New legendary Pokémon are available in Pokémon GO in the 4th generation. We introduce them to you here.
14 new monsters: The 4th generation features a total of 14 legendary Pokémon. However, a distinction must be made between the 9 legendary Pokémon and the 5 mythical Pokémon.
What is the difference? Mythical Pokémon have not been introduced as regular Raid bosses in Pokémon GO so far. Mew and Celebi can only be obtained through special research, and Deoxys is currently only available as an EX Raid Boss.
In contrast, legendary Pokémon have always been caught only in raids or as research breakthroughs. This includes, for example, Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos or Entei, Raikou, and Suicune. The latter is the research breakthrough in October.
Legendary Pokémon
We present the 9 legendary Pokémon to you. We show you how good they can become and compare them with similar legendary Pokémon.
Uxie, Mesprit & Azelf
Who are Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf? Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf make up the legendary Lake Trio. These three Pokémon could be caught on the console at three different lakes. Uxie was found at Lake of Wisdom, Mesprit at Lake of Emotion, and Azelf at Lake of Truth.
Uxie
- Maximum CP according to the current formula: 3210
- Type: Psychic
- Notable values: Its attack value is the best among the three Lake Pokémon. However, its other two values are weak.
- Comparison to other legendaries: Among the Psychic legendaries, Uxie is among the best due to its attack value. Nevertheless, Pokémon like Mewtwo are stronger and outclass Uxie. Additionally, it does not come close to the CP of other legendary Pokémon.
Mesprit
- Maximum CP according to the current formula: 2524
- Type: Psychic
- Notable values: Mesprit has the best defense value of the three Lake Pokémon. Its other values are weak again.
- Comparison to other legendaries: So far, the defense value has not played a significant role in Pokémon GO. Legendary Pokémon cannot even be placed in gyms. However, balancing of the values is currently being worked on. So there’s hope that Mesprit will play a bigger role then. Otherwise, this Pokémon is rather unusable.
Azelf
- Maximum CP according to the current formula: 3058
- Type: Psychic
- Notable values: Azelf’s stats balance out the values of Mesprit and Uxie. It has a good attack and defense value, which are still below the respective values of the other Lake Pokémon.
- Comparison to other legendaries: This Pokémon could become interesting after balancing. Its stats are above average, but its current CP is still not top-tier. If something changes there, Azelf could be a good attacker.
Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina
Who are Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina? These three Pokémon are known as the dimensional trio. They are also featured on the covers of the Nintendo DS games for the 4th generation: Diamond (Dialga), Pearl (Palkia), and Platinum (Giratina). In these games, these Pokémon were responsible for the space-time continuum. Dialga represents time while Palkia represents space. Giratina symbolizes antimatter and could escape the space-time continuum. It lived in what is called the Distortion World.
Dialga
- Maximum CP according to the current formula: 4029
- Type: Dragon / Steel
- Notable values: The values of Dialga are extremely good. Its attack value is nearly as high as Mewtwo’s. Its other values are also good.
- Comparison to other legendaries: Dialga could become one of the best Pokémon in the entire game. Its enormous attack value could make Dialga an all-rounder. It could be effectively used against almost any Pokémon.
Palkia
- Maximum CP according to the current formula: 3981
- Type: Dragon / Water
- Notable values: Palkia’s values are also top-notch. Its attack value is even higher than Dialga’s, and its other values are also very good.
- Comparison to other legendaries: Similar to Dialga, Palkia could also be among the best Pokémon. It could become a true all-rounder as well.
Giratina
Giratina has two forms: its Altered Forme and its Origin Forme.
Altered Forme
- Maximum CP according to the current formula: 3379
- Type: Dragon / Ghost
- Notable values: The best value of the Origin Forme is its HP. It also has a tremendous defense value.
- Comparison to other legendaries: The Altered Forme is a really good defender. However, legendary Pokémon cannot be placed in gyms. We will have to wait and see if the Origin Forme becomes a solid attacker due to balancing.
Origin Forme
- Maximum CP according to the current formula: 4683
- Type: Dragon / Ghost
- Notable values: The best value of the Origin Forme is its HP. It also has an enormous attack value.
- Comparison to other legendaries: The Origin Forme is a solid Dragon-type attacker, but there are better alternatives. With the right Ghost-type moves, Giratina could become the best Ghost-type attacker.
Giratina was already part of speculation for the 4th generation trailer.
Heatran
- Maximum CP according to the current formula: 3754
- Type: Fire / Steel
- Notable values: Its attack value is its best value, but its other values are also very good.
- Comparison to other legendaries: Heatran is expected to be the best Fire-type attacker in the game. It has the highest attack value of all Fire Pokémon and also solid values in HP and defense.
Cresselia
- Maximum CP according to the current formula: 2857
- Type: Psychic
- Notable values: Cresselia has above-average HP and defense values.
- Comparison to other legendaries: Cresselia does not perform well in this aspect. As an attacker, Cresselia is not useful, and as a defender, it cannot be used, as it cannot be placed in gyms.
Regigigas
Regigigas belongs to the line of Regis from the 3rd generation. In the console story, Regigigas could only be caught if you first caught Regirock, Registeel, and Regice.
- Maximum CP according to the current formula: 4337
- Type: Normal
- Notable values: Regigigas has a very high attack value. Its other values are also significantly above average.
- Comparison to other legendaries: Regigigas will be a true monster! It reaches the highest CP of all Pokémon, except for Slaking. Moreover, its attack value is enormous and can give any Pokémon a hard time.
Conclusion
In the 4th generation, trainers can expect various strong legendary Pokémon. Especially the dimensional trio and Regigigas have particularly strong values. It remains unclear whether these Pokémon will retain such strong values after the announced balancing.
Mythical Pokémon
Besides the 9 legendary Pokémon, there are five mythical Pokémon.
- Darkrai
- Manaphy
- Phione
- Shaymin
- Arceus
The graphics used in this article and the title image are sourced from PokeWiki.
Are you excited about the new legendary Pokémon? We also introduced the ghost Pokémon of the 4th generation.
