New raid bosses can now be found in the arenas of Pokémon GO. Along with Heatran, Jugong, Rossana, and Walraisa are now active as bosses. We will show you all opponents of the various difficulty levels.
In Pokémon GO, there have been changes in the arena. The legendary Pokémon Heatran is now available as a tier 5 opponent. But there are also new bosses on tiers 1-4 that you can challenge as a trainer.
The new raid bosses for Christmas in Pokémon GO
After the announcement of Heatran it was clear to most trainers that there would be a wave of new raid bosses in Pokémon GO. Trainers posted their observations on Reddit and have now compiled an overview. In it, you will find all opponents from tier 1 to 5 that have been confirmed by players.
What types are now favored as opponents? Due to the restructuring, you will now find wintery ice and water types as bosses. But some familiar faces are back or still present.
The current raid bosses at tier 1 / Tier 1
- Sheinux
- Muschas
- Karpador
- Bamelin
- Schneppke
The current raid bosses at tier 2 / Tier 2
- Sniebel
- Jugong
- Flunkifer
- Alola-Kokowei
The current raid bosses at tier 3 / Tier 3
- Keifel
- Counter: Kyogre with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
- Counter: Moltres with Flame Charge and Overheat
- Counter: Entei with Flame Charge and Flamethrower or Fire Fang and Overheat
- Rossana
- Counter: Entei with Flame Charge and Flamethrower or Fire Fang and Overheat
- Counter: Metagross with Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash
- Counter: Tyranitar with Bite and Stone Edge or Crunch
- Machomei
- Counter: Mewtwo with Confusion and Psychic or Psycho Cut and Shadow Ball
- Counter: Rayquaza with Air Slash and Aerial Ace
- Counter: Lugia with Extrasensory and Aeroblast
- Alola-Raichu
- Counter: Mewtwo with Psycho Cut or Confusion and Shadow Ball
- Counter: Tyranitar with Bite and Crunch
- Counter: Houndoom with Snarl and Foul Play
The current raid bosses at tier 4 / Tier 4
- Walraisa
- Counter: Machamp with Counter or Karate Chop and Dynamic Punch
- Counter: Raikou with Thunder Shock and Wild Charge
- Counter: Zapdos with Charge Beam and Thunderbolt
- Lapras
- Counter: Raikou with Thunder Shock and Wild Charge
- Counter: Machamp with Counter or Karate Chop and Dynamic Punch, Close Combat, or Cross Chop
- Counter: Hariyama with Counter and Dynamic Punch
- Tyranitar
- Counter: Machamp with Counter or Karate Chop and Dynamic Punch, Close Combat, or Cross Chop
- Counter: Hariyama with Counter and Dynamic Punch
- Counter: Blaziken with Counter and Focus Blast
- Alola-Marowak
- Counter: Kyogre with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
- Counter: Tyranitar with Stone Edge and Crunch
- Counter: Gyarados with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
The current raid bosses at tier 5 / Tier 5
Heatran
For the new legendary boss we already have a guide for you. The best counters against Heatran in Pokémon GO.
