Rayquaza has left the Pokémon GO universe, and Lugia has returned along with other new and returning raid bosses!
With the return of Lugia, other raid bosses that seem to target Lugia’s weaknesses have made an appearance. These include the following:
Tier 2 – Electabuzz, Manectric
Tier 3 – Gengar, Jolteon, Jynx
Tier 4 – Golem
Most trainers probably know that due to Lugia’s high bulk, you need a minimum of 4 trainers to take it down without weather boost. Most casual trainers will likely need 7-8 to take Lugia down. However, Lugia can be taken down with 3 trainers, without weather boost, if all 3 trainers have high level Raikous and some luck goes their way. Otherwise, Lugia can be taken down with 3 trainers in rainy or foggy conditions.
Some new changes with Lugia include the change with Sky Attack from 70 attack to 80, and the fact Lugia can now be caught shiny.
As for the other raid bosses, a raid boss of note is the return of Jolteon. When Jolteon was first released as a raid boss, it was the only tier 3 raid boss that cannot be soloed.
Cannot no more.
With the release of Groudon, Jolteon can now be soloed, without weather boost, using two high level Groudons and a high level Rayquaza. It can also be soloed with weather boost with Rhydon, Golem, or Entei in clear weather, and Dragonite, Rayquaza, Mewtwo, or Salemence in windy weather.
You have until April 2nd to catch Lugia and its shiny variant. Get out there and good luck, trainers!