Pokemon GO Fest 2021: What Are The Saturday 17 July Raids?
Pokemon GO Fest is this very weekend, and we’re entirely ready for it. We can’t wait to dive into all of the new features coming to the game as part of what could be the most anticipated in-game event of the year.
Raids are a big part of the event, taking over Saturday 17 July and offering players the chance to take on and capture a myriad of different Pokemon. There’s a lot of different types of Pokemon to bag, so here’s our guide to this weekend’s chaos.
Pokemon GO Fest’s Raid Schedule
The raids this Saturday rotate hour to hour, so here’s the schedule:
- 10am - 11am: Wind Hour
- 11am - 12am: Lava Hour
- 12am - 1pm: Frost Hour
- 1pm - 2pm: Thunder Hour
- 2pm - 3pm: Wind Hour
- 3pm - 4pm: Lava Hour
- 4pm - 5pm: Frost Hour
- 5pm - 6pm: Thunder Hour
As you can see, there’s a cycle of Pokemon types coming out hour by hour, offering you the chance to catch some themed legendary Pokemon - but who’s available to be caught?
Pokemon GO Fest Wind Hour Roster
Here’s the wind Pokemon coming to the upcoming event:
- Altered Form Giratina
- Cresselia
- Ho-Oh
- Latias
- Latios
- Mewtwo
- Regigigas
- Therian Forme Tornadus
- Virizion
Pokemon GO Fest Lava Hour Roster
The lava roster is a stacked one. The Pokemon coming to the game in this category are:
- Entei
- Groudon
- Heatran
- Moltres
- Regirock
- Reshiram
- Terrakion
- Therian Forme Landorous
- Yveltal
Pokemon GO Fest Frost Hour Roster
The Pokemon appearing in the Frost hours are:
- Articuno
- Azelf (Americas and Greenland only)
- Kyogre
- Kyurem
- Lugia
- Mesprit (Europe, Africa, Middle East and India only)
- Palkia
- Regice
- Suicune
- Uxie (Asia-Pacific Only)
Pokemon GO Fest Thunder Hour Roster
And finally, Pokemon GO Fest’s Thunder hour Pokemon are:
- Cobalion
- Dialga
- Raikou
- Rayquaza
- Registeel
- Therian Forme Thundrurus
- Xereas
- Zapdos
- Zekrom
There’s plenty of rare Pokemon to catch and not long to do it in - so you’d best be prepared. Don’t miss them this weekend!