Mega Altaria
DragonFairy
Best attacking moveset: Dragon Breath and Dazzling Gleam, worth 11.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Mega Altaria can learn 10 combinations. Dragon Breath with Dazzling Gleam does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Breath | Dragon | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Peck | 10 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | 100 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Dragon Pulse | Dragon | 90 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Flamethrower | Fire | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Sky Attack | 80 | 2.0s | -50 | |
| Moonblast Legacy | Fairy | 130 | 4.0s | -100 |
Shiny
Shiny availability is tracked for Altaria as a species, on the Altaria page.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,576 at level 50, 3,163 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,807 CP at level 20, or 2,259 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,727 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 222 attack · 218 defense · 181 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 1,000 Stardust and 1 Candy |
| Size | 1.09 m and 20.6 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Mega Altaria does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Dragon, Fighting, Bug.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Dragon | Dragon Breath + Dazzling Gleam | 17.9 |
| Fighting | Peck + Dazzling Gleam | 17.1 |
| Bug | Peck + Sky Attack | 16.0 |
| Grass | Peck + Sky Attack | 16.0 |
| Dark | Dragon Breath + Dazzling Gleam | 15.4 |
| Ice | Dragon Breath + Flamethrower | 12.7 |
| Normal | Dragon Breath + Dazzling Gleam | 11.6 |
| Dragon Breath + Dazzling Gleam | 11.6 | |
| Ground | Dragon Breath + Dazzling Gleam | 11.6 |
| Rock | Dragon Breath + Dazzling Gleam | 11.6 |
| Ghost | Dragon Breath + Dazzling Gleam | 11.6 |
| Water | Dragon Breath + Dazzling Gleam | 11.6 |
| Electric | Dragon Breath + Dazzling Gleam | 11.6 |
| Psychic | Dragon Breath + Dazzling Gleam | 11.6 |
| Steel | Dragon Breath + Flamethrower | 11.2 |
| Poison | Dragon Breath + Sky Attack | 11.2 |
| Fire | Dragon Breath + Sky Attack | 11.2 |
| Fairy | Peck + Dazzling Gleam | 10.9 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Mega Altaria is actually for.
Counters: what beats Mega Altaria
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tinkaton | FairySteel | Fairy Wind + Gigaton Hammer Legacy | 24.2 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 23.6 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash Legacy | 23.1 |
 Naganadel | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 22.4 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 22.4 |
 Kyurem | DragonIce | Steel Wing + Glaciate Legacy | 21.9 |
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash | 21.4 |
 Nihilego | RockPoison | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 21.2 |
 Zacian | FairySteel | Metal Claw + Play Rough | 20.8 |
 Roserade | GrassPoison | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 20.8 |
Ranked by damage per second against Mega Altaria's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.