Hello students! My name is Professor Noctowl, and today, I wish to draw attention to Mega Swampert. Mega Swampert is powerful in its types, allowing for a great boost to both Water and Ground, both of which are great types on their own, with a lot of powerful conduits, one of which being Primal Groudon, the previous highest CP in the game before Mega Mewtwo Y. 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.

NOTE: Some visual guides will be outdated for the duration of GO FEST. They will remain mostly accurate, but lack modern counters, such as the Mega Mewtwo duo, or Eternatus. Not only that, please note that some raids will not be covered in an article for GO FEST, due to the sheer volume. Our team has decided that the best call is to only cover raids who are within the top 10 counters in their type. If you’re looking for a counter that does not have an article, feel free to use pokebattler.com

Course Schedule

This counter is one of many GO FEST raids. There are too many to put a coherent schedule here, but rest assured, pretty much every legendary, mega, and shadow under the sun will be going at some point. Look to your local GO FEST event or the Pokebattler.com raid schedule to see exactly what raids will be going.

By the powers of Water and Ground combined, Grass becomes doubly the weakness of Mega Swampert. Not only that, it does not have any of the

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

Mega Swampert’s moveset includes the following charge moves:

• Sludge
• Earthquake
• Sludge Wave
• Surf
• Muddy Water
• Return

The Dean’s List consists of the top 5 counters to Mega Swampert. 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 Sceptile A

Best Moveset: Bullet Seed / Frenzy Plant

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★★☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Bullet Seed	Frenzy Plant	100%
Fury Cutter	Frenzy Plant	94%
Bullet Seed	Leaf Blade	88%
Fury Cutter	Leaf Blade	83%
Bullet Seed	Breaking Swipe	51%
Bullet Seed	Dragon Claw	44%

Mega Venusaur A

Best Moveset: Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant	100%
Razor Leaf	Frenzy Plant	92%
Vine Whip	Solar Beam	86%
Vine Whip	Petal Blizzard	84%
Razor Leaf	Solar Beam	79%
Razor Leaf	Petal Blizzard	77%

Kartana A

Best Moveset: Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★★☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Razor Leaf	Leaf Blade	100%
Fury Cutter	Leaf Blade	88%
Razor Leaf	Sacred Sword	75%
Air Slash	Leaf Blade	72%
Razor Leaf	X-Scissor	67%
Razor Leaf	Night Slash	61%

Defensive Grades for Top 3

Boss Move
Earthquake	🛡	—	—
Sludge Wave	⚔	—	🛡
Sludge	⚔	—	🛡
Surf	🛡🛡	🛡	🛡
Muddy Water	🛡🛡	🛡	🛡

Shadow Chesnaught A

Best Moveset: Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shaymin - Sky A

Best Moveset: Magical Leaf / Grass Knot

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Also Noteworthy: A: Shadow Tangrowth

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.

Zarude A

Best Moveset: Vine Whip / Power Whip

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Venusaur A

Best Moveset: Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Torterra A

Best Moveset: Razor Leaf / Frenzy Plant

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Victreebel A

Best Moveset: Magical Leaf / Leaf Blade

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Rillaboom A

Best Moveset: Razor Leaf / Frenzy Plant

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

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

A	Shadow SceptileRoseradeDecidueyeChesnaughtMega GalladeMeowscaradaShadow MeganiumShadow RegigigasVenusaurShaymin - LandTsareenaTangrowthTorterraShadow VictreebelShadow SerperiorSceptileCelebiShadow Alola ExeggutorShadow Shiftry

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

Zarude (0.7)Shadow Tangrowth (0.8)Rillaboom (0.8)

Overall, Mega Swampert is a pretty simple raid. Having something you’re critically weak to without any defenses against it makes sure that if you bring 6 grass types, you and a couple other trainers can beat Mega Swampert without getting your hands too dirty. 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!