For a few days, there are new Ultra Beasts Kaguron and Katagami in Pokémon GO, which can be found in various regions in raids. For a brief moment, it seemed as if they would swap hemispheres at least temporarily – but that was a mistake.
Update, September 15, 2022, 19:45: Niantic’s blog post about the current Season of Light briefly announced that the two monsters would swap hemispheres during the raid hour on September 21, 2022. Then Katagami would have appeared in the south and Kaguron in the north.
However, that was a mistake, as both monsters are now being announced back in their regular habitats. The blog currently states: “September 21. Start: 6 PM (local time). End: 7 PM (local time). Kaguron appears in level 5 raid battles in the southern hemisphere. Katagami appears in level 5 raid battles in the northern hemisphere” (via pokemongolive).
Niantic Support also officially responded via Twitter:
Trainers, we would like to confirm that Katagami will appear in the northern hemisphere and Kaguron in the southern hemisphere during the raid hour. Please note that they will not swap hemispheres as previously stated. We apologize for the confusion.
Niantic Support via Twitter
The hope to catch a Kaguron from a raid locally at that date was thus premature. As of now, only Katagami will appear – and for Kaguron, a long wait may still be necessary.
Here you can continue with the original message. We have removed the incorrect information regarding the Kaguron timing in the northern hemisphere.
What kind of Pokémon are these? Since September 13, 2022, there have been two new Ultra Beasts: Kaguron and Katagami.
Kaguron can currently only be found in level 5 raids in the southern hemisphere, while Katagami occupies the level 5 raids in the northern hemisphere.
You can find the best counters against Kaguron and Katagami in our following counter guides:
Ultra Beasts are mysterious Pokémon that come into the world of Pokémon GO via Ultra Wormholes from other dimensions. During the GO Fest 2022, you could secure Anego, Schabelle, Masskito, and Voltriant this way.
Is it worth using remote raid passes at all? Kaguron is a flying and steel Pokémon from the 7th game generation, which can only show average values. Furthermore, its move set is not the best either. It can rely on Iron Head and Ram Bomb for two fast steel charge attacks but has no same-type instant attack.
Similarly, its flying type is the same. It can use Air Slash as the instant attack but has no flying charge attack. Thus, it is rather uninteresting for the GO battle league and in raids. Here you should rather rely on one of the best attackers in Pokémon GO.
If you want to secure Kaguron mainly for the Pokédex, you can wait for the raid hour next Wednesday and save your remote raid passes for other monsters.
A selection of the best attackers in Pokémon GO can be seen in the following video:
Are there other dates when Kaguron will be available? No, looking at the Pokémon GO blog makes it clear that for now, no switch of the two is planned.
Kaguron remains to be found in the southern hemisphere and Katagami in the northern hemisphere. There, you can challenge it in level 5 raids until September 27, 2022, at 10:00 AM local time.
Whether the two Ultra Beasts will return to the raids at a later date and then change their regions for a longer time remains to be seen. If there are any new updates, you will find out here at MeinMMO.
How do you like the outlook for the upcoming raid hour? Have you secured Kaguron with the help of remote raid passes? Let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO.
Not only Kaguron is currently a big topic in the community. Trainers are having trouble catching Katagami. We will explain to you what it’s about.
