Trainers have already been battling Heatran throughout the last week, but a new boss is scheduled to rotate in this coming weekend. Genesect (Shock Drive) is coming back to the Legendary scene once again and this time the Pokemon is coming equipped with Techno Blast. The limited time boss is available starting January 15, 2022 and Pokemon GO trainers are going to have until 10:00 a.m on Monday, January 24,, 2021 to battle, encounter, and catch the Pokemon with the exclusive move.
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As emphasized during its last appearance, Genesect is an intimidating Legendary Battle Raid boss, which means that trainers will need to take some time to prepare an appropriate and strategic counter roster before heading into the big fight against the beast.
Genesect is a Steel- and Bug-type, which makes its primary weakness Fire-types. Some of the top players will be able to duo Genesect this week with the right weather and Friendship bonuses, but the average players should stick to groups of around four or more players to ensure a successful attempt that guarantees an encounter. Luckily for most players, Fire-types are quite popular and even the average player likely has a collection that contains a handful of these powerful counters…
Best Genesect Raid Counters
Charizard (Mega Y) - Fire Spin/Blast Burn Charizard (Mega X) - Fire Spin/Blast Burn Reshiram - Fire Fang/Overheat Houndoom (Mega) - Fire Fang/Flamethrower Chandelure - Fire Spin/Overheat Darmanitan - Fire Fang/Overheat Moltres - Fire Spin/Overheat Darmanitan (Standard) - Fire Fang/Overheat Entei - Fire Fang/Overheat Blaziken - Fire Spin/Blast Burn Heatran - Fire Spin/Flamethrower Charizard - Fire Spin/Blast Burn Flareon - Fire Spin/Overheat Infernape - Fire Spin/Blast Burn Ho-Oh - Incinerate/Fire Blast
Trainers should keep in mind that it’s not a guaranteed failed attempt if a trainer can’t assemble the perfect counter roster based on these suggestions. The most important thing is to enter the battle with enough friends (at least three or four mid- to high-level players) and to focus on using Pokemon that take advantage of the boss’ weaknesses. Raiders should have a decent amount of Fire-type Pokemon powered up, so that’s a good place to start. Don’t hesitate to burn through some Stardust, Rare Candy, and TMs in order to properly prepare for the big fight.
Players should learn much more about exact details of other activities throughout the early days of the Season of Heritage. Be sure to check back in the near future for more Pokemon GO strategy guides, news, and updates. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!
Pokemon GO is available on Android and iOS.
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