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To kick off the 2024 New Year, we have Shadow Moltres cycling back into the raid roster! Shadow Moltres, on account of its Shadow condition, is far stronger than the regular Moltres you can encounter. Trainers will be able to encounterShadow Moltresduring the weekends ofJanuary 2024, so keep your eyes peeled for these encounters because there are not too many chances to get them!
Shadow Moltres will be released in both its regular and shiny forms. Here is its regular form:
The shiny form has a pinky-purple body as well as red eyes and a shadowy aura native to Shadow Pokémon.
Shadow Moltres is aFire- andFlying-typelegendary Pokémon. SinceFireandFlyingshare a common damage weakness –Rock– you can exploit this to give you a massive advantage against this powerful Pokémon. Shadow Moltres will takedouble damagefromRock-typemoves. It will also takeone and a half times damagefromWater-andElectric-typeattacks.
Shadow Moltres raids will start at45609 CP.you’re able to catch Shadow Moltres at the following CP ranges:
The best moves for Shadow Moltres will take advantage of the STAB bonus Moltres givesFire-andFlying-typeattacks.
Optimal Moveset:
We recommend this combination because of its impressive damage per second, which is20.7 DPS. The total damage you may do with this build is520.6damagebefore Shadow Moltres gets knocked out. These moves are also boosted bySunnyandWindyweather, which gives it more chances at being an optimal Pokémon to use in raids.
Suboptimal Movesets:
OverheatandFire Blastunderperforms againstSky Attack, so it is more worth your while to build your Shadow Moltres withSky Attackinstead.Ancient PowerandFrustrationare worthless for your Shadow Moltres to have on account that they areRock-andNormal-typeattacks respectively. They will not benefit from Moltres’ STAB bonus, so we recommend that you switch those attacks out as soon as you can with aCharged TM.
Shadow Moltres is aFire-andFlying-typePokémon and isweather boostedbySunnyandWindy conditions.With its given strength, as well as the added complexity of having to quell its rages because of its shadow condition, you should tackle these raids with at least3 Trainers. You can do it with one less if your teams are on point and your friend is at a decent level with great Pokémon, as well as some luck. It would be better for you to just go in with as many as you can, so you can take advantage of the friend and party bonuses and get these raids done as quickly as you can.
Being a Shadow Pokémon, Moltres can becomeenraged. When Shadow Pokémonenrage, they increase theirattackwhile simultaneouslydecreasingthe amount of damage that they take.Enragesstart when Shadow Pokémon lose about 1/3 of their health and can only be subdued withPurified Gems. You should collect as many of those as you’re able to for these raids.
Recommended Teams
Your team will have the best chances of success by mixing and matching the following Pokémon with the following movesets:
These are just some of the many Pokémon you could choose to bring against Shadow Moltres. Some other honourable mentions includeArcheopswithWing AttackandAncient Power, orSolrockandLunatonewithRock ThrowandRock Slide.
RegigigasandTerrakionwere both recently on the raid roster, so you may have these. If your team consists of solelyRegigigasandTerrakion, your team will not be mad about it. These two Pokémon are tough and will do well against Shadow Moltres – so if that is all you have for legendaries, you are doing very well.
Pokémon Go January 2024: Raid Schedule
January is proving to be absolutely loaded with all things Pokémon Go raiding goodness.
