PoGO – Pokémon Go: Mega Schlapor - current counter guide

In March 2022, Mega Schlapor can be found in the raids in Pokémon Go. Do you want to face the battle? Then don’t despair, because we have the latest counter guide for Mega Schlapor in Pokémon Go for you!

Update from March 15, 2022: For almost a year now, Mega Schlapor has been hopping into the Pokémon Go raids every now and then – mainly during Easter, of course. Until March 22, 2022, you’ll once again have the opportunity to fight Mega Schlapor and get the Mega Energies you need to unlock Mega Evolution. We have the latest counter guide for Mega Schlapor in Pokémon Go for you!

Best counters for Mega Schlapor

Crypto-Mewtu with Confusion and Psycho Punch
Mewtu with Confusion and Psycho Punch
Hoopa (unleashed) with Confusion and Psychokinesis
Crypto-Metagross with Zen Headbutt and Psychokinesis
Crypto-Lavados with Wing Blast and Sky Sweep
Crypto-Simsala with Psycho Blade and Psychokinesis
Hoopa with Confusion and Psychokinesis
Crypto-Lugia with special sensor and aeroblast+
Crypto-Ho-Oh with power reserve and swoop
Mega-Dauboss with Wind Blast and Nosedive
Latios with Zen Headbutt and Psychokinesis
Crypto-Guardevoir with Confusion and Psychokinesis
Lugia with Special Sensor and Aeroblast++
Meistagrif with counter and balancing blow

Original post from March 30, 2021: What happens on April 4, 2021 in Pokémon Go? It was to be expected that the developers from Niantic would introduce Mega Schlapor to the game with the spring event, and really all that was missing was the official confirmation – which is now here. Starting on Sunday, April 4 at 10:00 a.m., Mega Schlapor can appear in the raids and be fought there, of course.

As usual, this works as follows: You can’t Mega Evolve a Pokémon if you haven’t collected enough Mega Energy to do so. Accordingly, you must first defeat Mega Slapor a few times with the help of other trainers before you can trigger Mega Evolution on one in your collection.

By the way, you can also get help collecting Mega Energies during the Spring 2021 event in Pokémon Go, because you can also collect Mega Energies via the active and time-limited Collector’s Challenge. If that’s not enough for you, then we have our counter tips below.

Defeat Mega Schlapor as Raid Boss

Mega Schlapor, unlike the normal Schlapor, is assigned to two types, Normal and Combat. At least this can be exploited. Because Normal-type Pocket Monsters don’t have any strengths, but they are weak against Battle Pokémon. Battle Pokémon, on the other hand, take more damage from flying, psycho, and fairy attacks. So your universal solution in the fight against Mega Schlapor is Mewtu. Apart from that, you can also use Legendary Flying Birds, but also Meistagrif and Metagross. Some other Mega Pokémon also do very well in the fight against Mega Schlapor.

The Giant Rabbit mainly has Normal and Psycho attacks, so it can be a bit more dangerous in partly cloudy and windy weather. Therefore, you should be careful not to unpack Meistagrif, Lucario or Machomei when it is blowing strongly and the game indicates that. Here are the useful counters against Mega Schlapor:

Mewtu with confusion and psychic blast
Mega pigeon boss with wind blast and swoop
Latios with Zen Headbutt and Psychokinesis
Meistagrif with counterattack and blast
Lavados with Wing Blast and Sky Sweep
Metagross with zen comp kick and psychokinesis
Mega-Glurak Y with Air Slash and Lohe Cannonade
Guardevoir with Confusion and Psychokinesis
Mega-Gengar with low blow and psychokinesis
Lucario with counter and aurasphere
Machomei with counter and balancing blow
Rayquaza with air cut and aero ace

Catch Mega Schlapor

As already known, after a victory you will not catch Mega Schlapor, but a normal Schlapor. If you have successfully completed the battle against Mega Schlapor, the freestyle follows after the duty and you have the chance to banish the pocket monster into your Pokéball. Then Schlapor has 1,177 CP at level 20 with 100% IV values. If Schlapor is boosted to level 25 in partly cloudy or cloudy weather, then it has 1,471 CP at perfect 100% IV values. We wish you good luck in the hunt!

Pokémon GO

Pokémon Go is the mobile spin-off of Nintendo’s popular Pokémon game series for Android and iOS. It is a so-called “location-based game”, i.e. a game that uses the player’s immediate surroundings. It is based on the principle of augmented reality.

Pokémon Map: Between landmarks and sights

Pokémon Go uses a Global Positioning System (GPS) to determine the player’s location and displays it on a map that also represents the playing field. The map is based on OpenStreetMap maps. The game is played mostly outdoors and uses landmarks, landmarks and other notable or eye-catching objects in the world to position either PokéStops or arenas there for you to battle for supremacy. Join either Team Intuition (Team Yellow, Zapdos), Team Wisdom (Team Blue, Arktos), or Team Daring (Team Red, Lavados). Under their flag you can then fight for the arenas, which are placed at hotspots like churches or similar. Pokémon can appear anywhere, though.

Pocket monsters visible on the Pokémon Go Map are randomly loaded into the game’s virtual map by the game server. If several players are playing in the same location, each player can see and catch the Pokémon independently of the others.

Pokémon Go Updates, News, Raids and More

The developers at Niantic regularly provide Pokémon Go with new updates or special raids that should only be tackled in a group of several people. The Pokémon Go Raids are therefore very popular, as they also offer the prospect of particularly rare Pokémon. For example, in the past, legendary Pokémon could always be caught on special occasions (Pokémon Go events). For particularly eager mobile or smartphone Pokémon trainers, there is also an external IV calculator, such as the online tool from Pokemon.gameinfo.io or on Pokefans.net, to check the values of your Pokémon.