Mega Charizard X Raid Guide

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Mega-Charizard X Raid Guide

Mega-Charizard X- Flame Pokémon

Mega-Charizard X is weak to the following types: Ground, Rock andDragon.
Generally speaking, the best counters for it are: Rayquaza, Palkia, and Zekrom.
Mega-Charizard X 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, Mega-Charizard X will be between 2111 and 2200 cp without a weather boost. In Clear weather, Mega-Charizard X will be between 2639 and 2750 when caught.

Release History:

  • Aug 27 – TBA

Movesets

Sorted Easiest to Hardest.

  • Overheat:

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

  • Fire Blast:

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

  • Dragon Claw:

    • Dragon-Types are hit for 💥 Weakness

Top Raid Counters

Rayquaza

Best Moveset: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: Fire Spin/Dragon Claw
  • Best Ranking VS: Air Slash/Fire Blast
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Fire
    • 1× Weak: Dragon

Palkia

Best Moveset:Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor

Alternative Fast Moves: DRAGON_BREATH_FAST

  • ⚔️ 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.

  • Best Estimator VS: Fire Spin/Dragon Claw
  • Best Ranking VS: Air Slash/Overheat
  • Type Interactions:
    • 2× Resists: Fire
    • 1× Weak: Dragon

Reshiram

Best Moveset:Dragon Breath / Draco Meteor

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

With Level 35 Reshiram you need 3 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Air Slash/Dragon Claw
  • Best Ranking VS: Air Slash/Overheat
  • Type Interactions:
    • 2× Resists: Fire
    • 1× Weak: Dragon

Zekrom

Best Moveset:Dragon Breath / Outrage

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

With Level 35 Zekrom you need 3 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Air Slash/Dragon Claw
  • Best Ranking VS: Fire Spin/Dragon Claw
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Fire
    • 1× Weak: Dragon

Haxorus

Best Moveset: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.

  • Best Estimator VS: Fire Spin/Dragon Claw
  • Best Ranking VS: Air Slash/Overheat
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Fire
    • 1× Weak: Dragon

Salamence (Elite TM Moveset)

Best Moveset:Dragon Tail / Outrage(legacy)

Alternative Charge Moves: DRACO_METEOR

  • ⚔️ 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.

  • Best Estimator VS: Fire Spin/Dragon Claw
  • Best Ranking VS: Air Slash/Overheat
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Fire
    • 1× Weak: Dragon

Weather

Here is a list of Pokemon that can perform similar or better than the typical #1 option (in this case, Rayquaza) with weather bonuses:

Pokemon Weather Fast Move Charge Move Estimator
Rayquaza 🪁Windy Dragon Tail Outrage 2.1
Garchomp 🪁Windy Dragon Tail Outrage 2.1
Rampardos ⛅️Partly Cloudy Smack Down Rock Slide 2.2
Salamence 🪁Windy Dragon Tail Outrage 2.2
Reshiram 🪁Windy Dragon Breath Draco Meteor 2.2
Zekrom 🪁Windy Dragon Breath Outrage 2.2
Rhyperior ⛅️Partly Cloudy Smack Down Rock Wrecker 2.2
Palkia 🪁Windy Dragon Tail Draco Meteor 2.2
Haxorus 🪁Windy Dragon Tail Dragon Claw 2.3
Dragonite 🪁Windy Dragon Tail Outrage 2.3
Terrakion ⛅️Partly Cloudy Smack Down Rock Slide 2.3
Dialga 🪁Windy Dragon Breath Draco Meteor 2.3
Latios 🪁Windy Dragon Breath Dragon Claw 2.4

Alternate Pokemon

Garchomp

Best Moveset:Dragon Tail / Outrage

Alternative Fast Moves: MUD_SHOT_FAST
Alternative Charge Moves: EARTHQUAKE

  • ⚔️ 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.

  • Best Estimator VS: Fire Spin/Dragon Claw
  • Best Ranking VS: Fire Spin/Fire Blast
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Fire
    • 1× Weak: Dragon

Rampardos

Best Moveset:Smack Down / Rock Slide

Alternative Charge Moves: OUTRAGE

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐☆☆☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐☆☆☆☆

Rampardos is very difficult to acquire being fairly new and only having been featured briefly in one quest as Cranidos. its the highest DPS Rock Type.
With Level 35 Rampardos you need 3 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Fire Spin/Fire Blast
  • Best Ranking VS: Fire Spin/Dragon Claw
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Fire

Dialga

Best Moveset: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: Fire Spin/Fire Blast
  • Best Ranking VS: Air Slash/Dragon Claw
  • Type Interactions:
    • Canceled Out: Dragon, Fire

Dragonite

Best Moveset:Dragon Tail / Outrage

Alternative Fast Moves: DRAGON_BREATH_FAST
Alternative Charge Moves: DRAGON_PULSE
DRAGON_CLAW
DRACO_METEOR

  • ⚔️ 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.

  • Best Estimator VS: Air Slash/Dragon Claw
  • Best Ranking VS: Air Slash/Overheat
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Fire
    • 1× Weak: Dragon

Rhyperior (Elite TM Moveset)

Best Moveset:Mud Slap / Rock Wrecker(legacy)

Alternative Fast Moves: SMACK_DOWN_FAST
Alternative Charge Moves: EARTHQUAKE

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

Rhyhorn currently can be found in nests.
With Level 35 Rhyperior you need 3 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Fire Spin/Overheat
  • Best Ranking VS: Fire Spin/Dragon Claw
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Fire

Terrakion

Best Moveset:Smack Down / Rock Slide

Alternative Charge Moves: EARTHQUAKE

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

Best Rock Type in terms of survivability and TDO. DPS is usually edged out by the glass cannon Rampardos
With Level 35 Terrakion you need 3 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Fire Spin/Overheat
  • Best Ranking VS: Fire Spin/Dragon Claw
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Fire

Latios

Best Moveset: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: Fire Spin/Dragon Claw
  • Best Ranking VS: Air Slash/Overheat
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Fire
    • 1× Weak: Dragon

Groudon

Best Moveset:Dragon Tail / Earthquake

Alternative Fast Moves: MUD_SHOT_FAST

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

With Level 35 Groudon you need 3 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Fire Spin/Overheat
  • Best Ranking VS: Fire Spin/Dragon Claw
  • Type Interactions:
    • No Type Interactions

Tyranitar (Elite TM Moveset)

Best Moveset:Smack Down(legacy) / Stone Edge

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐☆☆☆

Accessibility will be a bit tough if you are only starting now as Larvitars do not nest and are rare. They are also in 10k eggs. Tier 4 Tyranitar Raids were a staple for quite a while, however. Larvitar can be found in ‘Make 3 Excellent Throws in a Row’ Quests. The family was last in raid bosses during Water Festival in Sept 2019. Larvitar community day (the only time you could get Smack Down) was June 2018. It isn’t the highest raw DPS Dark-Type anymore, but it has a ton of bulk on top of near optimal DPS. Weavile and Honchkrow trade with it depending on the matchup.

With Level 35 Tyranitar you need 3 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Fire Spin/Overheat
  • Best Ranking VS: Air Slash/Overheat
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Fire

Kyurem

Best Moveset:Dragon Breath / Draco Meteor

Alternative Charge Moves: DRAGON_CLAW

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐☆☆☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

With Level 35 Kyurem you need 4 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Fire Spin/Overheat
  • Best Ranking VS: Air Slash/Fire Blast
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Weak: Dragon
    • Canceled Out: Fire

Landorus

Best Moveset:Rock Throw / Earth Power

Alternative Fast Moves: MUD_SHOT_FAST

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐☆☆☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

With Level 35 Landorus you need 4 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Fire Spin/Overheat
  • Best Ranking VS: Fire Spin/Fire Blast
  • Type Interactions:
    • No Type Interactions

Hydreigon

Best Moveset:Dragon Breath / Dragon Pulse

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐☆☆☆☆

With Level 35 Hydreigon you need 4 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Fire Spin/Dragon Claw
  • Best Ranking VS: Fire Spin/Overheat
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Fire
    • 1× Weak: Dragon

Mega-Charizard Y

Best Moveset:Wing Attack / Dragon Claw

Alternative Fast Moves: AIR_SLASH_FAST

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Charmander currently can be found in nests.
With Level 35 Mega-Charizard Y you need 4 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Fire Spin/Fire Blast
  • Best Ranking VS: Fire Spin/Overheat
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Fire

Latias

Best Moveset: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 4 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Fire Spin/Dragon Claw
  • Best Ranking VS: Fire Spin/Fire Blast
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Fire
    • 1× Weak: Dragon

Giratina-Origin

Best Moveset:Dragon Tail / Dragon Pulse

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

With Level 35 Giratina-Origin you need 4 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Fire Spin/Dragon Claw
  • Best Ranking VS: Fire Spin/Overheat
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Fire
    • 1× Weak: Dragon

Gigalith

Best Moveset:Smack Down / Rock Slide

Alternative Fast Moves: MUD_SLAP_FAST

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

With Level 35 Gigalith you need 4 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Fire Spin/Fire Blast
  • Best Ranking VS: Air Slash/Dragon Claw
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Fire

Aerodactyl

Best Moveset:Rock Throw / Rock Slide

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐☆☆☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

Aerodactyl is an occasional 3 star raid boss, and possible reward in the “Evolve a Pokemon Using an Item” and “complete five Raids” Quests. 10k Egg Hatch.
With Level 35 Aerodactyl you need 4 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Fire Spin/Dragon Claw
  • Best Ranking VS: Air Slash/Overheat
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Fire

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