Hello students! My name is Professor Noctowl, and today, I wish to draw attention to Mega Sharpedo. While this Water Dark type may not be the best in its typings, it is still a Mega Evolution, which makes it a powerful choice if pokemon like Tyranitar, Absol, 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 be taking place from April 22nd to April 28th. This raid will be preceded by Groudon and Mega Alakazam, coincides with Tapu Koko, and will be followed by Mega Bannett and Tapu Lele.

Being Water and Dark, Mega Sharpedo is notably weak to Bug, Fighting and Grass. It double resists Psychic, so keep any Pokémon with that in their typing at home.

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 Sharpedo’s moveset includes the following charge moves:

• Poison Fang
• Hydro Pump
• Crunch
• Return

The Dean’s List consists of the top 5 counters to Mega Sharpedo. 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★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Force Palm	Aura Sphere	100%
Counter	Aura Sphere	92%
Bullet Punch	Aura Sphere	74%
Force Palm	Close Combat	69%
Counter	Close Combat	69%
Force Palm	Power-Up Punch	68%

Keldeo A

Best Moveset: Low Kick / Secret Sword

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★★☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Low Kick	Secret Sword	100%
Poison Jab	Secret Sword	87%
Low Kick	Sacred Sword	82%
Poison Jab	Sacred Sword	68%
Low Kick	Close Combat	64%
Low Kick	X-Scissor	60%

Mega Sceptile A

Best Moveset: Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★★☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Fury Cutter	Frenzy Plant	100%
Bullet Seed	Frenzy Plant	95%
Fury Cutter	Leaf Blade	86%
Bullet Seed	Leaf Blade	83%
Fury Cutter	Breaking Swipe	66%
Bullet Seed	Breaking Swipe	63%

Defensive Grades for Top 3

Boss Move
Hydro Pump	—	🛡	🛡🛡
Crunch	🛡	🛡	—
Poison Fang	🛡🛡	—	⚔

Mega Blaziken A

Best Moveset: Counter / Aura Sphere

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Heracross A

Best Moveset: Counter / Megahorn

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Also Noteworthy: A: Shadow Blaziken

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 Raikou A

Best Moveset: Thunder Shock / Aura Sphere

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Kartana A

Best Moveset: Razor Leaf / Sacred Sword

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Regigigas A

Best Moveset: Hidden Power / Crush Grip

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Rayquaza A

Best Moveset: Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★★★

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Conkeldurr A

Best Moveset: Counter / Dynamic Punch

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

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

A	Mega GardevoirZekromMega LatiosMega VenusaurMega LatiasShadow ChesnaughtMega ManectricLucarioShaymin - SkyShadow SceptileShadow ZapdosZarudeTerrakionMega PinsirUrshifu - Rapid StrikeEternatusUrshifu - Single StrikeXurkitreeMega Gallade

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

Kartana (0.8)Mega Venusaur (0.8)

Cloudy

Shadow Blaziken (0.7)Shadow Raikou (0.8)Shadow Conkeldurr (0.8)

Windy

Mega Rayquaza (0.7)

Overall, Mega Sharpedo is rather straight forward to counter. Bring a strong Fighting type, or Grass type, and you will be perfectly fine. Most of the best in slot Pokémon will be able to take you to a solo victory. 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!