Summary
Pokemon GOhas increased the frequency with which raid bosses use their charged attacks, which has been a new source of frustration for trainers. Raid battles are part of the corePokemon GOexperience, allowing the game’s community to battle and catch special critters that aren’t always found in the wild.
Niantic has confirmedShadow Raikou raidsfor every weekend in September, while Falinks Raid Day took place on September 8. Mega Absol will be the Pokemon featured in Mega Raids until September 14, with Mega Houndoom taking its place from September 14-26, and Mega Gardevoir from September 26 to October 4. The month will feature Hoenn-themed Raid Hours, with players battling Kyogre on September 3 and 14, with Hoenn’s other Legendary, Groudon, appearing on September 18 and 25. With exciting battles to take part in, it was precisely the encounters with Kyogre that madePokemon GOplayers notice a key change in how raids work, which has been a source of headache.
As noted by Reddit user Entire_Pineapple4732,Pokemon GOnow allows raid bosses to use their charged attacks more often during a battle, which has made battles against Kyogre much more difficult. They explain that Niantic has significantly increased the energy that raid bosses generate when hit by trainers, which allows them to usePokemon GO’s charged movesmore often. A second Reddit post recounted the experience of battling the Legendary, which used Blizzard “every two seconds,” making it quite hard to keep their team alive for long.
Pokemon GO Changes How Raids Work, Makes Players Unhappy
In addition to the two posts, it’s not hard to find other players frustrated by the frequency with whichHoenn’s Legendary Pokemonmanage to use Blizzard during raid battles. In the comments section, one Redditor said they were in a group of five level 40 players with Kyogre counters, but they barely took it down. Another Redditor said that it took a group of eight people to defeat Kyogre with 80 seconds to go, and that teams still had to be revived a few times.
Through itsofficial support Twitter account, Niantic addressed the controversy by revealing that it had reduced the difficulty of raids by decreasing the frequency with which bosses use charged attacks. Editing its post, the OP says that the changes are not yet noticeable, with Pokemon still spamming charged attacks constantly. The same message on Twitter also notes that more changes may be made in future updates to balance the difficulty ofPokemon GO’s raid battles.
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