Mega Blaziken Pokémon GO Raid Guide: weakness, counters, 100% IV

Mega Blaziken is back in Pokémon GO Mega Raids until October 14. This gives Trainers another chance to get their hands on some Mega Energy for this Pokémon, and grind all important candy to power it up.

Being a dual-type, Mega Blaziken is a really useful Pokémon to have in your collection. If levelled up to Mega Level 3, you can get a wide range of bonus Candy and Candy XL with Mega Blaziken.

In addition, this Pokémon is no slouch as a Raid Attacker. Mega Blaziken is a very powerful fighting type, and an even better Fire-type Pokémon. With all that going for it, you don't want to miss out on these Raids.

Here is how to take down Mega Blaziken in Pokémon GO.

Mega Blaziken has a weakness to Flying, Ground, Psychic and Water-type attacks. Then it has a double resistance to Bug-type attacks, and resistances to Dark, Fire, Grass, Ice and Steel-type attacks.

Here are the best Mega Blaziken counters in Pokémon GO:

There are a lot of really strong options for taking on Mega Blaziken in Pokémon GO. The best three are the three Primal Pokémon. In particular Primal Groudon is a great choice for this Raid. It will be a strong Mega Blaziken counter, as well as give you extra candy and candy XL after the raid if your Primal Groudon is Mega Level 3.

For non mega Pokémon, the standard forms of those three Pokémon will all be good choices. In addition, Therian Landorus will also be a great choice for this Raid too. For budget options, you could also use Excadrill, Garchomp, Swampert and Samurott.

Yes, the Blaziken you encounter after the Raid can be Shiny.

Mega Evolutions can help you get more candy and XL candy with every catch. Having a mega level 3 active that boosts candy for Fire and Fighting-types will give you an extra 2 candy per catch, as well as a 25% bonus to your XL candy chance.

Here are the Mega Pokémon you can use to get more Blaziken candy after this Raid:

Mega Blaziken should be able to be beaten by two Trainers. You'll need to use strong counters, and ideally use Party Play too.

However, the faster you take down a Mega Blaziken Raid in Pokémon GO, the more Mega Energy you'll get. So, you should aim for as many Trainers as possible in order to beat this Raid quickly. A group of at least five Trainers should make this Raid easy to beat.

After a Mega Raid you encounter the non Mega version of that Pokémon. Here are the 100% IV CP values for Blaziken:

Weather boost can help you save candy, get better IVs and benefit from power boosts on your team. Here are the weather effects to keep an eye on when taking on these raids.

If you want a higher CP Blaziken, keep your eye out for either Sunny or Cloudy weather when hunting for Mega Blaziken Raids in Pokémon GO.

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