Best Magearna (Original Color) counters

The best Magearna (Original Color) counters in Pokémon GO are Primal Groudon, Shadow Groudon, Shadow Chandelure, Mega Garchomp, Dawn Wings Necrozma, Shadow Heatran, and Mega Blaziken. These Pokémon perform best with the moves outlined below. We suggest a minimum group size of 3 - 7 Trainers to defeat Magearna (Original Color) in a 5-Star Raid.

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Primal Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

Shadow Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

Shadow Chandelure

Fire Spin / Overheat

Mega Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earthquake

Dawn Wings Necrozma

Shadow Claw / Moongeist Beam

Shadow Heatran

Fire Spin / Magma Storm

Mega Blaziken

Fire Spin / Blaze Kick

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	35.93	2869.8	5	423s	87.3
2.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	33.58	1870.7	8	455s	75.8
3.	Shadow Chandelure	Fire Spin	Overheat	29.86	2452.9	6	509s	73.0
4.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earthquake	29.53	2192.4	6	515s	70.7
5.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Shadow Claw	Moongeist Beam	25.90	3609.1	4	584s	70.5
6.	Shadow Heatran	Fire Spin	Magma Storm *	28.12	2300.8	6	540s	68.7
7.	Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blaze Kick	31.43	1486.2	10	488s	68.6
8.	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	29.81	1684.3	8	513s	67.5
9.	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	28.22	1856.6	8	540s	65.9
10.	Dusk Mane Necrozma	Metal Claw	Sunsteel Strike	26.10	2466.2	6	581s	65.6
11.	Shadow Excadrill	Mud Shot	Scorching Sands	28.03	1737.1	8	544s	64.6
12.	Therian Forme Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm *	28.21	1510.6	9	542s	63.1
13.	Chandelure	Fire Spin	Overheat	25.02	2391.6	6	606s	63.1
14.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earthquake	27.80	1548.8	9	550s	62.7
15.	Shadow Moltres	Fire Spin	Overheat	28.15	1296.6	11	545s	61.1
16.	Mega Gengar	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	23.69	2422.2	6	640s	60.5
17.	Shadow Entei	Fire Spin	Overheat	26.68	1402.5	10	573s	59.5
18.	Heatran	Fire Spin	Magma Storm *	23.47	2251.3	6	646s	59.2
19.	Mega Swampert	Mud Shot	Earthquake	25.06	1730.9	8	608s	59.1
20.	Mega X Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	25.80	1463.3	10	592s	58.4
21.	Shadow Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blaze Kick	28.49	978.0	15	542s	58.2
22.	Blacephalon	Incinerate	Mystical Fire	24.14	1820.7	8	630s	58.0
23.	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	22.84	2018.9	7	665s	56.6
24.	Excadrill	Mud Shot	Scorching Sands	23.43	1715.5	8	649s	55.9
25.	Reshiram	Fire Fang	Fusion Flare *	24.25	1493.9	10	629s	55.9
26.	Volcarona	Fire Spin	Overheat	24.62	1336.9	11	621s	55.3
27.	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	22.71	1814.0	8	669s	55.2
28.	Shadow Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	25.87	1037.9	14	595s	54.6
29.	Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earthquake	23.37	1540.2	9	652s	54.6
30.	Standard Mode Shadow Darmanitan	Fire Fang	Overheat	26.48	918.0	16	583s	54.2

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Group size

You need at least 3 Trainers to defeat a Magearna (Original Color) in a 5-Star Raid.

Minimum group size: 3 Trainers
Optimal group size: 4 - 7 Trainers
Very easy with: 8+ Trainers
Probably impossible with less than 3 Trainers

Magearna (Original Color) CP range from Raids

Magearna (Original Color) can be caught with the following Combat Power after being defeated in Raids:

From 1980 CP to 2066 CP, with no weather boost
From 2476 CP to 2582 CP with Snow and Cloudy weather boost

Magearna (Original Color) weaknesses

Magearna (Original Color) type chart

When fighting Magearna (Original Color), keep in mind the that Steel and Fairy-type Pokémon are weak to Fire and Ground-type moves. They take reduced damage from Dark, Fairy, Flying, Grass, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Bug, and Dragon-type moves.

Weaknesses

Fire160.0%
Ground160.0%

Resistances

Dragon24.4%
Bug39.1%
Dark62.5%
Fairy62.5%
Flying62.5%
Grass62.5%
Ice62.5%
Normal62.5%
Poison62.5%
Psychic62.5%
Rock62.5%

More information

Magearna (Original Color) takes increased damage from Fire and Ground type moves.
Magearna (Original Color) takes reduced damage from Dragon, Bug, Dark, Fairy, Flying, Grass, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, and Rock type moves.
Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Magearna (Original Color)

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Fire	188.0%	Sunny
Ground	118.0%	Sunny
Ghost	44.0%	Fog
Steel	12.0%	Snow
Water	10.0%	Rain
Electric	10.0%	Rain
Fighting	8.0%	Cloudy
Psychic	6.0%	Windy
Dark	2.0%	Fog
Rock	2.0%	Partly Cloudy

About our ranking methodology

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Magearna (Original Color) in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Magearna (Original Color) down quickly with high DPS, or the tankiest counters that can withstand its attacks, our guide has something for every trainer.

This guide displays a list of best Magearna (Original Color) counters in Pokémon GO with their Fast Attacks, Charged Attacks, DPS (damage per second), TDO (total damage output), faints, TTW (time to win), and score. The list is sorted by the score, which is calculated based on the DPS and TDO. Each Pokemon's move type is indicated by an icon beside the move name.

When calculating the best counters for any Pokémon, our simulator takes into account various factors, such as the defender's typing and average DPS against each attacker, the weather's influence, energy left over from using charge attacks, Shadow Pokémon attack and defense stat changes, and more. During the initial phase of simulations, we calculate DPS and TDO for each attacker that is currently available in the game, and then we continue to rank them.

We use a ranking method developed by a Reddit user named /u/Elastic_Space, which is described in detail in this Reddit post. It is a fairly complicated, but very well thought-out mathematical model for predicting simulation results without actually running the simulations. It also correlates with field data almost too well not to be used. Reddit

Our Time to Win (TTW) and Faint numbers are also estimated, and should be taken with a grain of salt. Since we do not account for factors like Friendship and Mega damage boost, they will differ from actual experience in the field.