Pokemon Go Mega Rayquaza Raid guide: Weaknesses & best counters

Mega Rayquaza will be storming into Mega Raids during Pokemon Go Fest 2023, so we’ve put together a guide with details of its weaknesses and the best counters to help you defeat it.

What’s more powerful than a Legendary Pokemon? A Mega-Evolved Legendary Pokemon! After years of waiting, Mega Rayquaza is finally going to be available to battle and add to your Pokedex in Pokemon Go.

This fearsome foe will first appear at in-person Pokemon Go Fest 2023 events in Osaka, London, and New York before making its worldwide debut on August 26 during the Pokemon Go Fest: Global event.

Wherever you’re taking on Mega Rayquaza, it’s going to be an incredibly difficult battle, so you’ll need to know its weaknesses and best counters if you want to win.

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Mega Rayquaza weaknesses in Pokemon Go

Mega Rayquaza is a Dragon/Flying-type Pokemon which means it’s weak against Dragon, Fairy, Ice, and Rock-type attacks. It’s especially weak against Ice-type attacks, which makes that a good focus.

On the other hand, Mega Rayquaza is resistant to Bug, Fighting, Fire, Grass, Ground, and Water-type attacks, so avoid those wherever possible.

Mega Rayquaza counters in Pokemon Go

Here are some of the best counters you can use to defeat Mega Rayquaza:

Pokemon	Best Moveset
Mega Glalie	Frost Breath & Avalanche
Mega Abomasnow	Powder Snow & Weather Ball (Ice)
Articuno	Frost Breath & Ice Beam
Dialga	Dragon Breath & Draco Meteor
Mamoswine	Powder Snow & Avalanche
Galarian Darmanitan	Ice Fang & Avalanche
Glaceon	Frost Breath & Avalanche
Weavile	Ice Shard & Avalanche
Avalugg	Ice Fang & Avalanche
Garchomp	Dragon Tail & Outrage

Don’t worry if you don’t have any of the counters listed above – simply focus on your strongest Pokemon that can target Mega Rayquaza’s weaknesses.

How to get Mega Rayquaza in Pokemon Go

Mega Rayquaza will appear during in-person Pokemon Go Fest 2023 events in London (August 4-6), Osaka (August 4-6), and New York City (August 18-20). It will then make its worldwide debut during the Pokemon Go Fest 2023: Global event (August 26-27).

Like all Mega Evolutions in Pokemon Go, you cannot simply catch a Mega Rayquaza. Instead, you’ll need to defeat several Mega Rayquaza in Raid Battles to earn enough Mega Rayquaza Energy to Mega-Evolve your own Rayquaza (now that’s a tongue-twister).

Mega Rayquaza also has a second special condition that must be met: It needs to know the attack Dragon Ascent. You can only teach this to Rayquaza with the help of a Meteorite, which can be earned by completing Research tasks during Go Fest 2023 events.

Once you’ve done all of those things, you’ll be able to temporarily Mega-Evolve your favorite Rayquaza! The good news is that when you’ve done this once, you won’t need any more Mega Energy to do it again – you’ll just need to wait for a cooldown period to end.

That’s everything you need to know about defeating Mega Rayquaza. While you’re here, check out some more Pokemon Go guides below:

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