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Mega Houndoom Raid Guide
Download full size inforgraph here. Mega Houndoom is here! Do you need it? Well, it's mega, so you need candy from raiding it to get one of your own. It's a top tier dark attacker, not a bad fire attacker, and it boosts your friends damage of like type...
![[Analysis] New Halloween Shadows as raid attackers: Rhyperior/Rampardos, Excadrill, Chandelure (and more…?)](https://articles.pokebattler.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Rock-ASE-Sites-400x250.png)
[Analysis] New Halloween Shadows as raid attackers: Rhyperior/Rampardos, Excadrill, Chandelure (and more…?)
A Team GO Rocket Takeover starts at 10am on Thursday, October 26, and ends at 8pm on Tuesday, October 31. During this time, you can remove Frustration with a regular Charged TM. All these Shadow Pokemon will continue to be available even after the event. In this...
![[Quick Analysis] Conkeldurr as a fighting-type raid attacker, without the CD move](https://articles.pokebattler.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Fighting-Now-ASE-Sites-400x250.png)
[Quick Analysis] Conkeldurr as a fighting-type raid attacker, without the CD move
Timburr Community Day takes place on Sunday, October 15, at 2pm-5pm local time. Any Conkeldurr evolved between 2pm-10pm will learn the CD move Brutal Swing. Brutal Swing is practically useless if you want to use Conkeldurr as a raid attacker (it's great in PvP...
![[Quick Analysis] Shadow Moltres as a Fire and Flying-type raid attacker](https://articles.pokebattler.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Fire-ASETTW-400x250.png)
[Quick Analysis] Shadow Moltres as a Fire and Flying-type raid attacker
Shadow Moltres is in local-only Shadow Tier 5 raids on weekends in October. They'll presumably end on October 29 (although may possibly end earlier if October 28-29 end up being a Shadow Lugia raid weekend as rumored). In this article, I cover its role as both a fire...
Raikou Raid Guide
Download full size infograph here. Raikou, legendary beast cat! I'm not backing down! It's a good cat, look at those teeth, it's a decent raid attacker, and a shadow version is even better, same candy, so go get an orange one! Ground it out for sure, you know the...
Suicune Raid Guide
Download full size infograph here. Suicune! Cat? Dog? Beast? I mean, it's blue and not super useful, but pretty and maybe someday it will get better moves? Grass and electric are key here, I hope you didn't miss Kartana and Xurkitree! If you did, I've got some to...
Entei Raid Guide
Download full size infograph here. The legendary beast is here! Entei, grumpy guy, but shows up a lot as a raid counter, and this is candy for a shadow! The usual rock and water show up here, and the community day waters make their mark! Rhyperior always showing up,...
![[Quick Analysis] Vikavolt as a Bug and Electric-type raid attacker: Better than you might think!](https://articles.pokebattler.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bug-ASETTW-400x250.png)
[Quick Analysis] Vikavolt as a Bug and Electric-type raid attacker: Better than you might think!
TL;DR Even though the CD move Volt Switch is irrelevant in raids, Vikavolt is actually a legitimate raid attacker in both its types, especially as a bug. [Bug] The best "realistically affordable" bug attacker - everything above it is too expensive to be...
![[Analysis] Currently released Paldean Pokemon as raid attackers: Baxcalibur, Starters, and more](https://articles.pokebattler.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Ice-Now-ASETTW-400x250.png)
[Analysis] Currently released Paldean Pokemon as raid attackers: Baxcalibur, Starters, and more
TL;DR Baxcalibur is good, but absolutely not worth the rarity. #1 non-shadow non-mega ice attacker, narrowly surpassing Galarian Darmanitan and Mamoswine, but doesn't mean much when Shadow Mamoswine is way better (and more common).Underwhelming as a...
![[Analysis] Season of Adventure Abound: Scorching Sands Excadrill, Magical Leaf users and Shadow Zapdos as raid attackers](https://articles.pokebattler.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Ground-Now-ASETTW-400x250.png)
[Analysis] Season of Adventure Abound: Scorching Sands Excadrill, Magical Leaf users and Shadow Zapdos as raid attackers
TL;DR Scorching Sands Excadrill narrowly outclasses Earth Power Garchomp. This moderate upgrade makes it one of the best regular non-legendary ground attackers, although it's still well below shadows and PB Groudon. Watch out for its typing...