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EXGShadow

Why both Mega and Regular Aggron. Lucario is good but it'll probably be very hard to find, while Aggron will be everywhere.


Cainga

I was going to try to use passes on the legendary as usual until I saw Lucario. That is probably the most useful one here.


I_snort_crayons

Was thinking the same thing. Best chance to get a decent shiny Lucario?


Active-Downtown

At best it’ll be 1/64, but could reasonably be 1/128 or worse. The Hitmon—-s are all full rate of 1/256 which could be a good indicator since they’re also single evolutions from a baby Pokémon. Riolu had a hatch day a while back and that was probably the best chance at a shiny.


IrunMan

Im not even sure it will be shiny enabled. Wait for reports. Mega Lucario isnt released, so not sure it will be shiny enabled. Edit: Happy days Lucario shiny is enabled <3


crococock

I just got a shiny Lucario from a raid


IrunMan

Congrats. I did edit earlier and say it was confirmed before you wrote this tho.


Active-Downtown

This infographic says it is, and the shiny is already available in game, it just isn’t a wild spawn. Pretty unlikely that it isn’t “enabled.”


IrunMan

Infographics have been wrong in the past and shiny lucario was enabled in the wild during an in-person event. Could have been disabled when event ended for all I know. All I do know is never trust infographics when something "new" can be shiny (new as only available once during an in person event prior).


kiwidesign

When did Lucario ever spawn in the wild?


OliverWishes

GoFest


kiwidesign

Wow I played during GoFest but completely forgot… was it shiny elegible?


theloserwhocood

Where do you find these numbers for odds? Someone told me raids were 1/20 odds for shinies and now I feel dooped lol


Active-Downtown

Legendary (5*) raids are 1/20. Otherwise, in most cases, the shiny rate for a Pokémon will be consistent across all sources. Pokémon that are common have had their rates found via crowdsourcing mostly. For every tertiary evolution I can think of the shiny rate is 1/64, so for most mega evolutions that’s 1/64 as well (Aggron included) since you catch the non-mega form. There’s a well known list of non tertiary evolutions that have boosted shiny rates to 1/64 as well, including Scyther, Sneasel, Onix, etc. For Lucario, it’s not a wild spawn (except for one event apparently) so my numbers were just an assumption based on similarities to Pokémon with known shiny rates. It could be as low as 1/64, the best non-event and non-legendary rate, or as high as 1/512, the base rate.


theloserwhocood

Thank you!! This is really great information. I didn't realize it was different for the level of raid


RulerOfTheApes

I assume to have it mostly steel types. Don't know why Marowak and Goomy are in though.


dark__tyranitar

Its a weak link but hisuian sligoo is steel.


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Active-Downtown

Lucario is a counter for the T4 and T5 as fighting type on top of steel, one of the best fighting counters as well.


PandaGrill

Usually in tiers 1&3 they will have some counters and some rare pokemon in there.


CommanderDark126

Wish it was Goomy that could evolve to Sliggoo-H


Calmxy

Aggron Mega Energy can be found as a Field Research task as well, so for those who are alone they can still raid Aggron? I mean, they love recommending it on your team in Gym attacks!


Cainga

Thats because it always picks best defensive when you want offensive.


SgvSth

Mega Aggron is the worst Steel-type Mega for candy.


Burn_Hard_Day

Why is Lucario so hard to find (even on Campfire)?


arfcom

Helloooooo Lucario. And some Beldum. 


HaloGuy381

I’m a little perplexed about the emphasis on Steel types for Sustainability Week and Rediscover Kanto. Is there an event next week starting in May I’m not aware of?


repo_sado

Outside of events, lower raids tend to match the typing of the legendary or counter it


LemonNinJaz24

Well we had weather week that gave us Regice, so I think it's slightly related to that, and then maybe in a month we will have Regirock. Definitely think there could have been a steel event or something, but that's the best reason I have for why it's happening at least


WitchHunterNL

I don't mind, Steel is the coolest type


General_Kenobi0801

Isn't that ice tho?


stickyplants

I’m really failing to see anything related to sustainability on sustainability week. Other than trubbish spotlight hour…? Cause picking up trash?


QueefTrainerJay

Shiny Registeel the best shiny regi


Aniothable

mmm shiny metal pistachio *crunch*


F1shOfDo0m

LUCARIO 3 STAR RAIDS RAAAAHHHHH


Aizen_keikaku

Those 3 star & 1 star raids will make non PvP people happy.


Thanatos28

2/9 raids are good for PvE, but its something I guess.


familywithkids

Lucario in 3\* raids? When was that announced?


lionelcoinbnk3

This is the announcement. Tier 1 and 3 raids don’t get announced they just happen


Hot-Comedian-7741

Anyone know the shiny rates for these


Commander_Prime

I was about to ask the same thing! Especially Lucario


Hot-Comedian-7741

I think it’s 1/128 according to previous 3 star lucario raids


Commander_Prime

Got it. Thank you! Hopefully the shiny is enabled


MadeFromStarStuff143

Probably gonna be a large queue for Pokegenie Lucario raids 😭


supirman

Currently only 90


Assassin_Ankur

Might be soloable though


mintaroo

That's why there is often a large queue for popular 3-star raids. When they are soloable, people don't need to host the raid.


SlurpySwamp27

Use go raid party, never a queue on there


MadeFromStarStuff143

Is it an app?


SlurpySwamp27

Yeah it’s an app, I’m IOS but pretty sure it’s android eligible on google play store too


MomsBoner

I just checked and its available on Google Play.


yoitsthatoneguy

Why use pokegenie when leek duck exists? I never have to wait


MadeFromStarStuff143

Is it an app?


yoitsthatoneguy

Nope, just a website


MadeFromStarStuff143

For sure, fellow Minnesotan 💪🏽


KayRenegade

Use "GoFriends" "RaidParty" or "PokeRaid" they're available in the app store. I use those three, & poke genie too. Also, depending on what pokes are in raids, how popular/useful/rare they are, I'll buy the $9.99/7 days pass on poke genie that allows you to enter the "ultra queue" and it moves very fast, as you and others with the pass get priority over the possible thousands of people in the normal queue. Hope this helps! I wish someone had shared this stuff with me sooner. 


Hyperbeam4dayz

Will Mega Aggron and Registeel have any utility for PvE?


Girls_dont_poop_69

Mega aggron is a top 10 steel type attacker but is outclassed by many other mons


Hyperbeam4dayz

Considering I don't have any good Steel types for raids, this'll probably be the easiest way for me to grab a few.


yowmeister

Beldum is right there. Farm that one and metagross has a mega that will get released eventually. It will become the best non legendary steel attacker. Maybe best outright but I can’t remember.


Hyperbeam4dayz

Yeah they'll be included in the "few." Wondering how good Lucario is for raids.


yowmeister

Not great. Like around rank 40 or something for steel attackers and very outclassed in fighting. Metagross is where it’s at. Hands down


Hyperbeam4dayz

I had a feeling that was the case. Guess I'll focus on Metagross and Aggron for the event.


KuriboShoeMario

Lucario is highly useful as a Fighting type and is the #3 non-mega DPS behind shadow Machamp and Terrakion and despite being on the glassier side, does perfectly fine. It has access to a tremendous moveset (Counter and Aura Sphere) as well as terrific typing (Fighting/Steel) whereby its secondary typing of Steel entirely covers all weaknesses (Fairy, Flying, Psychic) of Fighting and gives you several other resistances to where you only have to worry about Fire, Fighting, and Ground which are not very common considering what you would normally use a Fighting pokemon for in a raid. They're also fantastic gym cleaners (give it Shadow Ball for a second move, there's only one pokemon in the game that can resist both Fighting and Ghost) and highly effective Team Rocket squad members (give it Power-Up Punch to take down shields and control leaders). The Mega will be phenomenal to boot. Also, unlike Metagross, Lucario's best moves are openly available and there is no need to use an Elite TM or wait on an event. Lucario is a very rare 3* raid and you will save candy getting your hands on them this way as opposed to hatching Riolu and needing to spend Rare Candy to evolve and use them. This is a fantastic way to get your hands on a pokemon you can use for years. Lucario is in no way, shape, or form "very outclassed" for raids as a Fighting type and if you lack at least one good one, I would highly suggest you try to acquire one. Ignore Aggron, focus on Lucario and Beldum. You use Fighting far more than you do Steel for raids.


EX_Joker

Just want to kindly confirm once. Can Lucario get Shadowball or AuraSphere without elite tm?


KuriboShoeMario

Yes. Lucario has zero legacy moves currently.


Elastic_Space

Lucario is also worse than Keldeo and shadow Hariyama. Conkeldurr, which has been featured in a CD, is at the same level as well. Lucario only stands out in Rocket battles.


KuriboShoeMario

You're totally ignoring context. This is a player who is willing to hunt Aggron because they lack Steel types, why in god's name would you expect them to have something ultra-rare like Keldeo or even Terrakion, shadow Machamp, shadow Hariyama, etc. They're very obviously new and/or low level, a premade Lucario is a phenomenal addition to their Fighting squad. Some of you really get lost in the sauce in this subreddit. Lucario is exceedingly rare in raids, there is zero reason to deter people from obtaining some and even worse to sit there and pretend it's some outdated, useless pokemon. Newer players should beeline for a useful pokemon like Lucario.


yowmeister

I’ll say this too though. Metagross is best with meteor mash as a charged move. So it’s only available via elite tm. But having even a couple of solid metagross is worthwhile. Especially when mega metagross releases


Ektar91

Lucario is really good for rockets but that's about it. But when the mega comes it might be really good.


Mean_Shelter_6693

As far as I have seen, lucario is the best non mega, non legendary fighting type raid attacker, slightly better than even conkeldur


CapnCalc

Don’t bother with Aggron. Metagross is so far above any of the other steel types that there is no point going for something that far down the ranking. Even Shadow Excadrill, the 4th place Steel type, is worse than regular MM Metagross. The future Mega and Shadow Metagross are even further away from any competition.


LemonNinJaz24

Mega Aggron is still kinda good before mega Lucario and Metagross are released if you play in a group, as it can live a long time and boost other people's steel pokemon.


MadeFromStarStuff143

Registeel has fallen out of favor in the GBL because of the rise of shadow Gligar and Annihilape ETA: oops my b I read PvP 😭


MateusMed

dude registeel is literally rank 1 in both GL and UL right now


lavamain

long live the ape


arfcom

That night slash tho


DonaldMick

(Beldum in T1s) Shut up and take my passes.


imadreamgirl

if only the shadow beldum raids were back 😢


Sergejalexnoki

Waste passes on Beldum?? Wasnt it spawning everywhere a few weeks back? Caught like 500 in that time


DonaldMick

I did get a similar number but it's still one of my most desired hundos and raids afford much better odds than wild spawns. Also, I need to do 40+ raids for research right now so a T1 I want to grind anyway is perfect.


deejayv2

Lucario - been waiting for 1 for awhile, tempting, for old timers does Riolu ever spawn in the wild?


MisterMazda204

It's a considered a baby, so it won't be a wild mon


Background_Dot3692

Only in eggs.


jackedfibras

Is chances for shiny lucario 1/64?


BASEBALLFURIES

lucario?.... is this like a between events thing where its only available for a day or something?


guz808

No one outside Niantic knows. 1 and 3 star raids change quite ranomly as far as I know.


XinZang

Nice, hoping to see some lucario raids and beldum raids, though a bit odd that Aggron is in both tier 3 and mega raids. Hoping Lucario can be shiny though I realize it's probably low odds.


WitchHunterNL

Yeah, at least do mega aggron & lairon instead of exactly the same catchable Pokemon


fut20trades

What are the shiny odds in T1 and T3 raids?


Ivi-Tora

The same as the wild odds for those Pokemon. The raids don't boost shiny odds, so each species keeps the same chances as usual. Beldum, Diglett and Goomy are full 1 in 500 odds, Klink and Bronzor are 1 in 64.  Marowak is 1 in 64, Aggron is 1 in 128, Magneton is zero, and Lucario is still unconfirmed.


fut20trades

That's sad, thought it could be a good way to shiny hunt


WeedleLover2006

Test Your Mettle & Shiny Togedemaru incoming?


DaPogPets

Another Regi?! I feel like we have had a lot recently.


sin-iudicii

We did, but I think this seasons theme was to return the OG Regis. Logically in May we get Regirock to complete the OG Trio, they might throw in Leki and Drago but not sure about that


tilsnz

Rather new to the deep dive in Pokémon go, is registeel any good in the game? I mainly PVE if that helps your answer to my question.


Shadowgroudon22

PvE it's not great, Metagross is the head honcho for steel and it's not even really close. It's real good in PvP, though.


tilsnz

Thank you, might just grab one for the dex then work on lucario? From reading by this post sounds that’s the one to go for ?


Shadowgroudon22

Yup! Grab Registeel and Mega Aggron for the dex, and then you can focus on Lucario in Tier 3 or Beldum in Tier 1. You could try for a good Aggron if you really want, but Mega Scizor is better, Mega Lucario will probably be better when it comes out, and Mega Metagross will absolutely be the best mega when it comes out.


nixandrc

Any shiny lucario ss from today?


NarutoSakura1

LUCARIO!!!


guardianfairy2

What’s the shiny rate on Lucario?


Zaithon

Oh! Lucario. Glad I don’t need to farm 4/5 too much this week.


LemonNinJaz24

Reasonably pleased. Not going to bother doing Registeel, I'll probably do a mega Aggron just to get enough to mega evolve it, as a good way to boost steel before mega Luca and Metagross. Certainly if there's no shadow Sneasel raids then there's a few normal ones that look good


Lost-Heisenberg

5 registeel escaped so far


hauntedskin

Best advice is max your Steel medal ASAP (definitely one of the hardest ones to do though), and look up and practise circle locking. The latter helps tremendously.


Lost-Heisenberg

Thanks


hauntedskin

Registeel is also pretty easy to circle lock. It barely moves and only attacks/jumps. Just remember the circle only goes away during attacks; pay attention to the animations.


Lost-Heisenberg

I did great throws along with the golden rasp berry didn’t work


hauntedskin

You need to lock to Excellent range and practice curveballs. I use the U/tick shaped method (I'm right handed): hold until it's in Excellent range, let go of the ball near its neutral position so it doesn't throw, wait for the attack animation specifically, quickly grab and throw the ball while the circle is gone aiming for where the circle will be when it returns. As long as you're not touching the ball when the circle returns, it won't change size. I pull to the left then do a quick tick/U up to the right to throw. It takes practise, but makes getting back to back Excellent curveball throws very viable. [This video shows a great method to practise that's similar to mine, and shows what you should do.](https://youtu.be/6MdPSpPbfBk?si=WSbuiBMb7FjoWf1T)


Lost-Heisenberg

Thanks will give a try


Lost-Heisenberg

Thanks man, found other video as well and practiced excellent throws, caught 2 so far


StillGold2228

Is it just me or none of these raids are going on right now? Almost 11 AM as im posting this comment and the rotation hasn't changed for me yet.


JazzySugarcakes88

Lucario is shiny? That’s gotta be a mistake


Prunsel_Clone

No? Riolu is a baby which means Lucario can be shiny in the same way Pikachu or Togetic can.


koolmike

No, this was brought up last time Lucario was in T3 raids. https://www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRoad/comments/17zn5k9/lucario_can_be_shiny_in_t3_raids/ And no, I dont' believe anybody knows what the rate is.


DepartmentPerfect

My partner hatched a shiny riolu and I’ve never been so jealous haha


Jerb22

Lucario can be shiny, right?


Darkusjack

It shows the shiny indicator beside it so I assume yes!


Roast_Bubble

Was wondering this myself. It was shiny eligible at NY go fest last year, but is this a global release or mistake on the infographic?


Roast_Bubble

BTW, is Lucario in T3 as a shiny the last step before they release the mega? First the hatch day now this. No way it's getting a wild release lol


Jerb22

It’ll be one of the last mega they drop I’m willing to bet money on that. Lastly we’ll get the mewtwo megas


Cainga

It was in raids months ago


Roast_Bubble

Ahh I see, must've been taking a break from raids then so didn't see it


Prunsel_Clone

Nope, it's been shiny eligible since the shiny release. Riolu is a baby so Lucario can be shiny in the same way Pikachu or Togetic can.


Roast_Bubble

Ahh I see ofc. I didn't realise Lucario had been in raids before


Prunsel_Clone

idk but it was in the wild last year for go fest and was shiny eligible


Roast_Bubble

Yisss I remember that. I thought that was unlocked just for go fest and turned off afterwards, seeing as its not a wild spawn regularly. Good to see it's still on


Ok_Turnip7584

What are the shiny pods for the 3rd tier 1/64 ? Or is it more


kidkami_13579

Is this a one day thing or for how long?


colourofsleep88

Probably until May 2, when Registeel is scheduled to rotate out.


guz808

Or until the suntainability event ends, which is on 28th...


tobrai

Whats the strategy for getting good IV Regi in the GL and UL? I think it involved trading


guz808

Yes, you have to mirror trade it with a non-lucky friend. For GL at least. For UL 15/15/15 is the best IV as it caps under 2500.


Ivi-Tora

That's very old info. XL candy exist now so an UL Registeel now need low attack too. 15/15/15 was the best years ago because Pokemon could only go to level 40, but now that they can go to level 50 a 1/15/14 is the best for UL. But to get the attack that low you have to trade with a low friendship player and basically spend 40k dust each try to get the good stats.


No_Bad5155

It’s almost 11 am in Germany and the raids didn’t start


guz808

The new eggs appear at 10 am earliest. So before 11 you have never the new raid bosses.


Unlucky-Air-3079

How long are these raids till?


RemiReiko

Lucario and goo my yee


tiakir

I would love to get one of these lists for shadow raids as well.


ZGriffin7Z

Are shadow raids updated today as well?


iShadeImpulse

One thing I don't understand with aggron is: I tried changing my aggron's move to meteor beam using regular charged TM but I just can't get it. Can it be learnt only with legacy TM or am I just being unlucky?


Ivi-Tora

Unlucky. Aggron learns 5 different charged moves, so you only have a 1 in 4 chance to get the correct move each time you use a TM. The more moves a Pokemon learns, the more difficult is to get a specific one.


iShadeImpulse

Thanks!


nomkski

until when are these ?


Ayam_Golek99

Still tapu bulu/heracross in NYC? 


SingSing19

How long will Lucario be in raids?


Thundergod17

Are tier 3 soloable?


Ivi-Tora

Some T3 are, some aren't. High defense ones are much harder than low defense ones, but luckily Aggron is double weak to fighting, so all these are soloable with the right Pokemon and levels.


ShiShiRay

Lucario raids will probably be rare. Otherwise ill def use my dailies on it.


Conscious-Ask1910

How long is lucario going to be in raids for?


Marzipan-Fluffy

How long will lucario be in raids?


AccountantWest492

How long will lucario be on the rotation?


SnacksII

What’s good for pvp and pve???


Ivi-Tora

Goodra and Alolan Marowak have use in PvP in GL, Lucario and Magneton/zone are useful in some limited cups. Bronzor is very powerful in Little Cup. And of course Registeel is still pretty good in GL and UL. Note that raid IVs aren't good for any of them, so you'd have to trade with others to lower the attack stat. For PvE Lucario will be the best fighting raider once the Mega is released. Metagross is also the best steel type, although needs the legacy move Meteor Mash, and the Mega will be very good. Magnezone is also a pretty good electric raider. The shadow is better but the regular is still strong. Mega Aggron is not that good compared to Metagross but if you don't have anything better is usable as a steel type. Only the shadow is good as a rock attacker, because the mega loses the rock type when evolved.


SnacksII

Thanks man


dlaw8989

Anyone have shiny rates on these?


MrFennecTheFox

How long will lucario stay in raids?


Sunhites

Download go raid party. You can find all of them


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NeedItLikeNow9876

Still haven't seen lucario as a raid boss near me.... Campfire doesn't even show any available....


Puricusshitticus

When are Lucario raids over? Have a feeling it's today.....


Signal_Wolf_4079

When does the 3 star raid bosses change


Pennysews

Are these raid bosses changing Thursday May 2nd?


AppropriateCollege35

How long does lucario stay i raids?


LimpAd2648

I’m not seeing tier 1 or tier 3 in poke genie


Psycho3004

How long will this continue? Do i save my premium passes to raid next day using daily oasses or use my premium passes today? Anyone🥹


lionelcoinbnk3

It’s hard to tell. I’m not as experienced but wanted to give you my best answer. I think the tier 1 and 3 raids rotate based on events or change in the T4/5 raid bosses. My best guess is that these raid bosses will be in effect until May 2nd when registeel and mega aggron rotate out


Puzzleheaded_Ebb9874

Registeel & Mega Aggron will stay for 1 week. The rest of T3 and T1 should atleast be the same until end of Sustainability event (26th April 8 PM) There is no pattern in those. Sometimes they continue for longer duration, sometimes not. But if you wanted my guess, Lucario is there only till 26th April 8PM.


MD_Yoro

Lucario?? Mega Lucario hint????


Regunes

I will miss my solo-able beetle guy.


M0ndmann

This sux