Rogue Mega Evolution Pokémon are the bosses of Pokémon Legends: Z-A. Under the effect of the energy released by the Prism Tower, they have Mega Evolved without a Trainer and are rampaging through the city. Sixteen battles in the main story, seven more (and a few extras) in the Mega Dimension expansion: here is how to win them all.
The rules of a Rogue Mega battle
- The Rogue Mega Evolution Pokémon is giant, it targets your hero as much as your Pokémon, and your hero can be knocked out (the battle then restarts).
- Its basic attacks alternate with charged attacks that cover a large part of the arena: when it starts to glow, get ready to dodge.
- Ordinary moves deal little damage to it. Plus moves and the attacks of a Mega Evolved Pokémon are much more effective.
- A Rogue Mega Evolution Pokémon ignores the immunities of your Pokémon: a Flying-type Pokémon will still take its Ground attacks.
- Victory earns you its Mega Stone (and, in the expansion, the Pokémon itself).
The Rogue Mega Evolution Pokémon of the main story
Click a Pokémon to read the detailed strategy in the matching walkthrough chapter.
No. 25Mega AbsolVert Sector · Main mission 9
No. 34Mega SlowbroCyan Sector · Main mission 11
No. 34Mega CameruptJaune Sector · Main mission 12
No. 34Mega VictreebelMagenta Sector · Main mission 13
No. 41Mega BeedrillVert Sector · Main mission 16
No. 41Mega HawluchaMagenta Sector · Main mission 17
No. 41Mega BanetteJaune Sector · Main mission 18
No. 48Mega MawileMagenta Sector · Main mission 21
No. 48Mega BarbaracleCyan Sector · Main mission 22
No. 48Mega AmpharosRouge Sector · Main mission 23
No. 53Mega FroslassCyan Sector · Main mission 27
No. 53Mega AltariaMagenta Sector · Main mission 28
No. 53Mega VenusaurJaune Sector · Main mission 29
No. 59Mega DragoniteVert Sector · Main mission 32
No. 59Mega TyranitarJaune Sector · Main mission 33
No. 59Mega StarmieCyan Sector · Main mission 34
| Rogue Mega Pokémon | Weaknesses | Our advice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Absol (Lv. 25) | Fighting, Bug, Fairy | Keep your distance when it charges its giant Dark Pulse. | |
| Mega Slowbro (Lv. 34) | Grass, Electric, Bug, Ghost, Dark | Slip between its whirlpools. | |
| Mega Camerupt (Lv. 34) | Water (x4), Ground | Run away from all its volcanic rocks before the wall of fire. | |
| Mega Victreebel (Lv. 34) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic | Go around the poison puddles. | |
| Mega Beedrill (Lv. 41) | Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock | Run in an arc when it fires Pin Missile. | |
| Mega Hawlucha (Lv. 41) | Psychic, Electric, Ice, Flying, Fairy | Flee far away the moment it jumps for its Flying Press. | |
| Mega Banette (Lv. 41) | Ghost, Dark | Spot the real Banette among its copies. | |
| Mega Mawile (Lv. 48) | Fire, Ground | Weave between the energy spheres. | |
| Mega Barbaracle (Lv. 48) | Water, Grass, Ground, Fighting, Steel, Psychic, Fairy | Interrupt its Power-Up Punch before it gets out of hand. | |
| Mega Ampharos (Lv. 48) | Ice, Ground, Dragon, Fairy | Don’t step on the electric puddles. | |
| Mega Froslass (Lv. 53) | Fire, Rock, Steel, Ghost, Dark | Take cover behind the ice pillars during Blizzard. | |
| Mega Altaria (Lv. 53) | Ice, Poison, Steel, Fairy | Move away from the center of the Twister. | |
| Mega Venusaur (Lv. 53) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic | Burn its brambles, get out of the line of the Solar Beam. | |
| Mega Dragonite (Lv. 59) | Ice (x4), Rock, Dragon, Fairy | Flee the point of impact of the Hyper Beam. | |
| Mega Tyranitar (Lv. 59) | Fighting (x4), Water, Grass, Ground, Bug, Steel, Fairy | Dodge its Stone Edge sideways. | |
| Mega Starmie (Lv. 59) | Grass, Electric, Bug, Ghost, Dark | Change direction at the last moment on every charge. |
The Rogue Mega Evolution Pokémon of Mega Dimension
In the expansion, the Rogue Mega Evolution Pokémon live in “Mega Dimensions” of Hyperspace Lumiose, with levels from 105 to 200. You fight them alongside Urbain/Taunie and Korrina, and you catch the Pokémon after the battle.
No. 105Mega Absol ZHyperspace Lumiose · Extradim. Mission 1
No. 120Mega StaraptorHyperspace Lumiose · Extradim. Mission 3
No. 140Mega TatsugiriHyperspace Lumiose · Extradim. Mission 6
No. 150Mega MeowsticHyperspace Lumiose · Extradim. Mission 8
No. 180Mega HeatranHyperspace Lumiose · Extradim. Mission 9
No. 200Mega DarkraiHyperspace Lumiose · Extradim. Mission 11
No. 200Mega RayquazaHyperspace Lumiose · Extradim. Mission 12
| Rogue Mega Pokémon | Location | How to fight it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Absol Z (Lv. 105) | Disaster Zone · extra-dimensional mission 1 | Dark and Ghost: only Fairy hits it super effectively. | |
| Mega Staraptor (Lv. 120) | Lone Hunter’s Territory · mission 3 | Dodge its dive; Psychic, Electric, Ice, Flying, Fairy. | |
| Mega Tatsugiri (Lv. 140) | At the Broken Mast · mission 6 | Keep moving; Dragon and Fairy. | |
| Mega Meowstic (Lv. 150) | Seer’s Lair · mission 8 | Break its barrier from behind; Bug, Ghost, Dark. | |
| Mega Heatran (Lv. 180) | Blazing Hell · mission 9 | Ground is four times as effective; flee the magma balls. | |
| Mega Darkrai (Lv. 200) | Newmoon Nightmare · mission 11 | Heal the drowsiness; Fighting, Bug, Fairy. | |
| Mega Rayquaza (Lv. 200) | Sky Pillar · mission 12 | Attack the tornado to interrupt Dragon Ascent. |
After the expansion, more Rogue Mega Evolution Pokémon appear in special rifts: Mega Zeraora (thanks to the Plasma Donut), Mega Chimecho, Mega Scovillain, Mega Golurk, Mega Golisopod, Mega Glimmora, not to mention the two Crabominable of side mission 141 and the Mega Garchomp Z from the Mystery Gift. Each one leaves its Mega Stone behind.
Mega Zeraora
Mega Zeraora moves very fast and weaves Electroweb across the arena. Its charged attack is a Plasma Fists: three throws in different directions, then, below half of its HP, zigzagging trajectories and others that swirl around. It is only weak to Ground.
Reward: Zeraorite
Replaying the Rogue Mega battles: simulator and Mega Rush
The Quasartico simulator
Vinnie offers to let you fight the story’s Rogue Mega Evolution Pokémon again as holograms, at level 70 and against the clock. Each victory earns 3 M Exp. Candies and your best time is recorded.
The Mega Rush
Once you’ve defeated all the Mega Dimension Rogue Mega Evolution Pokémon, take on all 27 Rogue Mega Evolution Pokémon in a row, with only three full heals allowed (items excluded). A title rewards the most resilient.
