Best Magearna counters in Pokémon GO

Looking for the best ways to take down Magearna in Pokémon GO Raid Battles? Our guide has got you covered with a comprehensive list of the top Magearna counters, including the highest DPS and tankiest options.

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Best Magearna counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	30.53	1397.25	11	503.4s	79.4
2	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	29.48	933.33	17	538.3s	69.9
3	Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	30.76	800.76	19	494.7s	69.5
4	Reshiram	Fire Fang	Fusion Flare *	26.29	907.05	17	586.6s	63.7
5	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	25.42	932.17	17	623.3s	62.6
6	Shadow Entei	Fire Fang	Overheat	25.76	884.55	17	583.7s	62.4
7	Shadow Moltres	Fire Spin	Overheat	26.42	797.78	19	573.7s	61.9
8	Mega X Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	25.50	810.98	19	604.3s	60.6
9	Shadow Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	27.76	616.05	25	554.8s	60.2
10	Shadow Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower	25.99	746.24	21	603.0s	60.2
11	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	24.19	915.29	17	643.3s	60.0
12	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	24.00	890.33	17	630.7s	59.2
13	Shadow Ho-Oh	Incinerate	Sacred Fire *	23.15	952.72	16	658.6s	58.6
14	Shadow Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	25.58	670.82	23	603.1s	57.9
15	Mega Houndoom	Fire Fang	Flamethrower	24.46	695.37	22	625.4s	56.5
16	Shadow Typhlosion	Incinerate	Blast Burn *	24.86	651.94	24	629.4s	56.3
17	Heatran	Fire Spin	Magma Storm *	23.02	815.91	19	673.4s	56.2
18	Shadow Infernape	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	25.68	585.79	26	593.0s	56.1
19	Mega Swampert	Mud Shot	Earthquake	22.09	857.27	18	698.5s	55.1
20	Mega Salamence	Fire Fang	Fire Blast	21.28	907.23	17	724.9s	54.4

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About the results

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

This table displays a list of best Magearna 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, TDO, faints, and TTW.

The top-ranked Magearna counter is Primal Groudon, followed by Mega Y Charizard, Mega Blaziken, and Reshiram. The table also includes Shadow Garchomp, Shadow Entei, Shadow Moltres, and Mega X Charizard, among others. Each Pokemon's type is indicated by an icon beside their name.

Magearna type chart

When fighting Magearna, keep in mind the following 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

Fire	160.0%
Ground	160.0%

Resistances

Dragon	24.4%
Bug	39.1%
Dark	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%
Flying	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Normal	62.5%
Poison	62.5%
Psychic	62.5%
Rock	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.