Mega Salamence Raid Guide

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The Best Counters for Mega Salamence in Pokemon Go
Table of Contents
Mega Salamence
Stats
Attack: 310
Defense: 251
Stamina: 9,000
Recommended Party Size
1 - 2 Players
Weaknesses
Ice (2x), Dragon, Fairy, Rock
 
Level 20Level 25, Weather Boosted
2054 CP - 2142 CP 2568 CP - 2678 CP
Overview
 Mega Salamence is a Dragon with a great moveset and a STELLAR 310 Attack stat... so why is it so bad?
This Pokemon is a PRIME example of just how competitive the Dragon Type is. There are a ton of types that would ABSOLUTELY KILL to have something this insanely strong, yet here we have Mega Salamence, the bronze medal of Dragon Type Mega Evolutions. Not Dragon Types as a whole, just the Mega Evolutions! Don't be fooled by the bravado of this monster, pick it up as a dex-filler and then raise Mega Rayquaza when it comes back, or even Mega Garchomp. It's not bad, but it's just not good enough.
So what can be expected from this raid? Well, Mega Salamence hits like a truck with Dragon Tail or Fire Fang, the latter in particular posing a massive threat to many of its top Ice Type counters. Meanwhile, its Charged Moves don't pose a HUGE threat due to how slow they are, though they're all likely to score KOs if they land. The variables here are Hydro Pump, which is pretty hard to dodge, and Fly, which comes out more frequently.
Best Counters
Difficulty: Mega Salamence is easily solo-worthy at lv.40 with the Pokemon on this list, but consider aiming for a bit of TDO over DPS to help stay in the game.
 The absolute, undisputed master of Ice, White Kyurem is THE option for putting Mega Salamence into a deep-freeze. It doesn't appreciate fighting Dragon Tail, and isn't going to survive a Draco meteor, but a bit of dodging will go a long way.
With how strong it is, it's just a shame that there's only one Kyurem on this list....
 Ice Fang + Ice Burn*
 The old classic still works wonders here... just note that it's going to take a lot of damage from  Fire Fang, and Dragon Tail already hits hard.
Powder Snow + Avalanche
 A bit vanilla in terms of performance, as it's literally a pure Ice Type, but Galarian Darmanitan still has great average performance.
Ice Fang + Avalanche
 Another classic, Shadow Mewtwo drops high damage when it manages to throw out an Ice Beam, but it has the disadvantage of fearing all of Mega Salamence' Fast Moves, as Bite hits it hard.
Psycho Cut + Ice Beam
 We're cheating a bit by putting the two Ice Type Mega Evolutions on this list, as there are other Pokemon with higher performance NOT on this list, but their Ice Type boost gives them enough of an edge to be worth mentioning for the duo in particular. And heck, they still are solo-worthy!
Powder Snow + Weather Ball Ice
 ....oh look, another Kyurem!
Black Kyurem is much the same case as its White variant, but it's weaker here due to its lack of an Ice Type Fast Move.
 Dragon Tail + Freeze Shock*
 Shadow Weavile's frailty is a problem here, as it can very much be farmed down by Fast Moves, but it can still score huge damage in its time on the field.
Ice Shard + Triple Axel
 Mega Rayquaza is surprisingly low here... until you remember that Mega Salamence is double-weak to Ice, yet this thing STILL hits the top-10 list.
Dragon Tail + Breaking Swipe*
 Pray for no Dragon Tail, and get to work!
Ice Fang + Avalanche
 Please check Mega Abomasnow's review, as it applies here as well.
Frost Breath + Avalanche