How to beat Ho-Oh, Mewtwo, Entei, Raikou, Suicune Legendary Raids in Pokémon Go
The Legendary Dog Raids — Raikou, Entei, and Suicune — end today at 1pm PST / 4pm EST! Battle them while you still can!
Pokémon Go Legendary Raids are in full effect. The Legendary Beats: Raikou, Entei, and Suicune are winding down but EX Raids featuring Mewtwo are coming out of field-testing mode and, for a limited time only, Ho-Oh is available. (And who knows when Mew and Celebi will follow?)
But, in order to catch a Legendary Pokémon, you have to beat them first. Here's how!
November 30, 2017: The Legendary Dog Raids — Raikou, Entei, and Suicune — end today at 1pm PST / 4pm EST!
Trainers, remember that you only have until 1 P.M. PST on 11/30 to battle Suicune in the Americas. Good luck! http://pic.twitter.com/EdKYss9T5p
— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) November 29, 2017
Sadness. Hopefully they, like the Legendary Birds, will return at some point. And, Shiny.
November 27, 2017: Ho-Oh Legendary Raids are on until December 12!
Ho-Oh, the Legendary Pokémon and master of the Legendary Beasts, has been unlocked.
From Pokémon Go:
Congratulations! We issued a challenge—and you answered the call. Collectively, you caught over 3 billion Pokémon during the Global Catch Challenge, unlocking some amazing rewards along the way. But that's not all… As a result of all your hard work, Ho-Oh is now appearing in Raid Battles at Gyms around the world until December 12, 2017. So, gather your friends and find a Legendary Raid near you!
October 31, 207:
The Legendary Beasts have made their final rotation. Here's where they stand:
- Raikou, an Electric-type Legendary Pokémon, can be battled throughout Europe and Africa.
- Entei, a Fire-type Legendary Pokémon, can be battled throughout the Asia-Pacific region
- Suicune, a Water-type Legendary Pokémon, can be battled throughout the Americas.
September 30, 2017: Legendary Beast Raids have rotated!
A new month means a new Legendary Beast to catch. Here's the migration:
- Entei, a Fire-type Legendary Pokémon, can be battled throughout the Americas
- Suicune, a Water-type Legendary Pokémon, can be battled throughout Europe and Africa.
- Raikou, an Electric-type Legendary Pokémon, can be battled throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
What has Pokémon Go said about Legendary Raids?
From Pokémon Go:
On September 30, all three of these Legendary Pokémon will move to a different location and will be available for Trainers to battle with friends until October 31. They will make their final stop in the last remaining location on October 31. Raikou, Entei, and Suicune will be available for this limited time period, so make sure to battle against them when they arrive at Gyms near you!
While these Legendary Pokémon are traveling the world, we'll also begin an EX Raid Battle (formerly Exclusive Raid Battle) field-testing phase at select Gyms before the feature is made available globally. We have collected some valuable early feedback on the new EX Raid Battle feature and will look to further test and hone the experience through the feedback of the dedicated global Trainer community. During the field test, we'll be making periodic adjustments to EX Raid eligibility requirements, frequency, times, locations, and durations with the goal of making the EX Raid Battle feature engaging, rewarding, and most importantly, fun for Trainers who regularly participate in Raid Battles.
The first EX Raid Passes will be sent out soon, and those invited will have an opportunity to try out the new system as early as September 6. Stay tuned for more updates as we launch the EX Raid Battle field test to more Gyms in the weeks ahead. We look forward to reading all your constructive feedback on our social media channels and encourage you to continue share your thoughts throughout the EX Raid Battle field test!
When did Legendary Raids start?
Lugia debuted immediately following Pokémon Go Fest Chicago on July 22 and was available through Thursday, August 31. Initially, the other Legendary Birds debuted as follows:
- Articuno (Team Mystic) released on Saturday, July 22 and available through Monday, July 31.
- Moltres (Team Valor) to be released on Monday, July 31 and available through Monday, August 7.
- Zapdos (Team Instinct) to be released on Monday, August 7 and available through Monday, August 14.
Then, Pokémon Go re-released all three Legendary Birds on August 14 and let them run until August 31.
If you missed the Legendary Birds can you still get them?
Maybe? The initial run of the Legendary Birds has ended but there are shiny forms in the game that haven't been released yet and it's possible Pokémon Go might put them back into rotation or make them available in some other way. 100K Legendary Eggs, anyone?
Get them while you can!
What about Mewtwo? When will that Legendary be released?
Mewtwo has already been released. It's being done through invitation-only Ex-Raids, though. And so far, they've been a bit of a disappointment. Here's hoping Pokémon Go has fixed them.
Pokémon Go, Ex-Raids, and Mewtwo: What you need to know!
Raikou, Entei, and Suicune have already started, though?
They have! Raikou, Entei, and Suicune will be rotating through regions. Here's the schedule:
| Month | Raikou | Entei | Suicune |
|---|---|---|---|
| September | Americas | EU/Africa | Asia Pac |
| October | Asia Pac | Americas | EU/Africa |
| November | EU/Africa | Asia Pac | Americas |
In other words, you'll have a month to catch the first regional Legendary Dog, then it'll switch, and you'll have a month to catch the second one, then another switch and a final month to catch the third one.
It's possible Pokémon Go will then re-release the Legendary Dogs all together like they did with the Legendary Birds, but it's best not to take any chances. Catch your Legendary Dogs as soon as possible.
What about Ho-Oh, the Beasts' Legendary leader?
Out! From November 27 to December 14.
And the Mythicals, Mew and Celebi? Will they be released soon too?
No word yet on Mew or Celebi.
What are the best counters for Legendary Raid Battles in Pokémon Go?
There are a lot of lists out there and a lot of opinions on what it takes to make it on a list. I've tested various counters in over 800 Battle Raids, including over 500 Legendary Raids, and this is the list I've come to depend on.
What I've found during the course of many, many raids is that, due to how hard Charge Moves from Raid Bosses are to dodge, and how glitchy the Pokémon Go servers are in general, high DPS and perfect type matching aren't enough. For example, Pokémon like Gengar just don't last long enough to really take advantage of their high damage output. Same is, unfortunately, true for Golem. It can get shredded after a single Stone Edge.
Also, because Stardust, Technical Machines (TM) and other resources are scarce, Pokémon that can be used against several Raid Bosses, like Tyrantiar, are better than unitaskers who're only useful against one, like Piloswine.
If you don't have these Pokémon, try to get them from Raid Battles. If you have them but don't have the right movesets, try to change them with TMs. If you absolutely can't get them or get enough of them, use Pokémon of the same type and similar typing and movesets. It's not ideal but sometimes you have to dance with the Pokémon you have.
Whatever you do, don't use Blissey. It's just too slow and you're always fighting the timer as much as you are the boss.
How do you beat the Legendary Raid Bosses in Pokémon Go?
Tyranitar is the hero in this list, especially against the Legendary Birds so getting one, making sure it has good moves, and then powering it up to around Level 30 will be paramount. Golem, thanks to good stats and great typing can be great as well, provided you can successfully dodge a few Charge moves. Rhydon works well against some of the the Legendary Dogs as well.
| Pokémon | Type | Best counter | Other counters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Articuno | Flying/Ice | Tyranitar (Stone Edge) | Moltres or any big Fire-type (Fire Spin + Overheat) |
| Moltres | Flying/Fire | Golem (Rock Throw + Stone Edge) | Tyranitar (Bite + Stone Edge) or Vaporeon (Hydro Pump) |
| Zapdos | Flying/Electric | Golem (Rock Throw + Stone Edge) | Tyranitar (Stone Edge) or Dragonite (Dragon Tail + Outrage) |
| Mewtwo | Psychic | Tyranitar (Bite + Crunch) | Dragonite |
| Mew | Psychic | Tyranitar (Bite + Crunch) | Gengar (Hex + Shadow Ball) |
| Raikou | Electric | Rhydon or Golem (Mud Slap + Earthquake) | Dragonite |
| Entei | Fire | Golem (Mud Slap + Stone Edge) | Vaporeon (Hydro Pump) |
| Suicune | Water | Raikou (Thunder Shock + Wild Charge) | Exeggutor or Venusaur (Solar Beam) |
| Lugia | Flying/Psychic | Tyranitar (Bite + Crunch) Gyarados (Bite + Crunch) |
Zapdos (Charge beam + Thunderbolt) | Raikou (Thunder Shock + Wild Charge) Zapdos (Charge Beam + Thunderbolt) | Golem (Mud Slap + Stone Edge) |
| Ho-Oh | Flying/Fire | Rai | Golem (Rock Throw + Stone Edge) |
| Celebi | Grass/Psychic | Tyranitar (Bite + Crunch) | Flareon (Fire Spin + Overheat) or Scizor or Pinsir (Fury Cutter + X-Scissor) |
Tyranitar
Beats Mew, Mewtwo, Lugia, hurts Celebi, Articuno, Moltres, Zapdos, and Raiku
Tyranitar is the Godzilla of Pokémon Go but up until now has also been something of a mixed monster: super-high CP but super weak to Fighting and weak to water. With Legendary Raids, though, you get to put the monster first, and that means Tyranitar's huge stats and double Dark combo with Bite and Crunch punishing to Psychic types, including Mew and Mewtwo.
Many would point out Mew's lack of a Psychic quick move means Gengar is a more damaging counter. In my experience, though, thanks to hard-to-dodge charge moves and glitchy, death-loop infested gameplay, Gengar often doesn't last long enough to deliver that damage. So, Tyranitar may just prove the best combination of damage and longevity in both Psychic battles. (Just avoid Focus Blast. Because, ouch.)
If you have Tyranitar with Bite and Stone Edge instead, you can round out Golem attackers and last even longer in a fight against the Legendary Birds and even Beasts as well.
Evolve: 25 candies from Larvitar to Pupitar, 100 candies from Pupitar to Tyranitar. (But you're better off getting one from a Tier 4 Raid Battle and saving those candies to power it up.)
Best movesets: Bite + Crunch (against Mew and Mewtwo)
Secondary movesets: Bite + Stone Edge (Moltres, Zapdos, Articuno)
Golem
Beats Moltres, Zapdos, Ho-Oh, hurts Zapdos, decent against Articuna
Golem has always been a less powerful, harder to evolve, but less vulnerable version of Rhydon. Thanks to its Rock-type fast move, though, it comes out of the shadows to be one of the best counters to the Legendary Birds. Like with Charizard, Golem resists Moltres' Fire- and Flying-type moves, and also dishes out double super effective damage with Rock Throw and Stone Edge. Against Zapdos, Golem double resists Electric and resists Flying moves, and deals out super effective damage. Even against Articuno, Golem resists flying and does double super effective damage... but takes super effective damage from Ice-type attacks.
With Mud Slap and Earthquake instead of Stone Edge, Golem can be used to round out a Rhydon army when taking on two of the Legendary Beasts, Raiku and Entei.
Evolve: 25 candies from Geodude to Gravler, 100 candies from Graveler to Golem.
Best movesets: Rock Throw + Stone Edge (Moltres, Zapdos, Articuno)
Secondary movesets: Mud Slap + Earthquake (Raiku and Entei)
Rhydon
Beats Raiku, Entei, helps with Moltres
Rhydon keeps surprising. Last year it got a CP boost that put it among the top Gym squatters. This year, its type-matching and movesets makes it the most versatile Boss-beater in the game. That carries over to Legendaries as well.
Score Mud Slap and Earthquake and it's the best counter to Raiku and Entei. That's thanks to its Ground typing, and totally avoiding its otherwise double weaknesses to Water and Grass. Score Stone Edge and you can help reinforce your Golems against Moltres and Zapdos too.
All this combines to make Rhydon not just the most versatile regular Raid Boss beater in the game, especially for Tier 1 through Tier 3, but a force to be reckoned with for Legendary as well.
Evolve: 50 candies from Rhyhorn to Rhydon
Best movesets: Mud Slap + Earthquake (Raiku, Entei)
Usable Movesets: Mud Slap + Stone Edge (Moltres)
What are the best movesets for the Legendary and Mythical Pokémon?
Even though Pokémon Go hasn't officially launched the Legendary and Mythical Pokémon yet, they've had at least placeholder movesets in the game for a while now. Whether or not those moves survive launch or get replaced with new — and in several cases, hopefully better — ones, we'll have to wait and see.
If the Legendary and Mythical movesets remain the same, here are the ones you'll want:
| Pokémon | Type | Quick Move | Change Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Articuno | Ice/Flying | Frost Breath | Blizzard |
| Zapdos | Electric/Flying | Charge Beam | Thunder Bolt |
| Moltres | Fire/Flying | Fire Spin | Overheat |
| Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion | Psychic |
| Mew | Psychic | Pound | Solar Beam or Focus Blast |
| Raikou | Electric | Thunder Shock | Wild Charge |
| Entei | Fire | Fire Spin | Overheat |
| Sicune | Water | Extrasensory | Hydro Hump |
| Lugia | Psychic/Flying | Extrasensory | Future Sight |
| Ho-Oh | Fire/Flying | Extrasensory | Fire Blast or Solar Beam |
| Celebi | Grass/Psychic | Confusion | Dazzling Gleam |
These are all attack-centric movesets, since those will be the ones that matter. Because...
Will you be able to put Legendary and Mythical Pokémon on Gyms?
No. Pokémon Go said that right up front:
While Legendary Pokémon will help them take on the toughest Raid Bosses and Gym Battles, they're not willing to leave their Trainer's side, so they can't be left to defend Gyms.
So, yeah, focus on offense.
Which Pokémon Go Legendary Raid Boss beaters are you considering?
If you have other Pokémon higher up on your Legendary Raid Battle counters list, let me know which ones and why!
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