In Pokémon GO, a Raid Hour with Darkrai starts this evening, October 23rd. We provide you with all the info on start times, counters, and player numbers.
What is a Raid Hour? Regularly on Wednesdays, this type of event starts in Pokémon GO. For one hour, black Raid Eggs appear more frequently at the gyms.
This time, everything revolves around the mysterious Pokémon Darkrai. It is currently found in 5-star raids, which is why it gets a Raid Hour.
Everything you need to know about the Raid Hour with Darkrai
When does it start? The event starts at 6 PM local time. It lasts exactly one hour. At each gym that is not hosting another raid at that time, Darkrai will hatch. By 7 PM, most raids will be over.
Are Darkrai raids worth it? The mysterious Pokémon is the best Dark-type attacker in the game. Therefore, it is worthwhile to participate in every raid. Additionally, there are currently double candies, and you can quickly get enough candies for leveling up.
These are the best counters against Darkrai: The Pokémon is hard to defeat, which troubles many players. You need 4 strong players to take down Darkrai. However, 3 players with a Machamp team can manage it in cloudy weather.
Effective against Darkrai are the types Fighting, Bug, and Fairy. The best Pokémon against Darkrai include Machamp, Hariyama, Kapilz, and Togekiss. You can find an overview of the best counters here:
The best counters against Darkrai in Pokémon GO – All information about the raid boss
Players report: From New Zealand, it is heard that the Regi trio is already in raids at times. Although they do not influence the Raid Hour with Darkrai, they appear before and after in raids. This is likely a bug and should be fixed by the time of the Raid Hour here in Germany.
Are there more Raid Hours? For October, another Raid Hour is scheduled for next Wednesday, October 30th. You will also encounter Darkrai there. The mysterious Pokémon will disappear with the end of the Halloween Event on November 1st.
There are also mysterious hints about an upcoming Rocket Event:
