In Pokémon GO, on February 8, the raid hour with Suicune is taking place today. However, it didn’t work properly for the first players and the start times were missed.
What kind of event is this? Normally, raid hours in Pokémon GO take place on Wednesday evenings. However, this time Niantic has launched a special event that is supposed to give you all another chance at legendary raids with Suicune.
The countries where the raid hour has already taken place today report incorrect start times. So whether it will start on time here today remains to be seen.
What is happening today on February 8, 2021?
When does it start? As you are used to from raid hours, the event is supposed to start at 6:00 PM local time. For one hour, you can find many 5-star raids with Suicune at the gyms.
Starting from February 9, you will find new legendary opponents in the gyms. The overview of all events and raid bosses in February 2021 in Pokémon GO.
The best counters: To ensure you don’t make any mistakes during the raid hour today and defeat Suicune, we show you an overview with the best counters. It is advisable to use attackers of the Grass or Electric type, as these are particularly effective in battle against Suicune.
| Pokemon | Attacks |
| Zekrom | Charge Beam Thunder Shock |
| Electivire | Thunder Shock Thunder Punch |
| Raikou | Volt Switch Thunder Shock |
| Zapdos | Thunder Shock Thunderbolt |
| Magnezone | Spark Charge Beam |
| Roserade | Razor Leaf Leaf Tornado |
| Venusaur | Vine Whip Flower Shield |
| Ampharos | Volt Switch Zap Cannon |
| Mega Gengar | Lick Shadow Ball |
| Cherrim | Razor Leaf Flower Shield |
New Zealand and Australia with incorrect start times
What were the problems? Initially, the event started later due to the time difference in New Zealand. However, at 6:00 PM New Zealand time, there was still no sign of the raid hour. It took about 20 minutes after the scheduled start for the Suicune raids to appear.
On Reddit, user geocean writes, “Niantic messed it up for New Zealand again” and explains that Suicune only appeared in the gyms at 6:20 PM (via reddit).
Similar problems occurred for players in Australia. However, the event did not start late, but too early. In a screenshot from user Cosmicmooshroom in Sydney, you can see that at 5:43 PM, many Suicune raids have been active for minutes. You can find the screenshot on reddit.
What players are asking: After these events, some trainers are now wondering whether the upcoming raid hours will happen on time and whether there really will be Suicune raids in Germany at 6:00 PM today.
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