The Dragon Week brought Pokémon GO new raid bosses and research tasks. We will show you here what has changed and the best counters against Rayquaza.
What is new? On July 31, 2020, the Dragon Week started in Pokémon GO. This affects the bosses in the gyms as well as the research tasks you receive when spinning photo disks.
We will show you here the new features in the game and who you will meet in the gyms now.
Raid Bosses of the Dragon Week
Who is in the gyms? Players of Pokémon GO have been actively reporting their discoveries. In this overview, we will show you which bosses you will encounter at which difficulty.
| Difficulty | Boss |
| Level 1 | Dratini* Treecko* Swablu* Snivy |
| Level 2 | Alolan Exeggutor* Croconaw Sneasel* Gible* |
| Level 3 | Arbok Seaking Gligar Vibrava |
| Level 4 | Charizard Dragonite Walrein Salamence |
| Level 5 | Rayquaza* |
Bosses marked with a * can be caught in their Shiny form if you are lucky.
Rayquaza Counters – Who to Attack With?
Use these attackers: In the battle against Rayquaza, you have a wide selection of good Pokémon that will perform well as attackers in the raid.
| Strength | Pokémon |
| Super | Shadow Sneasel (Ice Shard + Avalanche) Glaceon (Powder Snow + Avalanche) Shadow Mewtwo (Psycho Cut + Ice Beam) Galar Flapple (Ice Fang + Avalanche) |
| Good | Sneasel (Ice Shard + Avalanche) Glaceon (Ice Beam + Avalanche) Mewtwo (Psycho Cut + Ice Beam) Shadow Articuno (Ice Beam + Ice Beam) |
| Okay | Shadow Lapras (Ice Beam + Ice Beam) Roselia (Ice Beam + Avalanche) Gligar (Ice Shard + Avalanche) Articuno (Ice Beam + Avalanche) Rhyhorn (Rock Wrecker + Stone Edge) Shadow Tyranitar (Rock Wrecker + Stone Edge) |
| Tanks | Rhyperior (Rock Wrecker + Rock Throw) Dialga (Fire Spin + Draco Meteor) Regice (Ice Beam + Blizzard) Togekiss (Charm + Dazzling Gleam) |
How many people are needed? To be sure, you should face this boss with 4 people. However, if you use the right Pokémon, you can defeat Rayquaza with just two players at level 25. If you use the counters we showcased, it should be no problem with two trainers.
New Research Tasks
This is new: So far, 4 new field research tasks have been found that have been specifically adjusted for this event.
- Make a great throw
- Reward: Encounter with Turtwig (Can be Shiny)
- Win a raid
- Reward: Encounter with Dratini (Can be Shiny)
- Catch a Dragon-type Pokémon
- Reward: 2 golden Razz Berries
- Catch 3 Dragon-type Pokémon
- Reward: 1 Rare Candy
In addition, there is a time-limited research task where you can earn XP, items, and encounters with Pokémon. This includes Swablu, which can be Shiny. Here we show you all rewards and tasks of the new time-limited research for Dragon Week in Pokémon GO.
