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Gen 3 Raid Counters for Absol and Mawile
Download Printable high res here Gen 3 has finally arrived and with it 2 new raid bosses so we threw together some counters for them. Mawile Tier 2 so pretty easy to solo. He's especially vulnerable to fire attacks so as long as you have some good fire guys, you're...
Ninetales Solo Contest: We Have a Winner!
Congrats to The BKellzz for winning our Ninetales Solo Contest! They did an amazing job killing Ninetales with a mix of great skill, luck and some super strong Golem in a solo raid as you can see in the...
An investigation into Raikou breakpoints
Breakpoints are an advanced topic in Pokemon Go. For an intro to breakpoints, please read the Damage Breakpoints article first. The Mystery of Raikou Raikou has very strange performance in the Pokebattler rankings for Ho-Oh. He starts in 3rd place at level 30, slowly...
A more realistic “suggested group size” for raids (v2.0)
Did you ever pay attention to the "suggested group size" for raids? 5 for a Metapod, 9 for a Sandslash, 13 for a Machamp and 20 for a legendary. Of course it doesn't make sense. Here I propose a (simple?) formula to calculate a much more realistic "suggested group...
The 0 Def IV Myth
Someone has beaten a Ninetales solo, but as they didn't enter the contest, so it's still on! The Ninetales soloer graciously allowed us to post an analysis of his raid battle on Youtube so one of you can use it to win! Check it out on our new Pokebattler Youtube...
Announcing the 1st Pokebattler Contest: Solo a Ninetales, win a Year Long Pokebox Membership!
UPDATE: We have a winner! https://articles.pokebattler.com/2017/12/06/ninetales-solo-contest-winner/ Attention trainers, the gauntlet has been thrown down! Oddly enough, the relatively useless Pokemon known as Ninetales is THE hardest Tier 3 raid boss to solo. But we...
Raid Rotation Infographic Update
TLDR: Quick Links Quick download links of all updated infographics Tier 3 Raid Guide Tier 4 Raid Guide Legendary Bird Raid Guide Legendary Beast Raid Guide Mewtwo Raid Guide Ho-oh Raid Guide How to Use Pokebattler Infographics The top Pokemon counters are listed from...
A little guide to solo 2-star raids (Exeggutor, Magmar, Electabuzz, Muk, Weezing)
TL;DR: Exeggutor and Magmar are really easy to solo by exploiting their numerous weaknesses. Weezing is the hardest by far, but it can be tamed with a mix of Psychic glass cannons and sturdy Rhydon/Golem. Electabuzz and Muk are in between. This is meant to be a guide...
Ho-Oh Raid Guide Infographic
Printable High-Resolution Ho-Oh Counter infographic Download. Niantic has just nerfed Ho-Oh's stats, which is exactly what they did right before they released Mewtwo, so Pokebattler is betting that Ho-Oh will be released soon too. Considering we have yet to receive...
Choose Your Attackers v10.0 – added Gen3 (and Suicune with Hidden Power)
A new version of my famous spreadsheet is there. As you probably know, it's a theoretical spreadsheet. If you like exact rankings, I recommend to check the excellent Pokébattler raid rankings because they are based on simulations. However, simulations are as accurate...