[Guide] Legendary Pokemon best moves and skillsets for Pokemon GO

 

Over the two days of the Pokemon GO Fest 2021, users caught many different Pokemon that weren’t available before. During day 2 in particular, all of the legendary raids popped up one after another. There were four different types of raid hours during the second day — wind, lava, frost, and thunder — and different legendary Pokemon appeared for each hour.

 

Those who are reading this probably caught some of these Pokemon and are looking for the best moves and skillsets for them to make them more efficient in battles and raids. So without further ado, here are the best moves and skillsets for the legendary Pokemon that were available on day 2 of the GO Fest.

 


Wind hour raids — Best Pokemon skillsets

 

Pokemon

Type

Fast Move

Charged Move

Mewtwo

Psychic

Psycho Cut

Psystrike (Elite TM)

Psychic
Ice Beam

Shadow Ball

Ho-Oh

Fire/Flying

Incinerate

Brave Bird

Latias

Dragon/Psychic

Zen Headbutt

Psychic

Latios

Dragon/Psychic

Dragon Breath

Psychic

Regigigas

Normal

Hidden Power

Giga Impact

Giratina (Altered)

Ghost/Dragon

Shadow Claw

Dragon Breath

Dragon Claw

Cresselia

Psychic

Confusion

Future Sight

Tornadus (Therian)

Flying

Gust

Hurricane

Virizion

Grass/Fighting

Quick Attack

Leaf Blade

 

Among the legendary Pokemon for the wind hour raids, Mewtwo, Giratina, and Cresselia are the most useful. Mewtwo and Giratina are two of the best raid/gym attackers in this game, and Cresselia is great in the Ultra league for PVP.

 

Lava hour raids — Best Pokemon skillsets

 

Pokemon

Type

Fast Attack

Charged Attack

Moltres

Fire/Flying

Fire Spin

Sky Attack (Elite TM)

Overheat

Regirock

Rock

Rock Throw

Stone Edge

Groudon

Ground

Dragon Tail

Mud Shot

Solar Beam

Earthquake

Reshiram

Dragon/Fire

Fire Fang

Dragon Breath

Overheat

Draco Meteor

Yveltal

Dark/Flying

Sucker Punch

Snarl

Dark Pulse

Hurricane

Landorus (Therian)

Ground/Flying

Mud Shot

Earthquake

Entei

Fire

Fire Fang

Overheat

Heatran

Fire/Steel

Fire Spin

Flamethrower

Terrakion

Rock/Fighting

Smack Down

Rock Slide

Close Combat

 

More than half of the lava hour raid Pokemon are considered top-tier. Moltres and Reshiram are top-tier fire attackers, Groudon and Landorus are top-tier ground attackers, and Terrakion is a top-tier rock attacker.

 

Frost hour raids — Best Pokemon skillsets

 

Pokemon

Type

Fast Attack

Charged Attack

Articuno

Ice/Flying

Ice Shard

Blizzard

Ice Beam

Suicune

Water

Extrasensory

Hydro Pump

Lugia

Psychic/Flying

Extrasensory

Aero Blast (Elite TM)

Sky Attack

Regice

Ice

Lock-On

Blizzard

Kyogre

Water

Waterfall

Surf

Hydro Pump

Palkia

Water/Dragon

Dragon Tail 

Draco Meteor

Kyurem

Dragon/Ice

Dragon Breath

Draco Meteor

Dragon Claw

Blizzard

Uxie

Psychic

Extrasensory

Future Sight

Mesprit

Psychic

Confusion

Future Sight

Azelf

Psychic

Extrasensory

Future Sight

 

The frost hour raid Pokemon are better for PVP, but they’re still useful in raids as well. Articuno and Lugia are strong in PVPs, Kyogre is the best water attacker, and Palkia is a top-tier dragon attacker.

 

Thunder hour raids — Best Pokemon skillsets

 

Pokemon

Type

Fast Attack

Charged Attack

Zapdos

Electric/Flying

Thunder Shock (Elite TM)

Charge Beam

Thunderbolt

Raikou

Electric

Thunder Shock

Wild Charge

Rayquaza

Dragon/Flying

Dragon Tail

Outrage

Dialga

Steel/Dragon

Metal Claw

Draco Meteor

Thundurus

Electric/Flying

Volt Switch

Thunderbolt

Zekrom

Dragon/Electric

Dragon Breath

Charge Beam

Wild Charge

Cobalion

Steel/Fighting

Metal Claw

Sacred Sword (Elite TM)

Close Combat

Registeel

Steel

Metal Claw

Flash Cannon

Xerneas

Fairy

Zen Headbutt

Giga Impact

 

The No.1 Pokemon for the thunder hour raids is Rayquaza, which is one of the best dragon/flying-type attackers. Dialga and Zekrom are also top-tier attackers as well.

 

The other legendary Pokemon are also pretty good, but they aren’t used as often as the ones mentioned in the tables above. 

 

How was your Pokemon GO Fest 2021? Did you catch’ em all?

 

Image credit: Niantic

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