Legendary Pokémon are finally coming to “Pokémon Go”, more than one year after the game’s release.
Legendaries such as Mewtwo are extremely rare and powerful Pokémon from the original game series. And until now, they’ve been completely absent from “Pokémon Go,” even as the game has added more features and creatures from the second generation of Pokémon.
Now that Legendaries will officially start making their first appearances through collaborative Raid Battles, it’s time to prepare your best Pokémon for battle.
Knowing exactly which Pokémon and moves are best effective against specific Legendaries will be instrumental in taking down the ultra-powerful creatures.
We've examined data from The Silph Road and PokeBattler to find the top six fighters for each Legendary:
Tyranitar is simply the best all-around attacker for taking down most Legendaries.
No other Pokémon comes close to matching the type and move combination effectiveness of this giant. The only two Legendaries that Tyranitar isn't super effective against are the beasts Raikou and Suicune.
Best moves: Bite/Stone Edge or Bite/Crunch
You'll also need assistance from Golem.
Golem is particularly effective against the Legendary birds and the beasts Raikou and Entei.
Best move: Rock Throw/Stone Edge
Now on to Legendaries, starting with Articuno.
Omastar with Rock Throw/Rock Slide Tyranitar with Bite/Stone Edge Golem with Rock Throw/Stone Edge Flareon with Fire Spin/Flamethrower Arcanine with Fire Fang/Flamethrower Scizor with Bullet Punch/Iron Head
Zapdos
Golem with Rock Throw/Stone Edge Tyranitar with Bite/Stone Edge Piloswine with Powder Snow/Avalanche Jynx with Frost Breath/Avalanche Dragonite with Dragon Breath/Outrage Omastar with Rock Throw/Rock Slide
Moltres
Omastar with Rock Throw/Rock Slide Golem with Rock Throw/Stone Edge Tyranitar with Bite/Stone Edge Vaporeon with Water Gun/Hydro Pump Sudowoodo with Rock Throw/Stone Edge Jolteon with Thunder Shock/Thunderbolt
Lugia
Tyranitar with Bite/Stone Edge Jolteon with Thunder Shock/Thunderbolt Golem with Rock Throw/Stone Edge Magneton with Spark/Discharge Omastar with Rock Throw/Rock Slide Gengar with Shadow Claw/Shadow Ball
Ho Oh
Golem with Rock Throw/Stone Edge Omastar with Rock Throw/Rock Blast Sudowoodo with Rock Throw/Rock Slide Dragonite with Dragon Tail/Outrage Jolteon with Volt Switch/Thunderbolt Tyranitar with Bite/Stone Edge
Raikou
Rhydon with Mud Slap/Earthquake Golem with Mud Slap/Earthquake Dragonite with Dragon Tail/Outrage Donphan with Counter/Earthquake Nidoking with Furry Cutter/Earthquake Sandslash with Mud Shot/Earthquake
Entei
Omastar with Rock Throw/Hydro Pump Vapeoreon with Water Gun/Hydro Pump Tyranitar with Bite/Stone Edge Golem with Rock Throw/Stone Edge Rhydon with Mud Slap/Stone Edge Dragonite with Dragon Tail/Outrage
Suicune
Exeggutor with Extrasensory/Solar Beam Venusaur with Vine Whip/Solar Beam Tangela with Vine Whip/Solar Beam Dragonite with Dragon Tail/Outrage Victreebel with Razor Leaf/Solar Beam Vileplume with Razor Leaf/Solar Beam
Celebi
Scizor with Furry Cutter/X Scissor Pinsir with Bug Bite/X Scissor Flareon with Fire Spin/Overheat Tyranitar with Bite/Crunch Arcanine with Fire Fang/Flamethrower Charizard with Wing Attack/Flamethrower
Mew
Scizor with Furry Cutter/X Scissor Gengar with Sucker Punch/Shadow Ball Pinsir with Bug Bite/X Scissor Tyranitar with Bite/Crunch Dragonite with Dragon Tail/Outrage Gyarados with Bite/Hydro Pump
And finally, Mewtwo.
Tyranitar with Bite/Crunch Houndoum with Snarl/Foul Play Dragonite with Dragon Breath/Outrage Gyarados with Bite/Hydro Pump Snorlax with Lick/Hyper Beam Pinsir with Furry Cutter/X Scissor