PoGO – Pokémon GO: Current Boss List (Heatran Release)

As of today (8.1.20), Heatran is once again available in the Tier 5 Raids of Pokémon Go and can be found in its iridescent form for the first time. With the release of the legendary Fire/Steel Pokémon, some of the Pokémon you’ll encounter in the other raid stages will also change.

With the release of Heatran, new Pokémon are once again popping up in Pokémon Go’s Tier 1 through Tier 4 Raids. Heatran can be encountered in its iridescent form and is best fought with ground Pokémon. For a list of the best counters against Heatran, check out our guide. As early as this Wednesday (8/1/20), you can encounter several Heatran during the raid hour from 6pm to 7pm.

Tier 1

Sandan*

Karpador *

Wailmer *

Sheinux *

Oshawott

Klikk *

Lichtel unfortunately leaves the Tier 1 Raids again, but the – depending on the region – rare Pokémon Oshawott moves up. Shiny-Hunter should not miss the Tier-1-Raids, because all except Oshawott can be shiny.

Tier 2

Rattikarl *

Woingenau *

Knogga

Skorgla *

Kapilz

Flunkifer *

Pliprin

Kingler

During the Sync hatching marathon, Woingenau and Rattikarl will still be available in party hat and iridescent form.

Tier 3

ALoLa Raichu *

Machomei

Onix *

Aquana

Donphan

Lepumentas

If you’re still looking for a good Battle Pokémon, you have a chance to catch Machomei in the Tier 3 Raids. If you don’t have any Ground Pokémon on hand, you can also use Battle Pokémon against Heatran.

Tier 4

Geowaz

ALoLa Knogga *

Galar Smogmog

Rizeros

Despotar

Stalobor

Both Rizeros and Geowaz and Stalobor are ideal counter Pokémon against Heatran. Stalobor is considered the glass cannon of the ground and steel Pokémon. In addition, Despotar is considered a good Unlight attacker in Tier 4 Raids.

Tier 5

Heatran (until 4.2.20)

Ex-Raid

Regigigas (until early January)

Regigigas should have left us by now, but the latest Ex-Raid Invites still invite you to face the leader of Regitrios.

Pokémon GO

Pokémon Go is the mobile spin-off of Nintendo’s popular Pokémon game series for Android and iOS. It is a so-called “location-based game”, i.e. a game that uses the player’s immediate surroundings. It is based on the principle of augmented reality.

Pokémon Map: Between landmarks and sights

Pokémon Go uses a Global Positioning System (GPS) to determine the player’s location and displays it on a map that also represents the playing field. The map is based on OpenStreetMap maps. The game is played mostly outdoors and uses landmarks, landmarks and other notable or eye-catching objects in the world to position either PokéStops or arenas there for you to battle for supremacy. Join either Team Intuition (Team Yellow, Zapdos), Team Wisdom (Team Blue, Arktos), or Team Daring (Team Red, Lavados). Under their flag you can then fight for the arenas, which are placed at hotspots like churches or similar. Pokémon can appear anywhere, though.

Pocket monsters visible on the Pokémon Go Map are randomly loaded into the game’s virtual map by the game server. If several players are playing in the same location, each player can see and catch the Pokémon independently of the others.

Pokémon Go Updates, News, Raids and More

The developers at Niantic regularly provide Pokémon Go with new updates or special raids that should only be tackled in a group of several people. The Pokémon Go Raids are therefore very popular, as they also offer the prospect of particularly rare Pokémon. For example, in the past, legendary Pokémon could always be caught on special occasions (Pokémon Go events). For particularly eager mobile or smartphone Pokémon trainers, there is also an external IV calculator, such as the online tool from Pokemon.gameinfo.io or on Pokefans.net, to check the values of your Pokémon.