How to get Mega Blaziken
Mega Blaziken is a highly desired competitive beast inPokemon Go, but how do you acquire the mighty fighting chicken, and can it be Shiny?
Mega Blazikenis a Fire/Fighting-type Pokemon that is notorious inPokemon Go battlesfor its incredibly high speed and DPS rate. This mirrors the mainline games, where Mega Blaziken existed in the same tier as Legendary and Mythical Pokemon.
Thesheer power of Mega Blazikenmakes it a popular choice for Pokemon Go players, but you need to take certain steps to add one to your team.
The only way to acquire Mega Blaziken in Pokemon Go is to evolve an existing regular Blaziken using Mega Energy.However, becauseplenty of Mega Evolutionsare availablein the game, players must wait for the rotations to see if the one they’re looking for takes a spot.
Yes, Shiny Mega Blaziken is available in Pokemon Go. To see one, you need to Mega Evolve a Shiny Blaziken.
Unfortunately, Shiny Mega Blaziken is a letdown, as the only difference is that the red part of its body is now orange, which is a barely noticeable difference. There are better Mega Evolutions to Shiny hunt in Pokemon Go.
To Mega Evolve Blaziken,you must use 200 Mega Energyfor the first transformation. Then, you’ll need 40, 20, and 10 for each subsequent one.
Besides gathering Mega Energy from defeating Pokemon in Mega Raids, players can earn extra by completingspecific Research Tasksor setting a Blaziken that has Mega Evolved as a Buddy and taking it on walks.
As a dualFire/Fighting-type Pokemon, Mega Blaziken has the following stats:
That’s everything you need to know to get Mega Blaziken in Pokemon Go. For more guides, check out our list of theBest Pokemon for competitive play, as well as theBest Elite Fast TMsand theBest Elite Charged TMs. If you want your Pokemon to become yourBuddy, learnHow to get Best Buddy status.
Scott Baird is a Games Writer on Dexerto’s UK team, specializing in Pokemon, Baldur’s Gate, Dungeons & Dragons, Final Fantasy, and Magic The Gathering, and Nintendo games. He also has bylines at Cracked, Dorkly, Topless Robot, Screen Rant, The Gamer, and TopTenz.
