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Mega Ampharos
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Mega Ampharos

ElectricDragon

Best attacking moveset: Volt Switch and Zap Cannon, worth 15.4 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Mega Ampharos can learn 16 combinations. Volt Switch with Zap Cannon 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

Weak toGroundIceDragonFairy
ResistsFlyingSteelFireWaterGrass
Strongly resistsElectric
Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Charge BeamElectric71.0s+14
Volt SwitchElectric131.5s+20
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Brutal SwingDark652.0s-33
Focus BlastFighting1403.5s-100
Power GemRock803.0s-50
ThunderElectric1002.5s-100
Thunder PunchElectric502.0s-33
TrailblazeGrass652.0s-50
Zap CannonElectric1403.5s-100
Dragon Pulse LegacyDragon903.5s-50

Shiny

Shiny availability is tracked for Ampharos as a species, on the Ampharos page.

Other forms

Ampharos
Ampharos

Evolution family

Mareep
Mareep
Flaaffy
Flaaffy
Ampharos
Ampharos

Numbers

Max CP4,799 at level 50, 4,245 at level 40
Raid catch2,426 CP at level 20, or 3,032 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch2,332 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats294 attack · 203 defense · 207 stamina

What it costs

Second charged move75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy
Buddy distance5 km per Candy
Purify a Shadow one5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy
Size1.4 m and 61.5 kg

Best moveset against each type

Mega Ampharos does not have one best moveset, it has 6. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Flying, Water, Ghost.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
FlyingVolt Switch + Zap Cannon24.4
WaterVolt Switch + Zap Cannon24.4
GhostVolt Switch + Brutal Swing19.9
PsychicVolt Switch + Brutal Swing19.9
NormalVolt Switch + Focus Blast18.8
RockVolt Switch + Focus Blast18.8
SteelVolt Switch + Focus Blast18.8
IceVolt Switch + Focus Blast18.8
DarkVolt Switch + Focus Blast18.8
DragonCharge Beam + Dragon Pulse18.7
BugVolt Switch + Power Gem17.0
FireVolt Switch + Power Gem17.0
FightingVolt Switch + Zap Cannon15.4
PoisonVolt Switch + Zap Cannon15.4
FairyVolt Switch + Zap Cannon15.4
GroundCharge Beam + Trailblaze14.7
GrassVolt Switch + Brutal Swing12.6
ElectricVolt Switch + Brutal Swing12.6

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 Ampharos is actually for.

Counters: what beats Mega Ampharos

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
EternatusPoisonDragonDragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy35.9
BaxcaliburDragonIceIce Fang + Glaive Rush Legacy27.8
RayquazaDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe Legacy26.4
HaxorusDragonDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe Legacy26.4
PalkiaWaterDragonDragon Tail + Draco Meteor26.4
SalamenceDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Draco Meteor26.1
DragoniteDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Draco Meteor Legacy24.9
DragapultDragonGhostDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe24.8
GarchompDragonGroundDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe24.4
ReshiramDragonFireDragon Breath + Draco Meteor23.9

Ranked by damage per second against Mega Ampharos's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.