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Ho-Oh Raid Guide
Download full size inforgraph here. Ho-Oh is here! It shows up as a decent raid counter in PvE, a bit dicy in PvP, but look at that shine! You want XL for that fancy shadow apex you maxed right? Rock is king here, hitting both fire and flying, us old school players...
Mega Rayquaza Raid Guide
Download full size infograph here Mega Rayquaza is back! Everyones favorite snake(dragon)! It's a top pick for dragon attackers in raids, and a super cool shiny, so get your team ready! Elite raids are only in certain gyms and certain times. No remote raids for this...
Mega Charizard Y
Download full size infograph here. Mega Charizard Y, the one that isn't a dragon... Mega Charizard is a very useful mega, Going to be strong in Raids, and everything else Mega related. Get the candy, enough for a few of them, you won't regret it! Rock, and rock. It's...
Yveltal Raid Guide
Download full size infograph here Yveltal! Everyones second favorite dark bird. It's a good bird for PvE, but you need Oblivion Wing… PvP it makes some headway, and it’s shiny!! Yveltal came at a bad time to fly, Xurkitree is a top flying counter, just out classing...
Landorus Raid Guide
Download full size inforgraph here. Landorus is here! It's a decent raid attacker, maybe not as good as the other Landorus, but same candies, and it has it's place! It has a nice place in PVP master league, and it's shiny! What to use? Pretty much all ice, with double...
Zapdos Raid Guide
Download full size infograph here. Zapdos is back, it's a good bird! It definitely shows up as a top electric PvE counter for raids, and I've seen it as a spicy pick in GBL, it's never worked on me, but kudos for trying. The best counters are rock and ice,...
[Analysis] Necrozma (with its fusion forms) and Marshadow as raid attackers
Go Fest 2024 is already underway in person at Sendai, where ticket-holders can now fuse their Necrozma caught in raids with either Solgaleo or Lunala to obtain Dusk Mane Necrozma and Dawn Wings Necrozma respectively. They can also obtain this year's Go Fest mythical,...
[Analysis] Blacephalon and Naganadel as raid attackers
Blacephalon and Stakataka are in Tier 5 raids until 10am on June 1, and Naganadel can now be evolved from Poipole since the start of the Ultra Space Wonders event. Today, we will look at how Blacephalon and Naganadel stack up as raids attackers. (Sorry, Stakataka, but...
Blacephalon Raid Guide
Download full size infograph here Blacephalon is here! It’s a hot fire attacker, but glassy as.. Worth picking up some if you’re in the western hemisphere, remote if you’re not. Dark, water, and ghost are the heavy hitters here, come community day picks show up, and...
Stakataka Raid Guide
Download full size infograph here Stakataka is here, it’s like a brick wall, sounds like it’s not going to make a splash in PvP, or PvE. Get that entry anyway, and maybe host a raid for those not in the eastern hemisphere! Fighters and ground are going to be your...