Pokemon GO developers offer multiple Standard and Shiny Pokemon variants through in-game raids. However, getting a Shiny Mega Pokemon is quite challenging, but Mega raids provide chances to get one. Mega Houndoom is a dual Dark and Fire-type monster featured as a Mega raid boss.
Pokemon GO Mega raid bosses have boosted offensive capabilities and are extremely powerful compared to their regular variants. Players can get a Shiny Mega Pokemon through raids, but it is a challenging task; one must first acquire a Shiny variant, and later Mega evolve it. Trainers must defeat the Mega Houndoom raids to get a chance to encounter Shiny Houndoom. However, beating a Mega monster requires a team full of potent counters and extreme meta-knowledge.
Pokemon GO: All PokeStop Showcases Dates and Pokemon (November 2023)
This Pokemon GO guide details all the PokeStop Showcases competition dates, time schedules, and featured Pokemon for November 2023.
How To Get Shiny Mega Houndoom In Pokemon GO
The dual Dark and Fire-type Mega Houndoom is extremely powerful, and its Shiny variant is considered a rare existence. Once Pokemon GO players defeat the Mega raid boss, they can encounter a Shiny Houndoom; all that's left is Mega evolving it afterward.
Trainers should note that the possibility of encountering a Shiny Houndoom after defeating the Mega raid boss isn't guaranteed. While some players might encounter a Shiny Houndoom, others might only encounter its Standard variant. Since Houndoom is featured as a Mega raid boss, trainers cannot use Pokemon GO items to increase their chances of finding a shiny variant.
The major strategy is to win multiple Mega Houndoom raids, securing numerous Houndoom encounters to catch up to its Shiny spawn rate. As powerful as Mega Houndoom is, it has numerous weaknesses that trainers can use to take down the boss quickly. The Mega monster is weak to Fighting, Ground, Rock, and Water-type attacks but can resist Psychic, Dark, Fire, Ghost, Grass, Steel, and Ice-type moves in Pokemon GO. One should consider this knowledge to form a battle roster of powerful counters.
Mega Houndoom Counters For Mega Raids
Once players defeat Mega Houndoom in Pokemon GO raids, they might get a Shiny Houndoom and Mega Evolve it. After trainers initiate and complete the Mega Evolution process, they can finally get a Shiny Mega Houndoom.
Mega Houndoom Counters | Fast Moves | Charged Moves |
|---|---|---|
Primal Groudon | Mud Shot | Precipice Blades |
Primal Kyogre | Waterfall | Origin Pulse |
Mega Swampert | Water Gun | Hydro Cannon |
Shadow Rampardos | Smack Down | Rock Slide |
Terrakion | Double Kick | Sacred Sword |
Mega Blaziken | Counter | Focus Blast |
Mega Diancie | Rock Throw | Rock Slide |
Shadow Rhyperior | Mud-Slap | Rock Wrecker |
Mega Rayquaza | Dragon Tail | Dragon Ascent |
Mega Blastoise | Water Gun | Hydro Cannon |
Pokemon GO - All Ditto Disguises (July 2024)
You can catch a Ditto and Shiny Ditto in Pokemon GO July 2024 by following this detailed guide.
How To Mega Evolve Shiny Houndoom In Pokemon GO
Mega Evolving Houndoom costs 100 Mega Energy in Pokemon GO. Trainers can collect the required Mega Energy through activities such as winning Raids, finishing Research and daily tasks with Houndoom's evolutionary line as the buddy Pokemon, and more. The Mega Evolution will cost players 100 Mega Energy for the first time, with later evolution costing 20 Mega Energy.
Pokemon GO trainers should also note that the Standard and the Shiny variants have the same process, with color being the only difference. The Mega Evolution process works the same for Standard and Shiny Houndoom.
