You can find the raid boss Machomei in Pokémon GO in Tier-3 raids. Defeating him alone is already difficult. Using only one Pokémon as an attacker is insane. However, one player managed to do just that.
How did that happen? Trainer Mlberry1991 published a video of a raid battle on reddit after GO Fest 2020. In it, he battles the raid boss Machomei with his Crypto Mewtwo, which has 4,101 CP, against Machomei with 19,707 CP.
He foregoes the 5 possible additional attackers in his team and chooses only this one Mewtwo to take on the powerful raid boss.
The special thing about this is that he wins this battle. Even though it is incredibly close.
Crypto Mewtwo against Machomei – The raid battle
This is the battle: Here we embed the YouTube video of the raid battle against Machomei:
Why does he succeed? The highlight of this battle, alongside the trainer’s battle skills, is Crypto-Mewtwo. As a Psychic Pokémon, it is generally considered one of the best, if not the best counter against Machomei.
Additionally, Mewtwo has high attack values, making it one of the overall best attackers in Pokémon GO. However, just that alone would not be enough to defeat this raid with only such a Mewtwo.
The big bonus that helps here is the Crypto status. As you can easily recognize from the red eyes, this Crypto-Mewtwo has not been purified. He received this monster from Team Rocket.
Why are Crypto Pokémon so good? The main advantage of Crypto monsters is that their attack is increased by 20%. Although they also take more damage, this plays a less significant role in raids.
For this reason and others, trainers warn against: Do not purify all Crypto Pokémon.
That’s quite an impressive achievement shown by the trainer in the video. On reddit and YouTube, the player receives much support and especially praise for their dodging skills.
Another battle with just one Pokémon recently caused a lot of attention. This player uses only one Great League Pokémon to win the battle against Rocket boss Giovanni.
