Summary
Pokemon GOhas unintentionally revealed Dynamax Raids featuring Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno coming in late January. Dynamax Pokemon were first introduced inPokemon GOin September 2024, but these new additions would be the first Dynamax legendaries in the game.
The three Kanto legendary birds have remained fan favorites throughout the years in thePokemoncommunity. As such,Pokemon GOadded Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno to raids in the game’s early years, along with their Shiny forms. In 2023,Pokemon GOadded the Galarian bird trioto Daily Incense spawns, though they have a lower spawn rate than common Pokemon. Since October 2024, players have been able to encounter Shiny versions of the Galarian legendary birds as well. It seemsPokemon GOplans on adding yet another version of the Kanto Birds soon, according to a now-deleted official post.
As spotted by Reddit user nintendo101, a tweet fromPokemon GOSaudi Arabia’s official account revealed that Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno will be appearing in Dynamax Raids from January 20 to February 3. The post was soon deleted, though, which might indicate that developers were still holding onto the news. If the leak turns out to be true, having Dynamax legendary birds may help increase the popularity of Max Battles, considering that somePokemon GOplayers have been avoiding Max Raids.
Pokemon GO Accidentally Reveals Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno Dynamax Raids
The addition of the Dynamax bird trio would mean that more iconic legendary Pokemon might come to Max Raids in the following months as well.Pokemon Sword and Shieldhad Dynamax forms of Mewtwo, Ho-Oh, and more, soPokemon GO’s legendaries could easily get the same treatment. However, it is unclear if the legendary Max Raids would be harder than the current standard ones. Earlier in October,Pokemon GOfaced backlash regarding Max Raidsdue to their difficulty, especially when players failed to gather 40 people for every battle. Whether these issues will be present again with Dynamax legendaries remains to be seen.
Pokemon GOhas kicked off 2025 with several event announcements, one after the other. Niantic has confirmed Ralts as the focus ofPokemon GO’s next Community Day Classicon January 25. There is also a new Shadow Raid Day scheduled for January 19 featuring Shadow Ho-Oh, and players can get up to seven free Raid Passes from Gyms during the event. Developers have also revealed the host cities forPokemon GOFest 2025, which will be Osaka, Jersey City, and Paris.
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