In Pokémon GO a new monster, Mega-Zobiris, will appear soon. While it is not a top attacker, it still provides very useful bonuses.
When does Mega-Zobiris appear? The debut of Mega-Zobiris has been announced for June 29, 2023. On this date, the new event Dark Flames
will start, which will include Mega-Raids. Besides Mega-Zobiris, the release of the new monster Tortunator will also take place during this event.
You can obtain Mega-Zobiris by defeating it in Mega-Raids. After a successful completion, you will encounter Zobiris and, depending on your speed, a certain amount of Mega Energy. If you have enough collected, you can perform the Mega Evolution.
But is the effort worth it? Let’s take a quick look at the new monster.
Zobiris fits the gem theme of the new season:
What does Mega-Zobiris bring to Pokémon GO?
How strong is Mega-Zobiris? Zobiris is generally a popular Pokémon among players, who enjoy participating in the battle league. It is a strong candidate for achieving victories against other trainers. However, the Mega Evolution is largely irrelevant here, as Mega Pokémon can only be used in select cups and even then quite rarely.
In Raids, however, Zobiris is not the big hero, and the same ultimately applies to Mega-Zobiris – at least regarding its own damage output. The monster simply does not have the stats or CP at this time to become one of the top attackers.
Nevertheless, it can have a very useful effect in Raids – and even outside of them.
What makes Mega-Zobiris interesting? Its typing combination of Ghost and Dark. This Mega is not only doubly resistant to Psychic Pokémon like Mewtwo, but also boosts monsters of this type.
If you coordinate well with other trainers, this can be a very strong bonus for your Raids against such bosses. Thus, Mega-Zobiris can take on a kind of support role against some strong Raid bosses. However, Mega-Tyranitar will also likely be able to take on such a role in the Dark category in the long run and is expected to be better than Mega-Zobiris, according to the expert Teban54 in the subreddit “TheSilphRoad” (via reddit).
At the same time, the typing combination is ideal for Ghost and Dark events, which typically take place around Halloween. An active Mega-Zobiris gives you extra candies when catching these Pokémon. This can be very useful for some of the rare ghost types.
Therefore, you should not ignore Mega-Zobiris once it becomes available in the game.
Another top monster for PvP is currently available through research – but only for money.
