How to beat Mega Raichu Y in Pokémon Go.
Mega Raichu Y was released worldwide in Pokémon Go during July 2026’s Raichu Super Mega Raid Day event, and can be fought in Super Mega Raids. This flavour of Mega Raichu is the one you want, thanks to its incredible Attack stat. It’s a top-five Electric-type attacker if you include Mega Mewtwo X and Mega Mewtwo Y, sitting below Shadow Zekrom and Zeraora, but above Shadow Raikou, Zekrom and Xurkitree. Below you’ll find the Mega Raichu Y counters and weaknesses in Pokémon Go, along with a look at shiny Mega Raichu Y.
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Mega Raichu Y counters and weaknesses
Here the Mega Raichu Y counters and weaknesses in Pokémon Go:
Mega Raichu Y weaknesses
Mega Raichu Y types — Electric
Weak against:
- Ground
Resistant to:
- Electric
- Flying
- Steel
Best Mega Raichu Y counters
Mega Raichu Y Mega counters
The top picks for Mega counters against Mega Raichu Y are Mega Garchomp (Earth Power), followed (at some length) by Mega Mewtwo Y and Mega Mewtwo X. If you don’t have those, Mega Rayquaza and Mega Swampert are options worth considering. Remember, Primal Groudon is sadly not in the running here.
Mega Raichu Y non-Mega counters
Shadow Groudon closely follows Mega Garchomp, which is followed in turn by Shadow Garchomp and Shadow Excadrill. Therian Landorus follows, rounding out the counters that are better than Mega Mewtwo.
After that it’s pretty much just bring your strongest Ground-type attackers, starting with Shadow Incarnate Landorus and Shadow Rhyperior.
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How to beat Mega Raichu Y
Super Mega Raids aren’t easy, and Mega Raichu Y only has one weakness you can exploit. Just keep hammering it with the Pokémon it’s weak to — and have a couple of back-up teams set for if you wipe out and need to jump back in — and it will eventually fall.
When it comes to your choice of Mega Evolution, you’re really only looking at Mega Garchomp. The rest of your counters should ideally be an army of Shadow Groudon. If that’s not realistic, fair enough — Shadow Garchomp are in much larger supply, as is Lando Catrissian (Therian Landorus) with Sandsear Storm. That is a reasonable and readily accessible counter for a lot of players.
Remember, this is going to be tough, but it should be slightly easier of two Mega Raichus, thanks to Y’s lower defense stat. It’s highly recommended to fight Mega Raichu Y alongside at least eight other trainers. While you may be able to defeat it with a lower number, you will need finely tuned, optimal teams to even hope for a win. If you’re a very high-level trainer with optimal counters, you might be able to do this with three or four similarly high-level friends.
Mega Raichu Y CP in Pokémon Go
Here’s the raid boss CP level for Mega Raichu Y, along with the CP ranges to expect when catching a regular Raichu after successfully defeating its Mega version in Pokémon Go:
Mega Raichu Y CP Levels
- Mega Raichu Y Raid CP — 73,407 CP
- CP range for catching Raichu Y — 1,193 CP to 1,247 CP
- Weather (Rainy) when being caught — 1,492 CP to 1,558 CP
Best Mega Raichu Y moveset in Pokémon Go
Best Mega Raichu Y Moveset
My recommendation for the best Mega Raichu Y moveset is Thunder Shock as a Fast Move and Wild Charge as a Charged Move to make the most of its STAB. However, it’s much more effective in its other flavour, Mega Raichu Y.
If you fancy using your Raichu in PVP, we’d recommend Great League, where it’s ok… You’d be looking at Brick Break — a Fighting-type debuff spam attack — as your second Charged Move.
Here’s Raichu Y’s full moveset in Pokémon Go:
Fast Moves:
- Charm (Fairy)
- Spark (Electric)
- Thunder Shock (Electric)
- Volt Switch (Electric)
Charged Moves:
- Brick Break (Fighting)
- Skull Bash (Normal)
- Surf (Water)
- Thunder Punch (Electric)
- Trailblaze (Grass)
- Wild Charge (Electric)
Legacy Charged Moves:
- Thunder (Electric)
Is shiny Raichu Y in Pokémon Go?
Yes, shiny Raichu Y is in Pokémon Go! Shiny Raichu Y was released alongside this Mega Evolution itself during the Super Raid Day event. The base form, shiny Raichu, has been in the game since 2017 — the joint third release alongside Pikachu and Pichu. In a cool nod to the Pokémon Gold and Silver, the only shiny Pokémon available before this were shiny Magikarp and shiny (red) Gyarados!
As you can see, Shiny Raichu Y is doing Pikachu cosplay, taking on the iconic yellow with the red cheeks. For those of you who feel robbed that Raichu isn’t as cute, you finally have an excuse to evolve your hundo Pikachu!
Best of luck defeating Mega Raichu Y in Pokémon Go!
