In Pokémon GO new raid bosses have been activated, which you can fight in various gyms.
The developers of Pokémon GO activated a wave of new Gen 3 Pokémon on Friday evening that you can now find in the game. Most of these belong to the Flying or Dragon types and provide you with new opportunities to complete the PokéDex.
In addition, the opponents in raids have been updated. Some have already been confirmed by the community.
New raid bosses in Pokémon GO
In the announcement for the new Gen 3 wave, Niantic revealed “… and new Pokémon are available in the gyms in your area in raid battles.” Niantic did not explain which ones they are.
Since the update on Friday evening, trainers are excited about which monsters are now available as gym bosses in the game. The community has already spotted some new opponents. They often belong to the Ice and Water types, which are very effective counters against the new legendary raid boss Rayquaza.
The confirmed new bosses are according to PokémonGOHub:
- Level 1 Raids
- Swablu
- Snorunt
- Level 2 Raids
- Sealeo
- Level 3 Raids
- Roselia
- Azumarill
- Gligar
- Level 4 Raids
- Feraligatr
- Level 5 Raids
- Rayquaza
Minun and Plusle found everywhere
As the Pokémon GO team announced via Twitter, the monsters Minun and Plusle are now roaming the Earth together. They are actually classified as regional Pokémon of the 3rd generation and are divided into different regions.
It is assumed that this availability will not last “forever” and will be lifted again in a few days. So hurry up and catch them both if you want them in your PokéDex without traveling.
New regional Pokémon of the February wave?
Trainers speculate that with the new wave of monsters, additional regional Pokémon have also been unlocked. According to early reports, the distributions are said to look like this:
- Volbeat in Europe and Asia
- Illumise in America
- Tropius in Africa
However, these are only initial reports and no official confirmation yet. We are waiting for further reports from the community before we consider these monsters as regional.
With these Pokémon you can defeat the legendary raid boss Rayquaza
