In Pokémon GO you will encounter powerful raid bosses Heatran, Genesect, Regice, Mega-Glaceon and Mega-Gradon in January 2022. We show you the dates for the boss changes and the raid hours in the overview.
What kind of overview is this? Raids on various difficulty levels in Pokémon GO change regularly. New raid bosses replace old ones and can be fought by you. New mega raids are also coming. Every Wednesday, a raid hour takes place with a focus on a level-5 Pokémon.
In this overview, we show you the most important raid dates in January 2022.
Update from January 26: Today, the raid hour with Regice is happening in Pokémon GO.
Raid hours and bosses in January 2022
Note down these dates for raid hours:
| Date | Bosses |
(Module) | |
| January 26 | Regice* |
Boss changes and Mega Raids:
| Until January 7 | Kyurem* in Level-5 Raids |
| Until January 7 | Mega-Glaceon* in Mega Raids |
| January 7 to January 15 | Heatran* in Level-5 Raids |
| January 7 to February 1 | Mega-Aerodactyl* in Mega Raids |
| January 15 to January 24 | Genesect with Module in Level-5 Raids |
| January 24 to February 1 | Regice* in Level-5 Raids |
The best counters for the raids in January 2022
Kyurem Counter: Kyurem is weak against Fighting, Rock, Steel, Dragon and Fairy types. As attackers, use (Shadow) Metagross, Terrakion, (Shadow) Machamp, Lucario, Mega-Aerodactyl, and (Shadow) Hariyama.
In our Counter Guide to Kyurem in Pokémon GO, we show you more strong counters against the boss.
Heatran Counter: In battle, Heatran is very vulnerable to Ground attackers. Fighting and Water Pokémon are also effective. Use attackers like Garchomp, Rhyperior, Thundurus (also in its Therian form), Groudon, or (Shadow) Swampert in raids.
In our Counter Guide against Heatran, we show you the best attackers.
Genesect Counter: Against Genesect with module, especially Fire attackers are effective. It is recommended to use Pokémon like Mega-Charizard Y, Mega-Charizard X, (Shadow) Entei, Reshiram, Mega-Houndoom, or (Shadow) Arcanine.
You can find more attackers in our Counter Guide to Genesect in Pokémon GO.
Regice Counter: Fighting, Rock, Fire and Steel types are strong in the battle against Regice. We recommend attackers like Mega-Charizard Y, (Shadow) Metagross, (Shadow) Moltres, (Shadow) Machamp, (Shadow) Entei, or Terrakion.
Counters for Mega Raids in January
Mega-Glaceon Counter: Mega-Glaceon is very vulnerable to Fire attacks. But Fighting, Flying, Poison, Rock, Bug and Steel types also have good chances in battle. Use Mega-Charizard Y, (Shadow) Entei, (Shadow) Moltres, Mega-Charizard X, Mega-Houndoom, or Reshiram. Mega-Glaceon is available as boss until January 7.
Mega-Aerodactyl Counter: Against Mega-Aerodactyl, it is best to use Rock, Steel, Water, Electric or Ice attackers. The strongest counters are (Shadow) Metagross, Mega-Blastoise, (Shadow) Raikou, (Shadow) Swampert, Mega-Voltenso or (Shadow) Zapdos.
