Mega Sceptile is coming back to Pokemon Go Mega Raids during the World of Wonders season, so let’s break down this Grass/Dragon’s weaknesses and effective counters against it.
Mega Sceptile weaknesses in Pokemon Go
Since Mega Sceptile is aGrass/Dragon-type Pokemon,it’s weak to several types, includingFlying, Poison, Bug, Dragon, and Fairy.Additionally,Ice is 4x effectiveagainst Mega Sceptile thanks to its type combo, so bringing in a strong Ice-type Pokemon could be the best strategy.
Of course, Mega Sceptile will have its own strengths in battle. It’sresistant to Ground, Electric, Water, and Grass. Naturally, it would be best to leave those Pokemon out of this Mega Raid.
Mega Sceptile has some pretty strong moves in Pokemon Go:
You’ll be able to get Mega Sceptile bydefeating it in the Mega Raid Battleand catching the Sceptile soon after.
Once you’ve caught the regular Sceptile, you canMega Evolve it using 200 Mega Energy. You can obtain Mega Energy by defeating a Mega Evolved Pokémon in a Mega Raid Battle or by completing specific research tasks.
Yes, players will be able to find Shiny Mega Sceptile through Mega Raids.
Like any Shiny Pokemon, trainers will have to be quite lucky to actually find Shiny Mega Sceptile, but it is certainly possible. With its striking blue appearance, it will make for quite the flash Pokemon.
Now that you know how to defeat Mega Sceptile, check out the rest of our Pokemon Go guides below:
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Philip Trahan was a Games Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in Pokemon, Apex Legends, Call of Duty, RPGs, JRPGs, and Nintendo franchises. He also has bylines at NintendoEverything and GameRant.
