Pokémon GO is hosting an unannounced raid hour again tonight, November 6th. We provide you with all the details about counters, start time, and the event.
This is the raid hour: Regularly, there is a raid hour in Pokémon GO every Wednesday evening. During this time, there will be an increased number of legendary raids.
Tonight, the first raid hour with Cobalion takes place. The legendary Pokémon has only been available for 2 days and now you get the chance to catch several of them.
Everything about the raid hour with Cobalion tonight
When does the raid hour start? As usual, the raid hour starts at 6 PM local time. 20 minutes before, a legendary egg will appear at all gyms where no other raid is taking place.
If additional gyms become available by 7 PM, more Cobalion raids will also appear there. The exception is gyms that have distributed invites for EX raids.
The best counters against Cobalion: The legendary Pokémon is vulnerable to fighting, fire, and ground. The best counters are fire-type Pokémon: Chandelure, Blaziken, and Moltres.
You can find a detailed overview of the best counters in our relevant guide.
How many people do you need for Cobalion? If you are three people, you will have no problems with Cobalion. You can defeat it in a trio at level 30.
For the raid hour, we recommend a group size of 5-6 players. This way, you will be quick at raiding and won’t have to wait for too many teammates.
Are Cobalion raids worth it? Cobalion does not change the meta of Pokémon GO at all. It is significantly weaker than other steel attackers like Metagross or Dialga. As a fighting attacker, it simply has too weak attacks.
From a usability perspective, Cobalion is therefore not important. However, legendary raids always give you important items like rare candies. Raids are always worth it.
Will there be more raid hours? Nothing is known about this yet. However, it is quite possible that another raid hour will take place next Wednesday.
The Rocket bosses have appeared in some countries. They even bring shiny Pokémon with them:
