Pokemon GO Mega Lucario raid guide: Best counters, shiny odds, 100% CP, and more

A Pokemon GO Mega Lucario raid guide will help you beat the creature in Mega Raid battles. It can be challenged again from Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 10 am local time to Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 10 am local time. The creature features a high Attack stat but lacks defenses that can be powered through by strong super-effective counters.

This Pokemon GO Mega Lucario raid guide covers everything from the creature's weaknesses to the best counters you can use against it.

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Best counters to Pokemon GO Mega Lucario raids

The best counters for Mega Lucario are:

• Primal or Shadow Groudon with Mud Shot and Precipice Blades
• Mega Lucario with Force Palm and Aura Sphere
• Mega Charizard Y with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
• Mega Blaziken with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
• Mega Garchomp with Mud Shot and Earth Power

Mega Lucario as seen in the anime (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Best Fire-type counters to Pokemon GO Mega Lucario

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Move
Mega Charizard Y	Fire Spin	Blast Burn
Mega or Shadow Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn
Reshiram	Fire Fang	Fusion Flare
Shadow Ho-Oh	Incinerate	Sacred Fire
Mega Charizard X	Fire Spin	Blast Burn
Shadow Moltres	Fire Spin	Overheat

Best Ground-type counters to Pokemon GO Mega Lucario

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Move
Primal or Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades
Mega or Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power
Landorus Therian	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm
Shadow Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands
Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake
Shadow Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower

Best Fighting-type counters to Pokemon GO Mega Lucario

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Move
Mega Lucario	Force Palm	Aura Sphere
Mega Heracross	Counter	Upper Hand
Mega or Shadow Blaziken	Counter	Focus Blast
Shadow Conkeldurr	Counter	Dynamic Punch
Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword
Keldeo	Low Kick	Sacred Sword

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What are Mega Lucario's weaknesses in Pokemon GO?

As a Fighting- and Steel-type Pokemon, Mega Lucario takes super-effective damage from Fire-, Ground- and Fighting-type attacks, all of which deal 160% damage to the creature.

Mega Lucario is also resistant to the following types:

• Bug (39.1%)
• Poison (39.1%)
• Rock (39.1%)
• Dark (62.5%)
• Dragon (62.5%)
• Grass (62.5%)
• Ice (62.5%)
• Normal (62.5%)
• Steel (62.5%)

To learn more about Mega Lucario's offensive and defensive type matchups, check out our Pokemon Type Calculator.

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Can you solo defeat Pokemon GO Mega Lucario raids?

Yes, if planned well, Mega Lucario can be defeated by a single player in Pokemon GO.

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Shiny odds from Mega Lucario raids in Pokemon GO

Shiny Lucario and Shiny Mega Lucrio (Image via The Pokemon Company)

You may encounter a Shiny Lucario after defeating Pokemon GO Mega Lucario raids. The odds of this are approximately 1-in-128 or 0.78125%.

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Lucario 100% CP from raids (hundo CP)

The CP range of the Lucario spawn will be based on the creature's IVs and the weather. The potential options are as follows:

• No weather boost: 1,469 CP - 1,544 CP at level 20 (10/10/10 - 15/15/15 IVs)
• Weather boosted (Snowy or Cloudy): 1,837 CP - 1,930 CP at level 25 (10/10/10 - 15/15/15 IVs)

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Pokemon GO Mega Lucario stats and moves as a raid boss

As a Mega Raid boss in Pokemon GO, Mega Lucario has the following stats:

• Combat Power: 42,499
• Attack: 310
• Defense: 175
• Stamina: 9,000 HP
• Fast Attacks: Force Palm*, Counter and Bullet Punch
• Charged Attacks: Aura Sphere, Close Combat, Power-Up Punch, Flash Cannon, Shadow Ball, Blaze Kick, Thunder Punch

After the timer for the raid starts, players get 300 seconds to defeat Mega Lucario for a chance to capture its base form. Up to 20 trainers can enter this battle together either in person or using Remote Raids.

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Check out our other Pokemon GO guides:

• Ditto disguises
• Buddy Evolution Adventure Together guide
• Best Fast Attacks in Pokemon GO
• Sierra counters
• Cliff counters
• Arlo counters
• Giovanni counters
• Team GO Rocket Grunts