How to solo defeat Mega Gyarados in Pokemon GO?

Modified May 15, 2024 15:13 GMT

You can solo defeat Mega Gyarados in Pokemon GO Mega Raids in its next cycle. You will find it in raids from May 16, 2024, at 10 am local time, and it will end on May 23, 2024, at 10 am local time. As many trainers have not been able to catch this mega critter the last time it was featured, they have another chance to do so now. However, since it will be featured in mega raids with a five-star difficulty rating, it will not be easy to solo defeat Mega Gyarados in Pokemon GO.

Ever since the Remote Rais passes got nerfed by Niantic, people have been having a hard time trying to find fellow trainers to raid with.

If you are among those who have to participate in raids alone, you might be wondering if you can defeat a Mega Gyarados raid all by yourself. You are in luck, as that is exactly what we will discuss in this article.

We will talk about all the critters that counter Mega Gyarados effectively, typing effectiveness of Mega Gyarados, and the resources you will need to solo defeat Mega Gyarados in Pokemon GO.

Can you solo defeat Mega Gyarados in Pokemon GO Mega Raids?

Mega Gyarados as seen in the anime (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Mega Gyarados will have the following stats as a Mega Raid Boss:

Attack: 292
Defense: 247
Stamina: 216
Max CP: 47,142

It is vulnerable to the following elemental typings:

Bug
Fairy
Electric
Fighting
Grass

It will resist the following elemental typings:

Dark
Fire
Ghost
Ice
Psychic
Steel
Water

So, if you are someone who has good knowledge of the critters in GO and considers these while making your roster, you can build a team of 6 that can take down Mega Gyarados with some perseverance.

However, if you want suggestions for your raid team, we are here to help you.

Listed below are some of the best counters you can use to solo defeat Mega Gyarados in Pokemon GO:

Mega Rayquaza will be coming to Pokemon GO Fest 2023 (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Mega Sceptile
Mega Gardevoir
Kartana
Terrakion
Shadow Raikou
Shadow Machamp
Mega Rayquaza (Arriving during GO Fest 2023)
Mega Manectric
Xurkitree
Mega Alakazam
Shadow Magnezone
Zekrom
Shadow Zapdos
Mega Gallade
Mega Venusaur
Shadow Hariyama
Shadow Sceptile
Mega Blaziken
Shadow Electivire
Zarude
Lucario
Conkeldurr
Shadow Tangrove
Shadow Torterra
Shadow Venusaur

If you have 6 high-level critters from the list above, preferably above level 40, you can think about taking on Mega Gyarados by yourself and defeating it. Otherwise, it might be a steep climb for you. Not impossible but impractical.

That said, if you do have high-level Pocket Monsters in your arsenal, you can defeat Mega Gyarados without seeking assistance from fellow trainers. Though you will not be able to do it in one go, two attempts should suffice while doing the raid.

Resources needed to solo defeat Mega Gyarados in Pokemon GO

Max Revives restore full health of any critter in Pokemon GO (Image via Pokemon GO)

Since your critters will get knocked out by Mega Gyarados, you will need a lot of healing items to get them back up on their feet. You must stockpile the following items before starting a Mega Gyarados raid:

Revives
Max Revives
Potions: Max, Super, or Hyper

If you have at least 10-15 of each, you will be all set to fight this mega beast in Pokemon GO.

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