Mega Ampharos Counters – Pokemon GO
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With the new rotation of February Raids comes an assortment of new Pokémon to the Raid rotations. That means new Mega Raids too, some of the most challenging raids in Pokemon GO, though they do reward you with Mega Energy, you’d be remiss in thinking they’re easy. Most Mega Raids need a minimum of 6 players, and even then it’s not impossible to lose, in fact it’s very probably unless you tailor your team.
Mega Ampharos Raid Schedule: Tuesday, February 15, 2022, to Tuesday, March 1, 2022
The next Mega Pokemon to take over the Mega Raids is the Electric / Dragon type Mega Ampharos. This powerful pokemon could devastate your team if you’re not careful and underestimate it. So we’ve compiled a list of counters to help you out when going up against Mega Ampharos.
Mega Ampharos is an Electric & Dragon Pokémon. It is vulnerable to Ground, Ice, Dragon and Fairy moves. Ampharos’s strongest moveset is Volt Switch & Zap Cannon and it has a Max CP of 4,245.
“Ampharos gives off so much light that it can be seen even from space. People in the old days used the light of this Pokémon to send signals back and forth with others far away.
Mega Ampharos Counters
| Pokémon | Quick move | Main move | Effective damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landorus (Therian) | Mud Shot | Earthquake | 83% |
| Landorus (Therian) | Mud Shot | Earth Power | 81% |
| Excadrill | Mud-Slap | Earthquake | 80% |
| Groudon | Mud Shot | Earthquake | 78% |
| Excadrill | Mud-Slap | Drill Run | 77% |
| Garchomp | Mud Shot | Earthquake | 76% |
| Rhyperior | Mud-Slap | Earthquake | 76% |
| Garchomp | Mud Shot | Earth Power | 75% |
| Landorus (Incarnate) | Mud Shot | Earth Power | 75% |
| Landorus (Therian) | Extrasensory | Earth Power | 74% |
| Excadrill | Mud Shot | Earthquake | 74% |
| Krookodile | Mud-Slap | Earthquake | 72% |
| Landorus (Therian) | Mud Shot | Bulldoze | 72% |
| Excadrill | Mud Shot | Drill Run | 71% |
| Rhydon | Mud-Slap | Earthquake | 70% |
| Landorus (Therian) | Rock Throw | Earth Power | 70% |
| Golurk | Mud-Slap | Earth Power | 70% |
Mega Ampharos Best Moveset
You’ve got your Ampharos, now you want to make sure you’ve got the strongest moveset so you’re making the most of this powerful Pokemon.
The best moves for Mega Ampharos are Volt Switch and Zap Cannon when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS and is also the best moveset for PVP battles.
Offense
| Volt Switch | 10.5 dps |
| Zap Cannon | 45.4 dps |
Defense
| Volt Switch | 10.5 dps |
| Zap Cannon | 45.4 dps |
Good luck out there, trainers!
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