Mega Ampharos Raid Duo Guide

Pros:

• Mega Evolution, boosts the attack of all active Pokemon and increases Ice Type damage
• Resists Electric Type movesets

Cons:

• Mega Evolution, costs Mega Energy to use
• Weak to Focus Blast and Power Gem
• While Ice Type is viable, it's generally inferior to Dragon Types, making Abomasnow's whole-team damage output generally (but not always) inferior to Mega Charizard X.

Pros:

• Mega Evolution, boosts the attack of all active Pokemon and increases Dragon Type damage
• Resists Electric Type movesets

Cons:

• Mega Evolution, costs Mega Energy to use
• Best moveset is Elite
• Weak to Power Gem

Pros:

• Highest DPS option, great for getting ahead of the clock
• Resists Focus Blast

Cons:

• Best moveset is Elite
• Shadow Pokemon, is expensive to raise and takes an event to remove Frustration 
• Weak to Power Gem
• Frail, appreciates dodging

Pros:

• Second highest DPS option, great for getting ahead of the clock
• Resists Focus Blast
• Slightly higher TDO than Shadow Salamence, which makes it slightly better for the duo

Cons:

• Shadow Pokemon, is expensive to raise and takes an event to remove Frustration 
• Weak to Power Gem
• Frail, appreciates dodging

Pros:

• The old-reliable Legendary for Dragon raids
• Resists Focus blast

Cons:

• Legendary Pokemon, candy can be difficult to obtain
• Weak to Power Gem
• Somewhat frail, appreciates dodging

Pros:

• Triple resists Electric Type movesets, resists Power Gem. The top anchor for this raid

Cons:

• Currently a somewhat rare species
• DPS is slightly below duo-level without boosts, requires DPS support
• Substantially less effective Vs. Focus Blast

Pros:

• Resists Focus Blast

Cons:

• Best moveset is Elite
• Weak to Power Gem
• Frail, appreciates dodging

Pros:

• Double-resists Focus Blast
• Boosted in Cloudy Weather, which is more common than Windy in many areas

Cons: 

• Shadow Pokemon, is expensive to raise and takes an event to remove Frustration 
• Frail, appreciates dodging

Cons:

• Legendary Pokemon, candy can be difficult to obtain

Pros:

• Resists Electric Type movesets

Cons:

• Currently considered a fairly rare species

Pros:

• Arguably the most commonly held Dragon Type raiders in the game, has outstanding accessibility 
• Resists Focus Blast

Cons:

• Weak to Power Gem
• Frail, appreciates dodging

Pros:

• Double resists Electric Type movesets

Cons:

• Legendary Pokemon, candy can be difficult to obtain

Pros:

• Great generalist with presence in many relevant raids
• Resists Focus Blast

Cons: 

• Legendary Pokemon, candy can be difficult to obtain
• Shadow Pokemon, is expensive to raise and takes an event to remove Frustration 

Pros:

• High DPS option, great for getting ahead of the clock

Cons:

• Double weak to Focus Blast
• Weak to Power Gem
• Very frail, dodging is borderline mandatory 
• Shadow Pokemon, is expensive to raise and takes an event to remove Frustration 

Pros:

• High DPS option, great for getting ahead of the clock

Cons:

• Weak to Focus Blast and Power Gem
• Very frail, dodging is borderline mandatory 

Pros:

• Resists Electric Type Attacks and Power Gem

Cons:

• DPS is slightly below duo-level without boosts, requires DPS support
• Legendary species, candy can be difficult to obtain
• Weak to Focus Blast

Pros:

• Double resists Electric Type movesets
• Resists Power Gem

Cons:

• DPS is below duo-level without boosts, requires DPS support
• Legendary species, candy can be difficult to obtain

Pros:

• Double resists Focus Blast
• Resists Electric Type movesets

Cons:

• DPS is below duo-level without boosts, requires DPS support
• Legendary species, candy can be difficult to obtain

Pros:

• Double-resists Electric Type movesets
• Resists Power Gem

Cons:

• DPS is below duo-level without boosts, requires DPS support
• Weak to Focus blast