Pokemon GO Accidentally Reveals Upcoming Dynamax Legendary Raids

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Summary

  • Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno may appear in Dynamax raids from January 20th to February 3rd.

  • The news was posted on Saudi Arabia's official Pokemon GO Twitter page but was quickly deleted.

Pokémon GO unintentionally revealed Dynamax raids featuring Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno coming in late January. Dynamax Pokemon were first introduced in Pokémon GO in September 2024, but these new additions would be the first Dynamax Legendaries in the game.

The three legendary birds of Kanto have remained fan favorites throughout the years Pokemon community. As such, Pokémon GO they added Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno to raids in the game's early years, along with their Shiny forms. In 2023, Pokémon GO added the trio of Galarian birds to Daily Incense spawns, although they have a lower spawn rate than common Pokemon. From October 2024, players can also encounter Shiny versions of Galar's Legendary Birds. It seems Pokémon GO plans to add another version of the Kanto Birds soon, according to a now-deleted official post.

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As noted by Reddit user nintendo101, a tweet from Pokémon GO Saudi Arabia's official account revealed that Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno will appear in Dynamax Raids from January 20th to February 3rd. The post, however, was soon deleted, which may indicate that the developers were still holding back the news. If the leak turns out to be true, having Dynamax legendary birds could help increase the popularity of Max Battles, considering that some Pokémon GO players avoided Max Raid.

Pokemon GO Accidentally Reveals Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno Dynamax Raids

The addition of the Dynamax bird trio would mean that more iconic Legendary Pokemon could also come to Max Raids in the following months. Pokémon Sword and Shield had Dynamax forms of Mewtwo, Ho-Oh, and more, so Pokémon GOLegendaries could easily get the same treatment. However, it's unclear whether Legendary Max Raids would be more difficult than the current standard ones. At the beginning of October, Pokémon GO faced backlash regarding Max Raids due to their difficulty, especially when players failed to muster 40 people for each battle. It remains to be seen whether these problems will be present again with the legendary Dynamax.

Pokémon GO kicked off 2025 with several event announcements, one after another. Niantic has confirmed that Ralts is the focus Pokémon GOThe next Community Day Classic will be January 25th. There's also a new Shadow Raid Day scheduled for January 19th with Shadow Ho-Oh, and players will be able to get up to seven free Raid Passes from Gyms during the event. The developers also revealed the host cities Pokémon GO Fest 2025, which will be Osaka, Jersey City and Paris.

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