The raid bosses in Pokémon GO change regularly, but many players are not quite satisfied with this. They wish for greater variety. We tell you why.
This is the current status: With the return of Giratina to the raids, all raid bosses have changed as well. There are now new Pokémon that you can battle in the raids.
Such a change occurs regularly and is mostly based on the legendary boss. Therefore, there are always good counters against the current 5-star boss in the smaller raid levels.
Here players see the problem: The raid bosses change regularly, but they are always assembled from the same constant pool. Many Pokémon have been available in raids for months or were only briefly absent. Really many new Pokémon are not being added.
Do the raids actually have problems?
Are there really many repetitions? To answer this question, you only need to compare the current bosses with the past bosses. Of 20 raid bosses, 13 have also been found in raids before. Only 7 have not been available for battle in the previous week.
In general, the problem is that all current raid bosses have already been available as raid bosses in the past. None of the Pokémon is really new.
What do the players say about it? If you look at the comments on Reddit regarding the raid boss changes, one opinion stands out with the most upvotes. There, swanny246 says:
Regardless of the 1-star raids, isn’t it always the same as before? I’m for something completely new in the 2- to 4-star raids. Where are all the Gen-4 Pokémon?
How could the problem be solved? There are several ways to make the smaller raids more attractive. For example, one can take a cue from the 1-star raids. These usually only contain potential Shinys and offer the most variety.
Reddit user Axume suggests:
“Let evolved Pokémon also be shiny. Even if only in raids. Catching a raid Pokémon with high IV, but not as a shiny, decreases its value, especially when shiny variants have been around for a while.
Axume also has other suggestions to make the raids more attractive. He says:
Bring back old exclusive moves! This is especially true for Gengar. If you want people to raid for something, let them catch the optimal version.
In addition, a greater variety in the raids would also attract more participants. For example, Pokémon that can only be obtained with evolution items could appear in raids. An Elevoltek or Stahlos raid would certainly find more buyers.
In general, there could also be more evolutions as raid bosses. Besides raids with Despotar or Dragoran, raids with Brutalanda or Letarking could easily be offered. There are now over 500 Pokémon, but for months only the same raid pool. That does not work in the long run.
A chance was missed here: Already with the introduction of Generation 4, too little emphasis was placed on raids. The same is happening now with Gen 5. There are Pokémon like Sheinux or Klikk that you can only get from raids and eggs, but other monsters from the generations are usually only found in the 1-star raids.
Pokémon like Hippoterus, Drifzepeli, Rexblisar, or from Gen 5 even Fasasnob or Zebritz are not really useful in general, but would provide refreshing variety in raids. Nevertheless, the game would not be distorted because players could not suddenly easily obtain particularly strong Pokémon.
What do you think? Do you find the current raid bosses good, or would you wish for more variety?
