Tonight, January 8, 2020, there is a Raid Hour featuring Heatran in Pokémon GO. We will show you the best counters, the start time and all other important information.
What is a Raid Hour? Typically, this event takes place every Wednesday evening in Pokémon GO. For one hour, legendary raids appear at every available gym.
Today, the opponent Heatran is the focus for you. It has been available in Pokémon GO since yesterday, January 7.
All information about the Raid Hour with Heatran today
What time does the Raid Hour start? The event starts at 6 PM local time. Heatran will then visit all gyms where no other raid is taking place at that time, taking over as the raid boss. If other raids finish before 7 PM, Heatran will also appear as a boss at those gyms.
Gyms that are currently distributing EX Raid invitations are excluded from this.
For January 2020, Pokémon GO has some special events lined up
The best counters against Heatran: Your opponent is of Steel and Fire type, making it vulnerable to Fighting and Water Pokémon. It has a particular weakness against Ground attackers, so you should focus especially on attackers of this type.
Top attackers include:
- Garchomp with Mud Shot and Earthquake
- Groudon with Mud Shot and Earthquake
- Rhyperior with Mud Slap and Earthquake
- Excadrill with Mud Slap and Drill Run
- Rhyperior with Mud Slap and Earthquake
- Galgantus with Mud Slap and Earth Power
You can find more strong attackers in our overview of the best counters against Heatran in Pokémon GO.
Why should you participate? If you don’t have a Heatran in your collection, you should take advantage of the increased chance to catch at least one of these bosses today. However, it is more of a collector’s Pokémon, since Heatran is not particularly outstanding as an attacker.
For shiny collectors, today’s raid hour is also interesting, as Heatran can appear in its shiny version. Perhaps you will have luck catching and receive this rarer form.
