ANCIENT POWERS Pokémon Go’s Legendary Raids event with Kyogre, Rayquaza and Groudon is happening NOW

By Kartikeya
Pokemon Go is bringing back some of the most powerful Legendaries the game has ever seen - for ONE week only!

IT IS time to test your mettle against the most powerful Pokémon we've yet to see in Pokémon Go.

Legendary Pokémon Kyogre and Groudon return to Raid Battles alongside Rayquaza which means that right now is your best opportunity to catch all three! Here is what we know.

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Groudon, Kyogre and Rayquaza are all back in Pokémon Go for one week only

When are Kyogre and Groudon in Pokemon Go??

The Pokémon Go team revealed that the legendaries would be returning to the app from February 23 to March 5, which is actually just a little more than a week.

Raid Battles are up for all three but you will definitely need to some powerful friends and strong Pokémon to take them down and capture them.

On the nature of the event, Niantic said: "If Rayquaza is defeated more than Kyogre and Groudon combined, Pokémon that typically prefer windy weather (for example, Bagon) are more likely to hatch from Eggs from March 5 to March 16.

"If not, Pokémon that prefer sunny or rainy weather (like Trapinch or Lotad) are more likely to hatch."

The battles will be exceptionally difficult and so new Raid Passes are being issued out from February 24.

For how to catch these legendary creatures, take a look below.

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Kyogre is one of the most difficult legendaries to catch.

How do you catch Kyogre and what are the best counters to take in battle?

In Pokemon GO, the water-type is a Tier 5 Legendary Raid Boss and with a CP of 51,968.

You should have a party of at least 4-5 if you hope to have a chance of defeating Kyogre and capturing it.

He is notoriously difficult to capture due to the distance from the player - this means that throwing a curveball can be a high-risk play.

Because Kyogre floats you will find that it hovers from left to right, once again making this capture extremely difficult.

We would advise that you practice throwing curveballs against other Pokemon, from both left and right sides of the screen.

As Kyogre is straight water-type, forming your team quite an easy process.

The only problems come down to the amount of damage it can do, simply turning your hard-counters into mincemeat.

The best counters are:

• Raikou - Raikou is the best Kyogre counter in the game and can take on any variation of movesets with relative ease.
• Zapdos - the legendary bird has incredible DPS against Kyogre but can be destroyed by a big combo.
• Sceptile - new to Generation 3, Sceptile is an amazing grass counter with access to Leaf Blade. Can do serious damage.
• Exeggutor - this Pokemon can hit Kyogre fast but can be destroyed in one with blizzard - be careful.
• Venusaur - solid grass-based DPS and has more survivability than Exeggutor.
• Jolteon - really good lightning DPS but incredibly squishy  - take care if taking Jolteon.

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Groudon is one of Generation 3's legendary Pokemon

How do you catch Kyogre and what are the best counters to take in battle?

In Pokemon GO, the Ground-type is a Tier 5 Legendary Raid Boss and with a CP of 51,968.

You should have a party of at least 5-6 if you want to actually beat it and capture it.

As Groudon is straight ground-type, forming your team quite an easy process, but this also means he has no double weakness. Clear weather will empower Groudon.

The best counters are:

• Gyarados - Gyarados, armed with Waterfall and Hydro Pump is probably the number one pick.
• Sceptile - This grass Pokemon can be very powerful with classic moves like Bullet Seed and Leaf Blade.
• Ho Oh - If you're lucky enough to have captured one, its Solar Beam can do serious damage.
• Vaporeon- this water Pokemon can hit pretty hard with Water Gun and Hydro Pump.
• Mewtwo - The sheer damage from Confusion and Shadow Ball make Mewtwo an easy counter.
• Venasaur - Everyone's favourite - Venasaur can chunk with Vine Whip and Solar Beam.

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Deoxys is one of the most powerful Pokémon ever.

What is the new Quest feature?

According to ddata minerson The Silph Road, who have examined a recent update, Niantic will introduce a brand new feature to the game - Quests.

Pokémon Go will have a brand new multi-layered quest system that aims to transform the way we play.

Of their discovery, they said: "We're looking at the beginnings of an in-game quest system that appears to encapsulate all of the mechanics available in Pokemon GO, even incorporates characters who grant them, and pre-conditions that suggest increasing levels of difficulty and progress."

It seems as though the new system will change the way trainers interact with PokéStops and Pokémon battles.

The objectives of the quests could include winning gym battles, hatching Pokémon eggs or even some brand new ideas that aren't in the game yet.

Even more interesting is the fact that an NPC will be giving you these quests which means that one of the professors like Oak or Willow could be in the game soon.

When is Deoxys coming to Pokémon Go?

Those same dataminers have discovered a new legendary Pokémon hidden in the code.

The psychic type Deoxys, one of the most powerful Pokémon in the entire series, could be part of the next legendary event raid bosses.

As Kyogre is still available until February 14, this would make excellent timing for Niantic to release a brand new legendary.

Will iPhones and iPads will be affected by the upcoming update?

In a blog post, Niantic wrote: "In an upcoming update to Pokemon Go, we will end support for Apple devices not capable of upgrading to iOS 11."

"This change is a result of improvements to Pokemon Go."

The post says the new update will push the game "beyond the capabilities" of older operating systems.

"Trainers using affected devices may no longer be able to access their Pokemon go accounts from that device, or use their PokeCoins or other items in their bags."

The important thing to note is that you don't actually need to upgrade to iOS 11 to continue playing.

You just need to make sure you have a smartphone that is capable of receiving Apple's iOS 11 update.

That means the iPhone 5C, launched as recently as 2013, won't be eligible.

It's no surprise that Pokemon Go fans are already moaning about Niantic's decision to cut them off.