Mega Garchomp Pokémon GO Raid Battle Ideas

Mega Garchomp is a Dragon- and Floor-type Pokémon initially found within the Sinnoh area. In response to its Pokédex entries, Mega Garchomp’s extra power melted its arms and wings, reworking them into big scythes. Mega Garchomp is making its Pokémon GO debut on November 12, 2023. Study which Pokémon will likely be best in Raid Battles in opposition to Mega Garchomp, catch Garchomp after successful a Raid Battle, and the way finest to make use of the Mach Pokémon after you’ve caught it.

As a Dragon- and Floor-type Pokémon, Mega Garchomp is susceptible to Dragon-, Fairy-, and Ice-type assaults. However it’s price noting that Mega Garchomp is doubly weak to Ice-type assaults, which means that Pokémon with Ice-type assaults ought to be your first selection for raid battles in opposition to Mega Garchomp. 

When selecting six Pokémon in your Mega Garchomp Raid Battle lineup, it’s essential to decide on Pokémon which have a Dragon-, Fairy-, or Ice-type Quick Assault and Charged Assault if you wish to deal most harm as rapidly as potential. It’s not essential to decide on solely Dragon-, Fairy-, and Ice-type Pokémon, however a Pokémon that shares a kind with these assaults will profit from a same-type assault bonus, which is able to enable these assaults to deal a further 20% harm.

If in case you have a number of Pokémon that match the right sort and moveset profile, select the Pokémon with the best CP and finest general stats. Do not forget that velocity of victory is likely one of the elements that decide what number of Premier Balls you’ll obtain on the conclusion of a profitable Raid Battle, so it is sensible to enter this raid with essentially the most highly effective Pokémon group potential.

• Mamoswine / Shadow Mamoswine (Ice/Floor)

• Weavile / Shadow Weavile (Darkish/Ice)

• Galarian Darmanitan (Ice)

  • Quick Assault: Ice Fang (Ice)

  • Charged Assault: Avalanche (Ice), Ice Punch (Ice)

• Mr. Rime / Shadow Mr. Rime (Psychic/Ice)

  • Quick Assault: Ice Shard (Ice)

  • Charged Assault: Ice Punch (Ice), Icy Wind (Ice)

• Glaceon (Ice)

  • Quick Assault: Frost Breath (Ice), Ice Shard (Ice)

  • Charged Assault: Avalanche (Ice), Ice Beam (Ice), Icy Wind (Ice)

• Abomasnow / Shadow Abomasnow / Mega Abomasnow (Grass/Ice)

  • Quick Assault: Powder Snow (Ice)

  • Charged Assault: Blizzard (Ice), Outrage (Dragon), Climate Ball (Ice)

• Articuno / Shadow Articuno (Ice/Flying)

  • Quick Assault: Frost Breath (Ice), Ice Shard (Ice)

  • Charged Assault: Blizzard (Ice), Ice Beam (Ice), Icy Wind (Ice)

• Jynx (Ice/Psychic)

  • Quick Assault: Frost Breath (Ice)

  • Charged Assault: Avalanche (Ice), Ice Punch (Ice)*

• Regice / Shadow Regice (Ice)

• Cloyster / Shadow Cloyster (Water/Ice)

  • Quick Assault: Frost Breath (Ice), Ice Shard (Ice)

  • Charged Assault: Aurora Beam (Ice), Avalanche (Ice), Blizzard (Ice)*, Icy Wind (Ice)

• Gardevoir / Shadow Gardevoir / Mega Gardevoir (Psychic/Fairy)

• Granbull/ Shadow Granbull (Fairy)

  • Quick Assault: Appeal (Fairy)

  • Charged Assault: Shut Fight (Preventing), Play Tough (Fairy)

• Togekiss (Fairy/Flying)

• Primarina (Water/Fairy)

• Rayquaza / Mega Rayquaza (Dragon/Flying)

  • Quick Assault: Dragon Tail (Dragon)

  • Charged Assault: Breaking Swipe (Dragon)*, Outrage (Dragon)

• Salamence / Shadow Salamence / Mega Salamence (Dragon/Flying)

  • Quick Assault: Dragon Tail (Dragon)

  • Charged Assault: Draco Meteor (Dragon), Outrage (Dragon)*

• Garchomp / Shadow Garchomp (Dragon/Floor)

• Dragonite / Shadow Dragonite (Dragon/Flying)

  • Quick Assault: Dragon Breath (Dragon), Dragon Tail (Dragon)

  • Charged Assault: Draco Meteor (Dragon)*, Dragon Claw (Dragon), Dragon Pulse (Dragon)*, Outrage (Dragon)

* An Elite Quick TM or an Elite Charged TM is usually required to show this Pokémon this assault.

After a Mega Garchomp raid, Mega Garchomp will revert to its common state and also you’ll have a restricted variety of Premier Balls you should utilize to catch Garchomp, so make every one depend. You possibly can earn additional Premier Balls by battling with associates and defeating Mega Garchomp extra rapidly.

In an encounter with Garchomp, your probability of catching it’s best when the goal ring is sufficiently small so that you can rating Wonderful Throws. Throwing Curveballs can enhance your possibilities much more. However work inside your talents—if you happen to do not assume you’ll be able to reliably make Wonderful Curveball Throws, intention for Good Throws or Nice Throws reasonably than danger lacking the goal ring utterly.

Garchomp isn’t going to make it simple on you by sitting nonetheless when you’re making an attempt to catch it. Don’t waste your Premier Balls by throwing whereas it’s shifting round. Watch Garchomp to get a really feel for its cycle of motion and the pauses in between the cycles. Throughout one among these pauses, await the goal ring to reappear, after which throw because it begins to develop smaller to extend your odds of constructing a Nice Throw or an Wonderful Throw.

Berries may also help you catch Garchomp. A Razz Berry will make Garchomp simpler to catch, and a Golden Razz Berry will make it a lot simpler to catch. If you end up failing to land any throws, a Nanab Berry will calm Garchomp, making its actions much less erratic and permitting you to make exact throws extra simply. Should you want additional Garchomp Sweet, utilizing a Silver Pinap Berry will make Garchomp simpler to catch and grant you additional Sweet whenever you catch it.

Buddy Pokémon with a Buddy Degree of Nice Buddy or greater have the Catch Help Perk. If a Pokémon deflects a Poké Ball, your buddy would possibly bounce it again for a second catch alternative!

Garchomp is difficult to catch, so don’t be discouraged if it escapes. Get a second wind by stocking up on helpful gadgets—like Max Potions, Max Revives, and Golden Razz Berries—and check out once more.

As a Dragon- and Floor-type Pokémon, Garchomp is proof against Electrical-, Hearth-, Poison-, and Rock-type assaults. Whereas there are various sturdy Dragon-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, Garchomp’s twin typing and excessive max CP make it an particularly strong selection for raids. Mega Evolving Garchomp makes this powerhouse much more efficient—however you’ll want loads of Mega Power, which you’ll earn extra of by rapidly defeating Mega Garchomp in Mega Raids. You then’ll have the ability to deliver your individual Mega Garchomp into battle in opposition to Pokémon like Palkia, Reshiram, and Dialga.

Within the GO Battle League, Garchomp is especially standard within the Grasp League, the place its excessive max CP permits it to shine. Extra particularly, its Dragon-type assaults are efficient in opposition to Giratina and different Dragon-type Pokémon, whereas its Floor-type assaults are efficient in opposition to the various Metal-type Pokémon like Melmetal and Metagross that Trainers have a tendency to make use of. Garchomp’s vulnerability to Dragon-type assaults might be difficult in a league crammed with formidable Dragon varieties, however it’s potential to construct a group that helps stability that vulnerability.

As a result of Garchomp’s excessive max CP is one among its best strengths in each raids and the Grasp League, it’s finest to energy your Garchomp up as a lot as potential. To do that, participate in a lot of Mega Garchomp raids and use a Pinap Berry or Silver Pinap Berry when catching Garchomp to obtain extra Sweet.

Good luck together with your subsequent Raid Battle, and keep in mind to verify again to Pokemon.com/Technique for extra Pokémon GO, online game, and Pokémon TCG ideas.