Quick facts
Species: Gallade (Mega)
Types: Psychic / Fighting
Primary weaknesses: Flying, Ghost, Fairy
Recommended lobby: 3–7 trainers
⚔️🧠 Mega Gallade Raid Guide in Pokémon GO
Mega Gallade is a Psychic and Fighting-type Mega Pokémon in Pokémon GO. It is a powerful physical attacker with high attack stat and decent bulk, making it a dangerous Mega Raid boss.
In this guide, you will learn everything about Mega Gallade 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 Gallade in Pokémon GO
Mega Gallade is a Psychic / Fighting-type Pokémon. When Mega Evolved, it becomes one of the strongest Fighting-type attackers in the game and provides damage bonuses to Psychic-type and Fighting-type Pokémon in raids.
Mega Gallade is useful because:
- It boosts Fighting-type and Psychic-type attackers
- It has very high attack stat
- It is excellent against Dark, Steel, Ice, and Normal-type raid bosses
Weaknesses & resistances
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| ❌ Weak To: |
 Flying •
 Ghost •
 Fairy
|
| ✅ Resistant To: |
 Fighting •
 Rock
|
🗡️ Best Counters for Mega Gallade
The best way to defeat Mega Gallade is to use strong Ghost, Flying, or Fairy-type Pokémon.
🕊️ Best Flying-type Counters
- Salamence: (Fly)
- Pidgeot: (Gust / Brave Bird)
- Toucannon: (Peck / Beak Blast)
👻 Best Ghost-type Counters
- Salamence: (Dragon Tail)
- Hoopa Confined: (Astonish / Shadow Ball)
- Dragapult: (Astonish / Shadow Ball)
Dragon-type Counters
- Salamence: (Dragon Tail)
Best Mega Evolutions
Recommended Megas to use against Mega Gallade:
- Rayquaza, Salamence, Pidgeot – Flying boost
- Gardevoir – Fairy boost
- Gengar, Alakazam, Banette – Ghost boost
- Salamence – Dragon boost
- Alakazam – Psychic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayquaza | Air Slash / Dragon Tail | Aerial Ace / Dragon Ascent / Ancient Power / Outrage | Hurricane / Breaking Swipe | Dragon Tail (14) and Dragon Ascent (140) |
| 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) |
| Enamorus | Zen Headbutt / Astonish / Fairy Wind | Dazzling Gleam / Grass Knot / Fly | - | Zen Headbutt (11) and Dazzling Gleam (100) |
| Zacian | Metal Claw / Air Slash | Play Rough / Close Combat / Giga Impact / Behemoth Blade | - | Air Slash (12) and Giga Impact / Behemoth Blade (200) |
| Yveltal | Gust / Sucker Punch / Snarl | Hyper Beam / Focus Blast / Hurricane / Psychic / Dark Pulse | Oblivion Wing | Gust (25) and Hyper Beam (150) |
| Lunala | Air Slash / Shadow Claw / Confusion | Shadow Ball / Psychic / Future Sight / Moonblast | - | Confusion (19) and Moonblast (130) |
| Galarian Articuno | Psycho Cut / Confusion | Ancient Power / Brave Bird / Future Sight / Fly | - | Confusion (19) and Brave Bird (130) |
| Tapu Lele | Astonish / Confusion | Focus Blast / Psyshock / Future Sight / Moonblast / Draining Kiss | Nature's Madness | Confusion (19) 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) |
| Salamence | Fire Fang / Dragon Tail / Bite | Fly / Fire Blast / Hydro Pump / Draco Meteor / Brutal Swing / Crunch | Outrage | Dragon Tail (14) and Draco Meteor (150) |
| Gholdengo | Astonish / Hex | Power Gem / Shadow Ball / Dazzling Gleam / Focus Blast | - | Hex (8) and Focus Blast (140) |
| Origin Giratina | Shadow Claw / Dragon Tail | Ominous Wind / Shadow Ball / Dragon Pulse | Shadow Force | Dragon Tail (14) and Shadow Force (140) |
| Hoopa | Astonish / Confusion | Psybeam / Shadow Ball / Psychic | - | Confusion (19) and Shadow Ball (100) |
| Dragapult | Dragon Tail / Astonish | Shadow Ball / Dragon Pulse / Outrage / Breaking Swipe | - | Dragon Tail (14) and Outrage (110) |
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 Toucannon | Rock Smash / Peck / Bullet Seed | Drill Peck / Rock Blast / Flash Cannon | Beak Blast | Rock Smash (17) and Beak Blast (125) |
| Shadow Altered Giratina | Shadow Claw / Dragon Breath | Ancient Power / Shadow Sneak / Dragon Claw | Shadow Force | Shadow Claw / Dragon Breath (6) and Shadow Force (140) |
| Shadow Gardevoir | Magical Leaf / Charge Beam / Confusion / Charm | Shadow Ball / Psychic / Triple Axel / Dazzling Gleam | Synchronoise | Charm (20) and Shadow Ball / Dazzling Gleam (180) |
| Shadow Lugia | Extrasensory / Dragon Tail | Sky Attack / Fly / Hydro Pump / Future Sight | Aeroblast | Dragon Tail (14) and Aeroblast (180) |
| Shadow Zapdos | Charge Beam | Drill Peck / Ancient Power / Zap Cannon / Thunderbolt / Thunder | Thunder Shock | Charge Beam (7) and Zap Cannon (140) |
| Shadow Moltres | Wing Attack / Fire Spin | Ancient Power / Fire Blast / Heat Wave / Overheat | Sky Attack | Fire Spin (13) and Overheat (160) |
| 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 Mewtwo | Psycho Cut / Confusion | Focus Blast / Flamethrower / Thunderbolt / Psychic / Ice Beam | Hyper Beam / Shadow Ball / Psystrike | Confusion (19) and Hyper Beam (150) |
| Shadow Chandelure | Hex / Fire Spin / Incinerate | Shadow Ball / Overheat / Flame Charge / Energy Ball | Poltergeist | Incinerate (32) and Overheat (160) |
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 Banette | Hex / Shadow Claw | Shadow Ball / Thunder / Dazzling Gleam | - | Hex (8) and Shadow Ball / Thunder / Dazzling Gleam (100) |
| Mega Pidgeot | Air Slash / Steel Wing | Hurricane / Aerial Ace / Brave Bird / Feather Dance | Wing Attack / Gust / Air Cutter | Gust (25) and Brave Bird (130) |
| Mega Alakazam | Psycho Cut / Confusion | Focus Blast / Shadow Ball / Fire Punch / Future Sight | Counter / Psychic / Dazzling Gleam | Confusion (19) and Focus 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 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 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 Gardevoir | Magical Leaf / Charge Beam / Confusion / Charm | Shadow Ball / Psychic / Triple Axel / Dazzling Gleam | Synchronoise | Charm (20) and Shadow Ball / Dazzling Gleam (180) |
🌀 Mega Gallade Moveset
Gallade common fast moves are Low Kick or Confusion (Fast psychic damage and builds energy quickly)or Psycho Cut (Fast psychic damage and builds energy quickly) or Charm. Charged moves include Close Combat (High Fighting-type damage that pierces defenses) or Leaf Blade (Adds variety and can surprise counters) or Psychic. Elite moves include Synchronoise.
Most Dangerous Moves: Close Combat and Psychic hit extremely hard.
Pro tip: Low-defense Pokémon, especially pure Physic or Fighting types, are vulnerable to Mega Gallade’s charged attacks.
🌦️ Weather Boost
Mega Gallade gets a weather boost in:
- Cloudy → boosts Fighting
- Windy → boosts Psychic
Your counters get boosted in:
- Fog → boosts Ghost
- Windy → boosts Flying
- Cloudy → boosts Fairy
Recommended Teams
Optimized Team
- Mega Gardevoir
- Mega Rayquaza
- Mega Gengar
- Shadow Mewtwo
- Giratina (Origin)
- Yveltal
Budget Team
- Togekiss
- Moltres
- Rayquaza
- Gengar
- Ho-Oh
- Chandelure
💡 Best Strategy to Defeat Mega Gallade
- Flying, Fairy, and Ghost types are the best counters.
- Avoid using Fighting or Psychic Pokémon.
- Dodge Close Combat to keep your attackers alive longer.
- 2–3 strong trainers can defeat Mega Gallade easily.
Pro tip: Mega Gallade is fast and punishing—focus on shields and timing charged attacks for maximum survival.
👥 How Many Trainers Are Needed?
- 2 strong trainers → Possible
- 3–4 trainers → Comfortable clear
- Low-level players → 5+ recommended
Rewards
- Mega Energy for Gallade
- Chance to catch Gallade (with boosted IVs)
- Rare Candy & XL Candy
📌 Is Mega Gallade Worth Raiding?
Its Psychic/Fighting typing teaches the importance of double weakness exploitation, which is critical for advanced raids.
FAQ
Can Mega Gallade be shiny in Pokémon GO?
Shiny Gallade has been released in raids or events.
What are best moveset of Gallade?
Best moveset of Gallade are Charm which does damage of 20 under Fast Attack and Close Combat of 105 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 Gallade?
Fog weather boosts Ghost type counters, Cloudy weather boosts Fairy type counters.
Does Mega Gallade 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 Gallade is dangerous but not bulky. With proper Flying, Fairy, or Ghost-type teams, it will go down quickly.
Related Guides
Looking for more counters? Check out our Mega Rayquaza Raid Guide, Mega Gardevoir Raid Guide, Mega Gengar Raid Guide
Summary
- Bring Flying, Ghost, and Fairy Pokémon to maximize damage.
- Avoid relying solely on Fighting or Psychic Pokémon—they’re less effective.
- Keep an eye on weather boosts—Windy for Flying-type, Sunny/Partly Cloudy for neutral attackers.
- Use high CP counters with resistances for survival in smaller groups.
- Shield wisely and prioritize sustained DPS over burst damage.