The right Pokémon GO weather has a significant impact on battles. YouTuber Reversal uses two powerful Ho-Oh in the boosted battle against Machamp.
In Pokémon GO, new monsters from the Hoenn region have been available for a few days. At the same time, the developers activated special weather conditions. The augmented reality game aims to blend even more with the environment and tries to create similar weather conditions in-game as players experience in the real world.
As a positive side effect, certain monsters become stronger in their favorite weather.
Wind strengthens Ho-Oh
The Pokémon GO YouTuber Reversal is known for enjoying long and extensive Pokémon hunts. During these, he has already been able to catch two Ho-Oh with perfect IVs.
Equipped with the moves Confusion (Type: Psychic) and Brave Bird (Type: Flying), he used both monsters in the raid battle against Machamp. With the two birds, he had a good chance in the attack, as it was windy weather.
In windy conditions, Flying, Psychic, and Dragon type attacks are boosted by 20%. The used Ho-Oh received a damage boost for both attacks as a result.
With this boost, Reversal managed to defeat the raid boss Machamp with just two Ho-Oh and a remaining time of 43 seconds. Such battle results will likely be seen more frequently in the future as trainers take advantage of the weather.
The weather system offers many new raid opportunities
So far, the weather system in Pokémon GO has made a good impression. Thanks to the boosted Pokémon, even smaller trainer groups now have the opportunity to defeat a strong raid boss. One should pay attention to the weather and choose their attackers accordingly.
With the new battle teams, you can create special groups before battles that perform better in certain weather conditions and have stronger attacks.
Moreover, the dynamic weather refreshes the meta. Now there are not just the typical attackers that one must have. “Weaker” attackers also find their way into attacking groups when the weather is right.
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