Deoxys was confirmed as the new Pokemon GO EX Raid Boss via an in-game notification, which means it’s time for players to start preparing for the next big fight. With that in mind, here are some tips so that everyone can have a battle party ready to go when the invite arrives…
Deoxys is a Psychic-type, which makes it weak against Bug-, Dark-, and Ghost-types. On the other side of the coin, this Raid Boss will be strong against Psychic- and Fighting-types.
Considering those strengths and weaknesses, these are the Pokemon we recommend taking into battle:
Tyranitar - Bite and Crunch
Mewtwo - Psycho Cut and Shadowball
Gengar - Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball
Latios - Dragon Breath and Dragon Claw
Houndoom - Snarl and Foul Play
Players who need to go a little deeper into the roster to put together a team can also consider Absol, Alola Muk, or even Mew.
Aside from Mewtwo, the best counters to Deoxys are all pretty popular Raid party choices anyway. That means many trainers already have high IV and powered up versions of them, so the Raid shouldn’t be a ton of trouble for any decent groups.
That’s all there is to it. Now assemble your strongest team and get out there and secure an EX Invite (that’s the hard part, right?). Until then, good luck out there, trainers!
Pokemon GO is available now in select regions on Android and iOS devices.
