Shadow Cresselia in Pokémon Go: Raid battle dates, counters and weaknesses
With the coming of the new month, there is a new ‘mon to catch and we’ve got the Raid battle dates, counters and weaknesses for Shadow Cresselia in Pokémon Go to give you the best fighting chance.
There are plenty of new Pokémon as part of Spotlight Hours and a whole new Pokémon Go Raids schedule to boot too, so be sure to check those out as well.
As always, Giovanni is up to no good, and he features as part of a Special Research story that centres around Shadow Cresselia.
If your feet are crying out at the thought of walking around completing all these tasks, you should treat them to some supremely comfortable Pokémon Crocs. If you would rather keep your Pokémon obsession to the confines of your own home, you can’t go wrong with the new Pokémon Le Creuset set or Pokémon Soda Pop plushies!
But what of Shadow Cresselia? Read on and all shall be revealed!
Shadow Cresselia is coming to Pokémon Go raid battles on 8th August and can be claimed as part of a Special Research story until 10AM BST 3rd September.
This is part of the Team GO Rocket takeover, Adventure Week: Taken Over, which sees a number of Shadow Pokémon being brought into the fray. Niantic describes the event as such on the Pokémon Go Live website:
"A new Special Research story will be available at the beginning of this event. Progress through it to receive a Super Rocket Radar and chase down Giovanni!"
But how will we tackle Shadow Cresseia? Read on and we’ll show you how!
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As Shadow Cresselia is a Psychic-type Pokémon, they are weak to Dark, Bug and Ghost-type attacks.
They are resistant to Fighting and Psychic-type moves, so don’t bring any of those along if you want to stand a fighting chance.
Cresselia in their normal form is boosted by windy weather, but it is currently unclear
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