Lugia is one of the legendary Pokémon in Pokémon GO. We will show you how to successfully complete the Lugia raid and catch the monster.
For a few days now, you can experience legendary Pokémon as raid bosses in Pokémon GO, fight against them, and then try to catch them. This is an exciting experience for many trainers, as they have had to wait a long time for these special monsters.
In this guide, we show you important information, such as weaknesses and counters, for the Lugia raid in Pokémon GO.
Lugia CP – How difficult is the Lugia raid
To celebrate the first birthday of Pokémon GO, the developers met with over 20,000 trainers in Grant Park Chicago. During this GO Fest, there were various tasks for trainers on-site and around the world. As a reward for successfully completed tasks, the legendary Pokémon Lugia and Articuno were activated in the game, which can now be caught by trainers worldwide.
Catching legendary Pokémon is not easy and cannot be done alone. Important information comes from the experts at PokémonGOHub, which we compile for you here.
Lugia is one of the legendary Pokémon and is of the Psychic and Flying type. It has a few strong counters that will help you in the battle against this raid boss. As a raid boss, Lugia can have a maximum of 42753 CP – After being caught, a maximum of 2056 CP.
Lugia Raid Counters – How to defeat Lugia
If you start a Pokémon GO raid against a legendary opponent like Lugia, a lot of work awaits you. Remember that you cannot defeat this opponent alone, but need a group of several trainers and many strong Pokémon. Certain monsters counter Lugia with their movesets and are therefore particularly well suited for the fight against this boss.
Effective attacks against Lugia: Attacks of the type Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, and Dark are particularly effective and cause a lot of damage to Lugia. The following Pokémon are suitable as top attackers against Lugia:
- Tyranitar with moveset Bite and Crunch or Bite and Stone Edge
- Groudon with moveset Stone Throw and Stone Edge
- Jolteon with moveset Thunder Shock and Thunderbolt
- Magneton with moveset Thunder Shock and Charge Beam
- Roserade with moveset Ice Wind and Blizzard
- Gengar with moveset Dark Claw and Shadow Ball
More Lugia counters:
If you don’t have any of the top attackers shown above in your collection, the following Pokémon can help in battle:
- Steelix with moveset Steel Tail and Crunch
- Walrein with moveset Water Gun and Ice Beam
- Slaking with moveset Water Gun and Blizzard
- Espeon with moveset Last Resort and Parasite
- Houndoom with moveset Last Resort and Parasite
Catching Lugia – Catch Chance and Buddy Kilometers
Once you’ve defeated Lugia after a tough battle, you’ll definitely want to add it to your Pokémon collection. However, this is not easy, as these legendary Pokémon have only about a 2% catch chance. Therefore, it is advisable to use berries for the catch.
If you have caught Lugia and selected it as your buddy, you need to walk 20 kilometers for the Pokémon to find a candy.
The legendary Pokémon will likely also be found as rare shiny variants in Pokémon GO.
