Hello students! My name is Professor Geekbeak, and today, I wish to draw attention to Mega Gardevoir. Mega Gardevoir is in the top ten of Fairy types, and has only been taken out of the top 10 in Psychic due to the Genetic Pokemon shaped elephant in the room. So, in either case, Mega Gardevoir is worth picking up. 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NOTE: Some visual guides will be outdated for the duration of GO FEST.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.

Psychic and Fairy combined end up leaving very few holes to exploit. Especially since Shadow Ball can hit pretty hard on some of our best options. So, be wary.

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

Mega Gardevoir’s moveset includes the following charge moves:

• Shadow Ball
• Dazzling Gleam
• Psychic
• Return
• Triple Axel

The Dean’s List consists of the top 5 counters to Mega Gardevoir. 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.

Zamazenta - Crowned Shield A

Best Moveset: Metal Claw / Behemoth Bash

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★★★☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Metal Claw	Behemoth Bash	100%
Ice Fang	Behemoth Bash	90%
Metal Claw	Giga Impact	49%
Metal Claw	Moonblast	44%
Metal Claw	Close Combat	40%
Ice Fang	Giga Impact	32%

Zacian - Crowned Sword A

Best Moveset: Metal Claw / Behemoth Blade

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★★★★☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Metal Claw	Behemoth Blade	100%
Air Slash	Behemoth Blade	72%
Metal Claw	Giga Impact	66%
Metal Claw	Play Rough	64%
Metal Claw	Close Combat	52%
Air Slash	Play Rough	46%

Necrozma - Dusk Mane A

Best Moveset: Metal Claw / Sunsteel Strike

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★★★☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Metal Claw	Sunsteel Strike	100%
Psycho Cut	Sunsteel Strike	92%
Shadow Claw	Sunsteel Strike	88%
Metal Claw	Iron Head	67%
Shadow Claw	Iron Head	60%
Psycho Cut	Iron Head	52%

Defensive Grades for Top 3

Boss Move
Shadow Ball	—	—	⚔
Dazzling Gleam	—	🛡	🛡
Psychic	—	🛡	🛡🛡
Triple Axel	🛡	🛡	🛡

Mega Metagross A

Best Moveset: Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Metagross A

Best Moveset: Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Also Noteworthy: A: Mega Mewtwo Y

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 Lucario A

Best Moveset: Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Dialga A

Best Moveset: Metal Claw / Iron Head

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Mewtwo X A

Best Moveset: Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Necrozma - Dawn Wings A

Best Moveset: Metal Claw / Moongeist Beam

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★★☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Gengar A

Best Moveset: Lick / Sludge Bomb

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

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

A	Shadow RegigigasEternatusMetagrossShadow ExcadrillShadow OverqwilMega BeedrillBlack KyuremNihilegoShadow ChandelureShadow MewtwoMega RayquazaRegigigasMega BanetteLunalaWhite KyuremGholdengoShadow DarkraiDialgaDialga - Origin

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

Eternatus (1.2)

Snow

Mega Lucario (1.1)Shadow Dialga (1.2)Metagross (1.2)

Fog

Mega Mewtwo Y (1.1)Necrozma - Dawn Wings (1.2)Mega Mewtwo X (1.2)

Overall, Mega Gardevoir is difficult, but simple. Having so few explicit weaknesses resulted in there only being a few very strong options. Though, there are certainly good budget options as well. 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!