Mega Lucario Pokémon GO Raid Guide: Weakness and counters

Mega Lucario will be debuting in Pokémon GO on July 27 between 11am and 5pm in a special Ultra Unlock Raid Day.

This is the first chance for you to get your hands on a Mega Lucario in Pokémon, and is an event you cannot miss. There are a range of bonuses, including all encountered Lucario knowing a brand new Fast Attack Force Palm. You can see full details for Lucario Mega Raid Day below.

Here is everything you need to know before taking on Mega Lucario in Pokémon GO.

Mega Lucario has a weakness to Fighting, Fire and Ground-type attacks. It has a range of resistances, including a double resistance to Bug, Poison and Rock-type attacks. Its single resistances are to Dark, Dragon, Grass, Ice, Normal and Steel-type moves.

There are some really powerful Pokémon avaliable to us for this Mega Lucario Raid in Pokémon GO. Here are the best Mega Lucario counters:

There are lots of strong Pokémon to target the weaknesses that Mega Lucario has in Pokémon GO. These include some powerful Mega Pokémon, which will be good counters and get you extra Candy after the Raid.

Thankfully, a lot of the best Mega Lucario counters in Pokémon GO have been in Raids recently. Mega Heracross, Heatran, Therian Landorus, Blacephalon, Mega Rayquaza and Mega Y Charizard have all featured in recent months. Primal Groudon, the best Mega Lucario counter, also had its own Mega Raid Day not too long ago.

This means that you should be able to get a team together with some good Mega Lucario counters to take on this Raid.

Yes, Lucario can be shiny in Pokémon GO. During Mega Lucario Raid Day, there will be a higher chance of encountering Shiny Lucario.

Mega Evolutions can help you get more candy and XL candy with every catch. Having a mega level 3 active that boosts candy for Fighting and Steel-types will give you an extra 2 candy per catch, as well as a 25% bonus to your XL candy chance.

Here are the Pokémon you can Mega Evolve to get more Lucario candy in Pokémon GO:

Notably, thanks to Mega Lucario's Fighting-type weakness in Pokémon GO, some of these Mega Pokémon are also good counters to use in the Raid. We highly suggest using Mega Heracross or Mega Blaziken during this Raid. Pick whichever one you have at Mega Level 3.

Mega Lucario isn't a very high CP Pokémon. You should be able to take down Mega Lucario with two Trainers in Pokémon GO. To do so, you'll need good counters and ideally be using Party Play.

For lower level trainers, or just to be safe, aim for a group of about four trainers. Don't forget that the faster you complete a Mega Raid in Pokémon GO, the more Mega Energy you get afterwards.

After a Mega Raid, you encounter the standard version of the Mega Pokémon. That means after the Raid you will encounter Lucario. Here are the CP values to look out for to know you have a 100% IV Lucario after the Raid:

Weather boost can help you save candy, get better IVs and benefit from power boosts on your team. Here are the weather effects to keep an eye on when taking on these raids.

Snowy weather is rare in Pokémon GO in a lot of the world at this time of year, so if you want a higher CP Lucario you'll need to hope for Cloudy weather during the Mega Lucario Raid Day in Pokémon GO. However, do be careful that this will boost Mega Lucario's Fighting-type moves. Although, it will also boost your own Fighting-type Pokémon too.

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