Mega Charizard X has made its way back to Pokemon GO, and fans are quite curious about what the best counters for this Pokemon are. Players with their sights set on a Mega Charizard will have to prepare quite well to defeat the fiery opponent in battle, since it can be an extremely difficult raid.

While there are several Dragon-type Pokemon available in Pokemon GO, Mega Charizard X remains one of the most popular choices. Players hoping to defeat the Kantonian starter should prepare to Raid with at least two other well-leveled Trainers to succeed.

Updated on April 6 by Md Armughanuddin: The article has been updated with some better counters for Mega Charizard X as per the current meta. Additionally, more information has been provided about its weaknesses, resistances, and moveset to give players a thorough overview of how to tackle the raid.

Mega Charizard X Weakness, Resistances & Moves

Mega Charizard X is a Dragon/Fire-type Pokemon, adding a new type to the regular Charizard. To obtain the Pokemon, players must gather 200 Charizard Mega Energy by completing Mega Raid Battles, and then spend the energy on one of their Charizards. Its Fire/Dragon-typing means that it is weak to Ground, Rock, and Dragon-type Attacks, but players should take particular note: Charizard X is not weak to Electric-types, like Charizard, because it is no longer a Flying-type. In fact, its Dragon-typing gives it resistance to Electric Pokemon, so do beware of old habits. On the other hand, its loss of Flying as a type makes it conveniently susceptible to Ground-type moves, so players can lean into that instead.

Charizard X currently has a decently varied spread of moves at its disposal, though the majority of its options are Fire-type. It can appear with Air Slash (Flying) as a Fast Move and, more notably, with Dragon Claw as a Charged Move, so players should be cautious about including Dragon-type counters. Bearing this in mind, often-overlooked Ground-type Pokemon will probably be best against Mega Charizard X.

Best Counters For Mega Charizard X

As with other Mega raids, players will need to use Mega/Shadow Pokemon to make things easier for them. Here are the best Mega/Shadow counters.

There are some regular options as well, although they might not be as effective.

Players are encouraged to exploit Mega Charizard X's new weakness to Ground types and challenge it with earthy powerhouses like Groudon. That being said, less Legendary options, like Garchomp or Salamence, are more than viable. Either way, the important thing is to not only focus on a Pokemon's move set, but also its type. A Groudon with Solar Beam instead of Earthquake, for example, would no longer be an impressive counter. Not to forget, players should also utilize the same-type-attack bonus.