The Mega Evolution feature has become a staple forPokemon Go,giving you the opportunity to power up specific Pokemon to increase their effectiveness on the battlefield. These Mega Evolutions can only be acquired using Mega Energy, a resource earned from successfully completing Mega Raids.

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Mega Scizoris among the available Mega Evolutions currently in Pokemon Go, proving to be an extremely powerful Bug and Steel dual-type Pokemon. To gain access to this Mega Evolution, you’ll need to first defeat Mega Scizor in its Mega Raid, proving to be a tough opponent without the proper preparations.

Fortunately, Mega Scizor’s Mega Raid proves to be one of the easiest to complete in the game, requiring far fewer players to defeat it compared to others.

With this in mind, Mega Scizor can be defeated with as little astwo to four Trainers in your Raid group,allowing you to easily earn its Mega Energy.

People standing around a Pokemon Go Raid with the text “Together We Raid” in the sky

That being said, if you are attempting this with a small group, it’s recommended that you and your allies use strong Mega Scizor counters.

This is especially true if you are attempting to take on this Raid on your own. Although it is possible to defeat Mega Scizor in this Mega Raid solo, you willneed to be using top-tier counters;otherwise, you will prove to be unsuccessful.

Mega Scizor from Pokemon with the Pokemon Go battlefield as the background

If you are attempting this Raid either solo or with a small group of Trainers, make sure toMega EvolveorPrimal RevertPokemon in your Raid party.

This will not only increase the power of the Mega Evolved or Primal Reverted Pokemon but will alsoincrease the damage of certain attacksfor all participants battling in the Raid.

Mega Scizor in a forest with other Pokemon including Vikavolt, Charjabug, and Grubbin

Mega Scizor: Strengths And Weaknesses

With its specific strengths and weaknesses due to its dual-typing, there are very specific Pokemon you’ll want to use and avoid using when attempting Mega Scizor’s Mega Raid.

First, this Pokemon hasnine different type resistanceson the battlefield:

This greatly reduces the number of viable Pokemon to use when attempting to defeat Mega Scizor in this Mega Raid.

Although you’ll want to avoid using any type that Mega Scizor has resistance to, this is especially true when usingPoisonandGrass-type Pokemon.

Attacks of these two types have adouble weakness against Mega Scizor,dealing significantly less damage than other types.

Discussing Mega Scizor’s weaknesses, this Pokemon isonly vulnerable to one type of attack:Fire.

Although this also limits your options, Mega Scizor has adouble weakness to Fire-type attacks,making themextremely effective.

For this Raid, you’ll want to useFire-type Pokemon with Fire-type attacks,activating theSame Type Attack Bonus (STAB).

This occurs when you use Pokemon with attacks that match their typing, increasing the damagetheir attacks deal.

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Mega Scizor: Best Counter Picks

With Mega Scizor’sdouble weakness to Fire-type attacks, it’s best to use Pokemon with Fire-type moves, and even better touse actual Fire-type Pokemon so they can get STAB.

For this reason, the Pokemon that counter Mega Scizor most effectively are all Fire-types with matching attacks, each provided below with their optimal combination of moves.

Below you will find the best Mega Scizor counters that are currently available in Pokemon Go, but there are other options.

As long as you’re using strong Fire-type Pokemon with Fire-type attacks, you shouldeasily be able to complete this Mega Raid.