Once again, Giratina is back in the Legendary Battle Raid spotlight. Although somePokemon GOplayers may think the mobile AR experience is becomingtoo reliant on Giratina as a challenge and a reward, there’s no denying its power in the metagame. Giratina is a frequent top pick for Battle Raid counters, so players can always use another powered up, good IV version of the legendary creature.
This time around Giratina is back to help celebrate the introduction to the spooky scary Halloween season inPokemon GOand it will be featured in Battle Raids now through October 23. That gives players a few weeks to battle against the iconic Battle Raid boss with their friends either in person orusing Remote Raid Passes.
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Giratina is a powerful Pokemon, but luckily it has a lot of weaknesses, as well. The Legendary is weak to Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Ghost, and Ice. That means that plenty of popular Battle Raid counters will be relevant for this fight and, hopefully, experienced raiders won’t need to spend many resources at all to prepare a powerful roster.
One change this time around isaccess to Mega Evolved Pokemon. Mega Houndoom is a great choice for this Raid and if players have the resources to spare, then burning through some Mega Candy for a few of these Raids would be well worth it. Obviously the Battle Raid is still totally winable without any Mega Evolved Pokemon though, so no worries if that isn’t an option. Instead, players will just want to stick with some of the most reliable Dark and Dragon types that they have powered up.
Salamence - Dragon Tail/Draco Meteor
Dialga - Dragon Breath/Draco Meteor
Those are the top picks for this fight, but there are lots of other great choices as well. Other acceptable and strong choices include Tyranitar, Weavile, Mewtwo, Latios, and even Gengar. Thanks to Giratina’s long list of weaknesses, there should be no shortage of counter options for players to select from as they prepare their rosters for this fight.
For now,Pokemon GOtrainers should be able to head out into the world (or play from home) and continue catchingthe best Unova Pokemon in the gameand getting closer to that complete Pokedex. Check back for morePokemon GOupdates closer to the event. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!
Pokemon GOis available now in select regions on Android and iOS devices.
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