Pokémon GO Machop Tier 1 Raid: Best Counters & DPS Ranking

Megas whose aura type overlaps with this boss's type. Top pick: Mega Gallade.

⚡ Mega-Evolution raid bonuses:
・Damage: while a Mega is on the field, all allies get +10% damage (regardless of type). Moves whose type matches the Mega's type are upgraded to +30% instead.
・Catch candy bonus: while you have a Mega evolved, every Pokémon caught gives +1 candy at Base Mega level, or +2 candies at High / Max Mega level (regardless of type).
・Candy XL chance: only triggers when your Mega is at High level or above AND you catch a Pokémon that shares a type with the Mega (type-matched only).
⚡-badged Megas trigger the same-type +30% damage bonus / XL Candy chance against this boss.
Primal Kyogre (Water/Electric/Bug), Primal Groudon (Fire/Ground/Grass) and Mega Rayquaza (Dragon/Flying/Psychic) emit a 3-type aura instead of the standard own-types only.

#		Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	Sustained DPS (eDPS) ?
1		Mega Gallade Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Confusion / Psychic	90.0	53.0
2		Mega Blaziken Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Counter / Brave Bird	70.4	26.7
3		Mega Lucario Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Force Palm* / Aura Sphere	66.3	16.9
4		Mega Medicham Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Psycho Cut / Psychic	56.3	25.1
5		Mega Heracross Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Counter / Close Combat	55.0	34.6

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6

Mega Lopunny Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)

Pound / Focus Blast

50.4

14.1

All Mega-tier counters. Top pick: Mega Rayquaza. ⚡ badge marks Megas whose aura matches this boss's type.

#		Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	Sustained DPS (eDPS) ?
1		Mega Rayquaza Mega	Air Slash / Dragon Ascent*	116.5	77.2
2		Mega Alakazam Mega	Confusion / Psychic*	100.9	51.9
3		Mega Gardevoir Mega	Confusion / Psychic	90.0	58.5
4		Mega Gallade Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Confusion / Psychic	90.0	53.0
5		Mega Pidgeot Mega	Gust* / Brave Bird	87.2	34.7

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6		Mega Latios Mega	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	87.2	54.9
7		Mega Metagross Mega	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	78.8	40.3
8		Mega Salamence Mega	Dragon Tail / Fly	76.2	51.3
9		Mega Latias Mega	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	75.9	50.0
10		Mega Gengar Mega	Lick* / Psychic*	72.5	60.2
11		Mega Charizard Y Mega	Air Slash / Blast Burn*	70.5	41.8
12		Mega Blaziken Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Counter / Brave Bird	70.4	26.7
13		Mega Lucario Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Force Palm* / Aura Sphere	66.3	16.9
14		Mega Diancie Mega	Tackle / Moonblast	64.6	24.5
15		Mega Slowbro Mega	Confusion / Psychic	63.0	44.3
16		Mega Banette Mega	Hex / Dazzling Gleam	62.7	37.8
17		Mega Dragonite Mega	Dragon Tail / Hurricane	62.6	43.5
18		Primal Kyogre Mega	Waterfall / Origin Pulse*	61.4	33.0
19		Primal Groudon Mega	Dragon Tail / Precipice Blades*	60.5	32.5
20		Mega Garchomp Mega	Dragon Tail / Earthquake	59.9	33.0

Machop is a tier 1 raid boss. Weak to Flying, Psychic, Fairy. Top DPS counters sorted by per-second damage against this boss. Attackers assumed at Level 50 IV15, including Shadow attack bonus; no weather/aura boost applied. Best overall: Mega Rayquaza. Megas are excluded in this section. Top pick: Shadow Mewtwo.

#		Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	Sustained DPS (eDPS) ?
1		Shadow Mewtwo Shadow	Confusion / Psystrike*	104.7	55.6
2		Shadow Toucannon Shadow	Peck / Beak Blast*	90.9	28.0
3		Shadow Alakazam Shadow	Confusion / Psychic*	89.8	35.7
4		Rayquaza Legendary	Air Slash / Dragon Ascent*	88.7	48.7
5		Mewtwo Legendary	Confusion / Psystrike*	87.9	48.4

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6		Shadow Moltres Shadow	Wing Attack / Fly	87.9	45.7
7		Shadow Staraptor Shadow	Gust* / Brave Bird	87.4	27.7
8		Enamorus Legendary	Fairy Wind / Fly	86.3	55.2
9		Shadow Regigigas Shadow	Zen Headbutt / Crush Grip*	86.1	26.7
10		Hoopa Unbound Legendary	Confusion / Psychic	86.0	32.3
11		Shadow Latios Shadow	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	84.0	43.0
12		Shadow Honchkrow Shadow	Peck / Brave Bird	82.0	22.5
13		Shadow Salamence Shadow	Dragon Tail / Fly	81.6	42.2
14		Deoxys Attack Legendary	Zen Headbutt / Psycho Boost	81.3	14.6
15		Shadow Metagross Shadow	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	80.7	32.5
16		Necrozma Dawn Wings Legendary	Psycho Cut / Moongeist Beam	79.7	71.3
17		Necrozma Dusk Mane Legendary	Psycho Cut / Sunsteel Strike	79.7	37.8
18		Tapu Lele Legendary	Confusion / Nature’s Madness*	79.2	52.1
19		Shadow Gardevoir Shadow	Confusion / Psychic	78.9	48.8
20		Shadow Gallade Shadow	Confusion / Psychic	78.9	35.9

Other strong picks (legendaries included) not already listed in the sections above. Top pick: Zacian Crowned Sword.

#		Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	Sustained DPS (eDPS) ?
1		Zacian Crowned Sword Legendary	Metal Claw / Play Rough	77.9	37.2
2		Enamorus Therian Legendary	Fairy Wind / Fly	77.8	52.2
3		Tornadus Therian Legendary	Gust / Bleakwind Storm*	77.4	46.2
4		Toucannon	Peck / Beak Blast*	76.8	25.5
5		Articuno Galarian Legendary	Confusion / Fly	76.4	54.9

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6		Alakazam	Confusion / Psychic*	75.7	32.6
7		Moltres Legendary	Wing Attack / Fly	73.9	39.8
8		Staraptor	Gust* / Brave Bird	73.7	25.1
9		Yveltal Legendary	Gust / Oblivion Wing*	73.6	34.5
10		Azelf Legendary	Confusion / Futuresight	73.3	34.9
11		Espeon	Confusion / Psychic	72.9	33.7
12		Hoopa Legendary	Confusion / Psychic	72.9	59.3
13		Regigigas Legendary	Zen Headbutt / Crush Grip*	72.7	25.7
14		Lunala Legendary	Confusion / Psychic	71.6	65.7
15		Latios Legendary	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	70.8	42.6
16		Eternatus Legendary	Dragon Tail / Dynamax Cannon*	69.9	50.3
17		Honchkrow	Peck / Brave Bird	68.8	21.2
18		Salamence	Dragon Tail / Fly	68.6	38.0
19		Tapu Koko Legendary	Quick Attack / Nature’s Madness*	68.5	32.9
20		Deoxys Legendary	Zen Headbutt / Psycho Boost	68.0	21.5

Alternatives if you don't have a Mega, Shadow, or Legendary roster. Top pick: Metagross.

#		Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	Sustained DPS (eDPS) ?
1		Metagross	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	67.9	32.3
2		Braviary	Air Slash / Fly	67.0	27.9
3		Gardevoir	Confusion / Psychic	66.7	43.3
4		Gallade	Confusion / Psychic	66.7	37.5
5		Hatterene	Confusion / Psychic	66.7	38.3

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6		Exeggutor	Confusion / Psychic	65.7	35.1
7		Flamigo	Wing Attack / Brave Bird	64.8	31.0
8		Beheeyem	Confusion / Psychic	62.6	29.8
9		Dodrio	Peck / Brave Bird	62.5	17.7
10		Braviary Hisuian	Zen Headbutt / Fly	61.9	44.0
11		Unfezant	Air Slash / Sky Attack	61.7	20.5
12		Delphox	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	61.2	35.8
13		Togekiss	Charm / Dazzling Gleam	60.7	42.7
14		Mr Rime	Confusion / Psychic	59.9	23.4
15		Primarina	Charm / Moonblast	59.8	36.0
16		Drampa	Extrasensory / Fly	59.4	15.4
17		Bombirdier	Wing Attack / Fly	59.4	21.6
18		Wyrdeer	Confusion / Psychic	58.7	22.4
19		Indeedee	Extrasensory / Psychic	58.6	19.1
20		Kadabra	Confusion / Dazzling Gleam	57.9	16.6

Aura-matched Megas re-ranked by Sustained DPS. Top pick: Mega Gallade.

#		Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	Sustained DPS (eDPS) ?
1		Mega Gallade Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Confusion / Psychic	90.0	55.2
2		Mega Heracross Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Counter / Close Combat	55.0	34.6
3		Mega Blaziken Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Counter / Brave Bird	70.4	26.7
4		Mega Medicham Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Psycho Cut / Psychic	56.3	25.1
5		Mega Lucario Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Force Palm* / Aura Sphere	66.3	16.9

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6

Mega Lopunny Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)

Pound / Focus Blast

50.4

14.1

Mega tier ranked by Sustained DPS. Top pick: Mega Rayquaza. ⚡ badge = aura-matched.

#		Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	Sustained DPS (eDPS) ?
1		Mega Rayquaza Mega	Air Slash / Dragon Ascent*	116.5	77.7
2		Mega Gardevoir Mega	Confusion / Psychic	90.0	63.3
3		Mega Latios Mega	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	87.2	57.2
4		Mega Gengar Mega	Lick* / Psychic*	72.5	56.9
5		Mega Gallade Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Confusion / Psychic	90.0	55.2

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6		Mega Salamence Mega	Dragon Tail / Fly	76.2	53.3
7		Mega Alakazam Mega	Confusion / Psychic*	100.9	52.4
8		Mega Latias Mega	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	75.9	51.9
9		Mega Slowbro Mega	Confusion / Psychic	63.0	45.2
10		Mega Dragonite Mega	Dragon Tail / Hurricane	62.6	44.3
11		Mega Charizard Y Mega	Air Slash / Blast Burn*	70.5	42.8
12		Mega Metagross Mega	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	78.8	40.9
13		Mega Banette Mega	Hex / Dazzling Gleam	62.7	37.8
14		Mega Pidgeot Mega	Gust* / Brave Bird	87.2	34.7
15		Mega Heracross Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Counter / Close Combat	55.0	34.6
16		Mega Altaria Mega	Peck / Dazzling Gleam	55.2	33.8
17		Primal Kyogre Mega	Waterfall / Origin Pulse*	61.4	33.0
18		Mega Garchomp Mega	Dragon Tail / Earthquake	59.9	33.0
19		Primal Groudon Mega	Dragon Tail / Precipice Blades*	60.5	32.5
20		Mega Beedrill Mega	Poison Jab / Aerial Ace	53.4	30.8

Non-Mega ranking adjusted for survivability. Top pick: Necrozma Dawn Wings.

#		Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	Sustained DPS (eDPS) ?
1		Necrozma Dawn Wings Legendary	Psycho Cut / Moongeist Beam	79.7	68.2
2		Lunala Legendary	Confusion / Psychic	71.6	64.5
3		Shadow Lugia Shadow	Extrasensory / Aeroblast*	73.8	64.0
4		Hoopa Legendary	Confusion / Psychic	72.9	57.4
5		Enamorus Legendary	Fairy Wind / Fly	86.3	56.6

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6		Articuno Galarian Legendary	Confusion / Fly	76.4	56.2
7		Tapu Lele Legendary	Confusion / Nature’s Madness*	79.2	56.2
8		Shadow Mewtwo Shadow	Confusion / Psystrike*	104.7	55.2
9		Lugia Legendary	Extrasensory / Aeroblast*	62.1	54.4
10		Enamorus Therian Legendary	Fairy Wind / Fly	77.8	53.6
11		Shadow Ho-Oh Shadow	Extrasensory / Brave Bird	77.9	50.7
12		Eternatus Legendary	Dragon Tail / Dynamax Cannon*	69.9	50.6
13		Shadow Gardevoir Shadow	Confusion / Psychic	78.9	49.9
14		Rayquaza Legendary	Air Slash / Dragon Ascent*	88.7	49.5
15		Mewtwo Legendary	Confusion / Psystrike*	87.9	49.0
16		Tornadus Therian Legendary	Gust / Bleakwind Storm*	77.4	46.4
17		Ho-Oh Legendary	Extrasensory / Brave Bird	65.7	45.9
18		Togekiss	Charm / Dazzling Gleam	60.7	45.8
19		Braviary Hisuian	Zen Headbutt / Fly	61.9	45.3
20		Shadow Moltres Shadow	Wing Attack / Fly	87.9	45.0

Other strong picks (legendaries included) re-evaluated by Sustained DPS. Top pick: Gardevoir.

#		Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	Sustained DPS (eDPS) ?
1		Gardevoir	Confusion / Psychic	66.7	44.1
2		Latios Legendary	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	70.8	43.4
3		Necrozma Legendary	Psycho Cut / Futuresight	64.9	42.6
4		Zapdos Galarian Legendary	Counter / Fly	65.0	41.5
5		Xerneas Legendary	Geomancy* / Moonblast	66.9	41.0

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6		Gengar	Lick* / Psychic*	54.8	40.8
7		Moltres Legendary	Wing Attack / Fly	73.9	40.7
8		Hatterene	Confusion / Psychic	66.7	40.0
9		Celebi Legendary	Confusion / Psychic	59.7	39.5
10		Victini Legendary	Confusion / Psychic	59.7	39.5
11		Latias Legendary	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	60.9	38.3
12		Salamence	Dragon Tail / Fly	68.6	38.0
13		Necrozma Dusk Mane Legendary	Psycho Cut / Sunsteel Strike	79.7	37.8
14		Tapu Bulu Legendary	Bullet Seed / Nature’s Madness*	66.3	37.7
15		Gallade	Confusion / Psychic	66.7	37.5
16		Zacian Legendary	Quick Attack / Play Rough	59.4	37.5
17		Zacian Crowned Sword Legendary	Metal Claw / Play Rough	77.9	37.2
18		Slowking Galarian	Confusion / Futuresight	52.3	36.8
19		Slowbro Galarian	Confusion / Psychic	52.0	36.5
20		Primarina	Charm / Moonblast	59.8	36.0

Alternatives without a Mega/Shadow/Legendary roster. Top pick: Delphox.

#		Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	Sustained DPS (eDPS) ?
1		Delphox	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	61.2	35.8
2		Sylveon	Charm / Dazzling Gleam	55.3	35.7
3		Orbeetle	Confusion / Psychic	45.6	35.6
4		Exeggutor	Confusion / Psychic	65.7	35.1
5		Rapidash Galarian	Fairy Wind / Psychic	57.9	35.1

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6		Dragonite	Dragon Tail / Hurricane	54.6	34.7
7		Yanmega	Wing Attack / Aerial Ace	50.5	34.1
8		Espeon	Confusion / Psychic	72.9	33.7
9		Dragapult	Dragon Tail / Shadow Ball	48.9	33.4
10		Florges	Fairy Wind / Moonblast	53.5	33.2
11		Alakazam	Confusion / Psychic*	75.7	32.6
12		Metagross	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	67.9	32.3
13		Polteageist	Hex / Psychic	52.1	32.3
14		Gholdengo	Hex / Dazzling Gleam	51.3	32.0
15		Decidueye	Magical Leaf / Brave Bird	49.3	32.0
16		Scyther	Air Slash / Aerial Ace	49.7	31.1
17		Flamigo	Wing Attack / Brave Bird	64.8	31.0
18		Reuniclus	Zen Headbutt / Futuresight	54.2	31.0
19		Volcarona	Fire Spin / Hurricane	49.9	30.6
20		Ribombee	Charm / Dazzling Gleam	54.2	30.3