Pokémon Go: Catch Lugia - the best tips

You can now catch Lugia at Pokémon GO: The first two legendary Pokémon were unveiled at the Pokémon GO Festival in Chicago. One of them is Lugia. We show you how to catch it in this practical tip.

Pokémon Go: Catch Lugia

• Lugia is a legendary Pokémon of the Psycho / Flight type and was first introduced in the 2nd generation of Pokémon.
• In Pokémon Go, it can only be caught in raids. As a raid boss of the last level, it can have a maximum of 42, 753 WP.
• Once on your team, Lugia's maximum WP is only 2, 056.
• The weaknesses of the mystical bird are unlight, ice, electric, stone and ghost types.

Tip: Defeat and catch Lugia

• Do not compete against Lugia alone, as it is extremely strong and so basically indomitable. You will only be successful in a team with other trainers.
• If you have found a group, you should take advantage of Lugia's weaknesses and best bet on one of the following Pokémon for the fight: Rossana, Geowatz, Blitza, Gengar, Magneton or in particular Despotar with the attacks stone edge and bite.
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• Once Lugia is defeated, you can capture it. However, the catch rate is extremely low and should only be around 2 percent.
• So make sure you have enough balls in your inventory and use hyperballs in combination with golden raspberries to increase the chance. The golden berries are also available as a reward for raids.
• If you have caught Lugia, you can fight him in arenas, but you cannot place it as an arena defender.

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Despotar turns out to be a useful Pokémon in the fight against Lugia. We'll explain how to catch it in Pokémon Go in the next article.