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Necrozma Raid Guide
Download full size infograph here Necrozma is here and shiny! It fuses into two really good raid counters, it’s weird looking, and you need some! Good old dark and ghost rule over these psychic types, well.. and the bug thing I haven’t enough candy for.. Go to...
Xurkitree Raid Guide
Download full size infograph here Xurkitree, lightning in a tube man! It's going to be quite a useful lightning attacker, so you will want one for that, and XL farming while you wait for a shiny to be released. I'm not sure it will get much use on the PvP side, but...
Pheromosa Raid Guide
Download full size infograph here. Pheromosa, fighting bug, germaphobe? Might see some use in a raid, but it's pretty fragile for PvE, will go out fast. Not much use in PvP, but don't you want one? Everybody needs that dex! To beat a bug, it takes a bird, all the...
Buzzwole Raid Guide
Download full size infograph here. It's Buzzwole, the swole bug! The biggest splash it makes is in PvP, all leagues, but you'll have to convince a new player to trade you one for great league! Not the best moves for PvE, but still, it's a big bug. To beat a bug, it...
Celesteela Raid Guide
Download full size infograph here Celesteela is here and super shiny! It might not look impressive on paper for raids, so let’s leave it at that for now. Doesn't rank very high in the PvP aspect, but that doesn't mean it won't find a home in some special cups or as a...
Kartana Raid Guide
Download full size infograph here Kartana is here and it’s shiny! Top of the class grass attacker, tiny little paper crane that packs a huge punch in PvE raids. For PvP, it seems a bit frail, but I'm sure people will make it work in a specialized team. You definitely...
Nihilega Raid Guide
Download full size infograph here. Nihilego is back and shiny! It didn't get the moves to make it useful in PvP, but you might see it for some PvE action here and there! What to use? Ground is super effective against rock and poison, so nothing else comes close, well,...
Guzzlord Raid Guide
Download full size infograph here Guzzlord has is back and shiny! Do you need it for raids? Well.. no.. Do you need it for GBL? Maybe, it has some great moves, I'm sure someone will try it soon enough. It's got a huge mouth, seems like something to catch! It's double...
Mega Swampert Raid Guide
Download full size infograph here. Mega Swampert it here! It's a super useful Mega, with both ground and water, it's a top raid counter, and Swampert is a staple in many PvP cups! It's all grass for this one, double weak means almost any grass will do, those community...
Mega Tyranitar Raid Guide
Download full size infograph here. Mega Tyranitar, a giant! With Brutal Swing showing up, it makes these things top tier raid counters, you will need the Community Day fast move Smack Down for rock, and another for dark damage, and shiny as well! I mean,...