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Meganium (Shadow) in Ultra League
Grass#229of 849 ranked
81PvPoke score
Meganium (Shadow) is a niche pick that needs the right team around it in Ultra League. Ultra League caps every Pokémon at 2,500 CP, so bulky Pokémon and fully powered-up favourites take over.
Best moveset
Vine WhipFast · Grass · 5 damage, 8 energy in 2 turns46% of top players
Frenzy PlantCharged · Grass · 100 damage, 45 energy60% of top players
EarthquakeCharged · Ground · 120 damage, 65 energy25% of top players
Second charged move: 10,000 stardust and 25 candy; buddy distance 3 km.
Play it by the counts
How many Vine Whips it takes to charge each move from empty. Count them in the fight and you know when a shield decision is coming — for you and for your opponent.
6Vine Whip → Frenzy Plant6 fast moves, 12 turns
9Vine Whip → Earthquake9 fast moves, 18 turns
What Meganium (Shadow) beats
Zygarde (Complete Forme)wins this matchup65
Empoleonwins this matchup57
Tinkatonwins this matchup55
Feraligatrwins this matchup52
Snorlaxwins this matchup52
What beats Meganium (Shadow)
Corviknightloses this matchup16
Dusknoir (Shadow)loses this matchup21
Skeledirgeloses this matchup27
Virizionloses this matchup31
Florgesloses this matchup47Battle rating out of 100 in a one-shield simulation; above 50 is a win.
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