Hello students! My name is Professor Geekbeak, and today, I wish to draw attention to Mega Gyarados. Mega Gyarados is respectable both in the Water and Dark types as a Mega option, if you don’t have hyper-tuned Pokemon such as Mega Tyranitar or Mega Swampert. Grab your notebooks, class is in session. For those who wish to do their research independently, our raw data can be found here. And for those who wish for a simple visual guide, go ahead and take a look at the below visual guide by CaptGoldfish.

Course Schedule

This raid will take place from August 26th to September 8th. It will be preceded by Mega Swampert and Lunala, and coincides with Registeel, Regice, and Regirock.

Two important things to note is that Mega Gyarados is Water Dark, instead of being Water Flying, as it was originally. Not only that, note the two dragon type charge moves, both of which are strong.

Effectiveness	Types
Double Resist (0.4x)	Psychic
Resist (0.6x)	Ghost Steel Fire Water Ice Dark
Neutral	Normal Flying Poison Ground Rock Dragon
Super Effective (1.6x)	Fighting Bug Grass Electric Fairy
Double Super Effective (2.6x)	—

Mega Gyarados’s moveset includes the following charge moves:

• Twister
• Hydro Pump
• Outrage
• Crunch
• Return

The Dean’s List consists of the top 5 counters to Mega Gyarados. As always, the Valedictorian, Salutatorian, and the Third Ranked will have their best moveset alternatives in a table with their rankings and a table detailing their defensive prowess against the charge moves listed above.

Mega Lucario A

Best Moveset: Force Palm / Aura Sphere

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Force Palm	Aura Sphere	100%
Counter	Aura Sphere	92%
Bullet Punch	Aura Sphere	73%
Counter	Close Combat	70%
Force Palm	Close Combat	70%
Counter	Power-Up Punch	68%

Mega Mewtwo X A

Best Moveset: Counter / Focus Blast

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Counter	Focus Blast	100%
Counter	Thunderbolt	93%
Counter	Return	78%
Psycho Cut	Focus Blast	77%
Counter	Hyper Beam	75%
Psycho Cut	Thunderbolt	71%

Keldeo A

Best Moveset: Low Kick / Secret Sword

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Low Kick	Secret Sword	100%
Poison Jab	Secret Sword	83%
Low Kick	Sacred Sword	82%
Poison Jab	Sacred Sword	66%
Low Kick	Close Combat	64%
Low Kick	X-Scissor	60%

Defensive Grades for Top 3

Boss Move
Hydro Pump	—	—	🛡
Outrage	🛡	—	—
Twister	🛡	—	—
Crunch	🛡	—	🛡

Mega Blaziken A

Best Moveset: Counter / Aura Sphere

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Mewtwo Y A

Best Moveset: Counter / Thunderbolt

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Also Noteworthy: A: Mega Sceptile

We here at Pokebattler Pokémon Research Institute can’t expect you to have the best counters every time. So, here are some of our other best options, most of which will be easier to find than the members of the Dean’s List.

Mega Heracross A

Best Moveset: Fury Cutter / Megahorn

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Gardevoir A

Best Moveset: Charm / Dazzling Gleam

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Kartana A

Best Moveset: Fury Cutter / Sacred Sword

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Raikou A

Best Moveset: Thunder Shock / Aura Sphere

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Conkeldurr A

Best Moveset: Force Palm / Dynamic Punch

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Of course, besides our 10 best counters, there are plenty of Pokémon that also work against Mega Gyarados. Here are a few star choices, worthy of praise.

A	Mega RayquazaShadow RegigigasMega VenusaurShadow BlazikenMega LatiosZarudeZekromMega LatiasShadow ChesnaughtTapu KokoTapu BuluMega Raichu-YShaymin - SkyLucarioMega ManectricTerrakionShadow MewtwoUrshifu - Rapid StrikeMega Pinsir

Sometimes, the weather can be your most powerful ally. In certain weather conditions, certain Pokémon on our list excel. The most transformative cases are noted below.

Sunny/Clear

Mega Sceptile (1.2)Kartana (1.3)Mega Venusaur (1.3)

Rainy

Mega Heracross (1.2)

Cloudy

Mega Heracross (1.2)Mega Gardevoir (1.2)Shadow Conkeldurr (1.3)

Windy

Mega Rayquaza (1.3)

Overall, Mega Gyarados is a pretty simple raid. A lot of the surprises that Mega Gyarados holds in its change of type and charge moves is negligible, especially since most of the strongest pokemon against Mega Gyarados aren’t weak to any of the moves it could use. Of course, if you wish to do more research on your box’s best Pokémon for the job, Pokebattler.com itself can be a great help! Speaking of, we have rolled out a new system that will give a discount to our subscriptions, and I have been graciously granted a code! So, for those lucky readers who make it all the way down here, the code is GEEKBEAK20. This code not only supports the owner of Pokebattler, but also me! And, to be honest, in real life, the presidigious Professor Geekbeak is a broke college student, so I would really appreciate the support. Thank you! Remember, the best counter is the one you have powered up and ready to go. I grant extra credit to those who use their best friend bonus and the weather to their advantage. Class dismissed!