UB-02 Absorption Buzzwole Raids
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#0794 Type: Bug/Fighting A mysterious life-form called an Ultra Beast. Witnesses saw it pulverize a dump truck with a single punch.
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What's good folks! Hope you all had a great start to the new year. Pokemon Go is kicking the new year off with one of my personal favorite group of powerful Pokemon, the Ultra Beasts. Unfortunately, this time they aren't being released shiny. As such, I personally don't recommend raiding them if you aren't trying to spend a lot of money. But if you really want the candy and have the money then by all means. I'll be going over the best counters including the best legendaries, shadows, and non legendary non shadows for newer players.
The Ultra Beasts are extradimensional Pokemon that come from Ultra Space through Ultra Wormholes. Their powers are somewhat comparible to legendary Pokemon. First appearances are made in the Sun and Moon games.
Codename: UB02 Absorption
Japanese Codename: UB02 Expansion
Region: Alola
Weaknesses: 2x Flying, 1x Fire, Psychic, and Fairy
Resist: Grass, Fighting, Ground, Bug, Dark
Buzzwole will be in Wormhole 5 star raids from:
January 1, 2024 10 AM till January 10 10 AM local time
Raid Hour: 6-7 PM local time January 3
It will appear alongside Pheremosa and Xurkitree(Will also be covering these guys in the near future). Buzzwole raids will only be available in the Americas and Greenland
Perfect IVs: 1977
Boosted Weather IVs(Rainy and Cloudy): 2472
*For extra candy and rare candy farm, you're best Megas to use are those that share the same typing as Buzzwole, Bug and Fighting. Includes Mega Beedrill, Mega Blaziken, Mega Lopunny. One caviat is that they aren't gonna give you the best bang for your buck in terms of damage output. I would recommend Mega Blaziken in this instance because at least you are dealing super effective Fire damage.
Top 10 Raid Counters Overall
***While counters vary depending on the Raid boss' moveset, this a general list of some of the best attackers based on Equivalent Rating. I'll highlight some other Pokemon that don't have as high ER but are just as good in terms of type effectiveness.
***ER may also change depending on your Pokemon's levels and the moveset of the Raid boss. This list isn't going to apply for all specific situations. It's a guide for how in general these counters do compared to others and which ones you might want to consider investing into for your team
To find out more effective teams for yourself checkout Pokebattler (has a more indepth look at counters against Raid bosses with different movesets) and Gamepress
#1- Mega Rayquaza with an ER of 176.37 with the moveset of Air Slash and Dragon Ascent(Exclusive)
#2- Rayquaza with an ER of 127.62 with Airslash and Dragon Ascent(Exclusive)
#3- Shadow Moltres with an ER of 117.18 with the moveset of Wing Attack and Sky Attack(Exclusive)
#4- Shadow Ho-oh with an ER of 111.59 with Hidden Power Flying and Brave Bird. Shadow Staraptor takes this spot with a higher time to win. I wouldn't prioritize Staraptor above these upcoming Pokemon on the list with a higher ER. They also don't take neutral damage from Buzzwole's fighting type moves unlike Staraptor
#5- Shadow Lugia with an ER of 102.72 with Extrasensory and Aeroblast +(Exclusive)
#6- Yveltal with an ER of 102.01 with the moveset of Gust and Oblivion Wing(Exclusive)
#7- Moltres with an ER of 101.51 using Wing Attack and Sky Attack(Exclusive)
#8- Shadow Staraptor with an ER of 101 with the moveset of Gust(Exclusive) and Fly
#9- Mega Pidgeot with an ER of 100.86 using Gust(Exclusive) and Brave Bird
#10- Lugia with an ER of 97.85 with Extrasensory and Aeroblast ++(Exlcusive)
With so many exclusive moves and Megas and expensive shadows and event Pokemon, this top 10 list can seem out of reach for newer players but don't worry! I'll go over some of the best non legendaries and non shadows later on in this guide
Best Megas
#1- Mega Rayquaza
#2- Mega Pidgeot
#3- Mega Charizard Y with Air Slash and Blast Burn(Exclusive)
#4- Mega Blaziken with Fire Spin and Brave Bird
Best Legendaries(inlcuding Ultra Beasts)
*all non shadows
#1- Rayquaza
#2- Moltres
#3- Lugia with Aeroblast ++(exclusive)
#4- Ho-oh
#5- Tornadus(Incarnate Form) Air slash and Hurricane
Best Shadow Pokemon
#1- Shadow Moltres
#2- Shadow Ho-oh
#3- Shadow Lugia
#4- Shadow Staraptor
#5- Shadow Zapdos with Thunder Shock(Exclusive) and Drill Peck
#6- Shadow Honchkrow with Peck and Sky Attack
Best Non Shadow Non Legendary Pokemon
#1- Staraptor
#2- Braviary with Air Slash and Fly
#3- Hisuian Braviary with Air Slash and Fly
#4- Togekiss with Air Slash and Aerial Ace
#5- Honchkrow with Peck and Sky Attack
#6- Unfezant with Air Slash and Sky Attack
*While I wouldn't recommend using Pokemon from the last list, if you're new and need to know some of the best Pokemon to use from your arsenal these are your best options.
That's it for now folks. Will be following up tomorrow with a Pheremosa raid guide. Until next time Trainers!
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