Pokemon GO Mega Lopunny raid guide: Weaknesses and best counters

A Pokemon GO Mega Lopunny raid guide will come in handy for trainers wishing to take down the beast. The creature will appear in Gyms around you from 10 am local time on Saturday, January 4 to 10 am local time on Thursday, January 16, 2025. Defeating these challenges will give you a chance to capture its shiny form and farm the required Mega Energy.

To know about the Pocket Monster's weaknesses and best counters, check out this Pokemon GO Mega Lopunny raid guide.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the writer's opinions.

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Pokemon GO Mega Lopunny raid weaknesses

Mega Lopunny's type matchups (Image via Sportskeeda)

What is super-effective against Mega Lopunny?

Being a Normal- and Fighting-type creature, Mega Lopunny takes super-effective damage from Fighting-, Flying-, Psychic-, and Fairy-type moves.

To learn more about type matchups, check out our Pokemon Type Calculator.

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Mega Lopunny's stat distribution and moveset in Pokemon GO

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

• Combat Power: 42,637
• Attack: 282
• Defense: 214
• Stamina: 9,000 HP
• Fast Attacks: Double Kick, Low Kick, and Pound
• Charged Attacks: Fire Punch, Focus Blast, Hyper Beam, and Triple Axel

Mega Lopunny raids can be challenged by 20 trainers joining either in person or remotely. The battle lasts for 300 seconds and is deemed a success only if the raid boss' HP has been completely depleted within this time.

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Best counters in Pokemon GO Mega Lopunny raids

Mega Lopunny in the anime (Image via TPC)

The best counters to Mega Lopunny in Pokemon GO Mega Raids are Mega Rayquaza, Mega Gardevoir, and Mega Lucario with their best movesets. Here is a detailed breakdown of the best counters of each type:

Best Flying-type counters to Mega Lopunny

• Mega or regular Rayquaza with Air Slash and Dragon Ascent
• Shadow Moltres with Air Slash and Sky Attack
• Shadow Staraptor with Gust and Fly
• Shadow Ho-Oh with Extrasensory and Brave Bird
• Yveltal with Gust and Oblivion Wing

Best Fairy-type counters to Mega Lopunny

• Mega or Shadow Gardevoir with Charm and Dazzling Gleam
• Incarnate Forme Enamorus with Fairy Wind and Dazzling Gleam
• Tapu Lele with Confusion and Nature's Madness
• Zacian with Snarl and Play Rough
• Xerneas with Geomancy and Moonblast

Best Psychic-type counters to Mega Lopunny

• Shadow or regular Mewtwo with Psycho Cut and Psystrike
• Mega Latios with Zen Headbutt and Luster Purge
• Mega Alakazam with Confusion and Psychic
• Shadow or Mega Gardevoir with Confusion and Psychic
• Shadow Metagross with Zen Headbutt and Psychic

Best FIghting-type counters to Mega Lopunny

• Mega Lucario with Force Palm and Aura Sphere
• Mega Blaziken with Counter and Focus Blast
• Terrakion with Double Kick and Sacred Sword
• Keldeo with Low Kick and Sacred Sword
• Shadow Conkeldurr with Counter and Dynamic Punch

For help finding the best counters of each type in your collection, use the following search strings:

• Flying&@Flying&cp2000-
• Fairy&@Fairy&cp2000-
• Psychic&@Psychic&cp2000-
• Fighting&@Fighting&cp2000-

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Pokemon GO Mega Lopunny raid catch CP and shiny availability

Shiny Lopunny and its Mega (Image via TPC)

You will receive an encounter with the base form of Lopunny after defeating the raid. Its CP will lie in one of the following ranges:

• No weather boost: 1,112 - 1,177 CP at level 20 (10/10/10 - 15/15/15 IVs)
• Weather boosted (Partly Cloudy): 1,391 - 1,471 CP at level 25 (10/10/10 - 15/15/15 IVs)

What are the 100% IVs from Pokemon GO Mega Lopunny raids?

The following are the 100% IVs from Pokemon GO Mega Lopunny raids:

• No weather boost: 2,280 CP
• Weather boosted (Partly Cloudy): 2,850 CP

Can Mega Lopunny be shiny in Pokemon GO?

Shiny Lopunny is available in Pokemon GO from Mega Raids. It will have a 1-in-128 chance of being shiny. You have to Mega Evolve this variant to get Shiny Mega Lopunny in Niantic's mobile game.

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Check out our other Pokemon GO guides:

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• Buddy Evolution Adventure Together guide
• Best Fast Attacks in Pokemon GO
• Sierra counters
• Cliff counters
• Arlo counters
• Giovanni counters
• Team GO Rocket Grunts
• Pokemon GO Evolution Calculator