Pokemon Legends Z-A: How To Rogue Mega Altaria

Learn how to defeat Rogue Mega Altaria in Pokemon Legends Z-A as part of the main story to earn the Pokemon for yourself.

How To Rogue Mega Altaria (Source: The Pokemon Company)
How To Rogue Mega Altaria (Source: The Pokemon Company)

Pokemon Legends Z-A has some of the hardest main missions in the series, and this is largely due to the bosses you face during these. Rogue Mega Altaria is one such boss you face in Main Mission 28, and this boss is incredibly difficult to read. 

Mixing slow yet hard-hitting attacks with an offensive blitz, Rogue Mega Altaria is a nightmare to handle. If you’re having trouble taking on and beating Rogue Mega Froslass in Main Mission 28, our guide is here to walk you through the fight. We shall go over the boss’s counters, weaknesses, resistances, attacks, and more. 

Rogue Mega Altaria Counters

Rogue Mega Altaria is hard to read (Source: The Pokemon Company | ZaFrostPet/YouTube)
Rogue Mega Altaria is hard to read (Source: The Pokemon Company | ZaFrostPet/YouTube)

You’ll find the following Pokemon to be exceptionally good against Rogue Mega Altaria: 

PokemonBest Way To Get ItWhere To Find Its Mega Stone
ExcadrillYou can find this Pokemon in Wild Zone 14. Exchange for 360 Mega Shards at Quasartico Inc.
FrosslassYou find this Pokemon in Wild Zone 20. Defeat Rogue Mega Froslass
Gardevoir You get this Pokemon by picking up Ralts from the Vert Sector 4 Courtyard, and then evolving across this lineage.Exchange for 240 Mega Shards at Quasartico Inc.
GengarYou get this Pokemon in the Old House during Main Mission 20. Buy it at the Stone Emporium for 50,000 Poke Dollars. 
MawileYou get this Pokemon by completing Side Mission 77. Defeat Rogue Mega Mawile

Related: Pokemon Legends Z-A: How To Defeat Rogue Mega Froslass

Rogue Mega Altaria Weaknesses and Resistances

Rogue Mega Altaria is weak to the following:

  • Fairy
  • Ice
  • Poison
  • Steel

The Pokemon has a resistance to the following: 

  • Bug
  • Dark
  • Dragon (Immune)
  • Electric
  • Fighting
  • Fire
  • Grass
  • Water
There are four moves you need to worry about (Source: The Pokemon Company | ZaFrostPet/YouTube)
There are four moves you need to worry about (Source: The Pokemon Company | ZaFrostPet/YouTube)

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Rogue Mega Altaria is a Level 53 boss, so you also have to be at Level 53 to face the boss. The higher your level, the better. Once you meet the boss at its level, you then need to watch for the following attacks:  

  • Dragon Pulse: The boss let out a scream that shoots a beam. This beam is slow with a long charge-up time, so you have plenty of time to sidestep it. 
  • Moonblast: Altaria will take to the air and launch an orb right at you. This orb is incredibly slow but hits very hard. Move out of the way to avoid this. 
  • Whirlwind: The boss will take to the air once again, but this time will summon several mini tornadoes. These tornadoes are very fast, so you’ll have to dash around the edge of the arena to avoid them. 
  • Brave Bird: Altaria will charge right across the diameter of the arena. This is by far its fastest attack, but it only deals damage across a thin line. Avoid this line to stay safe. 

The boss is exceptional at throwing you off your game by mixing excruciatingly slow attacks with fast ones. The trick to surviving is to be on constant alert and read the moves as they come. All of Altaria’s attacks are announced and have some charge-up time, so it is important to use the charge-up window to set up your escape plan. Once the boss settles down after an attack, use that window to exploit its weakness and win. 


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