Pokémon GO Fest 2021: Kalos Raid Bosses Guide

Some Kalos raid boss slaughter.

POkemon Go Xerneas
POkemon Go Xerneas

Following on from the success of GO Fest 2020, it’s back in Pokémon GO for a second year, and bringing every single Legendary raid boss along with it. Day 2 of the event will give you the opportunity to encounter all previously released Legendaries in the game, from Articuno to Yveltal, and every other in between. This guide will look at the Legendaries from Kalos, which is the newest region to be added to Pokémon GO.

While all previously released raid bosses will be available over the course of the day for this event, this article will cover the bosses originally found in the Kalos region of the games. This includes Xerneas and Yveltal. Remember, you can Mega Evolve a Pokémon to help you out with these raids, but only one Pokémon at a time. Once evolved, your Mega Pokémon will last for 8 hours.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Kalos raid bosses for Pokémon GO Fest 2021, including the best counters.

 

Pokémon GO Fest 2021 Kalos Raid Bosses

Xerneas

Type – Fairy
Hour – Thunder
Shiny – No
100% CP – 2160 (Weather boosted 2701)
Weaknesses – Poison and Steel

The top counters against Xerneas are Metagross (Meteor Mash), Dialga, Genesect, Roserade and Excadrill. If you wanted to Mega Evolve a Pokémon to go against it, you could choose Gengar or Beedrill, which would give you Poison coverage.

 

Yveltal

Type – Dark/Flying
Hour – Lava
Shiny – No
100% CP – 2160 (Weather boosted 2701)
Weaknesses – Electric, Fairy, Ice and Rock

The top counters against Yveltal are Zekrom, Thundurus (Therian), Rampardos, Rhyperior (Rock Wrecker) and Electivire. If you wanted to Mega Evolve a Pokémon to go against it, you could choose Manectric or Abomasnow, which would give you Electric and Ice coverage

 

Pokémon GO Fest 2021 Ticket Bonuses

Not buying the ticket for GO Fest doesn’t mean you’ll miss out on these, and other regions, Legendary raids. It does, however, mean you won’t get the benefit of these extra rewards for the event.

– Earn an extra 10,000 XP in raid rewards, which means 20,000 XP per raid.
– Claim up to 10 Free Raid Passes during this time, which is simply done by spinning a Pokégym once you have used up your previous pass.
– Complete Timed Research to earn upto eight Remote Raid Passes.
– Pick up a free event bundle in the in-game shop to get three more Remote Raid Passes (this will only be available between 10am-6pm local time on July 18th).

 

Pokémon GO Fest 2021 Day 2 Start and End Times

GO Fest Day 2 will occur on July 18th, from 10am until 6pm local time. During these hours, there will be four themes, each of which will appear twice over the eight hours. These themes are Wind, Lava, Frost and Thunder.

– Wind will be occurring 10-11am and 2-3pm
– Lava will be occurring 11-12pm and 3-4pm
– Frost will be occurring 12-1pm and 4-5pm
– Thunder will be occurring 1-2pm and 5-6pm

Pokémon GO is available now for Android and iOS.

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