Raikou is becoming a member of the Max Battle hype in Pokémon Go, permitting you to take it on and presumably catch one that may Dynamax. It’ll be featured throughout a Max Battle Weekend occasion, operating from March 15 at 5 a.m. till March 16 at 9 p.m. in your native time.
Throughout this occasion, you’ll be capable to declare extra Max Particles every day (as much as 1,600 from 800), you’ll get extra Max Particles from Energy Spots, the quantity you need to stroll to get particles shall be minimize right down to 1/4, and Energy Spots will refresh extra typically.
From March 10 till the Max Battle Weekend ends, the particle price to energy up Max Strikes has additionally been minimize to three/4 the standard quantity, so it’s a good time to construct some counters.
Under, we record out some basic Max Battle suggestions and counters for Dynamax Raikou in Pokémon Go.
Raikou is a solo electric-type Pokémon, that means it solely has one weak spot: ground-type strikes. There’s a obviously apparent best option with regards to taking down Dynamax Raikou due to this, however we’ll get to that within the subsequent part.
All of that mentioned, Raikou will take much less harm from flying-, steel-, and electric-type strikes, so attempt to not deliver Pokémon with these strikes, until you’re utilizing the quick strikes to construct up your max meter.
Dynamax Raikou greatest counters
There’s a definitive reply to the very best counter for Dynamax Raikou, and it’s Excadrill. As I’ve famous up to now, Excadrill stays top-of-the-line investments for Max Battles, and now could be no exception.
Right here’s a wider, extra particular record of greatest attackers:
- Dynamax Excadrill with Mud Shot
- Gigantamax Venusaur with Vine Whip
- Dynamax Venusaur with Vine Whip
- Gigantamax Gengar with Shadow Claw
Notice that Raikou can have Shadow Ball as a part of its moveset, placing Gengar in danger. If it does have this, be sure that to swap your Gengar out and permit one thing else to tank. (You shouldn’t actually be utilizing Gengar to tank strikes to start with, however it’s value stating that you ought to be additional cautious right here.)
For tanks, you’ll wish to deliver one or two of the next:
- Dynamax Excadrill with Mud Shot
- Gigantamax Venusaur with Vine Whip
There aren’t many robust different choices, truthfully. A lot of the stronger attackers (like Charizard) or tanks (like Blastoise) will take elevated harm from Raikou, so we’re not working with a lot right here, however Excadrill is such a robust counter that you simply don’t actually want quite a lot of choices. You’ll wish to deliver at the least one Excadrill after which replenish your workforce with any of the opposite Pokémon, in the event you acquired them.
That being mentioned, till the Max Battle weekend ends, there’s a Timed Analysis that rewards you with a Dynamax Drilbur, alongside tons of Drilbur Sweet and Max Particles that will help you energy up a Drilbur/Excadrill. There isn’t too a lot of an excuse as to why you wouldn’t be capable to deliver one to the battle.
When you’ve been struggling in Max Battles, listed here are some basic tricks to survive — and be sure to’re an asset to your workforce. Whereas Gigantamax Battles are robust, a Legendary Max Battle shouldn’t be as robust as that. You may slack a little, however you must nonetheless heed our recommendation:
- Be sure to have sufficient gamers. Excessive-efficiency gamers with maxed out investments will possible be capable to solo Raikou, however this isn’t going to be practical for most individuals. Attempt to go at it with three different gamers for the best likelihood of successful. Notice that not like Gigantamax Pokémon, the Dynamax Legendary Pokémon have a max celebration dimension of 4 (slightly than 40).
- Don’t sleep on Max Spirit and Max Guard. Groups work greatest when there’s quite a lot of strikes, not simply maxed-out assaults. Every participant ought to deliver Pokémon with the defensive and therapeutic strikes unlocked as properly. Max Guard will focus single-target harm in direction of you and scale back the harm taken and Max Spirit will heal the entire celebration, so these strikes are actually necessary to ensure your damage-dealers can maintain dishing.
- Keep in mind to swap to tremendous efficient strikes when it’s time to Dynamax. For Dynamax Pokémon, their max strikes are decided by no matter sort their quick transfer is. This implies when you’ve got a Cryogonal with Frost Breath, it’ll know Max Hailstorm. A Gengar with Lick will know Max Illusion. Benefit from this and ensure to swap to a Pokémon that can deal tremendous efficient harm to your goal earlier than Dynamaxing, in the event you can.
- Focus in your quick strikes. You wish to spam your quick strikes to construct up that Dynamax meter and sometimes instances, utilizing your cost transfer is definitely a DPS loss when in comparison with the harm you could possibly be doing along with your max transfer shall be. Spam these assaults!
- Stage up a couple of ‘mons, however you don’t should go too onerous. Relying in your group dimension, you completely don’t must max out all of your Dynamax Pokémon to degree 40-50. Whereas this may make it simpler on the remainder of your group, if this isn’t an funding you can also make, you don’t should stress about it. Energy issues up as excessive as you possibly can afford to, however don’t fret in the event you don’t have a maxed out Pokémon.
- All that mentioned, be sure that to come back as ready as you might be. It is a workforce effort and there’s an opportunity {that a} full group of 4 can nonetheless fail. Don’t simply deliver your unleveled Dynamax Wooloo anticipating a free journey to a strong Pokémon. (In spite of everything, if everybody does that, then you definitely definitely received’t clear the battle.) Once more, you don’t should fully max out your Pokémon, however will probably be higher for everybody concerned in the event you deliver one thing useful to the desk.
- Preserve your eye out for a shiny Raikou! When you clear the raid, there’s a likelihood that the Raikou you catch shall be shiny — which additionally means it’ll be a assured catch. Use a Pinap Berry to attain additional sweet in the event you get fortunate sufficient to discover a sparkly Raikou.
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