When you fight in raids or arenas in Pokémon GO, a team will always be suggested to you. However, this is often not good and should not be taken.
That’s why you shouldn’t listen to Pokémon GO: The suggestions for teams are not the most effective Pokémon, but rather the monsters that can endure the longest.
This is not always good, as you primarily want to deal effective damage. We will tell you what lies behind the suggestions and what you should do instead.
That’s why you shouldn’t fight with the suggestions
This is the goal when fighting: Of course, you want to deal a lot of damage in a gym battle or raid. For this, you need effective counters.
This is what Niantic suggests: The suggestions in the game are designed to endure a lot. So it doesn’t matter how effective your Pokémon is, the main thing is that it can endure a lot of damage.
That’s why Stolloss and Lugia are suggested to you: In almost every fight, Stolloss and Lugia will be suggested if you own them. These are actually useless in almost every situation.
They only have a high HP and defense value, which is why they can endure a lot of damage.
This is what you should do instead: It is worthwhile to assemble a good fighting team for each raid. You could also have a general fighting team for arenas ready.
This is what the suggestions are good for: In raids, the suggestions can sometimes be useful. This way, you can sometimes see which moves the raid Pokémon possess.
If in Palkia raids, for example, fairy Pokémon like Pantimos or Togekiss were suggested to you, then Palkia had Draco Meteor. If dragon Pokémon were suggested to you instead, then Palkia had Hydro Pump.
This is because the move Draco Meteor is very effective against dragon Pokémon and the Pokémon of this type cannot endure much damage. However, if Palkia has Hydro Pump, the dragons can endure more and will be suggested.
What about PvP? In PvP battles, a team is also suggested to you. However, the composition is different because you do not see the opponent’s team, unlike in raids or arenas.
Here, you should definitely pay much more attention to what the opponent might use. A lot of luck in team selection also plays a role.
A good Pokémon for your fighting team is Rameidon. We will tell you why:
