A guide to raids for the Alola to Alola event in Pokemon GO. All island guardians and more

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A new event started yesterday – Alola to Alola, which ends the Allolan season in Pokemon GO. On this occasion, many interesting attractions appeared in the game.

Among them you can find thematic opponents in raids. At the end of the Season of Alola, all godly guardians of the islands return to 5-star raids.

Current raids in Pokemon GO

Tier 5 – 5-star raids

Tapu Koko

  • Type: electric, fairy
  • Region: Alola
  • Vulnerable to:
    • poison, ground – 160%
  • Resistant to:
    • fighting, flying, bug, electric, dark – 63%
    • dragon – 39%
  • Best counters: Landorus (Therian), Excadrill, Groudon, Roserade, Eternatus.

Tapu Fini

  • Type: water, fairy
  • Region: Alola
  • Vulnerable to:
    • poison, grass, electric – 160%
  • Resistant to:
    • fighting, bug, fire, water, ice, dark – 63%
    • dragon – 39%
  • Best counters: Tapu Bulu, Tapu Koko, Celebi, Salazzle, Lurantis.

Tapu Lele

  • Type: psychic, fairy
  • Region: Alola
  • Vulnerable to:
    • poison, ghost, steel – 160%
  • Resistant to:
    • psychic – 63%
    • fighting, dragon – 39%
  • Best counters: Ho-Oh, Tapu Koko, Necrozma (Ultra), Tapu Lele, Kommo-o.

Tapu Bulu

  • Type: grass, fairy
  • Region: Alola
  • Vulnerable to:
    • poison, flying, steel, fire, ice – 160%
  • Resistant to:
    • fighting, ground, water, grass, electric, dark – 63%
    • dragon – 39%
  • Best counters: Roserade, Eternatus, Deoxys (Attack), Eternatus (Eternamax), Toxicroak.

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Tier 3 – 3-star raids

Alolan Raichu

Raichu is an evolution of Pikachu. During the raid, it appears in the Alolan form. It is possible to catch the shiny version.

  • Type: electric, psychic
  • Region: Kanto
  • Vulnerable to:
    • dark, ground, bug, ghost – 160%
  • Resistant to:
    • fighting, steel, electric, psychic, flying – 63%
  • Best counters: Gengar, Darkrai, Chandelure, Landorus (Therian), Deoxys (Attack).

Alolan Marowak

Marowak is the evolution of Cubone. It appears in the Alolan version during the raid. It is possible to catch the shiny version.

  • Type: fire, ghost
  • Region: Kanto
  • Vulnerable to:
    • dark, ground, rock, ghost, water – 160%
  • Resistant to:
    • fairy, ice, fire, grass, steel, poison – 63%
    • fighting, bug, normal – 39%
  • Best counters: Gengar, Darkrai, Chandelure, Rampardos, Kingler.

Alolan Exeggutor

Exeggutor is the evolution of Exeggcute. It appears in the Alolan version during the raid. It is possible to catch the shiny version.

  • Type: grass, dragon
  • Region: Kanto
  • Vulnerable to:
    • ice – 256%
    • fairy, flying, poison, dragon, bug – 160%
  • Resistant to:
    • ground – 63%
    • water, grass, electric – 39%
  • Best counters: Darmanitan (Galarian Zen), Darmanitan (Galarian Standard), Kyurem (Black), Mamoswine, Weavile.

Tier 1 – 1-star raids

Rockruff

Rockruff evolves into Lycanroc (two versions of the appearance – Midday and Midnight). It is possible to catch the shiny version.

  • Type: rock
  • Region: Alola
  • Vulnerable to:
    • fighting, ground, steel, water, grass – 160%
  • Resistant to:
    • normal, flying, poison, fire – 63%
  • Best counters: Celebi, Primarina, Decidueye, Tapu Lele, Lycanroc (Midnight).

Alolan Diglett

Diglett evolves into Dugtrio. It appears in the Alolan version during the raid. It is possible to catch the shiny version.

  • Type: ground, steel
  • Region: Kanto
  • Vulnerable to:
    • fire, water, ground, fighting – 160%
  • Resistant to:
    • dragon, psychic, normal, steel, bug, flying, fairy – 63%
    • electric, rock – 39%
    • poison – 24%
  • Best counters: Reshiram, Lucario, Darmanitan (Galarian Zen), Chandelure, Darmanitan (Standard).

Alolan Grimer

Grimer evolves into Muk. During the raid, you can meet him in the Alolan form. It is possible to catch the shiny version.

  • Type: poison, dark
  • Region: Kanto
  • Vulnerable to:
    • ground – 160%
  • Resistant to:
    • psychic, ghost, grass, poison, dark – 63%
  • Best counters: Landorus (Therian), Excadrill, Groudon, Garchomp, Rhyperior.

Alolan Geodude

Evolves into Alolan Graveler and then Golem. It appears in the Alolan version during the raid. It is possible to catch the shiny version.

  • Type: rock, electric
  • Region: Kanto
  • Vulnerable to:
    • ground – 256%
    • fighting, water, grass – 160%
  • Resistant to:
    • normal, electric, poison, fire – 63%
    • flying – 39%
  • Best counters: Landorus (Therian), Excadrill, Groudon, Garchomp, Rhyperior.

Alolan Rattata

Rattata evolves into Raticate. It appears in the Alolan version during the raid. It is possible to catch the shiny version.

  • Type: dark, normal
  • Region: Kanto
  • Vulnerable to:
    • fighting – 256%
    • bug, fairy – 160%
  • Resistant to:
    • dark – 63%
    • psychic – 39%
    • ghost – 24%
  • Best counters: Lucario, Urshifu (Single Strike), Urshifu (Rapid Strike), Conkeldurr, Breloom.

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Mega Raid

Mega Altaria

It is possible to catch the shiny version.

  • Type: dragon, fairy
  • Region: Hoenn
  • Vulnerable to:
    • fairy, ice, poison, steel – 160%
  • Resistant to:
    • dragon, bug, fighting, water, grass, electric, dark, fire – 63%
  • Best counters: Darmanitan (Galarian Zen), Darmanitan (Galarian Standard), Kyurem (Black), Mamoswine, Weavile.
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