In Pokémon GO there have been two new Ultra Beasts in raids since September 13, 2022. One of them is causing some pretty long wait times for the trainers. We at MeinMMO explain to you why players are so excited about the new Pokémon.
Which Pokémon is it? After trainers in Pokémon GO had to wait a long time for the announcement of the new Level 5 bosses, they can now encounter the two Ultra Beasts Kaguron and Katagami since yesterday, September 13, 2022.
In particular, Kaguron is experiencing a special hype that hasn’t been seen in raids for quite some time. We show you which wait times the Ultra Beast is causing and tell you why the trainers want to secure the monster at all.
Ultra Beasts are so-called mysterious Pokémon. They come from another dimension into the world of Pokémon GO through Ultra Wormholes, which open up in the game like wormholes.
How big is the hype around the new Ultra Beast
The new Ultra Beast Kaguron, which has been found in Level 5 raids in the Southern Hemisphere since yesterday, is causing a real rush among trainers. It seems that every player wants to secure this new Pokémon.
However, looking into social networks makes it clear that this monster doesn’t seem to be that easy to obtain. Currently, in order to secure a specimen, you need one thing above all: plenty of time.
Why does it take so much time? The Pokémon causes really long wait times, as numerous images and reports from players on reddit show. Since it can only be found in the Southern Hemisphere, players are either invited by friends abroad or use external apps like PokéGenie or PokéRaids to participate in the battles.
Moreover, the number of participants per remote raid is limited, meaning only a few players can play in this arena remotely at the same time. This leads to delays.
This is also illustrated by the reddit user EmptyRook, who tried to participate in one of the coveted raids through the external app PokéGenie. At times, more than 85,000 players were waiting there to join a corresponding raid lobby.
And also the reddit user Hefty_Ad_9827 can hardly keep up with friend requests. He wanted to enable other players to invite them via remote raid to one of the Kaguron raids on-site. As his picture shows, he received more than 100 requests within 2 minutes.
How long do players have to wait for a raid? As seen in the comments under the reddit posts, Kaguron demands quite a lot of patience from players. Trainer HankRHenry hopes that after about 14 hours he can finally join a raid lobby.
He writes in the comments (via. reddit.com): “At 8:30 AM CST [16:30 CEST] I queued up with 65k. Currently, 6.5 hours later, I’m at 35k. Maybe I’ll finally be let into a lobby tonight around 11 PM.”
This experience is also confirmed by hagared (via. reddit.com): “I queued this morning at 4:00 AM with 65,000. I got in around 5:00 PM [into the raid] and the queue was already at 106,811… truly the highest I’ve ever seen.”
Why is the hype around Kaguron so big?
What kind of Pokémon is Kaguron? Kaguron is an Ultra Beast from the 7th generation of games of the Flying and Steel type. However, it has no pre-evolutions or further evolutions. You recognize it by its thin white body, which is encased in a kind of metallic armor. As a shiny, it cannot be caught at the moment.
How strong is it? Kaguron has solid attack and defense stats and can also benefit from good stamina. However, its attacks are currently not the best. For its Flying type, it only has one instant attack, Air Slash, and a corresponding charge attack of this type is missing.
As a Steel attacker, it also doesn’t have a suitable instant attack. However, with Iron Head and Heavy Slam, it has two relatively fast charge attacks that deal solid damage.
Therefore, it plays a lesser role in the GO Battle League and there are better alternatives for raids. Here you should rather rely on the best attackers in Pokémon GO.
We show you a selection in the following video:
Why do so many players want Kaguron? Although Kaguron is not among the best attackers in Pokémon GO and also not at the very top in the GO Battle League, there is a huge rush for this Pokémon.
The reason for this is primarily its availability. While Katagami, another Ultra Beast that also came into raids yesterday, can be found in the Northern Hemisphere, Kaguron can only be found in the Southern Hemisphere.
Therefore, anyone who wants to secure a corresponding specimen must, unfortunately, be invited to the raids abroad. Since it is also the first time to catch this Pokémon in the game, demand is particularly high.
It can be assumed that the hype around Kaguron will somewhat subside in the coming days, and you won’t have to struggle with such long wait times anymore. You can still find the Ultra Beast in the Level 5 raids of the Southern Hemisphere until September 27, 2022, at 10:00 AM local time.
Here you can find the best counters against Kaguron.
How do you like the new Ultra Beasts? Have you already secured a Kaguron? Or are you also struggling with such long wait times? Feel free to share your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers.
In the coming days, you can still catch more new Steel-type Pokémon in the game. We’ll show you which spawns and bonuses await you during the Steel event “Test your nerves”.
