Pokemon GO Mega Aggron raid guide: Best counters and weaknesses

Modified Jul 23, 2024 22:29 GMT

This Pokemon GO Mega Aggron raid guide will help you fight against the Steel-type beast in 5-star Mega Raids. This Mega Evolution was released during the Test Your Mettle event of September 2022. Since then, it has appeared as a raid boss several times, with the latest appearance starting at 10 am local time on July 23, 2024, and ending at 10 am local time on August 3, 2024.

In this raid guide, we will tell you about the best counters you can use against this Mega Pokemon. We will also go through the boss’ best moveset and weaknesses to get you more prepared for the fight.

Pokemon GO Mega Aggron raid weaknesses

Mega Aggron in Pokemon GO (Image via TPC)

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What is super-effective against Mega Aggron in Pokemon GO?

Being a Steel-type Pokemon, Mega Aggron takes super effective damage from the following elemental typings:

Fire (160% increased damage)
Fighting (160% increased damage)
Ground (160% increased damage)

This creature is strong against the following elemental typings:

Rock (62.5%)
Fairy (62.5%)
Ice (62.5%)
Steel (62.5%)
Flying (62.5%)
Psychic (62.5%)
Normal (62.5%)
Dragon (62.5%)
Bug (62.5%)
Grass (62.5%)
Poison (62.5%)

Avoid using creatures that belong to these elemental typings, as this raid boss will take reduced damage from them. There are a lot of strong Fire-, Fighting-, and Ground-type Pokemon you can use instead.

How many people are needed to best Pokemon GO Mega Aggron raids?

You need at least two high-level trainers with maxed-out best counters to take down Mega Aggron raids in Pokemon GO. Check out why you can't solo defeat Mega Aggron in Pokemon GO.

If you are not equipped to with the top counters, you should have at least 5 - 10 trainers, depending on the potency of your teams. More than 10 raiders should be able to comfortably take down Mega Aggron—as long as the group does not consist only of absolute beginners.

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Mega Aggron's stat distribution and moveset in Pokemon GO

As a Mega Raid boss in Pokemon GO, Mega Aggron has the following stats:

Combat Power: 46,233
Attack: 247
Defense: 331
Stamina: 9,000 HP
Fast Attacks: Dragon Tail, Iron Tail, Smack Down
Charged Attacks: Heavy Slam, Meteor Beam, Rock Tomb, Stone Edge, Thunder

Players get 300 seconds to take down Mega Aggron once the timer starts. Within this period, you must bring down the raid boss' HP bar to zero for a chance to capture the regular version of the creature and earn some Mega Energy.

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Best counters to Pokemon GO Mega Aggron raids

Best Fire-type counters to Mega Aggron

Mega or Shadow Blaziken with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
Mega Charizard X or Y with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
Mega Houndoom with Fire Fang and Flame Thrower
Reshiram with Fire Fang and Fusion Flare

Best Fighting-type counters to Mega Aggron

Mega Blaziken with Counter and Focus Blast
Mega Lopunny with Double Kick and Focus Blast
Terrakion with Double Kick and Sacred Sword
Keldeo with Low Kick and Sacred Sword

Best Ground-type counters to Mega Aggron

Primal or regular Groudon with Mud Shot and Precipice Blades
Mega or Shadow Garchomp with Mud Shot and Earth Power
Shadow Excadrill with Mud Slap and Scorching Sands
Therian Forme Landorus with Mud Shot and Sandsear Storm

Pokemon GO Mega Aggron raid catch CP and shiny availability

Shiny Aggron and Shiny Mega Aggron (Image via TPC)

The CP range of the resultant Aggron spawn will vary based on its IVs and the weather. The potential options are as follows:

No weather boost: 1,636 - 1,714 CP at level 20 (10/10/10 - 15/15/15 IVs)
Weather boosted (Snowy): 2,045 - 2,145 CP at level 25 (10/10/10 - 15/15/15 IVs)

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