There are new raid bosses in Pokémon GO! Among the Pokémon are familiar faces, but also monsters that can be found in raids for the first time.
The Hoenn event in Pokémon GO is ongoing, and along with it, there are also new raid bosses. The Pokémon come from Generation 3, and you’ll have many opportunities to catch Shinys.
We will show you a complete list and tell you which counters you need to use.
These raid bosses are now new
What are the raids about? All the raids come from Generation 3. They fit perfectly with the Hoenn event. The Pokémon are of many different types, which makes finding a general counter difficult.
This overview shows all current raid bosses and their maximum CP that they can achieve. Here are the best counters against these Pokémon.
The current raid bosses at level 1 / Tier 1
- Wingull
- Plusle
- Minun
- Shuppet
- Zwirrlicht
The current raid bosses at level 2 / Tier 2
- Reptain
- Jungglut
- Moorabbel
- Kirlia
- Zobiris
- Flunkifer
The current raid bosses at level 3 / Tier 3
- Lunastein
- Counter: Metagross with Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash
- Counter: Kyogre with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
- Counter: Gengar with Shadow Claw/Sludge Bomb and Shadow Ball
- Sonnfel
- Counter: Metagross with Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash
- Counter: Kyogre with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
- Counter: Gengar with Shadow Claw/Sludge Bomb and Shadow Ball
- Krebutak
- Counter: Kapilz with Counter and Dynamic Punch
- Counter: Machoke with Counter and Dynamic Punch
- Counter: Raikou with Thunder Shock and Volt Switch
- Lepumentas
- Counter: Kyogre with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
- Counter: Gengar with Shadow Claw/Sludge Bomb and Shadow Ball
- Counter: Snibunna with Feint and Avalanche
The current raid bosses at level 4 / Tier 4
- Tengulist
- Counter: Pinsir with Bug Bite and X-Scissor
- Counter: Scizor with Fury Cutter and X-Scissor
- Counter: Scyther with Fury Cutter and Bug Buzz
- Stolloss
- Counter: Machoke with Counter and Dynamic Punch
- Counter: Kapilz with Counter and Dynamic Punch
- Counter: Hariyama with Counter and Dynamic Punch
- Absol
- Counter: Machoke with Counter and Dynamic Punch
- Counter: Kapilz with Counter and Dynamic Punch
- Counter: Hariyama with Counter and Dynamic Punch
- Metagross
- Counter: Lavados with Fire Spin and Overheat
- Counter: Charizard with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
- Counter: Entei with Fire Spin and Overheat
The current raid bosses at level 5 / Tier 5
- Kyogre
- Groudon
Players are excited about this: On the one hand, a popular raid boss returns with Absol. You can catch it in its shiny version, making it especially sought after. Also, Metagross can now be found in raids for the first time, which is attracting a lot of attention. This powerful Pokémon should definitely not go unnoticed.
Also interesting are Sonnfel and Lunastein. In Europe, you can currently only catch Sonnfel, which makes Lunastein of interest to many players. This Pokémon can only be caught in other parts of the world.
The anticipation for Kyogre and Groudon was high. We tell you why this return was so good:
