What are the best movesets for the Legendary and Mythical Pokémon in Go like Lugia and Articuno? Once you beat and catch the Raid Boss, here are the movesets you want to use your TMs on!
Now that Pokémon Go has released Legendary Raids and made Lugia and Articuno available in the game, we've gone from wanting to know how to beat the Legendary Raid Bosses to how to catch the Legendary Raid Pokémon to what are the best movesets to use in battle.
Since you can't put Legendary Pokémon in Gyms, that leaves using them in Raids. In other words, attack, not defense. And that makes it a lot easier to decide what to use your Fast TMs and Charge TMs on.
TL;DR: What are the best movesets for the Legendary and Mythical Pokémon?
The Legendary and Mythical Pokémon have had at least placeholder movesets in the game for a while now. Lugia and Articuno launched with exactly those movesets, so it's safe to at least assume the others will as well. At least until the next big shake up! With that in mind, here are the ones you want.
| Pokémon | Type | Quick Move | Change Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Articuno | Ice/Flying | Frost Breath | Blizzard or Ice Beam |
| Zapdos | Electric/Flying | Charge Beam | Thunder Bolt |
| Moltres | Fire/Flying | Fire Spin | Overheat |
| Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion | Psychic |
| Mew | Psychic | Pound | Solar Beam or Focus Blast |
| Raikou | Electric | Thunder Shock | Wild Charge |
| Entei | Fire | Fire Spin | Overheat |
| Sicune | Water | Extrasensory | Hydro Hump |
| Lugia | Psychic/Flying | Extrasensory | Future Sight |
| Ho-Oh | Fire/Flying | Extrasensory | Fire Blast or Solar Beam |
| Celebi | Grass/Psychic | Confusion | Dazzling Gleam |
Again, since Legendary Pokémon can't currently be placed it Gyms, these are all attack-centric movesets.
What if you don't have the best movesets?
Movesets are like the lottery. No matter what Moveset a Legendary Raid Boss begins with, it will be randomized when you catch it. That means you never know what you're going to get. Some Legendary Pokémon have upwards of six or more moveset combinations, some amazingly good, others terrible.
If you have an ideal moveset, it's great. You'll do the most damage in the least amount of time while maintaining the best ability to dodge. If you don't, not all is lost. You could still have the same type of moves, only less damaging or slower.
For example, Lugia with Extrasensory and Future Sight will tear through Machamp Raid Bosses like a Psyblade through brain butter. (Sorry, bad visual!) Lugia with Dragon Tail and Hydro Pump, not so much.
That's where Technical Machines come in. Two of the possible rewards for beating Raid Bosses, Legendary included, are Quick TM and Fast TM, which can be used to change Quick Moves and Charge Moves respectively.
So, if you get a great Legendary but a not-so-great Moveset, don't worry. Get a few TMs and change them.
How do you change movesets in Pokémon Go? With Technical Machines (TM)!
What are the best Pokémon Go movesets for Lugia?
Lugia is one of the most powerful Legendary Pokémon in the game. It can easily reach a CP over 3000, it's got stats that put it up there with the best, and movesets that pack a punch. Specifically, Lugia is Psychic/Flying type and has Psychic movesets available to it that can destroy Fighting types like Machamp. Dragon Tail with Sky Attack and Hydro Pump are powerful as well, can make Lugia a good general attacker, like Dragonite. and can put a hurt on a range of other Pokémon, but when you have a Psychic destroyer of this stature, let it be a Psychic destroyer.
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Best Movesets: Extrasensory + Futiure Sight. Picture an Alakazam with the bulk of a Snorlax. Now, Machamp knows fear.
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Secondary Movesets: Dragon Tail with Sky Attack. Still packs a wallop, even without same type attack bonus (STAB) on the fast move.
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Counter: Tyrantiar with Bite + Crunch or Stone Edge.
What are the best Pokémon Go movesets for Articuno?
With a potential CP almost but not quite reaching the 3000s, Articuno is like Lapras on Hulk serum. OK, more Hulk serum. Unlike Lapras, though, Articuno only has access to Ice type movesets. No Water types. That makes Frost Breath its only Quick Move and, so, winner by default. For Charge Moves, Blizzard packs more power but takes longer to deliver it. Ice Beam can be spammed over and over again.
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Best Movesets: Frost Breath + Blizzard or Ice Beam. Blizzard hits harder but Ice Beam hits more often.
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Counter: Tyrantiar with Bite + Stone Edge.
Hit me with that cheat sheet again?
| Pokémon | Type | Quick Move | Change Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Articuno | Ice/Flying | Frost Breath | Blizzard or Ice Beam |
| Zapdos | Electric/Flying | Charge Beam | Thunder Bolt |
| Moltres | Fire/Flying | Fire Spin | Overheat |
| Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion | Psychic |
| Mew | Psychic | Pound | Solar Beam or Focus Blast |
| Raikou | Electric | Thunder Shock | Wild Charge |
| Entei | Fire | Fire Spin | Overheat |
| Sicune | Water | Extrasensory | Hydro Hump |
| Lugia | Psychic/Flying | Extrasensory | Future Sight |
| Ho-Oh | Fire/Flying | Extrasensory | Fire Blast or Solar Beam |
| Celebi | Grass/Psychic | Confusion | Dazzling Gleam |
Which Pokémon Go Legendary Raid Boss beaters are you considering?
If you have other Pokémon higher up on your Legendary Raid Battle counters list, let me know which ones and why!
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