Rayquaza, Groudon & Kyogre Raids Coming (Back) to Pokémon GO

Pokémon GO players will have more opportunities to catch the mighty Rayquaza, as well as another shot at catching Groudon and Kyogre, in the latest event from Niantic.

Now is the time to test your strength! Legendary Pokémon Kyogre and Groudon return to Raid Battles alongside Rayquaza for a limited time. Now is an excellent chance to finally catch all three ancient Legendary Pokémon originally discovered in the Hoenn region!

Kyogre, Groudon, and Rayquaza each have their own strengths and weaknesses, so challenging all three will take skill! Power up your strongest Pokémon, grab your friends, and head to nearby Gyms for a chance to battle and catch them from February 23 until March 5.

We’re in for some legendary battles, and the overall result will be exciting! If Rayquaza is defeated more than Kyogre and Groudon combined, Pokémon that typically prefer windy weather (for example, Bagon) are more likely to hatch from Eggs from March 5 to March 16. If not, Pokémon that prefer sunny or rainy weather (like Trapinch or Lotad) are more likely to hatch.

These battles will be tough, so we have new special boxes debuting on February 24, containing Raid Passes to help you prepare. Visit the in-game store to find out more.

Are you ready to face off against Hoenn’s legendary trio?

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363 thoughts on “Rayquaza, Groudon & Kyogre Raids Coming (Back) to Pokémon GO”

  1. Toy Story, Monsters Inc., Mount Olympus and Twilight Town are confirmed to be the first four world you visit in Kingdom Hearts 3

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  2. Yay more GO! News…
    Last call for tournament spots. There aere 5 spots left
    Types: Fighting Ground Poison Ice Rock
    If anyone interested reply to this with your type you want. Spots closing at 2pm central
    Tournament starting at 3pm central time

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  3. sputter………too quiet….if its pointless to keep SRing for Celebi i might as well start a link between worlds but i am extremely bummed

    i deserve something for all that hard work

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  4. @alexanderfreriks:disqus I just realized Casc having Lando in the tourney makes it really seem like one of those anime tourney arcs where one dude is overly op in the tournament and everyone fear him lol

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  5. So 20 yrs in and Lugia is getting a new form & a 2nd movie while Ho-Oh is still being overlooked. Honestly TPCi/GF have to stop cuddling their favourites man…

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  6. Does anyone follow that ProJared guy? I saw someone mention on twitter that he made a countdown to Pokemon Switch News and it landed us on the 27th. I’m still very doubtful anything will come, but supposedly he made a countdown in early 2017 to disprove Pokemon Stars and that landed on the day they announced USUM. I’m just curious where this supposed countdown is. I never got a reply from the person. I’m still VERY doubtful we’ll get anything at all, but I’m just curious.

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  7. I’ll ask this here because I have no other frame of reference…do you think $150 is a lot to ask for this group of games in like new condition?
    Super Mario 64, DK64, Diddy Kong Racing, Wave Race 64, Pilotwings 64, Cruis’n USA, some Scooby Doo crap.

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    • well there’s seven games
      if you think of it as like 21$ per game its not that bad

      SM64, DK64, DKracing are extremely good games and would cost more individually

      Also what the H man i thought you said you weren’t gonna spend any mo dough yo

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      • You’re right, I did say that…good memory…but I’m not sure if I’m going to buy it yet. I’m just putting a cart together because I know I’ll want them eventually. Also, if I do end up buying it, it’s really not a big deal because I don’t spend my money on much other stuff. Game collection is probably going to become a hobby for me, as if it isn’t already.

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  8. I just had the best idea for a mini-tourney!
    It’s a baby cup where you can only use Pokemon that are the first in there evolution line
    Not including solo stage mons
    I could run that one, any opinions?

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  9. I can see it now: the footage starts with Ash and other characters battling, talking, and doing hero stuff for 30 seconds to a minute or something like that. Then at the end, they see a yellow blur speeding over the water. The camera zooms in and shows Zeraora’s face smirking before speeding off into the distance. Then, you see Lugia swimming in its direction matching its speed with pink and blue blurs popping in and out of the water. For only a moment, the camera shows these two blurs as being cute miniature Lugias with pink or blue glowing accents.
    Zeraora confirmed. Lugia Dive and Lugia Soar confirmed. Diamond and Pearl remakes confirmed with pink and blue coloring. Pokemon Dive and Soar confirmed. Gen 8 confirmed. Everyone’s happy, popping champagne bottles and laughing gallantly. World leaders unite and bring about world peace within 24 hours.

    Then I wake up.

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      • I also remember having dreams about Usum that were waaay to good to be true. Like Ub King and the Pokelympics

        Also I had a dream recently about baby and a mega lugia being revealed as an event for a game called sky/soar too!

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        • Whoa, did you really think about Soar as a name too? I just came up with it but Dive and Soar would be awesome names for new games. This must be fate speaking to us.

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          • Well that morning I was thinking if the titles were sky and sea, then corocoro leaked and it came to me in a dream!

            I’m not getting my hopes up again for anything Pokémon related for a while though..

    • Meh………..I think the most we can hope for is Zeraora. I don’t think you’re wrong about that first part. Some quick shots of Ash and maybe they bring back the 2 kids form the 1st movie. Then like you said a tease of Zeraora without actually fully showing it only to end with Lugia coming out of the sea to almost match that art we got this last week. Enough that it’ll be cool to see, but not enough to satisfy those that will riot when gen 8 is revealed to not be coming out this year lol

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        • Why would they? Is it their fault that we ruin surprises like mythicals? Is it their responsibility to make sure there are replacements for said surprises if we find out? It’s not……it’s irrelevant that we know about Zeraora because that won’t change the fact that they have a plan and won’t change said plan just because we ruined the surprise. It’s kind of selfish for the fandom in general to expect them to do that.

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  10. If you could have one old/ new mega/form Pokémon be the mascot for the next generation akin to mewtwo? What would it be? Also don’t say lugia cuz that’s prob gonna happen

    Also, arn’t we not supposed to know about zera yet? GF must be pulling their hair out

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  11. If Zeraora has Close Combat in the new movie, the Japanese dub better have it say oraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraora while using the move.

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  12. Zeraora for smash

    B: Plasma Fists (a Charged heavy attack)
    Side: Wild Charge (a lunging attack)
    Up: Quick Attack/Volt Switch (either Pika clone or he hurls a ball of sparks upward and it travels a short distance where you can chose to teleport to it)
    Down: Quick Guard (Boring down counter attack)

    Final Smash: Storm Strikes, a powerful series of electrified slashes and finishing off with its namesake Thunderclap

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      • Not a total clone, I was considering ripping off Cloud and have down b be Charge where his next special did more damage based on levels of three

        A very fast melee fighter with decent air game but a lack of punishing attacks that can turn the game

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  13. Oh boy…really wish Star was here right now I need her to help me with a dilemma…..
    This chick I have been talking to for the last 2 weeks says she’s a Trans Woman

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  14. Well very late crystal team update now that I got back to playing again. Have 7 badges but holding off on fighting team rocket until I catch my final member. Will sadly have to wait until I wake up since it only appears during the morning/day hopefully it won’t take too long. And my starter is finally fully evolved! Will be evolving poliwhirl fairly soon as well! Will post my next update once I catch my final member!

    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8623bdaeca9bd29febf836c2c00dceb9363080e4693795d0b1ba019b34aaee47.jpg

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  16. First Dratini of the event and its shiny. On a bus and I click a Pokemon, it despawns on the overworked map but still goes into the battle and it’s shiny. Guess I’ll be getting my original favourite Pokemon (Dragonite) as a shiny and with Draco Meteor!

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  17. Honestly, I’m just sick of shiny locks. When the Alola dex leaked I was looking forward to getting a shiny Lunala. But alas it’s shiny locked….

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  18. Trying to decide if I want to go out looking for a shiny Dratini. I just went out earlier because I didn’t realize it hasn’t started yet……do I even bother now?

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    • We could See Zeraora in the new Movie trailer that’s supposed to be on Oha Suta Tuesday. Other than that the countdown is really just to Pokemon day. People expecting gen 8 anything will be very disappointed.

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      • Cause you have inside informations from GF? Because it may not be probable but it is possible. For the last 5 years the first long trailer of the movies came out on the first Thursday of March. This time it’s on PokemonDay and both Pokemon and Nintendo are definitely hyping more then they did last year about Pokemon Day. Again, not probable but either impossible. It’s not like our lives won’t continue if they don’t announce gen 8 on the 27th, personally I hope that, if it’s not happening I’ll wait as I’ve always done. But you are a bit pessimistic…

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        • Well…….I do actually have some inside info, but you’re free to doubt me if you want. Lol Not saying I don’t twant the game, just saying at this point 2018 isn’t likely. I’m placing my bets on early 2019

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    • I was about to mention that. Not saying it will happen but we may get something that day. I don’t remember them hyping up Pokémon day like this last year.

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    • “Seven Superb Regions: The distinctive regions help make each Pokémon adventure new and exciting. Trainers fondly remember Johto’s traditional architecture, Kalos’s regal chateaus and towers, Unova’s city lights and marvelous bridges, and of course, Hoenn’s plentiful bodies of water. ” LOL

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    • Heeeeeey I’m passing through the Ice Path so I can go get my own Skarmory to finish off my team as well. Then I’m gonna double back and kill Team Rocket once and for all.

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        • Yeah for now I’ll just be happy to get to Blackthorn so I have an access point to the route. If I don’t get ti today then I’ll get it tomorrow.

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  19. God damn it, god damn it all the deepest circles of hell!
    I’ve told them too many times but do they ever listen? NOOOOOOO
    I keep telling my parents that we CANNOT have fully cooked ham on the bone in the house

    i’ve done things…..horrible things that i’m not proud of….in the last 3 minutes

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    • Just wait. People will be back by Tuesday complaining that nothing was revealed on Pokemon day (I say secretly hoping I’m wrong……) Well anyway once we get the new movie trailer things should pick back up for a minute.

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  20. In exactly one month, the final episode of Dragon Ball Super airs. And nobody knows when DB on tv is returning. I feel so depressed 🙁

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    • One thing that will piss me off is if the last episode just basically ignores everything that has happened up to this point and is just the last episode of Z all over again. The original ending of Z makes absolutely no sense now that they’ve met Beerus and Whis and have gone to other universes. Even if Goku still wanted to go train Uub why would the group lose touch with each other? Why would they have no reason to keep in contact? Why would all the other peeps from the other universe not still talk to the main cast. I mean didn’t Vegeta say he kind of wanted to go visit Cabba’s planet? None of it makes sense. So unless they retcon the entire ending of Z it’ll be crazy lame. Never been a huge fan of the end of Z to begin with so if they ignore all the great stuff in Super just to fit the ending I’ll be so over everything……

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  21. Saw someone talking about Verlisify on twitter so I looked up his feed and now my head hurts……Idk what I expected…….

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  22. Body, arms and eyes fried…..Greataxe the unslewable has been slain, but the new crank op potatoes crossbows

    I is sweat and tyed….. HONEY BADGERS

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  23. God, worst thing happened to me today. Some Klefki stole my keys while I was going back home! I got LOCKED OUT and it was 8 pm. I couldn’t reach my landlord, there was no locksmith open. I had to go to my friend’s house 🙁

    I hate those sneaky fairies, I would like to live in a world without them. We know that UK passed a law to eradicate certain Pokemon species from streets and moving most to shelters or sanctuaries. I hope other countries will take some action on this too. I mean Klefki steling keys, OK no big deal but we shouldn’t forget about Scolipede breakout in Florida which ended up in several casualties.

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  24. So I just realized not only is Pokémonday in a few days but next Saturday is the one year Anniversary of the Nintendo Switch. We could get a big direct on that day or the day before. Not saying Pokémon would be in it but you never know. We shall see in the next few days I suppose.

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    • I would be surprised if we didn’t have a general direct on the way. It feels like they meant to have one in January, but for some reason didn’t. I bet we get something in the next couple of weeks.

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      • We will see I suppose. Wouldn’t shock me if one happened this week due to the Anniversary of the switch. Didn’t realize it until I saw it on YouTube. Honestly didn’t realize we were already in the last full week of February….

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        • Yeah I could see that. That PixelPar guy asked last week if people thought we’d get a direct before Bayonetta came out or if we’d get one for the Switch anniversary. Obviously we didn’t get one last week so maybe a direct for the anniversary is the correct answer? I guess if there is one it’ll be on Thursday like usual.

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  25. I thought this could be a good thing to get us talking. https://mobile.twitter.com/Pokemon/status/967458999003119616/video/1
    Where did everyone start their Pokémon journey? What was your first game? What starter did you pick? How old were you? For me my first Pokémon game was Ruby. I believe I was maybe 10-12. First Pokémon I picked was treecko and I have been hooked on the games ever since! I will note that I got into Pokémon during gnecone but didn’t have a gameboy until the gba sp

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    • The order of my journeys
      Hoenn- treecko
      Kanto fire red- squirtle
      Sinnoh diamond- all three
      Jotho HGSS- Totodile
      Unova white- oshawott
      Unova Black 2- snivy
      Kalos x- fennekin
      Hoenn Omega ruby- treecko
      Alola sun- rowlet
      Next region we shall see once the games and starters are revealed!!!

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    • I first started my journey on Pokemon Red. I got the game for my 9th birthday and my very first starter was a Charmander named Dragon.

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      • Nice! Honestly if I had a gameboy kanto or Jotho would have most likely been my first journey! Couldn’t be happier though with hoenn being my first. So many cool Pokémon in that region! Treecko line flagon and absol to name a few!

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    • Technically I guess my first game was Yellow. It was the first I owned anyway. Never got passed Brock haha Then a couple of years later my brother ended up giving me his copy of Silver. He had beaten the game and brought over all the Pokemon he had caught in his copy of Blue including Mewtwo which was his favorite. My sister borrowed the game and ended up saving over the game by accident. From that point on he’s had a hard time beating a Pokemon game ever since. Was basically the end for him, but on the flip side it was my reawakening for it. After getting Silver I played the crap out of it and that was the start of my love of Pokemon. 2002 was quite the year.

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        • It’s the same thing for me with treecko! Will probably always be my favorite Pokémon because of it! I will say turtwig and rowlet did come close to it thought when it comes to grass starters!

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    • Earthen was a Gameboy color/1990s babby and played the original Pokermon Red when I was….7? Or Six
      Charmander was my very first one
      Then it erased itself
      Then stopped playing for a while
      Then my mom bought me Sapphire as a present for a plane ride to Florida where I chose Torchic (This was my very first time playing a Pokémon game blind with no prior knowledge of any new Pokémon)
      Then Pearl when I was I dunno what day did it come out and compare it to 1993 where I picked Chimchar
      Then Black and my faithful Tepig
      X broke the cycle of me using a Grass type Chespin
      OR Mudkip
      And finally Sun with Litten

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      • So for the most part you have picked fire starters. Doesn’t shock me actually, I do love fire starters because it’s usually hard to find good fire types in the games sadly

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          • Oddly enough in my Mystery Dungeon career I was a Treecko
            Then I chose to be a Turtwig in Sky, and in Super I was a Chespin

            Although in GoI I was Tepig but that’s understandable but Snivy was my companion

    • If I remember correctly, Pokemon Emerald was my first game. I can’t remember the timeline because I also remember seeing FireRed at Target and really wanting to get it, so maybe I got that one first. Either way, it was around Christmas of 2005 and into 2006 that I really became involved (making me around 6 or 7). Those were great times. As a reminder, I’ll be 19 on March 10 which I don’t believe, and we’re approaching the EIGHTH GENERATION. Crazy stuff. Torchic is my original bro though, because my friend had picked Mudkip and we never wanted to match!

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      • I know what you mean. I will be turning 25 on March 23rd and I can’t believe it lol and it is shocking we are approaching gen 8 as you said!

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    • I was 11/12, I think? Emerald was the first game I played. A family friend’s kid lent me his game, it was really hard to get a hold of legit Pokémon games where I live. I remember getting upset I couldn’t get the Eon tickets and stuff. But Emerald was such a great game! Torchic is my forever main.

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      • Nice! I remember when I got ruby. Went out of town to a mall and my dad told me I could pick out a game at GameStop to play on the way home. Needless to say I chose ruby ^.^

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        • Lucky you! I had to wait like 1-2 years before I could play the latest games. My mom buys me the games since they cost a fortune in the Phils, and by then I had missed most of the event Pokémon. UM was the first game I bought with my own money. haha

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          • Um, I think about 2999-3500php and that’s mighty expensive for one game, which converts to 60-70 dollars. This is for SoulSilver. I don’t know how much they cost in the Phils now. Haha. I bought UM at about 179aed (I work abroad), so about 50 dollars. Lol. And Switch games here cost around 70-80 dollars.

  26. A follow up to Omega
    Say you were to set off on journey and you could pick ANY Pokémon as your partner but they cannot evolve ergo Pokémon that don’t evolve who would you choose

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  27. Ugh nighttime itchiness!!!! Reminds me of bad nights of sleeping in my summer cabin in the woods and the family getting athletes food from walking barefoot everywhere

    I mean scratching your arms or head that’s manageable but the feet is a different story especially if yours are just one gigantic callus

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