A brand new Legendary Pokemon has arrived in Pokemon Go. Reshiram, the quilt monster from Pokemon Black, is showing in five-star Raids till June 16, making this your first probability to seize one in Niantic’s hit cellular recreation. Even a seasoned Pokemon Grasp wants a bit help every now and then, nonetheless, so we have rounded up some suggestions that can assist you battle and catch Reshiram beneath.

Reshiram Raid Hours

Reshiram will periodically seem in Gyms as a five-star Raid boss till 1 PM PT / Four PM ET on June 16. These Raids can happen at any time, however you may obtain a notification earlier than a close-by one is about to start, so that you should not have a lot issue monitoring a Raid down.

Niantic may even maintain a handful of Reshiram Raid Hour occasions on Wednesday evenings. From 6-7 PM native time throughout these occasions, practically each Gymnasium will host a Reshiram Raid, providing you with a significantly better probability to seek out the Legendary. You possibly can see the Reshiram Raid Hour schedule beneath:

• June 3 — 6-7 PM native time
• June 10 — 6-7 PM native time

Reshiram Weaknesses And Counters

Reshiram is a Dragon/Hearth kind, which provides it a handful of widespread weaknesses that you may exploit. Because of its Hearth typing, Reshiram is susceptible to Rock and Floor Pokemon like Rhyperior, Groudon, Rampardos, and Terrakion, making any of these nice decisions when battling the Legendary.

Reshiram can also be weak to different Dragon Pokemon. Rayquaza, Haxorus, Salamence, and Dragonite can all dish out a ton of injury towards it, though bear in mind that they are going to take super-effective injury in return from Reshiram’s Dragon-type assaults.

Distant Raids

Because of Distant Raid Passes, you now not have to bodily journey to a Gymnasium to affix a Reshiram Raid. When you have a Distant Raid Go, you possibly can be a part of any Raid Battle that is listed in your Close by display screen, letting you problem the Legendary with out leaving dwelling.

There are a couple of caveats to bear in mind when utilizing Distant Raid Passes, nonetheless. First, solely a most of 5 gamers can be a part of the identical Raid remotely. Second, Pokemon utilized by distant gamers have decrease assault energy than these utilized by gamers bodily on the Gymnasium. You possibly can study extra about how you can get and use Distant Raid Passes in our information.