Pokemon GO - Best Mega Pidgeot Counters (July 2022)

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Last night's Moltres Raid Hour gave trainers a chance to revisit one of the most iconic Gen 1 Legendary Pokemon, but that is just one small piece of the larger Battle Raid schedule for July 2022 in the mobile AR game. As Pokemon GO's busy July schedule continues to roll along, players also have a handful of exciting Mega Battle Raid bosses to challenge before the next rotation arrives.

This week offers players another shot at Mega Pidgeot. This is a Mega boss that has been in the spotlight quite a few times at this point, but thanks to new Pokemon evolutions and move set releases, it's not a bad idea for new and veteran Pokemon GO Battle Raid enthusiasts to revisit their counter roster before heading into the big fight.

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Mega Pidgeot will only be around to battle until July 22 (at which point Mega Gengar will take over), so players should try to get these battles in today or very early tomorrow if they want a chance to prove themselves. Trainers preparing for the battle will need to remember that Mega Pidgeot is weak to Rock- and Electric-type Pokemon. Be sure to avoid Grass-, Bug-, and Fighting-types, since they are all weak to Pidgeot's Normal/Flying pairing.

This pairing of weaknesses should make it pretty easy for players to throw together a competitive counter roster (as long as they're will spend some Elite TMs, Stardust, and Candy to help out). Even still, Mega Pidgeot can be pretty tough, so the average trainers are going to want to head into this battle with at least four friends.

Mega Raid rewards reminder: Keep in mind that Mega Pidgeot is not catchable at the end of this Battle Raid. Mega Pokemon have to be (temporarily)