Pokemon SwordandShieldare out now, and so far, the games have received positive reviews from several critics; however, players haven’t been as happy as the critics, andboth games are being review bombed on Metacriticby users. Nintendo, on the other hand, is celebratingPokemon SwordandShield’s launch by givingPokemon GOfans an opportunity to catch a Galarian Pokemon. Galar is the new Pokemon region inSwordandShield,and several old Pokemon have new Galarian forms in the new region. These Pokemon include Weezing - a Poison-type Pokemon from the Kanto region who’s been given a whole new Galarian form in the new games.
Now,Pokemon GOplayers can catch Galarian Weezing in the game as the Pokemon will be appearing all over the world in 4-star Raid Battles right after November Community Day ends. This is the first time a Galarian Pokemon will be making its way to the mobile-based Pokemon game as a raid boss. Galarian Weezing is one of thenew Pokemon introduced inSwordandShieldand looks different from its Kanto form because it has adapted to the different environments in the Galar region. Apart from being physically different, Galarian Weezing also has two types - Fairy and Poison, which means that Fairy-type’s Poison weakness won’t be a big problem for the all-new Weezing.
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Those who are interested in catching the new and improved Weezing should mark their calendars, or just set their alarms because the raid will be live soon. The raid goes live today, on November 16 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m in players’ local time. Everyone all over the world will be able to participate in the Tier 4 raid during this time; however, those who miss out on this limited-time raid will have to wait for the next opportunity to catch the Pokemon as it will occasionally appear in raids, according to the company. Players will also be able to grab a new set of Galar-inspired clothes from the Style Shop for free.
Catching Galarian Weezing won’t be a walk in the park since it’s a Tier 4 raid battle. Still, trainers who already have Mewtwo or Metagross should have no problem defeating it since both these Pokemon are excellent counters to the new Pokemon. Galarian Weezing is weak to Steel, Ground, and Psychic types, so Pokemon like Jirachi, Excadrill, Dialga, etc. should be great against it. It’s an excellent opportunity for those who areboycottingSwordandShieldto catch and train Galarian Pokemon inPokemon GO.
Pokemon GOis available for iOS and Android mobile devices.
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