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Therian Legendaries, region-locked Ultra Beasts, & more return to Pokémon GO Raids in 2024, but how can you access them without travel?
Article Summary
- Ultra Beasts and Therian Formes raid Pokémon GO in January 2024 with regional exclusivity.
- Remote Raid Invites are essential to access region-locked Ultra Beasts without traveling.
- Therian Formes Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus return with new exclusive moves.
- Shadow Moltres joins Raid weekends lineup and Raid Hours feature major battles.
With Niantic having announced the Pokémon GO content for 2024, we can now prepare for what’s coming to Tier Five Raids during the month. This includes the Ultra Beasts and Therian Legendaries, but some of these Raids will take Remote Raid Invites to access. Let’s get into the details.
These are the Pokémon that will appear in Tier Five raids in Pokémon GO this January 2024:
- January 1st – January 10th: The Ultra Beasts will appear in Tier Five Raids, but will be region locked. Trainers will be able to accept and send Remote Raid Invites to Trainers outside of their region. The Ultra Beasts that will appear and the locations in which they’ll be featured include:
- Buzzwole in the Americas and Greenland
- Xurkitree in the Asia-Pacific
- Pheromosa in Europe, India, and the Middle East
These will be the most difficult Raids for Trainers who don’t generally Remote Raid to access. Short of traveling around the world, a Friend in one of these locations is the only way to access the Ultra Beasts outside of your region. I personally recommend an app like Poke Genie, which allows you to befriend Trainers from outside your region specifically looking for people to help them Raid.
Please note that none of these Ultra Beasts are new to the game, and they cannot yet be encountered in their Shiny forms.
- January 10th – January 17th: Therian Forme Tornadus with Bleakwind Storm (can be Shiny)
- January 17th – January 24th: Therian Forme Thundurus with Wildbolt Storm (can be Shiny)
- January 24th – January 31st: Therian Forme Landorus with Sandsear Storm (can be Shiny)
This is the first time that the Therian Legendaries have been featured with these moves in Pokémon GO.
- Shadow Raids: Shadow Moltres (can be Shiny) is a confirmed feature for weekends.
The Raid Hours for the month of January 2024 in Pokémon GO are:
- Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024: Ultra Beasts, featuring:
- Buzzwole in the Americas and Greenland
- Xurkitree in the Asia-Pacific
- Pheromosa in Europe, India, and the Middle East
- Wednesday, January 10th, 2024: Therian Forme Tornadus with Bleakwind Storm (can be Shiny)
- Wednesday, January 17th, 2024: Therian Forme Thundurus with Wildbolt Storm (can be Shiny)
- Wednesday, January 24th, 2024: Therian Forme Landorus with Sandsear Storm (can be Shiny)
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