Pokemon GO rotates its top tier Battle Raid bosses in and out of the game pretty frequently from month to month as different events come and go, but February 2021's Battle Raid rotation schedule is looking even more busy than usual. The excitement kicked off in late January as the first two-thirds of the Johto Beasts trio began appearing, but the excitement definitely continues throughout the coming weeks and will even bring some Mega Raids to keep the challenges coming.
Interestingly, February is really shaping up to be a throwback month with focus on a lot of the oldest Legendary Raid Bosses in Pokemon GO. Luckily, many of these Legendary Pokemon from the first two generations of the franchise are actually very powerful and still can hold their own in the Pokemon GO metagame. The Kanto and Johto Legendaries all have their strengths and both PvP and PvE players can likely put them some additional high IV copies to good use in the game.
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Some of these older Legendary Pokemon also have the chance to be shiny encounters as well, so that will help draw the collector's out and into the Battle Raids, as well. For players who have extra Premium Battle Raid passes to burn or aren't interested in the Legendary Pokemon, there will also be some powerful Mega Raids to take on. This month features a long list of Mega bosses including a surprise Mega-Evolved Pokemon that will show up from Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. through Saturday, February 20, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. local time...
Entei will be appearing in five-star raids from Tuesday, January 16, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, January 31, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. local time.
Raikou will be appearing in five-star raids from Sunday, January 31, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. to Thursday, February 4, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. local time.
Suicune will be appearing in five-star raids from Thursday, February 4, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. local time.
Latias and Latios will be appearing in five-star raids from Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. to Saturday, February 20, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. local time.
Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, and Mewtwo will be appearing in five-star raids from Saturday, February 20, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. to Monday, March 1, 2021, at 8:00 a.m. local time.
Mega Venusaur, Mega Ampharos, and Mega Houndoom will be appearing in Mega Raids from Tuesday, January 19, 2021, through Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. local time.
Mega Pidgeot, Mega Ampharos, and a surprise Mega-Evolved Pokémon will be appearing in Mega Raids from Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. through Saturday, February 20, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. local time.
Mega Venusaur, Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, and Mega Blastoise will be appearing in Mega Raids from Saturday, February 20, 2021, through Monday, March 1, 2021. Each week in February will also include a Raid Hour event on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. local time featuring the Pokémon currently active in five-star raids.
As always, it's possible that additional Battle Raids may show up as surprise events come and go throughout the coming month. Keep an eye on the nearby radar for anything particularly exciting or surprising as February kicks off next week.
Over the next week or so players should begin to learn a lot more about what other events are on the way in February. Be sure to check back in the near future for more Pokemon GO strategy guides, news, and updates. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!
Pokemon GO is available on Android and iOS.
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Source: Pokemon GO Live