Hello students! My name is Professor Noctowl, and today, I wish to draw attention to Mega Falinks. With Mega Falinks being a brand new release, how it shall place will remain to be seen, but it currently looks like a solid fighting type mega. 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

As this is a brand new raid, it will have a 3 hour new release period, being May 23rd, from 2pm to 5pm. It does not coincide or precede any raids like this.

Being a pure fighting type, Mega Falinks is easily beaten by Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. However, do be aware that Mega Falinks can know Megahorn, which will hit psychic types hard.

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

Mega Falinks’s moveset includes the following charge moves:

• Megahorn
• Brick Break
• Superpower

The Dean’s List consists of the top 5 counters to Mega Falinks. 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. NOTE: Mega Mewtwo X and Y are not currently released on global servers, only being available to those who attend Pokemon GO FEST Tokyo on the 28th. Therefore, their inclusion here is for posterity, to show that when they do come out, they shall be the cream of the crop in taking down Mega Falinks.

Mega Rayquaza A

Best Moveset: Air Slash / Dragon Ascent

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★★★★☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	100%
Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	93%
Air Slash	Hurricane	75%
Air Slash	Aerial Ace	71%
Air Slash	Breaking Swipe	69%
Dragon Tail	Aerial Ace	64%

Mega Mewtwo X A

Best Moveset: Confusion / Psychic

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Confusion	Psychic	100%
Psycho Cut	Psychic	98%
Confusion	Focus Blast	76%
Confusion	Thunderbolt	70%
Confusion	Flamethrower	69%
Psycho Cut	Focus Blast	68%

Mega Mewtwo Y A

Best Moveset: Confusion / Psychic

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Confusion	Psychic	100%
Psycho Cut	Psychic	98%
Confusion	Focus Blast	73%
Confusion	Thunderbolt	71%
Confusion	Flamethrower	71%
Confusion	Ice Beam	66%

Defensive Grades for Top 3

Boss Move
Megahorn	🛡	—	⚔
Superpower	🛡	🛡	🛡
Brick Break	🛡	🛡	🛡

Rayquaza A

Best Moveset: Air Slash / Dragon Ascent

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★★★

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Alakazam A

Best Moveset: Psycho Cut / Psychic

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Also Noteworthy: A: Mega Gardevoir

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.

Shadow Salamence A

Best Moveset: Dragon Tail / Fly

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★★☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Enamorus A

Best Moveset: Fairy Wind / Fly

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★★☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Toucannon A

Best Moveset: Peck / Beak Blast

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Gallade A

Best Moveset: Psycho Cut / Psychic

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★★☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Latios A

Best Moveset: Zen Headbutt / Psychic

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★★☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

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

A	Mega SalamenceGalarian ArticunoShadow StaraptorTapu LeleShadow LugiaNecrozma - Dawn WingsShadow LatiosZacian - Crowned SwordShadow MetagrossShadow GardevoirShadow Ho-OhMega MetagrossYveltalMega GengarMega LatiasShadow GalladeNecrozma - Dusk ManeMega PidgeotLugia

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.

Cloudy

Mega Gardevoir (1.1)Enamorus (1.2)

Windy

Mega Gardevoir (1.0)Shadow Salamence (1.0)Mega Gallade (1.1)

Overall, Mega Falinks should be an easy counter. Fighting having such a wide range of strong types that it is weak to helps quite a bit. 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! 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!