During the Hoenn Celebration event, starting Tuesday, Groudon and Kyogre will begin appearing in five-star Raids. Trainers will also notice that there will be new research tasks to complete.

Catching two Kyogre and two Groudon will complete two of the three tasks needed to unlock Rayquaza with the exclusive charged move Hurricane. Any deal that allows you to catch four Legendaries, but get five is a great one for Pokémon Go trainers.

POKEMON GO GROUDON COUNTERS

Groudon is a Ground-type Pokémon, making it weak to Ice, Water and Grass-type attacks. Thankfully, there are plenty of powerful Water and Ice-type Pokémon to bring into battle, including a handful of Mega Pokémon.

Mega Blastoise, Abomasnow and Venusaur are the best options for Mega Pokémon to take into battle against Groudon.

Consider bringing these Pokémon into battle:

Mega Venusaur with Vine Whip and Frenzy PlantMega Blastoise with Water Gun and Hydro CannonMega Abomasnow with Razor Leaf and Weather Ball (Ice)Gyarados with Waterfall and Hydro PumpSwampert with Water Gun and Hydro CannonKyogre with Waterfall and SurfTangrowth with Vine Whip and Power WhipTorterra with Razor Leaf and Frenzy Plant

POKEMON GO KYOGRE COUNTERS

Kyogre is a Water-type Pokémon, which makes it weak to just Grass and Electric-type attacks.

Similar to the situation with Groudon, there are plenty of Grass-type Pokémon that can help you take on this Legendary. For the Hoenn Celebration event, Mega Ampharos will make its Pokémon Go debut, so if you can pick up enough Mega Energy, you can take the Electric and Dragon-type Pokémon into battle as well.

Consider taking these Pokémon into battle against Kyogre:

Mega Venusaur with Vine Whip and Frenzy PlantMega Ampharos with Volt Switch and Zap CannonMega Abomasnow with Razor Leaf and Energy BallRaikou with Thunder Shock and Wild ChargeZekrom with Charge Beam and Wild ChargeMagnezon with Spark and Wild ChargeElectivire with Thunder Shock and Wild ChargeZapdos with Thunder Shock and Thunderbolt

POKEMON GO RAID UPDATE

Each Raid in Pokémon Go during the Hoenn Celebration event will be occupied by a Pokémon from the Hoenn region. Trainers will find the Starters, and some of the most popular Pokémon from the Hoenn region, such as Ralts and Bagon.

Here’s the entire list of Raids in Pokémon Go during the Hoenn Celebration event:

Level 1

TreeckoTorchicMudkipRaltsAronBagon

Level 3

BreloomMawileGrumpigSpindaAbsol

Level 5

KyogreGroudon

Are you excited for the start for the Hoenn Celebration event? Which Pokémon are you taking into battle? Let us know in the comments section.