Pokémon Go Raid schedule: December 2024 Raid Battle cheat sheet

This includes the new Max Battles, Max Monday, and Gigantaxmax events, making use of the game's new Dyanmax and Gigantaxmax mechanics.

If you're simply trying to fulfil a Special or Timed Research requirement to beat a certain number of Raids, there are still 1 and 3-Star Raids solo players can easily defeat as well.

You might need to grind for some extra PokéCoins to buy more Raid passes, but Pokémon Go's Raid selection for the year is set to end on a high.

Pokémon Go Raid 5-Star Boss schedule - December 2024

To start this Pokémon Go Raid schedule, here are all of the current 5-Star Bosses you can take on in December 2024, as shared on a post from Pokémon Go's X (formerly Twitter) page:

3rd December - 12th December:

• Genesect (Chill Drive) (Shiny debut)
• Weakness: Counter with Fire-type attacks

26th December - 4th January:

• Giratina (Altered Form) (Shiny available)
• Weakness: Counter with Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Ghost, and Ice-type attacks

5-Star Raids will be switched to their new Bosses at 10am each day.

Pokémon Go Raid Hour schedule - December 2024

There are four Raid Hour events in Pokémon Go during December 2024, starting with Genesect before ending with Mega Latias in this month's schedule:

4th December:

• Genesect (Chill Drive) (Shiny available)
• Weakness: Counter with Fire-type attacks

11th December

• Genesect (Chill Drive) (Shiny available)
• Weakness: Counter with Fire-type attacks

18th December:

• Mega Latios (Shiny available)
• Weakness: Counter with Ground, Steel, Water, and Psychic-type attacks

25th December

• Mega Latias (Shiny available)
• Weakness: Counter with Bug, Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Ghost, and Ice-type attacks

During Pokémon Go Raid Hours, you will have increased numbers of the 5-Star Raid Battles for the month, from 6pm until 7pm on each date.

This means Raid Hours are the best time to attempt the Boss Battles for a chance to catch the Legendary Pokémon.

Pokémon Go Mega Raid December 2024 schedule

There are four Mega Raids available in Pokémon Go during December 2024, all starting at 10am local time.

3rd December - 12th December

• Mega Banette
• Weakness: Counter with Ghost and Dark-type attacks

12th December - 19th December:

• Mega Latios (Shiny available)
• Weakness: Counter with Ground, Steel, Water, and Psychic-type attacks

19th December - 26th December:

• Mega Latias (Shiny available)
• Weakness: Counter with Bug, Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Ghost, and Ice-type attacks

26th December - 4th January:

• Mega Abomasnow
• Weakness: Counter with Bug, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Rock, Poison, and Steel

Mega Raids are just like regular Raids in Pokémon Go, but instead, you battle its Mega-Evolved form.

While defeating the Boss only allows you to catch the non-Mega-Evolved version of that Pokémon, Mega Raids are only of the only ways to get Mega Energy in Go, so you can save up and Mega-Evolve that Pokémon yourself.

What is the Pokémon Go Shadow Raid schedule in December 2024?

The only Shadow Raid in Pokémon Go during December 2024 is Shadow Regice, taking place every weekend on the following dates:

• 7th December
• 8th December
• 14th December
• 15th December
• 21st December
• 28th December

Regice is a pure Ice-type in Pokémon Go, meaning it has four weaknesses: Fighting, Fire, Rock, and Steel-type attacks.

For the best chance of defeating Suicune, you'll need to use counters like Reshiram, Terrakion, Metagross, and Rampardos.

6-Star Gigantamax Lapras Raid

Gigantamax Lapras will be making its Pokémon debut to battle and defeat in 6-Star Raids during its Max Battle Day on Sunday 8th December 2024 from 2pm until 5pm.

Since 6-Star Raids are the toughest in the game, you'll need a minimum of 10 players for a decent chance of winning. Like its base form, the weaknesses of Gigantaxmax Lapras are Electic, Fighting, Grass, and Rock.

Max Monday schedule - December 2024

Like Raid Hours and Spotlight hours, Max Mondays are a weekly Pokémon Go event where each featured Dynamax Pokémon takes over all Power Spots from 6pm until 7pm local time each Monday:

2nd December

• Squirtle (Weaknesses: Counter with Electric and Grass-type attacks)

9th December

• Krabby (Weaknesses: Counter with Electric and Grass-type attacks)

16th December

• Charmander (Weaknesses: Counter with Ground, Rock, and Water-type attacks)

23rd December

• Cryogonal (Weaknesses: Counter with Fighting, Fire, Rock, and Steel-type attacks)

30th December

• Bulbasaur (Weaknesses: Counter with Flying, Fire, Ice, and Psychic-type attacks)

Max Raid Battle schedule - December 2024

Following their recent launch in the game, Max Battle Raids are back in Pokémon Go, allowing you to take on and catch the following Bosses between 3rd December and 6th January:

3rd December - 9th December

• Machop (Weaknesses: Counter with Fairy, Flying, and Psychic-type attacks)
• Beldum (Weaknesses: Counter with Dark, Fire, Ghost, and Ground-type attacks)
• Wooloo (Weaknesses: Counter with Fighting-type attacks)
• Falinks (Weaknesses: Counter with Fairy, Flying, and Psychic-type attacks)

9th December - 23rd December

• Bulbasaur (Weaknesses: Counter with Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-type attacks)
• Charmander (Weaknesses: Counter with Ground, Rock, and Water-type attacks)
• Squirtle (Weaknesses: Counter with Electric and Grass-type attacks)
• Krabby (Weaknesses: Counter with Electric and Grass-type attacks)
• Skwovet (Weaknesses: Counter Fighting-type attacks)

23rd December - 6th January

• Krabby (Weaknesses: Counter with Electric and Grass-type attacks)
• Cryogonal (Weaknesses: Counter with Fighting, Fire, Rock, and Steel-type attacks)
• Grookey (Weaknesses: Counter with Fire, Psychic, Ice, Poison and Flying-type attacks)
• Scorbunny (Weaknesses: Counter with Water, Rock and Ground-type attacks)
• Sobble (Weaknesses: Counter with Electric and Grass-type attacks)

3-Star & 1-Star Raid schedule - December 2024

There's a handful of 3-Star and 1-Star Bosses in Pokémon Go's Raid schedule this month, including Bombirdier, Frillish, and Sinistea, which has just launched in the game through the Just My Cup of Tea event:

3-Star Raid Bosses

• Bombirdier (Shiny available)
• Galarian Mr Mime (Shiny available)
• Hisuian Braviary (Shiny available)

1-Star Raid Bosses

• Frillish (Male) (Shiny available)
• Frillish (Female) (Shiny available)
• Sinistea

And that's all you need to know this month! We'll see you back here for more when the next big update hits.

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