Have you caught a Celesteela? The Ultra Beast is a relatively average Pokemon. While it briefly dominated the ranked ladder in Sun & Moon (think Tailwind, Roost, and praying for Air Slash flinches), the additions of hard counters like Regieleki and Calyrex Ice Rider have rendered it practically useless. It’s not a lot better in Pokemon Go, although that’s more to do with its lack of decent moves and average stats than any counters. Why use Celesteela when you could use Shadow Moltres, Rayquaza, or even the readily available Mega Pidgeot?
There’s one reason to catch a Celesteela, though: to be the very best, like no-one ever was. I’m trying to complete my PokeDex, and keep it up to date with the latest Pokemon being released in the game. Celesteela is one such Pokemon. Obviously. The trouble is, it’s only available in the Southern Hemisphere. I live in Liverpool, England, firmly on the opposite side of the globe. This presents a problem.
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The latest Ultra Beasts aren’t quite like proper regional exclusives. Other than Salandit, which point-blank refuses to appear in any eggs I hatch, I only need regional Pokemon to complete my ‘Dex. If you have a Maractus, Pachirisu, Carnivine, or Comfey going spare, hit me up. Seriously. But since the addition of remote raids, regional exclusives in raids aren’t so exclusive any more. Or so you’d think.
While I’m getting invited to plenty of raids for Celesteela’s northern counterpart, Kartana, Celesteela invites are few and far between. I’m not complaining, as one of the best Grass-type attackers, Kartana is actually useful, but I’d like one Celesteela for that all-important ‘Dex entry. Just one. Please. My family is starving.
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