Super Mega Raichu Raid Day

Mega Raichu X and Mega Raichu Y debut in Pokémon GO during a special Super Mega Raid Day event on Saturday, July 18, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. Trainers can look forward to Mega Raichu X and Mega Raichu Y in Super Mega Raids, with the potential to be shiny (with boosted odds!), and up to five additional free raid passes for the day. Read on for all details, CP ranges, and everything else you need to know to prepare! Prep your best counter with our raid guide.

Bonuses

Increased chance to encounter shiny Raichu
Up to five additional free Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs (for a total of six).
Remote Raid Pass limit increased to 20 from Friday, July 17, at 5:00 p.m. to Saturday, July 18, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. PDT.
Raichu caught from Super Mega Raids will have Mega Level 1 unlocked

Event Ticket Bonuses

For US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you can purchase the event ticket offering the following bonuses:

Eight additional Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs (for a daily total of 14)
Increased chance to get Rare Candy XL from Super Mega Raid Battles
5000 XP extra from Super Mega Raid Battles.
5000 Stardust extra from Super Mega Raid Battles.

These bonuses will be effective on Saturday, July 18, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time.

Featured Pokémon

Mega Raichu X and Mega Raichu Y will debut in Super Mega Raids during the event! Get your full Mega Raichu X and Mega Raichu Y raid counters here first and prepare.

Both Mega Raichu X and Mega Raichu Y are weak to Ground types. Raichu can be caught with the following CP values:

From 1180 CP to 1247 CP, with no weather boost
From 1476 CP to 1558 CP with Rainy weather boost

Regular and Shiny Comparison

Mega Raichu X

Mega Raichu X has a more orange tone to the shiny, but it is quite a subtle change.

Regular Mega Raichu X Sprite	Shiny Mega Raichu X Sprite

Mega Raichu Y

Mega Raichu Y is more of a bright yellow when shiny, with the addition of the bright red cheeks.

Regular Mega Raichu Y Sprite	Shiny Mega Raichu Y Sprite

Where to Find Super Mega Raids

Super Mega Raids will take great teamwork and may only appear at certain Gyms, so to make it easier to find nearby Gyms, Power Spots, and more, Pokémon GO has a new web-based map.

You can visit pokemongo.com/map to see the locations where Super Mega Raids might appear during an event, in addition to those in progress. You can also filter the map to show nearby community meetups days in advance. Typically it appears Super Mega Raids are more likely to appear in parks and other similar locations.

Timed Research

Timed Research will be available to Trainers during the event. Complete the research tasks to earn a Premium Battle Pass and an encounter with Steelix.

Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before the Timed Research ends.

Best Mega Raichu X Counters

Let’s check out the top raid counters for Mega Raichu X:

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	29.88	6	307s
2.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power	27.55	5	338s
3.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	27.48	10	337s
4.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power	26.00	8	360s
5.	Shadow Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	26.46	15	357s
6.	Therian Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm	25.74	13	363s
7.	Incarnate Shadow Landorus	Mud Shot	Earth Power	25.61	16	368s
8.	Mega Y Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike	24.62	12	381s
9.	Shadow Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower	24.70	16	377s
10.	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	24.03	12	382s
11.	Mega X Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike	23.94	14	393s
12.	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	23.24	10	398s
13.	Eternatus	Poison Jab	Dynamax Cannon	22.72	9	407s
14.	Shadow Golurk	Mud-Slap	Earth Power	22.95	14	408s
15.	Mega Swampert	Mud Shot	Earthquake	22.36	13	415s
16.	Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power	21.68	8	430s
17.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe	22.23	13	422s
18.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut	Moongeist Beam	22.01	13	422s
19.	Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	22.16	15	424s
20.	Mega Heracross	Fury Cutter	Earthquake	22.18	16	422s
21.	Shadow Regigigas	Zen Headbutt	Crush Grip	22.32	20	423s
22.	Incarnate Landorus	Mud Shot	Earth Power	21.52	16	436s
23.	Mega Lucario	Force Palm	Aura Sphere	22.32	23	428s
24.	Black Kyurem	Dragon Tail	Freeze Shock	21.09	14	442s
25.	Shadow Hippowdon	Sand Attack	Earth Power	21.16	14	442s
26.	Shadow Rhydon	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	21.68	16	422s
27.	Shadow Donphan	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	21.29	16	436s
28.	Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower	20.98	15	444s
29.	Shadow Torterra	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	20.57	11	448s
30.	Shadow Flygon	Sand Attack	Earth Power	21.14	14	443s

Best Mega Raichu Y Counters

Let’s check out the top raid counters for Mega Raichu Y:

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	37.42	6	246s
2.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power	34.94	5	268s
3.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	34.07	10	272s
4.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power	32.86	8	285s
5.	Shadow Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	33.13	14	286s
6.	Therian Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm	31.84	13	294s
7.	Mega Y Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike	31.06	12	304s
8.	Incarnate Shadow Landorus	Mud Shot	Earth Power	31.91	15	297s
9.	Mega X Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike	30.18	13	314s
10.	Eternatus	Poison Jab	Dynamax Cannon	28.66	8	323s
11.	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Drill Run	30.04	12	309s
12.	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	28.96	10	320s
13.	Shadow Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower	30.31	15	307s
14.	Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power	27.44	8	341s
15.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe	28.11	12	336s
16.	Shadow Golurk	Mud-Slap	Earth Power	28.71	14	326s
17.	Mega Swampert	Mud Shot	Earthquake	27.82	12	334s
18.	Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	27.92	14	338s
19.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut	Moongeist Beam	27.40	12	341s
20.	Mega Heracross	Fury Cutter	Earthquake	27.51	16	342s
21.	Incarnate Landorus	Mud Shot	Earth Power	27.00	15	350s
22.	Black Kyurem	Dragon Tail	Freeze Shock	26.45	13	355s
23.	Shadow Hippowdon	Sand Attack	Earth Power	26.56	13	354s
24.	Shadow Regigigas	Zen Headbutt	Crush Grip	27.20	20	350s
25.	Mega Lucario	Force Palm	Aura Sphere	27.74	22	347s
26.	Shadow Torterra	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	25.73	11	358s
27.	Shadow Flygon	Sand Attack	Earth Power	26.40	14	354s
28.	Shadow Donphan	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	26.31	15	352s
29.	Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower	26.04	15	357s
30.	Shadow Rhydon	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	26.37	15	342s

Tickets

Event Ticket

For US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you can purchase a ticket that grants the following bonuses.

Receive up to 14 Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs.
Increased chance to get Rare Candy XL from Raid Battles.
An additional 5,000 XP from Super Mega Raid Battles.
An additional 5,000 Stardust from Super Mega Raid Battles.

These bonuses will be effective on Saturday, July 18, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00p.m. local time.