Pokémon GO Wild Area 2025 is just around the corner, and aside from being headlined by the Grimmsnarl line, you will also find Mighty Pokémon for the taking. These special spawns are some of the most coveted catches in the event, giving trainers a chance to catch high IV versions of some popular finds.
So let’s delve into these Mighty Pokémon and go through a brief analysis of what makes them good (or bad) in the ever-dynamic meta.
A warning, if you see *POTENTIAL SPOILER ALERT* in this article, there are about to be mentions of allegedly leaked information for the Pokémon Legends Z-A: Mega Dimension DLC. Skip to the next section to avoid!
Understanding Mighty Pokémon
All Mighty Pokémon have some shared traits:
- Mighty Pokémon can be caught in the level ranges of Level 35 to 40 range if they are not weather boosted, Level 40 to 45 range if they are weather boosted!
- Mighty Pokémon have a high IV floor, with 13/13/13 minimum guaranteed IVs
- Mighty Pokémon always appear as fully evolved Pokémon and can be Shiny in their fully evolved form!
- More likely to be XL or XXL when caught, and are very aggressive during the catch encounter
- Mighty Pokémon are much more difficult to capture, it is recommended to use Golden Razz Berries and a GO Safari Ball
Meta relevance of every Mighty Pokémon in Wild Area 2025
Wigglytuff
Wigglytuff is strictly a PvP Pokémon, so an IV floor of 13/13/13 isn’t really helping, but still, you can use the catches as Candy fodder for a Great League Wigglytuff, a powerful Charmer that resists both Ghost and Dragon moves. This makes it quite a menace in the Great League, either as a lead or a safe switch-in. In the Ultra League, while it doesn’t reach the 2500 CP mark even as an XL, it is usable, resisting Giratina Altered’s STAB moves entirely, while also delivering super-effective damage in return.
Galarian Rapidash
Galarian Rapidash is a stunning Pokémon aesthetically, but when it comes to battles, it disappoints in PvE while having some usage in PvP. In the Great League, the Psycho Cut + Body Slam combo is tempting and does help establish some viability for this unicorn Pokémon in this format. Add Play Rough, and it also troubles Giratina Altered in the Ultra League. Overall, it is inferior to many other Fairy types, and cannot muster any strength against Steel types.
Tyranitar
The Psuedo Legendary Tyranitar possesses brute strength, but its true brutality comes from its Mega Evolution. You may use an Elite Fast TM to give it Smack Down and run it as a powerful Rock type attacker, but it’s outclassed in that role with regards to DPS. Keeping Shadows aside (Mega Tyranitar’s massive bulk makes up for the lower DPS), others like Mega Diancie, Rampardos, and Mega Aerodactyl offer more damage. Mega Tyranitar is fantastic in this role, but the call for an Elite TM and the slow moveset can be a bit annoying so, you should resort to the dark side.
Not only does Mega Tyranitar not need any Elite TMs to learn Bite and Brutal Swing, it is way more dominant in the Dark role than the Rock meta. For starters, Mega Tyranitar resists Psychic and Dark damage, making it a top-notch counter to those Raid Bosses, even beating out Ghost type counters who don’t resist Psychic or take super-effective damage from Ghost. Secondly, this beast is tanky, helping keep the Mega Boosts running for a long time. Bite, being a 0.5s cooldown move, is favoured with the powerful Party Power mechanic, making Brutal Swing extra powerful.
All this adds up to Mega Tyranitar being among the best Megas and a must-have Mighty Pokémon, preferably with perfect IVs.
Mawile
Mawile itself is spice in the Great League, countering Dragon types, walling them, and being unpredictable with its plethora of moves.
Mega Mawile is not strong enough in damage, but it can be used strategically in large group Raids to tank Dragon type moves and keep the Mega Boost for Fairy afloat for a long time. While this doesn’t sound like much, it could be crucial against, say, a Koraidon, Kommo-o, Hydreigon, Guzzlord, or Roaring Moon Raid Boss sporting only Dragon moves.
Absol
Not Absol, but Mega and Shadow Absol are top-tier DPS options in the Dark meta. For the Shadow, you can gain Candy, and for the Mega, this is a great time to get a high IV variant.
However, keep in mind that while Mega and Shadow Absol deal more damage than Mega Tyranitar, the Pseudo Legendary is overall the best Dark type due to high bulk that complements its damage output. In other words, prioritize Tyranitar if looking for a Dark attacker.
*POTENTIAL SPOILER ALERT*
Absol is a Pokémon that is rumoured to gain another Mega evolution in the forthcoming Pokémon Legends: Z-A DLC.
Golurk
Golurk is an underrated gem among the Mighty Pokémon grabs this year! It’s a very nice Ground type attacker with Mud-Slap and Earth Power, performing particularly well in Mega Lucario Raids, thanks to its Ghost subtyping helping resist Fighting attacks.
In PvP, it is a neat pick that offers many advantages in the lower Leagues. Mud-Slap’s high damage output, numerous resistances with the Ghost subtyping, including Fighting, ability to bait shields with the cheap and wide coverage move, Shadow Punch, and decent stats in general.
*POTENTIAL SPOILER ALERT*
That’s not all, as Golurk is also one of the Pokémon rumoured to get a Mega Evolution in the Legends Z-A: Mega Dimension DLC! Mega Golurk could be a game changer in the meta. Lastly, the shiny is sick!
Gokurk is definitely one of the best Mighty catches in the event.
Hatterene
Hatterene is an inferior Gardevoir when it comes to PvE. It is better as a Psychic type, but then, there are several other Psychic options that are way stronger, and also, Gardevoir has a Mega.
On that note, Hatterene has a Gigantamax form, which would be quite neat in the GMax meta, punishing Fighting type Max Pokémon. It’s yet to arrive in the game, so perhaps collect Candy for it?
Obstagoon
Obstagoon works similarly to Scrafty in the Great and Ultra League, getting coverage against Psychic, Ghost, and Steel types with its moves. However, Obstagoon has a trick up its sleeve that even Scrafty can’t boast: the Normal subtyping giving Obstagoon a heavy resistance against Ghost types.
You don’t need the move Obstruct (via an Elite Charged TM) as Obstagoon can work just fine with Night Slash, but if you really want to, go ahead!
Meowscarada
Meowscarada has the second-highest ATK of all Grass starters behind Rillaboom, and with Frenzy Plant in tow, the latter is destined to out-DPS it. Rillaboom is also bulkier, making it a better performer overall.
In PvP, Meowscarada struggles with fragility, and fellow Grass/Dark Shiftry outperforms this starter with the lightning-fast combo of Snarl and Leaf Blade. Under shields, Mewoscarada puts pressure on the opponent with Leafage’s high power complemented by Mewoscarada’s high ATK.
Alolan Ninetales
The Ice/Fairy Alolan Ninetales is a nightmare for Dragon types, posing a massive threat to those draconic beasts across all Leagues, even in the Master League. Access to Powder Snow and Charm gives it a lot of flexibility, and it can be custom-fit to your teams based on the requirements.
Be extra wary of Steel types, though, as Alolan Ninetales has A double weakness to those Pokémon.
Galarian Weezing
Galarian Weezing is one of the most twisted Pokémon in the lower PvP Leagues thanks to how versatile its moveset is, making it super unpredictable in battle. It is a Poison/Fairy type, but can destroy Steel types with the powerful Overheat. Opponent is Psychic type? It has Brutal Swing. Then there’s Fairy Wind and Play Rough to send Dragon, Fighting, and Dark types packing.
It’s quite a threat in the Great and Ultra League, and should be treated with regard when someone squares off against it.
Granbull
To be fair, Granbull is among the weaker Mighty Pokémon in this year’s roster. It is thoroughly outclassed in PvE and PvP. It does have a niche of taking the fight to Ghost types with access to Crunch and to Steel types with Close Combat, but even that is very situational, and Granbull isn’t too consistent in this schtick.
Houndoom
Houndoom in itself is underwhelming in the meta, but Mega Houndoom is quite useful both in the Fire and Dark typings. It’s still outclassed in both roles, but serves as a great budget option.
As a Dark type, its damage is close to Shadow Salamence with Bite and Brutal Swing, and behind Shadow Darkrai, which honestly isn’t bad per se.
As a Fire type, it is not as good, with DPS somewhere around Shadow Ho-Oh with Incinerate and Sacred Fire.
Gardevoir
Gardevoir is quite a powerful Fairy type attacker in itself, with DPS figures around the level of Xerneas in Raids. The magic comes from Mega Gardevoir, the strongest Fairy in the meta. It also learns Triple Axel, which lets it decimate the numerous Dragon Raid Bosses double-weak to Ice while also being weak to Fairy.
Try catching a perfect IV Gardevoir if you don’t have one already, ideally shiny (stunning!), and walk with it (if you’ve already mega-evolved one) to get yourself the best Fairy type attacker in Pokémon GO.
Honchkrow
Honchkrow is a surprise package in both the Dark and meta, adopting the role of a glass cannon. Its Dark type performance is solid, but where it truly stands out is in the meta. In either case, it should ideally be the Shadow version.
Anyway, there aren’t too many pure moveset attackers, and Honchkrow excels in that with Peck and Sky Attack. If you have Shadow Honchkrow, use this opportunity to farm Candy for it, but Honchkrow in itself is no slouch either!
Garchomp
Another Pseudo Legendary in the fray, Garchomp is a powerhouse, performing double duty in both the Dragon and Ground metas, but once again, the real essence comes from Mega Garchomp, one of the strongest Pokémon in the game.
Bulky and hard-hitting, Mega Garchomp is overall surpassed by the likes of behemoths like Mega Rayquaza and Primal Groudon in Dragon and Ground performance, while still being extremely powerful in its own right.
It can keep the Mega Boost running for quite a while, and in the Ground department, Mega Garchomp’s Dragon/Ground typing hands it a triple resistance to Electric type moves, making it exceptional against Raid Bosses like Zekrom or future Bosses like Miraidon and Raging Bolt. The recent addition of Breaking Swipe has elevated its Dragon type performance as well, making it a total package.
In PvP, it is unfortunately outclassed by many Dragons, especially the same type Zygarde Complete form.
*POTENTIAL SPOILER ALERT*
If you already have a strong Mega Garchomp, then brace yourselves as Garchomp is slated to get a second Mega Evolution in the Legends: Z-A Mega Dimension DLC! Just imagine the power levels another Mega Garchomp could bring!
Drapion
Drapion may be an afterthought in PvE, but it is one of the best Pokémon for the Great and Ultra League. While I once again stress the fact that Mighty Pokémon won’t have ideal Great and Ultra League IVs, we only comment on the Pokémon’s viability. In that perspective, Drapion is a lower League PvP monster, boasting a fast and hard-hitting moveset, and coverage against the only type it is weak to: Ground. This establishes Drapion as a supreme threat in battle, and as such, if you’re looking to get XL Candy to power up your Ultra League Drapion, then this is a great opportunity.
Weavile
Weavile is a great Dark and Ice Pokémon, boasting superb moves and high DPS in both, although dodging is mandatory given how fragile it is. It is quite useful against the likes of Mega Latios, Mega Latias, Giratina Altered and Origin, Dragapult, etc. It may not be top-tier, but it is certainly a strong attacker to include in your squad, especially in situations where you have to quickly rejoin the lobby after your entire team faints. The shiny is quite incredible, too!
All the best and have fun in the 2025 edition of Wild Area in Pokémon GO!
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