Everything You Need To Know About December’s Raids In Pokemon Go

Pokemon Go offers Raids when you’re adventuring within its app. Raids require Trainers to group up with others to take on extremely powerful and challenging Pokemon, rewarding you with the opportunity to catch and add that Pokemon to your team upon its defeat.

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Each month, some of the Pokemon that are seen in Raids change; traditionally, those that are stronger and appear in the higher-tiered Raid Battles. Pokemon Go will be making several Legendary and Mega-Evolved Pokemon available in Raids, each of these Pokemon appearing during specific times throughout the month. This guide will be updated monthly, so make sure to check back for the latest information regarding Pokemon Go Raiding.

Updated on November 30, 2023, by Christian Pellegrino: With a new month comes a change in the Pokemon found in Raids. We now know what to expect throughout the month of December, including Five-Star Raids, Mega Raids, and Raid Hours. This month will bring multiple returning Pokemon to Five-Star Raids and Mega Raids for a limited time. Here’s everything you need to prepare for December 2023.

Five-Star Raids

Throughout the month of December, there will be four different Pokemon in Five-Star Raids: Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, and Regigigas.

Each of these Pokemon will be available in Raids for at least a week, allowing you to battle and add each of these powerful Pokemon to your Pokemon Go collection.

Below, you can find the precise window of time that each of these Legendary Pokemon will appear in Five-Star Raids.

Mega Raids

This month, you can expect to see four different Mega Evolutions in Pokemon Go Mega Raids, each being available during set days and times.

For the month of December, you can expect to see Mega Scizor, Mega Altaria, Mega Abomasnow, and Mega Glalie.

In addition to earning an encounter with each of these Pokemon, you will be awarded Mega Energy for the Pokemon you defeat in these Raids — this is a resource used to obtain and use Mega Evolutions of your own.

These Pokemon will be available during different windows of time throughout this month, each provided below.

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Elite Raids

Elite Raids will have you and other Trainers battle an extremely powerful Raid Pokemon, surpassing the difficulty of all other Raid tiers in the game.

In addition, these Raids differ from other Raids due to their in-person requirement, restricting the use of Remote Raid Passes when taking part in this new PvE feature.

For December, there are currently no dates announced when it comes to Elite Raids taking place. That being said, it is possible that an Elite Raid day will be announced later on in the month, so make sure to keep your eye out for that.

If an Elite Raid day does end up happening this month, you can expect there to be Elite Raids on this date at 11 am, 2 pm, and 5 pm. Make sure to group up with other players and participate in them if possible, as Elite Raid days are rare occurrences.

Raid Hours

Pokemon Go will be hosting Raid Hours every Wednesday throughout the month of December.

Taking place from 6pm to 7pm local time on whichever date they occur, each of these four Raid Hour events will feature specific Five-Star Raid Pokemon: Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, and Regigigas.

Functioning like past Raid Hours, the featured Pokemon will be the only Pokemon in Raids during this window of time, taking place more frequently than they normally do. These Pokemon and the date of their Raid Hours are provided below.

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Shadow Raids

Shadow Raids are a new feature that was recently brought to Pokemon Go, Raids task you with defeating different Shadow Pokemon in exchange for a chance to catch and acquire them. Similar to Elite Raids, these Raids can only be done in person, not allowing participation through the use of Remote Raid Passes.

Additionally, as time passes in these Raids, the Shadow Pokemon will become enraged, increasing both their attacking and defensive stats. Enraged Shadow Pokemon can be subdued through the use of Purified Gems, returning their stats to their original levels.

For the month of December, you can expect to find Shadow Zapdos in Shadow Raids during the weekends. Make sure you’re going into this Raid with the proper preparations because this will not be an easy battle.

Hisuian Samurott Raid Day

Pokemon Go has announced that they will be hosting Hisuian Samurott Raid Day this month for this Pokemon’s debut, taking place on Sunday, December 3, from 2pm local time to 5pm local time.

Like previously hosted Raid Days, you can expect to see Hisuian Samurott appearing in the vast majority of Raids during this three-hour event, proving to be a great opportunity to secure this new Pokemon Go debut.

As event bonuses, there will be an increase in both the maximum number of Remote Raid Passes you can use and in the number of free Raid Passes that you can obtain from Pokemon Gyms.

Additionally, Hisuian Samurott encountered following the completing of its Three-Star Raid will have a higher likelihood of being Shiny, allowing you to secure this rare variant far easier than usual.

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