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Dialga Origin Raid Guide
Download full size infograph here. Dialga Origin is here! It's a great shiny, super useful in Master League PvP, Grunt battles, and a top counter in many raids. All your friends want them in trades, so you really want a few of these things. Fighters and Ground rule...
Mega Ampharos Raid Guide
Download full size Infograph here. Mega Ampharos is here, do we need one? Well, everyone wants do have a full dex don't they? For raids, it's one of the rare mega electric to boost your raid partners when needed, but what about its dragon side? There are much better...
Lugia Raid Guide
Download full size inforgraph here. Hey, it's a me, Lugia! It's a classic bird thing, maybe you need candy for that apex shadow? Use an elite TM for its special move and you have a great PvP bird! Lugia is a chonky boi, you can do it with less than we used to need,...
Mega Manectric Raid Guide
Download full size image here For PvE, Mega Manectric is a high attack pokemon, if lightning is super effecting, using a mega in raids will boost others, and do a ton of damage on its way out. For PvP, Manectric is best left watching in the stands, too fragile the...
Darkrai Raid Guide
Download Full Size Infographic What good is Darkrai? It's so very handy in PvE, it shows up time and time again as a top pick for many raids. Shadow Ball and Dark Pulse both perform well. Uses in PvP? Not really. Only in Masters, and even its exclusive move Sludge...
Mega Banette Raid Guide
Download full size infograph here Mega Banette is back! Come on, it's a cool pokemon! It's already showing up on it's own raid guide as a counter, maybe not the best ghost mega, but get some mega energy, and a shiny! Dark counters are a safe bet, and with a small...
Mega Sableye Raid Guide
Download full size infograph here Mega Sableye is back! Not very relevant for PvE, but it’s been a staple in PvP, and you need XL candy to make a good one! Only one weakness, so fairies it is! Well, and Eternatus, and those good dogs.. Go to the official counters...
Giratina Origin Raid Guide
Download full size infograph here Giratina Origin is back! Needs it’s special move to really shine as a counter, but the XL candy works for both forms, and it’s a good PvP option here and there. Here there be dragons, dark too. A Ray will be worth the effort for many...
Mega Mawile Raid Guide
Download full size infograph here Mega Mawile is here, it won’t see a lot of use in raids, but in PvP it has some use here and there, it’s a pretty shiny, and it’s useful for the mega bonus for candy! Ground and fire are the picks here, Groudon is a no brainer, worth...
Mega Blaziken Raid Guide
Download full size infograph here. Mega Blazekin is here! It's a top notch Mega for raids, and it's a fun pick in PvP really, fun shiny. For rocket battles, it's great, even without the exclusive move! This is a tough one to pick the best meta, since psychic, water,...