Mega Steelix is appearing in Mega Raid Battles in Pokémon Go. Bringing along the best Pokémon to counter it will make it much easier to win in battle. With Mega Evolution, trainers are able to temporarily give a handful of Pokémon incredibly boosted stats and a new design. Mega Evolutions will only last for eight hours but are amongst the strongest Pokémon in the game based solely on stats. Although trainers will have to grind for Mega Energy, the resource needed to Mega Evolve certain Pokémon. Those looking to Mega Evolve their Steelix will benefit from defeating one in battle.
With the recent changes to Mega Evolution in Pokémon Go, trainers only need to Mega Evolve a Pokémon once. before, the player would need to spend their Mega Energy each time to evolve the Pokémon for six hours. Although, harvesting Mega Energy took tons of time, making it a feature most players ignored. Now, the Pokémon will be able to Mega Evolve at any time, as long as the cooldown is finished. Even then, it's possible to use Mega Energy to make the process go by faster.
Mega Steelix will appear exclusively in Mega Raid Battles on the map. To participate, the trainer will need either a Remote Raid Pass or Premium Raid Pass. In order to defeat Mega Steelix, it's recommended to bring Pokémon with Fighting, Fire, Water, or Ground-type moves. Since Steelix is a Ground and Ground-type Pokémon, these attacks will do x2 the damage.
The Best Mega Steelix Raid Counters in Pokémon Go
Since this is a Mega Raid, it's recommended to challenge it with at least three to four other trainers., any fewer might make it too difficult to defeat.
- Conkeldurr: Counter and Dynamic Punch.
- Ho-Oh: Incinerate and Sacred Fire.
- Kyogre: Waterfall and Surf.
- Lucario: Counter and Aura Sphere.
- Mega Charizard X: Fire Spin and Blast Burn.
- Mega Charizard Y: Fire Spin and Blast Burn.
- Mega Gyarados: Waterfall and Hydro Pump.
- Mega Lopunny: Low Kick and Focus Blast.
- Moltres: Fire Spin and Overheat.
- Reshiram: Fire Fang and Overheat.
- Swampert: Water Gun and Hydro Cannon:
- Therian Landorus: Mud Shot and Earthquake.
Mega Steelix was in rotation for a while but was replaced with Mega Aerodactyl. It will be part of the Pokémon Go Adventure Week event later this month. Trainers will be pushed to head outside and spend time with their favorite Fossil Pokémon. It will also introduce Amaura and Tyrunt to the game for the very first time. They will appear in the wild much more frequently for the event. Both initially made their debuts in Pokémon X and Y, each one has grown to be a fan favorite in the community.
Pokémon Go is available now on iOS and Android.