Hello students! My name is Professor Geekbeak, and today, I wish to draw attention to Mega Lucario. There is no exaggeration when I say that Mega Lucario is the #1 Fighting type counter. Not only that, it is one of the best steel type attackers, and frankly, one of the best attackers for a raid, period. So, it might be a smart idea to catch one while it is available. It might be ever so slightly outshone by Mega Mewtwo X in some situations, but in most, it is the undisputed champion. 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 July 1st to July 5th. It will be preceded by Mega Pidgeot, Celesteela, and Kartana, and coincide with Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos.

Being a Fighting Steel type, this makes Mega Lucario paradoxically weak to Fighting, as well as Ground and Fire. But, note that Mega Lucario has a wide set of Charge Moves, some of which can hit hard, depending on who you bring.

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

Mega Lucario’s moveset includes the following charge moves:

• Flash Cannon
• Shadow Ball
• Thunder Punch
• Close Combat
• Meteor Mash
• Blaze Kick
• Power-Up Punch
• Aura Sphere

The Dean’s List consists of the top 5 counters to Mega Lucario. 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 Blaziken A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Aura Sphere

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Fire Spin	Aura Sphere	100%
Counter	Aura Sphere	100%
Ember	Aura Sphere	94%
Fire Spin	Blast Burn	88%
Counter	Blast Burn	88%
Fire Spin	Blaze Kick	84%

Mega Mewtwo X A

Best Moveset: Counter / Focus Blast

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★★★★☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Counter	Focus Blast	100%
Counter	Flamethrower	92%
Counter	Psystrike	89%
Psycho Cut	Focus Blast	85%
Counter	Psychic	82%
Confusion	Focus Blast	80%

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	88%
Mud Shot	Fire Blast	85%
Mud Shot	Fire Punch	84%
Dragon Tail	Precipice Blades	68%
Dragon Tail	Fire Punch	65%

Defensive Grades for Top 3

Boss Move
Aura Sphere	—	🛡	—
Close Combat	—	🛡	—
Shadow Ball	—	⚔	—
Meteor Mash	🛡	—	🛡
Flash Cannon	🛡	—	🛡
Power-Up Punch	—	🛡	—
Blaze Kick	🛡	—	🛡
Thunder Punch	—	—	🛡🛡

Shadow Reshiram A

Best Moveset: Fire Fang / Fusion Flare

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Keldeo A

Best Moveset: Low Kick / Secret Sword

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Also Noteworthy: A: Mega Lucario

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 Charizard Y A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Blast Burn

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Mewtwo Y A

Best Moveset: Counter / Flamethrower

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Blacephalon A

Best Moveset: Incinerate / Mind Blown

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Blaziken A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Aura Sphere

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Garchomp A

Best Moveset: Mud Shot / Earth Power

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

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

A	Shadow GroudonReshiramLandorus TherianMega HeracrossMega LatiosShadow ConkeldurrShadow Ho-OhMega Charizard XShadow ChandelureShadow HeatranShadow RaikouShadow MoltresBlazikenTerrakionShadow GarchompShadow CharizardShadow LatiosMega RayquazaShadow Mewtwo

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

Mega Charizard Y (0.8)Blacephalon (0.8)Shadow Groudon (0.8)

Cloudy

Mega Lucario (0.8)Mega Mewtwo Y (0.8)Shadow Blaziken (0.9)

Windy

Mega Mewtwo Y (0.9)

Overall, Mega Lucario is an easy raid. Of course, the aforementioned Mega Mewtwo X will take this Pokemon down, but having weakness to Fire, Ground, and Fighting make some of the strongest counters in the game available. 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!