Raid Meta – Volt Switch / Thunder

PVP Meta – Volt Switch / Thunder Punch + Focus Blast



There are a couple classes of unique pokemon that are more difficult to use than others, they have been filtered out here to not clog up the counters too much. These pokemon are much more resource expensive than other options.
 • Shadow Dragonite– Best in General simulations.
 • Shadow Salamence– Great in General simulations.
Less relavant Shadow and Mega Pokemon:Shadow Gardevoir, Shadow Mewtwo, Shadow Weavile

Sorted Easiest to Hardest.

Focus Blast:

  • Ice-Types are hit for 💥 Weakness
  • Fairy-Types are hit for 🛡️ Resistance

Power Gem:

  • Ice-Types are hit for 💥 Weakness
  • Ground-Types are hit for 🛡️ Resistance

Thunder:

  • Ground-Types are hit for 🛡️🛡️ Resistance
  • Dragon-Types are hit for 🛡️ Resistance

Thunder Punch:

  • Ground-Types are hit for 🛡️🛡️ Resistance
  • Dragon-Types are hit for 🛡️ Resistance

Here is a list of Pokemon that can perform similar or better than the typical #1 option (in this case, Garchomp) with weather bonuses:
PokemonWeatherFast MoveCharge MoveEstimator
Garchomp🪁WindyDragon TailOutrage1.7
Zekrom🪁WindyDragon BreathOutrage1.7
Rayquaza🪁WindyDragon TailOutrage1.7
Haxorus🪁WindyDragon TailDragon Claw1.7
Salamence🪁WindyDragon TailOutrage1.8
Palkia🪁WindyDragon TailDraco Meteor1.8
Dialga🪁WindyDragon BreathDraco Meteor1.8
Dragonite🪁WindyDragon TailOutrage1.8
Reshiram🪁WindyDragon BreathDraco Meteor1.9
Garchomp☀️ClearDragon TailEarthquake1.9
Latios🪁WindyDragon BreathDragon Claw1.9
Groudon☀️ClearMud ShotEarthquake1.9
Landorus☀️ClearMud ShotEarth Power2
Rhyperior☀️ClearMud SlapEarthquake2


#1 Garchomp
Dragon Tail
Outrage
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐
Garchomp while a great Dragon AND Ground-Type (and one with a resistance to Rock and triple resistance to Electric) is very difficult to acquire for now. No nests, no events, very rare, very new. Gible do hatch in 10k Eggs, but are exceedingly rare in the wild. With Level 35 Garchomp you need 3 players.

Alternative Fast Moves: Mud Shot
Alternative Charge Moves: Earthquake
Best Estimator VS: Charge Beam / Focus Blast
Best Ranking VS: Volt Switch / Power Gem
Type Interactions:
• 3× Resists: Electric
• 1× Resists: Rock
#2 Zekrom
Dragon Breath
Outrage
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
With Level 35 Zekrom you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Charge Beam / Focus Blast
Best Ranking VS: Volt Switch / Power Gem
Type Interactions:
• 2× Resists: Electric
#3 Haxorus
Dragon Tail
Dragon Claw
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐
Haxorus is very new right now and has not been featured in any events, but it’s a pretty good Dragon-Type attacker. With Level 35 Haxorus you need 3 players.

Alternative Charge Moves: Earthquake
Best Estimator VS: Volt Switch / Focus Blast
Best Ranking VS: Volt Switch / Zap Cannon
Type Interactions:
• 1× Resists: Electric
#4 Rayquaza
Dragon Tail
Outrage
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Rayquaza was last available (with its shiny!) August 2019. It is a Legendary Pokemon only available in limited time events. Legendary Pokemon have 20k buddy walking distance and are generally a good place to use Rare Candies. Powering them up is also a challenge just because the candy is often limited to Raiding for them. Rayquaza is a phenomenal choice though, as it is currently the highest raw DPS Dragon-Type attacker, and among the best Flying-type attackers as well! its got crazy neutral DPS making it often a great choice even when its not hitting super effectively! With Level 35 Rayquaza you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Charge Beam / Power Gem
Best Ranking VS: Volt Switch / Focus Blast
Type Interactions:
• 1× Resists: Fighting
• 1× Weak: Rock
• Negated Interaction: Electric
#5 Palkia
Dragon Tail
Draco Meteor
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐
It is a cut below Rayquaza in raw DPS usually, but its interesting Dragon/Water Typing leads to it often performing very well depending on the moveset. its stats can make better use of it than Kingra. Candy will be pretty rough though as its only been released once so far. With Level 35 Palkia you need 3 players.

Alternative Fast Moves: Dragon Breath
Best Estimator VS: Volt Switch / Zap Cannon
Best Ranking VS: Volt Switch / Power Gem
Type Interactions:
• Negated Interaction: Electric
#6 Salamence
Dragon Tail
Outrage
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐
Salamence Community Day was April 2019, which is when it received Outrage. its not really the best at any of the things it can do, but its still a top tier Dragon with powerful off-type movesets as well. You can find Bagon in 10k eggs, but they do not nest. With Level 35 Salamence you need 3 players.

Alternative Charge Moves: Draco Meteor
Best Estimator VS: Charge Beam / Power Gem
Best Ranking VS: Volt Switch / Focus Blast
Type Interactions:
• 1× Resists: Fighting
• 1× Weak: Rock
• Negated Interaction: Electric


#7 Reshiram
Dragon Breath
Draco Meteor
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
With Level 35 Reshiram you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Charge Beam / Power Gem
Best Ranking VS: Charge Beam / Zap Cannon
Type Interactions:
• 1× Resists: Electric
• 1× Weak: Rock
#8 Dragonite
Dragon Tail
Outrage
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Dratini can be acquired from the “Jump Start” Special Research part 1 (the whole Questline grants Dratini Candy and essentially hands you a Dragonite if you complete all the steps), as well as available as a Shadow Pokemon. The “Catch a Dragon-type Pokemon” quest rewards one. Dratini was also available during community day in February 2018. You can likely find a friend to trade you a Dratini, if not a Dragonite if you ask nicely! With Level 35 Dragonite you need 3 players.

Alternative Fast Moves: Dragon Breath
Alternative Charge Moves: Dragon Pulse, Dragon Claw, Draco Meteor
Best Estimator VS: Charge Beam / Power Gem
Best Ranking VS: Volt Switch / Focus Blast
Type Interactions:
• 1× Resists: Fighting
• 1× Weak: Rock
• Negated Interaction: Electric
#9 Dialga
Dragon Breath
Draco Meteor
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐
Dialga’s Steel typing gives it nice resistances usually so it comes up a lot as a hefty Steel or Dragon-Type. its a Dragon that isn’t even weak to Dragons, meaning it is helpful against most Dragon Raid Bosses using Dragon-Type attacks. its legendary though, so expensive to trade for and acquire candy for. It is an excellent attacker in recent Team Rocket invasions so powering one up is not the worst idea in the world. In practice it often ends up the highest bulky Dragon-Type attacker over Rayquaza. With Level 35 Dialga you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Volt Switch / Focus Blast
Best Ranking VS: Charge Beam / Zap Cannon
Type Interactions:
• 1× Resists: Rock, Electric
• 1× Weak: Fighting
#10 Latios
Dragon Breath
Dragon Claw
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐
Latios was last available April 2019 in raids, and August 2019 in Research Breakthroughs.With Level 35 Latios, you need 2 players. With Level 35 Latios you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Charge Beam / Power Gem
Best Ranking VS: Volt Switch / Focus Blast
Type Interactions:
• 1× Resists: Electric, Fighting
#11 Groudon
Dragon Tail
Earthquake
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
With Level 35 Groudon you need 3 players.

Alternative Fast Moves: Mud Shot
Best Estimator VS: Charge Beam / Focus Blast
Best Ranking VS: Charge Beam / Thunder
Type Interactions:
• 2× Resists: Electric
• 1× Resists: Rock
#12 Mamoswine
Mud Slap
Avalanche
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Swinub currently can be found in nests. With Level 35 Mamoswine you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Charge Beam / Power Gem
Best Ranking VS: Volt Switch / Power Gem
Type Interactions:
• 2× Resists: Electric
• 1× Weak: Fighting
• Negated Interaction: Rock
#13 Rhyperior
Mud Slap
Earthquake
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Rhyhorn is very common and boosted in the common Sunny, but Rhyperior is a Sinnoh Stone evolution Pokemon. Rhydon is a pretty good Ground-Type as well, so if you get a good moveset on it and don’t have the candy or stone to evolve, it’s not that bad. It’s also great as a Rock-Type attacker with different moves. Rhyhorn currently can be found in nests. With Level 35 Rhyperior you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Charge Beam / Focus Blast
Best Ranking VS: Volt Switch / Zap Cannon
Type Interactions:
• 2× Resists: Electric
• 1× Resists: Rock
• 1× Weak: Fighting
#14 Landorus
Mud Shot
Earth Power
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐
With Level 35 Landorus you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Charge Beam / Zap Cannon
Best Ranking VS: Charge Beam / Focus Blast
Type Interactions:
• 1× Resists: Electric, Fighting
• Negated Interaction: Rock
#15 Excadrill
Mud Slap
Earthquake
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility:
With Level 35 Excadrill you need 3 players.

Alternative Fast Moves: Mud Shot
Alternative Charge Moves: Drill Run
Best Estimator VS: Charge Beam / Zap Cannon
Best Ranking VS: Charge Beam / Power Gem
Type Interactions:
• 2× Resists: Rock, Electric
• 1× Weak: Fighting
#16 Latias
Dragon Breath
Outrage
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐
Latias was last available April 2019 in raids, and August 2019 in Research Breakthroughs.With Level 35 Latios, you need 2 players. With Level 35 Latias you need 3 players.

Alternative Fast Moves: Charm
Best Estimator VS: Charge Beam / Focus Blast
Best Ranking VS: Volt Switch / Focus Blast
Type Interactions:
• 1× Resists: Electric, Fighting
#17 Hydreigon
Dragon Breath
Dragon Pulse
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐
With Level 35 Hydreigon you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Charge Beam / Power Gem
Best Ranking VS: Volt Switch / Power Gem
Type Interactions:
• 1× Resists: Electric
• 1× Weak: Fighting
#18 Kyurem
Dragon Breath
Dragon Claw
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility:
With Level 35 Kyurem you need 3 players.

Alternative Charge Moves: Blizzard, Draco Meteor
Best Estimator VS: Volt Switch / Focus Blast
Best Ranking VS: Volt Switch / Zap Cannon
Type Interactions:
• 1× Resists: Electric
• 1× Weak: Rock, Fighting
#19 Origin Giratina
Dragon Tail
Dragon Pulse
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
With Level 35 Origin Giratina you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Charge Beam / Zap Cannon
Best Ranking VS: Volt Switch / Focus Blast
Type Interactions:
• 2× Resists: Fighting
• 1× Resists: Electric
#20 Alolan Exeggutor
Dragon Tail
Dragon Pulse
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Alolan Exeggutor was very common upon its initial release but since then has been more tough to get. Unlike many Alolan Pokemon, he is available in the wild and not Alolan eggs . It is pretty uncommon a spawn however. In Go it does not evolve from Exeggcute, and can only be found evolved. They were at least nice enough to hardcode it to give 5 candies when caught (like other evolution Pokemon). Alolan Exeggutor has been found both as a Tier 2 and Tier 4 Raid Boss in the past. With Level 35 Alolan Exeggutor you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Volt Switch / Power Gem
Best Ranking VS: Volt Switch / Focus Blast
Type Interactions:
• 2× Resists: Electric
#21 Golurk
Mud Slap
Earth Power
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐
Golurk is a brand new pokemon and incredibly rare in the wild. Goletts family are duel typed with Ghost. With Level 35 Golurk you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Volt Switch / Focus Blast
Best Ranking VS: Charge Beam / Focus Blast
Type Interactions:
• 2× Resists: Electric, Fighting
• 1× Resists: Rock
#22 Galarian Darmanitan
Ice Fang
Avalanche
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility:
With Level 35 Galarian Darmanitan you need 3 players.

Alternative Fast Moves: Tackle
Best Estimator VS: Volt Switch / Focus Blast
Best Ranking VS: Volt Switch / Thunder Punch
Type Interactions:
• No Type Interactions
#23 Gardevoir
Charm
Dazzling Gleam
⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐
🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐
📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐
🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐
Ralts nest, and were featured in Aug-2019’s community day. They are a decently accessible spawn in cloudy weather and also hatch from 10k eggs. In addition Kirlia is no stranger to 2 star raids.They do not however nest. With Level 35 Gardevoir you need 3 players.

Best Estimator VS: Charge Beam / Zap Cannon
Best Ranking VS: Volt Switch / Focus Blast
Type Interactions:
• 2× Resists: Fighting


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