Hoopa Unbound is displaying up in raids throughout Pokémon Go’s Hoopa Unbound Raid Day occasion that runs on Saturday, Feb. 15 from 2-5 p.m. in your native time.
Throughout this occasion, Hoopa will present up in raids as a five-star goal. You’ll additionally stand up to 5 free raid passes from spinnin fitness center discs and the distant raid go restrict will enhance to twenty.
Beforehand, the one strategy to get hold of Hoopa in Pokémon Go was via a “Misunderstood Mischief” seasonal Particular Analysis. For those who accomplished this analysis earlier than a particular date or paid $5, you might entry an extra, limited-time Particular Analysis known as “Mischief Unbound” that may help you change your Hoopa’s type to its Unbound type.
Nevertheless, now all gamers can nab their very own Hoopa Unbound (a reasonably dang good psychic-type attacker), due to it being out there in raids. Gamers may swap their Hoopa’s type, even when they didn’t full the aforementioned analysis and switch their Hoopa Unbound to Pokémon Residence — which wasn’t doable earlier than.
Under we clarify tips on how to take down Hoopa Unbound in Pokémon Go raids, itemizing its weak point, high counters, and its greatest moveset to present it when you nab one.
Hoopa in its Unbound type is psychic- and dark-type (versus its psychic- and ghost-type when its in its Confined type). That being mentioned, Hoopa Unbound has an enormous obvious double bug-type weak point and an everyday fairy-type weak point to reap the benefits of.
You just about must be utilizing bug-type Pokémon with bug-type strikes — which you very possible have based mostly on previous Group Days.
Hoopa Unbound will resist psychic-type strikes, so don’t deliver these to the social gathering.
Listed below are a few of the strongest counters to take down Hoopa Unbound in Pokémon Go:
- Mega Pinsir with Fury Cutter and X-Scissor
- Mega Heracross with Wrestle Bug and Megahorn
- Mega Scizor with Fury Cutter and X-Scissor
- Mega Beedrill with Bug Chew and X-Scissor
- Genesect with Fury Cutter and X-Scissor
- Vikavolt with Bug Chew and X-Scissor
- Escavalier with Bug Chew and Mega Horn
- Volcarona with Bug Chew and Bug Buzz
- Yanmega with Bug Chew and Bug Buzz
- Golisopod with Fury Cutter and X-Scissor
- Pheromosa with Bug Chew and Bug Buzz
For those who don’t have the Megas above, however you do have the bottom Pokémon powered up, you possibly can deliver them alongside to assist, too.
For those who’re considering, “Man, I do not power-up bug-types. I don’t suppose I can deal with this!” Go test your Pokémon checklist for Vikavolt and Escavalier — these each had Group Day occasions, so it’s doable that you simply’re sitting on some first rate ones already.
In case you have a staff of powered-up bug Pokémon, you gained’t want too many different trainers that will help you take down Hoopa Unbound, however as standard with raids, it is best to attempt to discover a small group to take action with the best of ease.
For those who’re fortunate sufficient to raid in wet climate (effectively, that is really fairly unfortunate if we’re being trustworthy), then your bug-type strikes will even get a injury enhance.
Finest moveset for Hoopa Unbound
Hoopa Unbound’s greatest moveset is Confusion with Psychic. This really makes it the second-best psychic-type Pokémon within the recreation (should you’re not counting Mega Evolutions and shadow Pokémon), solely coming second to Mewtwo.
Together with Megas and shadows, it does fall beneath extra apparent picks like Mega Alakazam and Shadow Mewtwo, nevertheless it actually holds its weight fairly dang effectively.
Is Hoopa Unbound shiny in Pokémon Go?
No, you can’t discover a shiny Hoopa in Pokémon Go. Being a Legendary Pokémon, Hoopa has some uncommon weird shiny restrictions and it has by no means been launched shiny. We’re not sure if or when it’ll be out there in Pokémon Go in its shiny type.
