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Tonight Is Lugia Raid Hour In Pokémon GO: April 2023

Tonight is Lugia Raid Hour in Pokémon GO and you can earn an encounter with a Shiny Lugia by taking down Tier Five raids.

Tonight is Lugia Raid Hour in Pokémon GO. That means that most Gyms will feature Tier Five raids from 6 PM – 7 PM tonight, April 4th, where Trainers can battle and encounter Lugia. Lugia can be Shiny, so those who have yet to catch a Shiny Lugia will want to get out there and raid. Keep in mind, though, Lugia is quite tanky, so here are some tips to take this Psychic/Flying-type Legendary Pokémon down.

• Overall top counter: Mega Gengar with Lick and Shadow Ball
• Top Mega Pokémon to evolve:
  • Mega Gengar with Lick and Shadow Ball
  • Mega Banette with Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball
  • Mega Manectric with Thunder Fang and Wild Chage
• Top Shadow Pokémon to use:
  • Shadow Raikou with Thunder Shock and Wild Charge
  • Shadow Weavile with Snarl and Avalanche
  • Shadow Electrivire with Thunder Shock and Wild Charge
• Other top counters:
  • Zekrom with Charge Beam and Fusion Bolt
  • Hydreigon with Bite and Brutal Swing
  • Origin Forme Giratina with Shadow Claw and Shadow Force
  • Therian Forme Thundurus with Volt Switch and Thunderbolt
  • Gholdengo with Hex and Shadow Ball
  • Darkrai with Snarl and Shadow Ball
  • Rhyperior with Smack Down and Rock Wrecker
• Trainers needed: Four minimum, but it'd be a good idea to come with five.

Also live is the Spring into Spring 2023 event in Pokémon GO:

• Date and time: Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. to Monday, April 10, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. local time.
• New release: Cutiefly will be released for the first time. It will be available to encounter in the wild, 2 KM Eggs, and Tier One raids.
• New Costumed Pokémon: We will see new Costumed Pokémon, including those who can be encountered Shiny and those who must be evolved from a Shiny.
  • Shiny-capable encounters:
    • Pichu with Cherry Blossoms
    • Pikachu with Cherry Blossoms
    • Eevee with Cherry Blossoms
  • Must be evolved to obtain a Shiny:
    • Raichu with Cherry Blossoms
    • Vaporeon with Cherry Blossoms
    • Jolteon with Cherry Blossoms
    • Flareon with Cherry Blossoms
    • Espeon with Cherry Blossoms
    • Umbreon with Cherry Blossoms
    • Leafeon with Cherry Blossoms
    • Glaceon with Cherry Blossoms
    • Sylveon with Cherry Blossoms
• Wild spawns: Pikachu with Cherry Blossoms, Eevee with Cherry Blossoms, Jigglypuff, Marill, Whismir, Buneary with a Flower Crown, Bunnelby, and Cutieflu. Rare spawns include Chansey with a Flower Crown and Togetic with a Flower Crown.
• Field Research encounters: Pikachu with Cherry Blossoms, Eevee with Cherry Blossoms, Togetic with a Flower Crown, Chansey with a Flower Crown
• 2 KM Eggs: Eevee with Cherry Blossoms, Pichu with Cherry Blossoms, Togepi with a Flower Crown, Happiny with a Flower Crown, Azurill, Munchlax, Riolu, and Cutiefly.
• Raids:
  • Tier One: Pikachu with Cherry Blossoms, Eevee with Cherry Blossoms, Jigglypuff, Cutiefly
  • Tier Three: Chansey with a Flower Crown, Togetic with a Flower Crown, Exeggutor, Alolan Exeggutor
  • Tier Five: Lugia
  • Mega Raids: Mega Lopunny
• Event bonus: 
  • Double Hatch Candy
  • One-hour Lucky Eggs
  • Half Egg Hatch distance when Eggs are placed in the incubator during the event
  • Collection Challenge featuring XP, Stardust, Lucky Egg
  • Happiny Hoodie as an Avatar Item in the shop

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