Pokemon Go has brought another fan-favorite legend for a limited time. As part of the game’s anime tie-in event, Lugia is back in the Five Star Raid Battles until November 16. The legendary diving Pokemon has appeared in the game a handful of times since it first entered in 2017, but it is worth recapturing. Even if you already have one, because at the moment he knows the powerful flying moves Aeroblast. If you need help capturing legend, we’ve put together some tips to help you defeat and capture Lugia.
Lugia Raid Hours
Lugia will return to the Five Star Raids starting November 1 at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET, and will be in the game until the same time on Monday, November 16 – giving you less than a week to battle and capture. Since the Raid Battles do not adhere to a set schedule, the Lugia Raids will occur periodically during Legendary’s tenure as Raid Boss, but you will be notified of the game when someone is about to start at a nearby gym.
As always, your best chance to meet Lugia will be during Nintendo’s weekly Raid Hour event, which takes place every Wednesday from 6-7pm local time. There will only be one Lugia Raid Hours before the legendary Pokemon leaves the game again; That happens on Wednesday, November 11, So make sure you don’t miss the chance to get it.
Lugia vulnerabilities and counters
Even though he lives at the bottom of the ocean in Pokemon Lore, Lugia is really a mental- and flying-type, a handful of vulnerabilities that can help you exploit. His psychic typing means he is sensitive Dark And Ghost Pokemon, So it contains some great monsters to use against Tyrant, Weaving, Darkray, Geratina, Chandelier, And Gangster. However, keep in mind that Ginger is also part-poison, which means that if Lugia detects a mental attack, she will in turn inflict incredibly effective damage.
Lugia’s flying typing opens up some more vulnerabilities, viz Electric, Ice, And Rock Pokemon. Electwire, Raikul, And Zapdos There are some great electric types; Memoswin, Gleason, And Articuno There are good choices when it comes to Ice Pokemon; And Ripperier, Terracian, And Gigalith The game has some strong rock Pokemon. Elon Golem It is a good choice for use as it is both rock and electric.
Types of avoidance
Although bug Pokemon generally have an advantage over psychic types, you will avoid using most of them against Lugia; Not only will they inflict incredible damage from er roblast, their bug attack will only damage Lugia neutrally due to its flying type. Fighting Pokemon are similarly vulnerable to flying-type moves, while Poison Pokemon will inflict incredible damage from any mental attack on Lugia.
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