Mesprit Raid Guide
Psychic
The best counters, weaknesses, and catch CP for beating Mesprit 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)
1669–1747
Raid IV floor is 10 — 1747 means a 100% IV catch.
Weather-boosted (L25)
2086–2184
Boosted in Windy weather.
Top weakness
BugGhostDark
Bug hits ×1.60.
Best counters
All viable counters — ranked by DPS³×TDOSuper-effective charged moves only
All movesetsRegular movesets (no Elite TM)
#1
Mega Tyranitar
Bite + Brutal Swing
Dark26.8 DPS1812 TDO
#2Mega Gengar
Lick + Shadow Ball
Ghost30.8 DPS1084 TDOLegacy
#3Mega Heracross
Struggle Bug + Megahorn
Bug25.8 DPS1217 TDO
#4Mega Absol
Snarl + Brutal Swing
Dark29.0 DPS724 TDOLegacy
#5Mega Houndoom
Snarl + Foul Play
Dark25.4 DPS1008 TDO
#6Mega Banette
Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball
Ghost27.2 DPS815 TDO
#7Eternatus
Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon
Dragon22.9 DPS1300 TDOLegacy
#8Mega Pinsir
Fury Cutter + X Scissor
Bug24.1 DPS1020 TDO
#9Giratina (Origin)
Shadow Claw + Shadow Force
Ghost21.9 DPS1281 TDOLegacy
#10Mega Salamence
Bite + Brutal Swing
Dark21.7 DPS1288 TDO
#11Lunala
Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball
Ghost21.9 DPS1217 TDO
#12Mega Gyarados
Bite + Crunch
Dark21.2 DPS1241 TDO
DPS and estimated total damage output (TDO) are computed against Mesprit's actual typing and Tier-5 boss stats — each attacker's best fast + charged pairing, ranked by the combined DPS³ × TDO score. Legacy marks movesets that need an Elite TM. 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
Bug×1.60
Ghost×1.60
Dark×1.60
Mesprit's moves
PsychicConfusion
fastPsychicExtrasensory
fastIceBlizzard
chargedPsychicFuturesight
chargedNormalSwift
chargedDodge when the screen flashes — the charged moves above are what hit hardest.