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Mega Charizard Y Raid Counter Guide
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Mega Charizard Y Raid Duo Guide

Table of Contents

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

Pokemon Ratings

Attacker Tier List See all S Tier

Pokemon Stats

Unlock Energy Cost
200 40
Type
100.50 kg Weight
1.70 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 5,037
Level 40: 4,455
Level 25: 3,182 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 2,546 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,909 (Research Tasks)
ATK 319
DEF 212
STA 186

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

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

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Fire Spin is Mega Charizard Y’s best fast move and is strictly superior to Ember.

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

  • Blast Burn makes Mega Charizard Y one of the absolute strongest Fire-type attackers in the game

  • Overheat is Mega Charizard Y's best non-Elite charged move and beats Fire Blast and Flamethrower soundly.

  • Dragon Breath and Dragon Claw can work as a pseudo-dragon attacker, but are best reserved for Mega Charizard X.
  • Return has no purpose Mega Charizard X.

PVE Overview

Mega Charizard Y may not be as generally popular as Mega Charizard X, but due to how stats translate into Pokemon Go, it is the overall stronger variant. In fact, Mega Charizard Y rates among some of the top Pokemon in the game for raw DPS. It's such a shame that it doesn't have any Flying Type Charged Moves, as it would be such a welcomes addition to that family. Still, this is the go-to option whenever Fire-type attackers are needed, as long as Mega Energy is available. 

Long-term, Mega Charizard Y will have the second highest DPS among the Fire-DPS Mega Evolutions. It will fall a bit behind Mega Blaziken, but also has higher TDO and a different sub-typing to differentiate itself, which also means a different secondary type boost. Overall, Mega Charizard Y will likely never fall from grace.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Fire Spin
Blast Burn*
Dragon Claw
A
Wing Attack*
Blast Burn*
Dragon Claw
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

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

Fire Spin deals more damage with STAB, while Wing Attack offers slightly more energy generation. Either can work depending on preferred coverage. Dragon Breath is a powerful move, but lacks STAB, and falls behind vs neutral opponents. 

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 Y. Dragon Claw costs less energy, and can be used frequently. 

Fast Moves

14
Fire Spin
More Info

Fire

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x 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

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x 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

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x 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

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x 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

1.6x 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

1.6x 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

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x 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

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x 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

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x 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

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x 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
256% damage
160% damage

Resistant

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

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Fire Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold

Flying 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
20015563
2001.5115130
2002175197
2002.5235264
4003294332
4003.5354399
4004414466
4004.5473533
6005533601
6005.5593668
6006653735
6006.5712802
8007772870
8007.5832937
80088911004
8008.59511071
1000910111139
10009.510711206
10001011301273
100010.511871337
13001112431400
130011.513001464
13001213561528
130012.514131591
16001314691655
160013.515261718
16001415821782
160014.516391846
19001516951909
190015.517521973
19001618082037
190016.518652100
22001719212164
220017.519782228
22001820342291
220018.520912355
25001921472418
250019.522042482
25002022602546
250020.523172609
30002123732673
300021.524302737
30002224862800
300022.525432864
35002325992928
350023.526562991
35002427123055
350024.527693119
40002528263182
400025.528823246
40002629393310
400026.529953373
45002730523437
450027.531083501
45002831653564
450028.532213628
50002932783692
500029.533343755
50003033913819
500030.534193851
60003134473883
600031.534763915
60003235043946
600032.535323978
70003335604010
700033.535894042
70003436174074
700034.536454105
80003536734137
800035.537024169
80003637304201
800036.537584233
90003737864265
900037.538154296
90003838434328
900038.538714360
100003938994392
1000039.539284424
100004039564455
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