In Pokémon GO you will encounter the strong raid bosses Regirock, Registeel, Deoxys in various forms, Mega-Houndoom and Mega-Ampharos in February 2022. We will show you the dates for boss switches and the raid hours in overview.
What kind of overview is this? In Pokémon GO you will regularly encounter new raid bosses in the 5-star raids and also during the weekly raid hours. In this overview, we show you all confirmed 5-star and Mega bosses for February 2022.
Update from February 23: Today, the raid hour with Deoxys in its defense form starts. In our counter guide to Deoxys in its defense form we show you the 20 best attackers.
Raid hours and bosses in February 2022
Mark these dates for raid hours:
| Date | Bosses |
(Normal form)* | |
| February 23 | Deoxys (Defense form)* |
Boss switches and Mega raids:
5-star raids | |
Mega raids | |
February 9 | 5-star raids |
February 16 | Mega raids |
February 16 | 5-star raids |
| From February 16 until March 1 | Mega Ampharos* in Mega raids (counter guide) |
| From February 16 until February 19 | Deoxys (Normal form)* in 5-star raids (counter guide) |
| From February 19 until February 22 | Deoxys (Attack form)* in 5-star raids |
| From February 22 until February 25 | Deoxys (Defense form)* in 5-star raids |
| From February 25 until March 1 | Deoxys (Speed form)* in 5-star raids |
| On February 26 (Johto Tour) | Raikou* Entei* Suicune* Lugia* Ho-Oh* |
On February 26, the Johto Tour raids will run from 9:30 AM to 9:30 PM. Before and after the event, you can then encounter the Speed form of Deoxys in the 5-star raids as usual.
Best counters for raids in February
Regirock counter: In raids against Regirock, you can use attackers of the types Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water, and Grass. Crypto Metagross, Mega-Blastoise, Crypto Machamp or even Crypto Swampert are quite suitable.
In our raid guide to Regirock, we show you the best counters.

Registeel counter: Against Registeel, you can use attackers of the types Fighting, Ground, and Fire. Use attackers like Mega Charizard Y, Crypto Moltres, Crypto Entei, Crypto Machamp, and Reshiram.
Deoxys counter: Against Deoxys, attackers of the types Bug, Ghost, and Dark are strong. In your team, rely on Mega Gengar, Mega Houndoom, Crypto Tyranitar, Darkrai, or Mega Absol.
In the counter guide to Deoxys, we show you strong attackers for the raid.
For the Johto Tour raids, we will create a comprehensive article here on MeinMMO.
Counters for Mega Raids in February
Mega Houndoom counter: Against Mega Houndoom, you can use Fighting, Ground, Rock, and Water. Suitable are Mega Blastoise, Crypto Swampert, Terrakion, Crypto Feraligatr, and Mega Gyarados.
Mega Ampharos counter: Against Mega Ampharos, you should use Ground, Ice, Dragon, and Fairy. As attackers, Crypto Dragonite, Crypto Salamence, Crypto Mamoswine, Garchomp, and Rayquaza are well suited.

