Magearna (Original color) Raid Guide
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The best counters, weaknesses, and catch CP for beating Magearna (Original color) in Pokémon GO raids — computed from every attacker's stats and movepool in our imported game-data snapshot (dated below the counter table).
Catch CP (L20)
1980–2066
Raid IV floor is 10 — 2066 means a 100% IV catch.
Weather-boosted (L25)
2476–2582
Boosted in Snow or Cloudy weather.
Top weakness
GroundFire
Ground hits ×1.60.
Best counters
All viable counters — ranked by DPS³×TDOSuper-effective charged moves only
All movesetsRegular movesets (no Elite TM)
#1
Primal Groudon
Mud Shot + Earthquake
Ground25.9 DPS1439 TDO
#2Mega Charizard Y
Fire Spin + Overheat
Fire27.4 DPS1052 TDO
#3Mega Garchomp
Mud Shot + Earthquake
Ground25.3 DPS1280 TDO
#4Mega Blaziken
Fire Spin + Overheat
Fire27.9 DPS879 TDO
#5Reshiram
Fire Fang + Overheat
Fire24.1 DPS1007 TDO
#6Mega Charizard X
Fire Spin + Overheat
Fire23.3 DPS897 TDO
#7Blacephalon
Incinerate + Overheat
Fire26.5 DPS571 TDO
#8Mega Salamence
Fire Fang + Fire Blast
Fire21.1 DPS1090 TDO
#9Volcarona
Fire Spin + Overheat
Fire22.9 DPS836 TDO
#10Mega Houndoom
Fire Fang + Fire Blast
Fire23.1 DPS796 TDO
#11Mega Swampert
Mud Shot + Earthquake
Ground21.2 DPS995 TDO
#12Darmanitan (Zen)
Fire Fang + Overheat
Fire21.3 DPS964 TDO
DPS and estimated total damage output (TDO) are computed against Magearna (Original color)'s actual typing and Tier-5 boss stats — each attacker's best fast + charged pairing, ranked by the combined DPS³ × TDO score. Legacy / Elite-TM movesets are excluded. This is per-boss matchup math, not the neutral-target tier list. Full formula on the methodology page.
Source: pogoapi.net · Data snapshot: Aug 24, 2026 · 10,016 rows · Methodology
Weaknesses
Ground×1.60
Fire×1.60
Magearna (Original color)'s moves
WaterSplash
fastNormalStruggle
chargedDodge when the screen flashes — the charged moves above are what hit hardest.