Quick facts
Species: Alakazam (Mega)
Types: Psychic
Primary weaknesses: Bug, Ghost, Dark
Recommended lobby: 3–7 trainers
🧠✨ Mega Alakazam Raid Guide in Pokémon GO
Mega Alakazam is a pure Psychic-type Mega Pokémon in Pokémon GO. It is one of the highest damage-dealing Mega Pokémon in the game, but it is also quite fragile, making it easy to defeat if you use the right counters.
In this guide, you will learn everything about Mega Alakazam raids including its weaknesses, best counters, moveset, weather boost, how many trainers are needed, catch CP values, and whether it is worth raiding.
Table of Contents
Weakness Best Pokemon Regular Counters Shadow Counters Mega Counters Moveset Weather Effects Size Rewards FAQs🧬 About Mega Alakazam in Pokémon GO
Mega Alakazam is a Psychic-type Pokémon. When Mega Evolved, it gains massive attack power and provides damage bonuses to Psychic-type Pokémon in raids.
Mega Alakazam is useful because:
- It boosts Psychic-type attackers
- It is one of the strongest Psychic-type attackers in the game
- It is great for fast raid clears due to its high damage output
Weaknesses & resistances
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| ❌ Weak To: |
 Bug •
 Ghost •
 Dark
|
| ✅ Resistant To: |
 Fighting •
 Psychic
|
🗡️ Best Counters for Mega Alakazam
The best way to defeat Mega Alakazam is to use strong Dark, Ghost, or Bug-type Pokémon.
👻 Best Ghost-type Counters
- Dusk Mane Necrozma: (Shadow Claw)
- Gardevoir: (Shadow Ball)
- Origin Giratina: (Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball)
🌑 Best Dark-type Counters
- Yveltal: (Snarl / Dark Pulse)
- Darkrai: (Snarl)
- Salamence: (Bite / Brutal Swing)
🐛 Best Bug-type Counters
- Pinsir: (Fury Cutter / X-Scissor)
- Scizor: (Fury Cutter / X-Scissor)
- Volcarona: (Bug Bite / Bug Buzz)
Best Mega Evolutions
Recommended Megas to use against Mega Alakazam:
- Tyranitar, Houndoom, Salamence, Gyarados, Metagross, Absol, Alakazam – Dark boost
- Rayquaza – Dragon boost
- Rayquaza – Flying boost
- Gengar, Banette, Gardevoir – Ghost boost
- Pinsir, Scizor, Metagross – Bug boost
- Alakazam – Psychic boost
- Gardevoir – Electric boost
Best Regular Counters
Regular pokemon that amplify the right types give you a powerful edge. Below are top Regular counters with short notes on why they excel.
| Pokémon | Fast Moves | Charged Moves | Elite Moves | Best Moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn Wings Necrozma | Shadow Claw / Metal Claw / Psycho Cut | Dark Pulse / Iron Head / Future Sight / Outrage / Moongeist Beam | - | Shadow Claw / Metal Claw (6) and Moongeist Beam (230) |
| Zacian | Metal Claw / Air Slash | Play Rough / Close Combat / Giga Impact / Behemoth Blade | - | Air Slash (12) and Giga Impact / Behemoth Blade (200) |
| Lunala | Air Slash / Shadow Claw / Confusion | Shadow Ball / Psychic / Future Sight / Moonblast | - | Confusion (19) and Moonblast (130) |
| Gholdengo | Astonish / Hex | Power Gem / Shadow Ball / Dazzling Gleam / Focus Blast | - | Hex (8) and Focus Blast (140) |
| Tyranitar | Iron Tail / Dragon Breath / Bite | Stone Edge / Fire Blast / Crunch / Brutal Swing | Smack Down | Iron Tail (14) and Fire Blast (140) |
| Darkrai | Snarl / Feint Attack | Focus Blast / Shadow Ball / Dark Pulse | Sludge Bomb | Snarl / Feint Attack (11) and Focus Blast (140) |
| Dusk Mane Necrozma | Shadow Claw / Metal Claw / Psycho Cut | Dark Pulse / Iron Head / Future Sight / Outrage / Sunsteel Strike | - | Shadow Claw / Metal Claw (6) and Sunsteel Strike (230) |
| Volcarona | Bug Bite / Fire Spin | Hurricane / Bug Buzz / Overheat / Solar Beam | - | Fire Spin (13) and Solar Beam (180) |
| Origin Giratina | Shadow Claw / Dragon Tail | Ominous Wind / Shadow Ball / Dragon Pulse | Shadow Force | Dragon Tail (14) and Shadow Force (140) |
| Yveltal | Gust / Sucker Punch / Snarl | Hyper Beam / Focus Blast / Hurricane / Psychic / Dark Pulse | Oblivion Wing | Gust (25) and Hyper Beam (150) |
Best Shadow Counters
Shadow pokemon that amplify the right types give you a powerful edge. Below are top Shadow counters with short notes on why they excel.
| Pokémon | Fast Moves | Charged Moves | Elite Moves | Best Moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Tyranitar | Iron Tail / Dragon Breath / Bite | Stone Edge / Fire Blast / Crunch / Brutal Swing | Smack Down | Iron Tail (14) and Fire Blast (140) |
| Shadow Darkrai | Snarl / Feint Attack | Focus Blast / Shadow Ball / Dark Pulse | Sludge Bomb | Snarl / Feint Attack (11) and Focus Blast (140) |
| Shadow Hydreigon | Dragon Breath / Bite | Fly / Flash Cannon / Dragon Pulse / Dark Pulse | Brutal Swing | Dragon Breath / Bite (6) and Flash Cannon (100) |
| Shadow Mewtwo | Psycho Cut / Confusion | Focus Blast / Flamethrower / Thunderbolt / Psychic / Ice Beam | Hyper Beam / Shadow Ball / Psystrike | Confusion (19) and Hyper Beam (150) |
| Shadow Salamence | Fire Fang / Dragon Tail / Bite | Fly / Fire Blast / Hydro Pump / Draco Meteor / Brutal Swing / Crunch | Outrage | Dragon Tail (14) and Draco Meteor (150) |
| Shadow Chandelure | Hex / Fire Spin / Incinerate | Shadow Ball / Overheat / Flame Charge / Energy Ball | Poltergeist | Incinerate (32) and Overheat (160) |
| Shadow Altered Giratina | Shadow Claw / Dragon Breath | Ancient Power / Shadow Sneak / Dragon Claw | Shadow Force | Shadow Claw / Dragon Breath (6) and Shadow Force (140) |
Best Mega Counters
Mega pokemon that amplify the right types give you a powerful edge. Below are top Mega counters with short notes on why they excel.
| Pokémon | Fast Moves | Charged Moves | Elite Moves | Best Moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Tyranitar | Iron Tail / Dragon Breath / Bite | Stone Edge / Fire Blast / Crunch / Brutal Swing | Smack Down | Iron Tail (14) and Fire Blast (140) |
| Mega Rayquaza | Air Slash / Dragon Tail | Aerial Ace / Dragon Ascent / Ancient Power / Outrage | Hurricane / Breaking Swipe | Dragon Tail (14) and Dragon Ascent (140) |
| Mega Gengar | Hex / Shadow Claw / Sucker Punch | Focus Blast / Drain Punch / Sludge Bomb / Shadow Ball | Lick / Sludge Wave / Shadow Punch / Psychic / Dark Pulse | Hex (8) and Focus Blast (140) |
| Mega Houndoom | Fire Fang / Snarl | Fire Blast / Flamethrower / Crunch / Foul Play | - | Fire Fang (13) and Fire Blast (140) |
| Mega Salamence | Fire Fang / Dragon Tail / Bite | Fly / Fire Blast / Hydro Pump / Draco Meteor / Brutal Swing / Crunch | Outrage | Dragon Tail (14) and Draco Meteor (150) |
| Mega Pinsir | Rock Smash / Bug Bite / Fury Cutter | Vise Grip / Close Combat / Superpower / X-Scissor | Submission | Rock Smash (17) and Close Combat (105) |
| Mega Absol | Psycho Cut / Snarl | Megahorn / Thunder / Dark Pulse / Payback | Brutal Swing | Snarl (11) and Megahorn (105) |
| Mega Gyarados | Waterfall / Dragon Breath / Bite | Hydro Pump / Outrage / Twister / Crunch | Dragon Tail / Aqua Tail / Dragon Pulse | Dragon Tail (14) and Hydro Pump (135) |
| Mega Scizor | Fury Cutter / Bullet Punch | Iron Head / X-Scissor / Trailblaze / Night Slash | - | Bullet Punch (10) and Trailblaze (65) |
| Mega Banette | Hex / Shadow Claw | Shadow Ball / Thunder / Dazzling Gleam | - | Hex (8) and Shadow Ball / Thunder / Dazzling Gleam (100) |
| Mega Metagross | Fury Cutter / Bullet Punch / Zen Headbutt | Earthquake / Flash Cannon / Psychic | Shadow Claw / Meteor Mash | Zen Headbutt (11) and Earthquake (140) |
| Mega Gardevoir | Magical Leaf / Charge Beam / Confusion / Charm | Shadow Ball / Psychic / Triple Axel / Dazzling Gleam | Synchronoise | Charm (20) and Shadow Ball / Dazzling Gleam (180) |
🌀 Mega Alakazam Moveset
Alakazam common fast moves are Psycho Cut or Confusion. Charged moves include Focus Blast or Shadow Ball or Fire Punch and Future Sight. Elite moves include Counter or Psychic or Dazzling Gleam .
Pro tip: While it has very low defense, its huge attack stat means that Shadow Ball and Focus Blast can instantly knock out careless counters.
🌦️ Weather Boost
Mega Alakazam gets a weather boost in:
- Windy → boosts Psychic
Your counters get boosted in:
- Fog → boosts Dark & Ghost
- Rain → boosts Bug
Recommended Teams
Optimized Team
- Mega Tyranitar
- Mega Gengar
- Shadow Tyranitar
- Hydreigon
- Giratina (Origin)
- Darkrai
Budget Team
- Tyranitar
- Chandelure
- Weavile
- Houndoom
- Gengar
- Banette
💡 Best Strategy to Defeat Mega Alakazam
- Dark and Ghost types are the best counters.
- Dodge Focus Blast and Shadow Ball if possible.
- Relobby quickly because Alakazam is glassy but hits hard.
- With strong teams, Mega Alakazam is an easy duo.
👥 How Many Trainers Are Needed?
- 1 strong trainer → Possible (with top counters)
- 2–3 trainers → Easy clear
- Low-level players → 4+ recommended
Rewards
- Mega Energy for Alakazam
- Chance to catch Alakazam (with boosted IVs)
- Rare Candy & XL Candy
📌 Is Mega Alakazam Worth Raiding?
It boosts Psychic-type candy when used as a Mega. It’s extremely useful for Fighting and Poison-type raid bosses.
FAQ
Can Mega Alakazam be shiny in Pokémon GO?
Shiny Alakazam has been released in raids or events.
What are best moveset of Alakazam?
Best moveset of Alakazam are Confusion which does damage of 19 under Fast Attack and Focus Blast of 140 under Charged Attack.
Are Shadow Pokémon better?
Yes—Shadow forms have +20% attack, making them excellent choices if available.
What is the best weather to raid Mega Alakazam?
Fog weather to boost Ghost and Dark type counters, Cloudy weather to boost Bug type counters.
Does Mega Alakazam keep its Mega form after the battle?
Mega Evolution lasts only during battles where Mega is enabled; it does not persist outside combat.
🏁 Conclusion
Mega Alakazam is a high-damage but fragile Mega Raid boss. With proper Dark or Ghost-type counters, it can be defeated quickly and efficiently.
Related Guides
Looking for more counters? Check out our Mega Tyranitar Raid Guide, Mega Rayquaza Raid Guide, Mega Gengar Raid Guide
Summary
- Focus on Dark, Ghost, or Bug types.
- Expect huge damage coming in, but low bulk from the boss.
- Dodge dangerous charged moves to reduce revives.
- Bring a team-boosting Mega if possible.