Pokemon GO Mega Medicham raid guide: Weaknesses and best counters

A Pokemon GO Mega Medicham raid guide is necessary for trainers wishing to challenge the creature. It will take over Gyms as a Mega Raid boss from 10 am local time on January 24 and will stick around until 10 am local time on February 6, 2025. This is the third time the creature is appearing in raid battles.

This Pokemon GO Mega Medicham Mega Raid guide covers the creature's weaknesses and best counters to help you take it down in battle.

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Pokemon GO Mega Medicham raid weaknesses

Mega Medicham's type matchups in Pokemon GO (Image via Sportskeeda)

What is super-effective against Mega Medicham?

Being a Fighting- and Psychic-type creature, Mega Medicham is vulnerable to Ghost-, Flying-, and Fairy-type damage.

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

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Mega Medicham's stat distribution and moveset in Pokemon GO

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

• Combat Power: 29,069
• Attack: 205
• Defense: 179
• Stamina: 9,000 HP
• Fast Attacks: Counter and Psycho Cut
• Charged Attacks: Dynamic Punch, Power-Up Punch, Psychic, and Ice Punch

You can challenge Mega Medicham with up to 19 other trainers. The battle ends when you deplete the creature's HP bar or the 300-second timer runs out.

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Best counters in Pokemon GO Mega Medicham raids

Mega Medicham in the anime (Image via TPC)

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

Best Ghost-type counters to Mega Medicham

• Mega Gengar With Lick and Shadow Ball
• Dawn Wings Necrozma with Shadow Claw and Moongeist Beam
• Mega Banette with Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball
• Shadow Chandelure with Hex and Shadow Ball

Best Flying-type counters to Mega Medicham

• 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 Medicham

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

Use the following search strings to find the best counters of each of the aforementioned types in your collection:

• Flying&@Flying&cp2000-
• Fairy&@Fairy&cp2000-
• Ghost&@Ghost&cp2000-

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Pokemon GO Mega Medicham raid catch CP and shiny availability

Shiny Medicham and Shiny Mega Medicham (Image via TPC)

The Catch CP of the Medicham, after you win the raid battle, will lie in one of the following ranges, depending on the weather:

• No weather boost: 764 - 817 CP at Level 20 (10/10/10 - 15/15/15 IVs)
• Weather boosted (Windy or Cloudy): 955 - 1022 CP at Level 25 (10/10/10 - 15/15/15 IVs)

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

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

• No weather boost: 817 CP
• Weather boosted (Windy or Cloudy): 1022 CP

Can Mega Medicham be shiny in Pokemon GO?

It is possible to get Mega Medicham in Pokemon GO by evolving the regular version. That, in turn, can be found in Mega Raids at the rate of 1-in-128.

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Check out our other Pokemon GO guides:

• Ditto disguises
• 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