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Mega Charizard X Raid Counter Guide
Title
Mega Charizard X Raid Trio Guide

Table of Contents

Click for Charizard
How Shiny is Acquired
Mega Evolution
  • Original
  • Shiny

Pokemon Ratings

Attacker Tier List See all Tier 3

Pokemon Stats

Unlock Energy Cost
200 40
Type
110.50 kg Weight
1.70 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 4,353
Level 40: 3,850
Level 25: 2,750 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 2,200 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,650 (Research Tasks)
ATK 273
DEF 213
STA 186

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Fire Spin
Overheat
B-
Ember*
Overheat
B-
Fire Spin
Blast Burn*
A
Air Slash
Blast Burn*
B
Wing Attack*
Blast Burn*
B
Ember*
Blast Burn*
A-
Fire Spin
Flamethrower*
B
Dragon Breath*
Dragon Claw
A
Dragon Breath*
Blast Burn*
B
Dragon Breath*
Overheat
B-
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Dragon Breath and Dragon Claw make Mega Charizard X a viable Dragon Type Mega Evolution.

  • Fire Spin and Blast Burn makes Charizard one of the strongest Fire-type attackers.

  • Wing Attack is preferable to Air Slash and equal to Fire Spin if both have the same effectiveness.

  • Overheat is Charizard's best non-exclusive charged move and beats Fire Blast soundly.

  • Flamethrower has less cycle DPS than Overheat and is just a worse Blast Burn, but has advantages due to multiple charge bars.

  • Ember is inferior.
  • Return has no purposes on offensive Charizard.

PVE Overview

Unquestionably one of the coolest looking Mega Pokemon, Mega Charizard X is a major fan favorite across every Pokemon game that it exists in. Unfortunately due to the way stats translate into Pokemon Go, Mega Charizard X takes the back seat behind Mega Charizard Y as the better Fire-type attacker, which is unfortunate. However, with Dragon Breath it can claim the throne of the Dragon Type Mega King... for the moment.

As a Mega, Mega Charizard X has the advantage of boosting both Fire and Dragon attacks for its team mates, with the later in particular being extremely valuable in a lot of high-profile raids. In this regard it can be very useful if used for the boosts that it grants to its team mates, which can be especially valuable in large groups. However, it's already outclassed in fire DPS by Mega Charizard Y, as previously stated, and even more powerful fire type Megas like Mega Blaziken are still to come. On the other side of the spectrum, it is expected to have competition from power-house dragons like Mega Salamence and Mega Rayquaza, making Mega Charizard X's absolute prospects a little bit bleak.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Fire Spin
Blast Burn*
Dragon Claw
A
Dragon Breath*
Blast Burn*
Dragon Claw
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Dragon Breath* or Fire Spin + Blast Burn and Dragon Claw

Dragon Breath benefits from STAB and offers the most damage output, while providing average energy generation. Fire Spin also gets STAB, and offers Fire-type coverage. Mega Charizard X does not have a Flying sub-typing, so its Flying-type fast moves are generally not recommended. 

Blast Burn is a limited to Community Day events and Elite TMs, but is an incredibly powerful move, highly energy efficient, and almost mandatory for optimal use of Mega Charizard X. Dragon Claw costs less energy, benefits from STAB, and can be used frequently. 

Fast Moves

14
Fire Spin
More Info

Fire

1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.10
0.20
9.09
12.73
15.91
14
Air Slash
More Info

Flying

1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.20
0.20
8.33
11.67
14.58

Elite Fast Moves

10
Ember
More Info

Fire

1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.00
0.20
10.00
10.00
12.50
8
Wing Attack
More Info

Flying

1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.80
0.20
11.25
10.00
12.50
6
Dragon Breath
More Info

Dragon

1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.50
0.20
8.00
12.00
15.00

Charge Moves

50
Dragon Claw
More Info

Dragon

1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
1.70
0.20
0.00
 1.52
29.41
36.76
 44.56
140
Fire Blast
More Info

Fire

1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
4.20
0.80
0.00
 1.40
33.33
41.67
 46.67
160
Overheat
More Info

Fire

1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
4.00
1.20
0.00
 1.60
40.00
50.00
 64.00

Elite Charge Moves

110
Blast Burn
More Info

Fire

1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.30
0.45
0.00
 2.20
33.33
41.67
 73.33
70
Flamethrower
More Info

Fire

1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.20
0.20
0.00
 1.40
31.82
39.77
 44.55

Purified Charge Moves

35
Return
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
0.70
0.25
0.00
 1.06
50.00
62.50
 53.03

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 25
Stardust 10,000

Purification Cost

Candy 3
Stardust 3000

Other

Female Ratio 12.5 %
Male Ratio 87.5 %
Flee Rate 5.0 %
Buddy Distance 3 km
Capture Rate5.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage
39.1% damage
39.1% damage
62.5% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Dragon Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold

Fire Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Normal Nice! Great! Excellent!
No Berry -
Curve
Razz Berry -
Curve
Golden Razz Berry -
Curve

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20014854
2001.599112
2002150170
2002.5201228
4003252286
4003.5304345
4004355403
4004.5406461
6005457519
6005.5508577
6006560635
6006.5611693
8007662751
8007.5713809
8008765868
8008.5816926
10009867984
10009.59181042
1000109691100
100010.510181155
13001110661210
130011.511151265
13001211631320
130012.512121375
16001312601430
160013.513091485
16001413571540
160014.514061595
19001514541650
190015.515031705
19001615511760
190016.516001815
22001716481870
220017.516961925
22001817451980
220018.517932035
25001918422090
250019.518902145
25002019392200
250020.519872255
30002120362310
300021.520842365
30002221332420
300022.521812475
35002322302530
350023.522782585
35002423272640
350024.523752695
40002524242750
400025.524722805
40002625212860
400026.525692915
45002726182970
450027.526663025
45002827153080
450028.527633135
50002928123190
500029.528603245
50003029093300
500030.529333328
60003129573355
600031.529813383
60003230063410
600032.530303438
70003330543465
700033.530783493
70003431033520
700034.531273548
80003531513575
800035.531753603
80003632003630
800036.532243658
90003732483685
900037.532723713
90003832963740
900038.533213768
100003933453795
1000039.533693823
100004033933850
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