Pokemon GO Mega Altaria raid guide: Best counters and weaknesses

Mega Altaria made its Pokemon GO debut in May 2021 on the same day as the Swablu Community Day. Since then, it has appeared in Mega Raids multiple times, the latest iteration being from 10 am local time on December 9, 2023, and 10 am local time on December 16, 2023.

Trainers seeking to capture Mega Altaria must first defeat it in battle, and then use Mega Energy collected from it to evolve Altaria. This article will tell you everything you must know about taking it down in raids, its strengths and weaknesses, shiny odds, and more.

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Best counters to Mega Altaria in Pokemon GO

Mega Altaria in the pokemon anime (Image via The Pokemon Company)

The best counters to Mega Altaria in raids are as follows:

Fairy-type counters

• Mega Gardevoir with Charm and Dazzling Gleam
• Xerneas with Geomancy and Moonblast
• Shadow Granbull with Charm and Play Rough
• Togekiss with Charm and Dazzling Gleam

Ice-type counters

• Kyuren with Dragon Breath and Glaciate
• Regice with Frost Breath and Blizzard
• Baxcalibur with Ice Fang and Avalanche
• Shadow Mamoswine with Mud Slap and Avalanche

Steel-type counters

• Shadow or regular Metagross with Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash
• Shadow Excadrill with Metal Claw and Iron Head
• Genesect with Metal Claw and Magnet Bomb
• Shadow or Mega Aggron with Iron Tail and Heavy Slam

Poison-type counters

• Shadow or Mega Gengar with Lick and Sludge Bomb
• Nihilego with Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb
• Mega Venusaur with Vine Whip and Sludge Bomb
• Roserade with Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb

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Mega Altaria strengths and weaknesses in Pokemon GO

Mega Altaria is a Dragon and Fairy-type. It has eight resistances: Bug, Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Grass, and Water. Defensively, it takes super effective damage from Fairy, Ice, Poison, and Steel-type attacks.

With its STAB Attacks, Mega Altaria can hit Dragon, Dark, and Fighting-type Pocket Monsters for super effective damage.

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Mega Altaria stats in Pokemon GO

Mega Altaria has the following base stats in Pokemon GO:

• Attack: 222
• Defense: 218
• Stamina: 181

It reaches a maximum of 3,576 CP at level 50 with 15/15/15 IVs. If your Altaria is Best Buddies with you, its CP becomes 3,618.

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How to get Mega Altaria in Pokemon GO

To get Mega Altaria in Niantic's mobile game, you must give Altaria Mega Energy collected from Mega Raids. The amount required and the associated bonuses are as follows:

Level	Total times Mega-Evolved	Cooldown period (days)	Mega Energy cost	Bonuses
Level 0	0	14	300	1 bonus catch Candy
Base Level	1	7	60	1 bonus catch Candy
High Level	7	5	30	1 bonus catch Candy, 10% increased Candy XL chance, 50 bonus XP
Max Level	30	3	15	2 bonus catch Candies, 25% increased Candy XL chance, 100 bonus XP

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How to get Shiny Mega Altaria in Pokemon GO

Shiny Mega Altaria (Image via The Pokemon Company)

To get Shiny Mega Altaria, you must evolve a Shiny Altaria. You may capture this critter directly from raids whenever it is available. Alternatively, you may capture a Shiny Swablu, feed it 400 Candy, and then Mega Evolve the resultant critter.

While regular Mega Altaria has a pale blue body, its shiny variant has a pale yellow one.

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Mega Altaria best moveset, and is it any good?

The best moveset for Mega Altaria is as follows:

• Fast Attack: Dragon Breath
• Charged Attack: Moonblast and Sky Attack

Mega Altaria is a lot stronger than its regular form when it comes to attacking prowess. However, it is outclassed by most other attack-focused Dragon-types, like Mega Garchomp and Mega Rayquaza, and Fairy-types, like Mega Gardevoir. In fact, even non-Mega and non-legendary Pocket Monsters outclass it in both types. This makes a secondary choice when it comes to Raid Attackers.

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Other than Mega Altaria raids, Pokemon GO has many other events lined up for December 2023.