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In Pokemon Go, you can Mega Evolve your Pokemon through the successful completion of Mega Raids, challenging PvE battles that can be attempted with other players. Being the only way to acquire Mega Energy, the resource required to perform Mega Evolutions, it's important that you take advantage of specific Mega Raids when they are available.
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One Mega Evolution that can be found and battled in Mega Raids is Mega Venusaur, a supercharged version of the generation one starter Pokemon. Below you can find everything you need to do in preparation for this Mega Raid, giving you the tools to easily defeat Mega Venusaur and acquire its Mega Energy.
Recommended Group Size
Luckily, Mega Raids aren't the most difficult to complete among the different Raid tiers currently in the game, and Mega Venusaur's is no different. If you and your Raid team are using strong Pokemon that counter Mega Venusaur, you should easily be able to defeat this Pokemon with a group of only three to five Trainers.
That being said, it's always a good idea to attempt this Raid with as large of a group as possible, especially if your Raid group includes lower-leveled Trainers with weaker Pokemon. This will ensure that you and your allies emerge from this Raid victorious, securing you and your Raid group with all possible rewards without the risk of wasting your time and resources.
Using Pokemon that are either Mega Evolved or Primal Reverted is always a good idea when it comes to attempting more challenging Raids.
Doing so will increase the damage and effectiveness of different types of attacks used by you and your allies, dictated by the specific Pokemon that is powered up.
Mega Venusaur: Strengths And Weaknesses
Like with any Raid, you'll want to build your team of Pokemon based around the specific strengths and weaknesses of the Raid Pokemon. For Mega Venusaur, there are several attack types that you'll need ot keep in mind when assembling your team, whether it be vulnerabilities or resistances.
It's crucial that you're also taking Mega Venusaur's resistances into account when putting together your Raid team. Mega Venusaur is resistant to five different attack types, Fighting, Water, Electric, Fairy, and Grass, taking significantly less damage from attacks of these types in battle.
Due to Mega Venusaur's specific type combination, this Pokemon has a double resistance to Grass-type attacks.
Avoid using Pokemon of this type at all costs, as their attacks will be extremely ineffective in this Raid battle.
Being a Grass and Poison dual-type Pokemon, this Pokemon will take increased damage from four different attack types: Flying, Fire, Psychic, and Ice-type attacks. Make sure to take advantage of this to ensure that you're dealing as much damage as possible, using Pokemon that possess powerful attacks that are either of these four types.
Regardless of the typing of the Raid Pokemon, build your Raid team with Same Type Attack Bonus in mind, effectively increasing the overall damage that your Pokemon deal in this encounter.
To make sure that your Pokemon are benefiting from this bonus, use Pokemon that possess attacks that match their type.
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Mega Venusaur: Best Counter Picks
As you'd imagine, the best Pokemon for this Raid battle are those that exploit Mega Venusaur's weaknesses on the battlefield. This includes any Pokemon that possesses powerful Flying, Fire, Psychic, or Ice-type attacks, dealing increased damage against this specific opponent.
For you benefit, we've put together a list of the best Pokemon to use in this Mega Raid, containing several options including the top performing Flying, Fire, Psychic, and Ice-type Pokemon currently available in Pokemon Go.
Feel free to get creative with your Raid team, as it is not necessary to only use the Pokemon found below.
Especially due to the relatively low difficulty of this Raid, you can easily defeat Mega Venusaur when using other Pokemon, as long as they are also Flying, Fire, Psychic, or Ice types.
Psychic-Type Counter Picks
Pokemon
Recommended Moves
Shadow Mewtwo
Fast Attack: Confusion
Charged Attack: Psystrike
Mega Alakazam
Fast Attack: Confusion
Charged Attack: Psychic
Mega Latios
Fast Attack: Zen Headbutt
Charged Attack: Psychic
Mega Gallade
Fast Attack: Confusion
Charged Attack: Psychic
Mega Gardevoir
Fast Attack: Confusion
Charged Attack: Psychic
Shadow Metagross
Fast Attack: Zen Headbutt
Charged Attack: Psychic
Fire-Type Counter Picks
Pokemon
Recommended Moves
Mega Blaziken
Fast Attack: Fire Spin
Charged Attack: Blast Burn
Mega Charizard
Fast Attack: Fire Spin
Charged Attack: Blast Burn
Shadow Entei
Fast Attack: Fire Fang
Charged Attack: Overheat
Mega Houndoom
Fast Attack: Fire Fang
Charged Attack: Flamethrower
Primal Groudon
Fast Attack: Mud Shot
Charged Attack: Fire Punch
Reshiram
Fast Attack: Fire Fang
Charged Attack: Fusion Flare
Flying-Type Counter Picks
Pokemon
Recommended Moves
Shadow Moltres
Fast Attack: Fire Spin
Charged Attack: Sky Attack
Shadow Ho-Oh
Fast Attack: Incinerate
Charged Attack: Brave Bird
Shadow Lugia
Fast Attack: Extrasensory
Charged Attack: Aeroblast+
Mega Pidgeot
Fast Attack: Gust
Charged Attack: Brave Bird
Shadow Staraptor
Fast Attack: Gust
Charged Attack: Brave Bird
Shadow Honchkrow
Fast Attack: Peck
Charged Attack: Sky Attack
Ice-Type Counter Picks
Pokemon
Recommended Moves
Shadow Mamoswine
Fast Attack: Powder Snow
Charged Attack: Avalanche
Shadow Weavile
Fast Attack: Ice Shard
Charged Attack: Avalanche
Galarian Darmanitan
Fast Attack: Ice Fang
Charged Attack: Avalanche
Mega Glalie
Fast Attack: Frost Breath
Charged Attack: Avalanche
Glaceon
Fast Attack: Frost Breath
Charged Attack: Avalanche
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