In Pokémon GO the legendary Pokémon Raikou has returned to Level 5 raids. We’ll tell you why you should definitely do some raids.
How long will Raikou stay? The legendary Pokémon will be in raids until February 4th. So you can still take advantage of the raid hour on Wednesday.
Raikou is a useful Pokémon and has several advantages. You should do raids and take your chance.
How useful is Raikou for you
These are the stats: First, let’s take a look at the stats of the legendary Pokémon. This gives you a first overview:
- Attack: 241
- Defense: 195
- HP: 207
- Max CP at Level 50: 3902
Raikou scores with a good mix of a strong attack value and a useful move. With Thunder Shock, it has one of the strongest Electric moves in the game.
In general, Raikou is the best Electric attacker in the game after Zekrom. So if you don’t have a strong Zekrom yet or simply want an even broader Electric team, you should go for Raikou.
Here’s why it’s worth it for Pokémon veterans: If you already have some strong Raikou, don’t rest on your laurels these days. You should secure XL candies through the raids. Of course, the yield won’t be extensive since XL candies are very rare, but you should try your luck. After all, there’s currently no better way to get legendary Pokémon.
Is there Shiny Raikou? The shiny version of Raikou is another incentive to secure the legendary Pokémon. The chance of it is about 1 in 19. So, if you don’t have a Shiny yet, you should raid diligently.
What’s next? After Raikou, Suicune will come to the raids. Here you can actually lay back because Suicune is significantly weaker and is not worth it. However, you should make use of the few days with Raikou.
If you want to challenge Raikou now, we recommend the best counters here: These are the best counters against Raikou in the raid.
