How to solo defeat Mega Charizard Y in Pokemon GO

Modified Jun 18, 2024 18:44 GMT

You can solo defeat Mega Charizard Y in Pokemon GO however, you need to know what monsters to use and how to deal with the Mega Evolution of Charizard in the GO's Mega Raids. Mega Charizard Y is a Fire- and Flying-type Pocket Monster and is the only beast besides Mewtwo to have an X and Y Mega Evolution.

This article looks at everything you must know to solo defeat Mega Charizard Y in Pokemon GO’s Mega Raids, including some of the best counters for the Pocket Monster.

Is it hard to solo defeat Mega Charizard Y in Pokemon GO Mega Raids?

Mega Charizard Y can be Shiny if you are lucky (Image via The Pokemon Company)

We must look into a few factors to answer this question. As mentioned earlier, Mega Charizard Y is a Fire- and Flying-type Pokemon. As a result, this Pocket Monster is vulnerable to the following elemental typings:

Rock (256% increased damage)
Electric (160% increased damage)
Water (160% increased damage)

The creature is strong against the following typings:

Grass
Fighting
Bug
Steel
Ice

As a Mega Raid boss, Mega Charizard Y has a Combat Power (CP) stat of 47,739. It has 319 Attack and 212 Defense. While Mega Charizard Y hits like a truck, its 212 Defence won't stand a chance against powerful Rock-type monsters. The double weakness of Rock-type attacks makes it easy to solo defeat Mega Charizard Y in Pokemon GO.

How to solo defeat Mega Charizard Y in Pokemon GO Mega Raids

Mega Swampert is a great counter to use against this Raid Boss (Image via The Pokemon Company)

For this Mega Fire- and Flying-type beast, you must have maxed-out or high-level Rock-, Electric-, and Water-type monsters in your raid party. Here are some recommended counters that you can use against it:

Mega Aerodactyl
Mega Swampert
Rhyperior
Rampardos
Mega Blastoise
Terrakion
Gigalith
Mega Ampharos
Mega Gyarados
Tyranitar
Mega Manectric
Omastar
Alolan Golem
Nihilego

Some of these Pocket Monsters are easy to level up in this game. So, you won't have an issue finding high-level counters to solo defeat Mega Charizard Y in Pokemon GO.

Apart from having strong counters, you must know the art of dodging attacks coming from the Raid Boss. With an attack stat of 319, Mega Charizard Y can do a lot of damage. With access to moves like Fire Spin, Fire Blast, Overheat, Dragon Claw, and more, it can easily knock out your attackers if you don't dodge the attacks.

So, dodging the attacks from the raid boss is crucial when it comes to a solo raid against Mega Charizard Y.

That covers everything you need to know to solo defeat Mega Charizard Y in Pokemon GO. If you are interested in Pokemon GO, you can check out some of our other guides on the game: