Mega Altaria Raid Guide

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The best counters, weaknesses, and catch CP for beating Mega Altaria in Pokémon GO raids — computed from every attacker's stats and movepool in our imported game-data snapshot (dated below the counter table).

Contents

Best counters
Weaknesses
Boss moves

Catch CP (L20)

1727–1807

Raid IV floor is 10 — 1807 means a 100% IV catch.

Weather-boosted (L25)

2159–2259

Boosted in Windy or Cloudy weather.

Top weakness

PoisonSteelIce

Poison hits ×1.60.

Best counters

All viable counters — ranked by DPS³×TDOSuper-effective charged moves only

All movesetsRegular movesets (no Elite TM)

Zacian (Crowned sword)

Metal Claw + Play Rough

Fairy

27.4 DPS1339 TDO

Mega Gardevoir

Charm + Dazzling Gleam

Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb

Poison

23.8 DPS1293 TDO

Darmanitan (Galarian zen)

Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb

Poison

26.3 DPS708 TDO

Nihilego

Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb

Poison

21.9 DPS1164 TDO

Mega Metagross

Bullet Punch + Flash Cannon

Metal Claw + Iron Head

Metal Claw + Iron Head

Metal Claw + Iron Head

Steel

21.7 DPS1000 TDO

DPS and estimated total damage output (TDO) are computed against Mega Altaria's actual typing and Mega 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

Poison×1.60

Steel×1.60

Ice×1.60

Fairy×1.60

Mega Altaria's moves

FlyingPeck

fast

DragonDragon Breath

fast

FairyMoonblast

charged

FairyDazzling Gleam

charged

DragonDragon Pulse

charged

FlyingSky Attack

charged

FireFlamethrower

charged

Dodge when the screen flashes — the charged moves above are what hit hardest.

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