Shadow Giratina Altered can be defeated by just two Trainers in Pokémon GO, even when the encounter uses Dragon Breath and Ancient Power. The clear was completed without an Adventure Effect, Gems, Party Power, or Eternatus.
That gives small groups an interesting benchmark for the Shadow Raid boss. The result does not guarantee that every two-Trainer attempt will succeed, but it shows that a duo clear is possible under the stated restrictions.
Shadow Giratina Altered duo conditions
The encounter featured the following setup:
- Boss: Shadow Giratina Altered
- Moveset: Dragon Breath and Ancient Power
- Trainers: Two
- Adventure Effect: Not used
- Gems: Not used
- Party Power: Not used
- Eternatus: Not used
The duo clear under those conditions gives Trainers a direct reference point before attempting the raid with a small group.
This should be treated as a demonstrated clear rather than a guaranteed minimum requirement, because team compositions, levels, and individual battle decisions can affect results. Trainers planning their own attempt should use the result as a target and account for the strength of their available counters.
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Pokémon Go
Developed by Niantic Labs, The Pokémon Company
Pokémon Go is an augmented reality mobile game that uses GPS to let players locate, capture, train, and battle Pokémon in real-world locations. Players explore their physical surroundings to find PokéStops for items, battle at Gyms for team control, participate in Raid Battles cooperatively, and compete in the Go Battle League's player-versus-player format. The game is free-to-play with in-app purchases and features Pokémon from across multiple generations of the franchise.
- Genre Role-playing (RPG), Simulator
- Platforms Android, iOS
- Perspective Third person, Bird view / Isometric, Side view
- Modes Single player, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
- Release July 6, 2016
- Publisher Niantic Labs
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