Hello students! My name is Professor Geekbeak, and today, I wish to draw attention to Mega Manectric. Mega Manectric used to be the best Electric Mega, before the introduction of Mega Raichu Y. However, if you don’t have one of them yet, Mega Manectric makes for an excellent supplement, and is useful in any raid where Electric is useful. 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NOTE: The guides for the Mega Finale might be out of date, as there are plenty of raids, and not enough time to draw them all.

Course Schedule

This raid is part of the Mega Finale, with this raid taking place on September 5th from 1:00pm to 6:00pm.

A pure electric type only has 1 weakness, and Mega Manectric is no different. However, take note of the few moves outside of electric type, as a counter could potentially be weak to them.

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

Mega Manectric’s moveset includes the following charge moves:

• Thunder
• Flame Burst
• Wild Charge
• Overheat
• Return
• Psychic Fangs

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

Primal Groudon A

Best Moveset: Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	100%
Mud Shot	Earthquake	90%
Dragon Tail	Precipice Blades	79%
Dragon Tail	Earthquake	74%
Mud Shot	Fire Blast	66%
Mud Shot	Solar Beam	62%

Mega Garchomp A

Best Moveset: Mud Shot / Earth Power

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Mud Shot	Earth Power	100%
Mud Shot	Earthquake	98%
Dragon Tail	Earth Power	91%
Dragon Tail	Earthquake	86%
Mud Shot	Breaking Swipe	81%
Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe	73%

Shadow Groudon A

Best Moveset: Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	100%
Mud Shot	Earthquake	89%
Dragon Tail	Precipice Blades	80%
Dragon Tail	Earthquake	75%
Mud Shot	Solar Beam	60%
Mud Shot	Fire Blast	58%

Defensive Grades for Top 3

Boss Move
Overheat	🛡	🛡	—
Flame Burst	🛡	🛡	—
Psychic Fangs	—	—	—
Thunder	🛡🛡	🛡🛡	🛡🛡
Wild Charge	🛡🛡	🛡🛡	🛡🛡

Shadow Garchomp A

Best Moveset: Mud Shot / Earth Power

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Landorus Therian A

Best Moveset: Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★☆☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Also Noteworthy: A: Shadow Regigigas

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 Rhyperior A

Best Moveset: Mud-Slap / Earthquake

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★☆☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Mewtwo Y A

Best Moveset: Psycho Cut / Psystrike

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★☆☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Mewtwo X A

Best Moveset: Psycho Cut / Psystrike

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★☆☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Groudon A

Best Moveset: Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★☆☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Eternatus A

Best Moveset: Poison Jab / Dynamax Cannon

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★☆☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

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

A	Shadow RhydonShadow ExcadrillRhyperiorShadow MamoswineShadow GolemShadow DonphanNecrozma - Dawn WingsShadow GolurkShadow LatiosShadow TorterraGIRATINA ORIGIN SHADOW FORMShadow LatiasLatiosShadow Ho-OhShadow VikavoltMega StarmieLatiasHo-OhVikavolt

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

Shadow Rhyperior (1.0)Groudon (1.0)Mega Swampert (1.0)

Partly Cloudy

Shadow Regigigas (1.0)

Windy

Mega Mewtwo Y (1.0)Mega Mewtwo X (1.0)Eternatus (1.0)

Overall, Mega Manectric is a very simple raid. Electric types leave very little room for error, only having 1 very good choice, being ground types. However, make sure to be aware of charge moves, since there are a good few that are worrying to go up against. 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! Speaking of, we have rolled out a new system that will give a discount to our subscriptions, and I have been graciously granted a code! So, for those lucky readers who make it all the way down here, the code is GEEKBEAK20. This code not only supports the owner of Pokebattler, but also me! And, to be honest, in real life, the presidigious Professor Geekbeak is a broke college student, so I would really appreciate the support. Thank you! 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!