Mega Swampert is a dual Water/Ground-type Pokémon and is one of the many Pokemon that can be found in Pokemon Go’s Mega raid.
It is a Mega Raid boss, which means that it will be more difficult to defeat than a regular Raid boss. Like with other bosses defeating him will reward you with Swampert Mega Energy.
He has a maximum CP of 4975, an attack-centric stat spread comprising 283 Attack, 218 Defense and 225 Stamina Power. This gives you the idea that defeating him is not an easy task but reads through the article to find out how to best defeat him.
Mega Swampert Strengths and Weaknesses
Mega swampert is highly resistant to the following types of attacks:
- Electric attacks
- Fire attacks
- Poison attacks
- Rock attacks
- Steel attacks
Therefore, this type of attack will do little or no damage and I do not advise them when trying to defeat Mega Swampert.
However, it shows boosted weakness to grass-type attacks. In fact, it has a double weakness to this type of attack. Therefore, I highly recommend using Pokemon that possess Grass-type attacks to boost your winning chances in this Mega raid.
Recommended Group Size
The recommended group size for a Mega Swampert raid is 2-4 players. If you have a strong team of Grass-type Pokemon, you may be able to defeat Mega Swampert with just 2 players.
However, if you are not sure of your team’s strength, it is best to bring 3 or 4 players.
Best Counter Picks
The best counter for this raid is to use Grass-type Pokemon which have Grass-type attacks since this is the major weakness of Mega Swampert.
Here are the best Pokemon to include in your team along with the best moves for each to maximize the damage:
| Pokemon | Best Moves |
| Shadow Tangrowth | Charged attack: Power Whip Fast attack: Vine Whip |
| Kartana | Charged attack: Leaf Blade Fast attack: Razor Leaf |
| Mega Sceptile | Charged attack: Frenzy plant Fast attack: Bullet Seed |
| Mega Venusaur | Charged attack: Frenzy plant Fast attack: Vine Whip |
| Zarude | Charged attack: Power Whip Fast attack: Power Whip |
| Shaymin (Sky) | Charged attack: Grass knot Fast attack: Hidden Power |
| Roserade | Charged attack: Grass Knot Fast attack: Razor Leaf |
| Shadow Torterra | Charged attack: Frenzy Plant Fast attack: Razor Leaf |
| Shadow Victreebel | Charged attack: Leaf Blade Fast attack: Razor Leaf |
| Shadow Shiftry | Charged attack: Leaf Blade Fast attack: Razor Leaf |
| Shadow Meganium | Charged attack: Frenzy Plant Fast attack: Vine Whip |
| Chesnaught | Charged attack: Frenzy Plant Fast attack: Vine Whip |
| Celebi | Charged attack: Leaf Storm Fast attack: Magical Leaf |
| Leafeon | Charged attack: Leaf Blade Fast attack: Razor Leaf |
| Shadow Exeggutor | Charged attack: Seed Bomb Fast attack: Bullet Seed |
| Shadow Vileplume | Charged attack: Solar Beam Fast attack: Razor Leaf |
| Tapu Bulu | Charged attack: Grass knot Fast attack: Bullet Seed |
| Breloom | Charged attack: Grass Knot Fast attack: Bullet Seed |
| Leavanny | Charged atack: Leaf Blade Fast attack: Razor Leaf |
| Mega Abomasnow | Charged attack: Energy Ball Fast attack: Razor Leaf |
| Simisage | Charged attack: Grass Knot Fast attack: Vine Whip |
| Shadow Bellossom | Charged attack: Leaf Blade Fast attack: Razor Leaf |
| Decidueye | Charged attack: Energy Ball Fast attack: Razor Leaf |
| Virzion | Charged attack: Leaf Blade Fast attack: Double Kick |
| Carvinine | Charged attack: Power Whip Fast attack: Vine Whip |
| Serperior | Charged attack: Frenzy Plant Fast attack: Vine Whip |
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