Mega Blaziken is one of the strongest Fire and Fighting-type Mega Pokémon in Pokémon GO. With its extremely high attack stat, Mega Blaziken is both a powerful raid attacker and an excellent Mega Evolution for boosting Fire and Fighting-type Pokémon.
In this guide, you will learn everything about Mega Blaziken raids, including its weaknesses, best counters, moveset, catch CP, weather boost, and the best strategy to defeat it easily.
Stats & Basic Info
| Type | Fire / Fighting |
| Max CP | 4704 |
| Weather Boost | Sunny, Cloudy |
| Shiny | Yes |
🧬 About Mega Blaziken in Pokémon GO
Mega Blaziken is the Mega Evolution of Blaziken. It remains a Fire/Fighting-type Pokémon but gains a massive increase in attack power, making it one of the top damage-dealing Mega Pokémon in the game.
Using Mega Blaziken in raids gives bonus damage to:
- Fire-type Pokémon
- Fighting-type Pokémon
This makes Mega Blaziken extremely useful against Ice, Steel, Bug, Dark, and Grass-type raid bosses.
Weaknesses & resistances
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| ❌ Weak To: |
 Flying •
 Ground •
 Psychic •
 Water
|
| ✅ Resistant To: |
 Steel •
 Grass •
 Dark •
 Ice •
 Bug •
 Fire
|
Notes: Among these, Water and Flying are usually the most reliable choices because they deal strong damage and avoid most of Blaziken’s worst matchups. It resists Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice, Dark, so those types perform very poorly here.
🗡️ Best Counters for Mega Blaziken
To defeat Mega Blaziken easily, focus on Water, Ground, Flying, and Psychic-type attackers.
🌍 Ground-type Counters
- Groudon: (Mud Shot / Precipice Blades)
- Garchomp: (Mud Shot / Earth Power)
🕊️ Flying-type Counters
- Moltres: (Wing Attack / Sky Attack)
- Rayquaza: (Air Slash / Dragon Ascent)
- Salamence: (Fly)
🧠 Psychic-type Counters
- Mewtwo: (Psycho Cut / Psystrike)
- Latios: (Zen Headbutt / Psychic)
- Alakazam: (Confusion / Psychic)
Best Mega Evolutions
Recommended Megas to use against Mega Blaziken:
- Rayquaza, Salamence – Flying boost
- Garchomp – Ground boost
- Latios, Alakazam, Gardevoir, Gallade, Latias, Metagross – Psychic boost
- Swampert, Blastoise – Water boost
- Salamence – Dragon boost
What Makes Mega Blaziken Tough?
Mega Blaziken deals considerable damage with its powerful combo of Fire and Fighting moves, such as Blaze Kick and Brave Bird, and has enough bulk to outlast unprepared teams. Blindly using auto-recommended teams often leads to long battles or defeat because many Pokémon resist its typing.
Best Moveset
- Fast: Counter, Ember, Fire Spin
- Charged: Focus Blast, Aura Sphere, Brave Bird, Overheat, Blaze Kick
- Elite: Stone Edge, Blast Burn
Pro tip: Brave Bird is especially dangerous and can wipe out Fighting and Grass attackers instantly, while Focus Blast can punish Rock and Dark types hard. Because of its massive attack stat, even neutral damage hurts.
Best Regular Counters
Regular Pokémon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primal Kyogre | Waterfall | Hydro Pump / Surf / Thunder / Blizzard / Avalanche | Origin Pulse | Waterfall and Hydro Pump |
| Primal Groudon | Mud Shot / Dragon Tail | Earthquake / Fire Blast / Solar Beam | Precipice Blades / Fire Punch | Dragon Tail and Solar Beam |
| Rayquaza | Air Slash / Dragon Tail | Aerial Ace / Dragon Ascent / Ancient Power / Outrage | Hurricane / Breaking Swipe | Dragon Tail and Dragon Ascent |
| Mewtwo | Psycho Cut / Confusion | Focus Blast / Flamethrower / Thunderbolt / Psychic / Ice Beam | Hyper Beam / Shadow Ball / Psystrike | Confusion and Hyper Beam |
| Lunala | Air Slash / Shadow Claw / Confusion | Shadow Ball / Psychic / Future Sight / Moonblast | - | Confusion and Moonblast |
| Dawn Wings Necrozma | Shadow Claw / Metal Claw / Psycho Cut | Dark Pulse / Iron Head / Future Sight / Outrage / Moongeist Beam | - | Shadow Claw / Metal Claw and Moongeist Beam |
| Galarian Articuno | Psycho Cut / Confusion | Ancient Power / Brave Bird / Future Sight / Fly | - | Confusion and Brave Bird |
| Eternatus | Poison Jab / Dragon Tail | Flamethrower / Dragon Pulse / Sludge Bomb | Dynamax Cannon | Dragon Tail and Dynamax Cannon |
| Hoopa Unbound | Astonish / Confusion | Shadow Ball / Psychic / Dark Pulse | - | Confusion and Shadow Ball |
Best Shadow Counters
Shadow Pokémon 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 Groudon | Mud Shot / Dragon Tail | Earthquake / Fire Blast / Solar Beam | Precipice Blades / Fire Punch | Dragon Tail and Solar Beam |
| Shadow Kyogre | Waterfall | Hydro Pump / Surf / Thunder / Blizzard / Avalanche | Origin Pulse | Waterfall and Hydro Pump |
| Shadow Lugia | Extrasensory / Dragon Tail | Sky Attack / Fly / Hydro Pump / Future Sight | Aeroblast | Dragon Tail and Aeroblast |
| Shadow Mewtwo | Psycho Cut / Confusion | Focus Blast / Flamethrower / Thunderbolt / Psychic / Ice Beam | Hyper Beam / Shadow Ball / Psystrike | Confusion and Hyper Beam |
| Shadow Latios | Zen Headbutt / Dragon Breath | Aura Sphere / Solar Beam / Psychic / Dragon Claw | Luster Purge | Zen Headbutt and Solar Beam |
| Shadow Garchomp | Mud Shot / Dragon Tail | Earthquake / Sand Tomb / Fire Blast / Outrage / Breaking Swipe | Earth Power | Dragon Tail and Fire Blast / Earthquake |
| Shadow Salamence | Fire Fang / Dragon Tail / Bite | Fly / Fire Blast / Hydro Pump / Draco Meteor / Brutal Swing / Crunch | Outrage | Dragon Tail and Draco Meteor |
| Shadow Moltres | Wing Attack / Fire Spin | Ancient Power / Fire Blast / Heat Wave / Overheat | Sky Attack | Fire Spin and Overheat |
| Shadow Latias | Zen Headbutt / Dragon Breath / Charm | Aura Sphere / Thunder / Psychic / Outrage | Mist Ball | Charm and Outrage |
Best Mega Counters
Mega Pokémon 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 Metagross | Fury Cutter / Bullet Punch / Zen Headbutt | Earthquake / Flash Cannon / Psychic | Shadow Claw / Meteor Mash | Zen Headbutt and Earthquake |
| Mega Blastoise | Rollout / Water Gun / Bite | Skull Bash / Flash Cannon / Hydro Pump / Ice Beam | Hydro Cannon | Rollout and Hydro Pump |
| Mega Latias | Zen Headbutt / Dragon Breath / Charm | Aura Sphere / Thunder / Psychic / Outrage | Mist Ball | Charm and Outrage |
| Mega Gallade | Low Kick / Confusion / Psycho Cut / Charm | Close Combat / Leaf Blade / Psychic | Synchronoise | Charm and Close Combat |
| Mega Salamence | Fire Fang / Dragon Tail / Bite | Fly / Fire Blast / Hydro Pump / Draco Meteor / Brutal Swing / Crunch | Outrage | Dragon Tail and Draco Meteor |
| Mega Gardevoir | Magical Leaf / Charge Beam / Confusion / Charm | Shadow Ball / Psychic / Triple Axel / Dazzling Gleam | Synchronoise | Charm and Shadow Ball / Dazzling Gleam |
| Mega Swampert | Mud Shot / Water Gun | Sludge Wave / Sludge / Earthquake / Surf / Muddy Water | Hydro Cannon | Water Gun and Earthquake |
| Mega Alakazam | Psycho Cut / Confusion | Focus Blast / Shadow Ball / Fire Punch / Future Sight | Counter / Psychic / Dazzling Gleam | Confusion and Focus Blast |
| Mega Rayquaza | Air Slash / Dragon Tail | Aerial Ace / Dragon Ascent / Ancient Power / Outrage | Hurricane / Breaking Swipe | Dragon Tail and Dragon Ascent |
| Mega Latios | Zen Headbutt / Dragon Breath | Aura Sphere / Solar Beam / Psychic / Dragon Claw | Luster Purge | Zen Headbutt and Solar Beam |
| Mega Garchomp | Mud Shot / Dragon Tail | Earthquake / Sand Tomb / Fire Blast / Outrage / Breaking Swipe | Earth Power | Dragon Tail and Fire Blast / Earthquake |
CP Ranges
After defeating Mega Blaziken, you will catch a normal Blaziken.
- Perfect (L20): 2,282-2,377 CP
- Weather Boost (L25): 2,853-2,972 CP
- Boosted by: Sunny or Cloudy
🌦️ Weather Boost
Mega Blaziken gets a weather boost in:
- Sunny/Clear weather (boosts Fire)
- Cloudy weather (boosts Fighting)
Your counters get boosted in:
- Rainy → Water-types
- Sunny → Ground-types
- Windy → Flying-types
- Windy → Psychic-types
Revive & Potion Cost
- Average revives used: 8–14
- Average potions used: 10–18
- Dodging significantly reduces resource usage
- Using Mega Pokémon reduces total relobbies
Why These Types Work
Because Mega Blaziken combines Fire and Fighting types, its defenses are poor against aerial maneuvers (Flying), heavy hitters like Ground and Water, and fast Psychic attacks that exploit its Fighting moves’ weaknesses. Each of these types hits it for increased damage, reducing the total number of trainers or time needed to defeat it.
Recommended Teams
Easy Group Team (3–6 Trainers)
- Mega Rayquaza (Flying attacks) — excellent DPS and boosts flying coverage
- Primal Kyogre (Water moves) — powerful sustained Water damage
- Groudon (Ground attacks) — solid against both Fire and Fighting
- Shadow Mewtwo (Psychic)
- Rayquaza or Shadow Salamence (Flying)
This balanced team focuses on hitting weaknesses while surviving Mega Blaziken’s charged moves.
Advanced Team (Fewer Trainers)
- Mega Rayquaza — top flying attacker
- Shadow Mewtwo — high Psychic damage
- Primal Kyogre or Water Types
- Garchomp or other Ground attackers
- Rayquaza or Shadow Salamence
With these choices, experienced trainers can often clear the raid in minimal time.
Raid Strategy
- Start with your strongest Flying or Water attacker — these give the fastest DPS advantage.
- Prioritize Psychic attackers if Mega Blaziken uses Fighting moves you need to punish at range.
- Dodge charged moves like Brave Bird or Focus Blast when possible — this preserves team longevity.
- Rejoin the battle quickly if your team faints to avoid wasting time and increase total damage done.
- If the weather boosts one of your effective types, bring those Pokémon first.
Evolution, Mega Details & Buddy Distance
| Evolution Line | Base(Torchic) → Stage(Combusken) → Final(Blaziken) → Mega(Blaziken) |
| Mega Energy (First) | 200 |
| Subsequent Cost | 40 |
| Mega Energy via Buddy | Yes |
| Mega Boost Bonus(Walking) | Extra Candy |
| Mega Boost Bonus(Catch) | Extra Fire/Fighting-type Candy |
Buddy Distance
3 km (per Pokémon GO buddy distance)
Rewards
- Mega Energy for Blaziken
- Chance to catch Blaziken (with boosted IVs)
- Rare Candy & XL Candy
📌 Is Mega Blaziken Worth Raiding?
It boosts Fire and Fighting-type candy when active. It’s excellent for Steel, Ice, Bug, and Grass-type raid bosses.
FAQ
Can Mega Blaziken be shiny in Pokémon GO?
Shiny Blaziken has been released in raids or events.
What are best moveset of Blaziken?
Best moveset of Blaziken are Counter or Fire Spin which does damage of 13 under Fast Attack and Overheat of 160 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 Blaziken?
Partly Cloudy weather to boosts Flying type counters, Rainy weather to boosts Water type counters, Windy weather to boosts Psychic type counters.
Does Mega Blaziken 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 Blaziken is a strong Mega Raid boss, but with the right counters — especially Flying, Water, Ground, and Psychic types — you can defeat it quickly and efficiently. Focus on high DPS attackers, weather-boosted types, and good battle strategy to make each raid a success.
Related Guides
Looking for more counters? Check out our Mega Rayquaza Raid Guide, Mega Garchomp Raid Guide, Mega Latios Raid Guide
Summary
- Prioritize Water and Flying attackers.
- Expect a fast, high-damage battle.
- Dodge heavy charge moves whenever possible.
- Bring a Mega Water or Flying for team support.
- This fight is a pure offense vs offense matchup.