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Pokemon Go Mega Gengar Counters, Mega Gengar can be Shiny

Trainers, Mega Gengar is now appearing in Mega Raids, and if you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny Mega Gengar.

Mega Gengar is the new Mega Raid Boss in Pokemon Go and you will have a chance to battle and catch Mega Gengar and Shiny Mega Gengar until July 31, 2022.

Mega Gengar is weak to Ghost, Psychic, Ground, and Dark types. It takes two or three Trainers to beat it, but you must use the best counters and right moves.

Mega Gengar Raid Counters Pokemon Go

  • Mewtwo with Psycho Cut and Psystrike
  • Origin Giratina with Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball
  • Hydreigon with Bite and Brutal Swing
  • Metagross with Zen Headbutt and Psychic
  • Unbound Hoopa with Confusion and Psychic

As said above, it should take two or three Pokemon Go players to beat Mega Gengar, but if you want to try to beat it solo, we have something special for you.

A Pokemon Go player successfully defeated Mega Gengar using Shadow Mewtwo, and Shadow Metagross as counters. He shared a video of how he managed to beat Mega Gengar solo, so we recommend checking it out below.

Here is a list of Pokemon he used against Mega Gengar:

  • Shadow Mewtwo Lv50 CP 4615 – 15/12/8 Psycho Cut/Psystrike
  • Shadow Mewtwo Lv50 CP 4605 – 10/13/13 Psycho Cut/Psystrike
  • Shadow Mewtwo Lv50 CP 4550 – 13/9/8 Psycho Cut/Psystrike
  • Shadow Metagross Lv50 CP 4286 – 15/15/15 Zen Headbutt/Psychic

Make sure to battle and catch Shiny Mega Gengar before it leaves Mega Raids on July 31, 2022.