

Raihan gym series#
The gym leaders of the Pokemon series always stand out among the rest, thanks to their relevance to the overall gameplay and their intricate designs. However, few of those trainers live up to the challenge of Sword and Shield’s gym leaders, especially once player enter into the late-game and post-game content. The Galar region of Pokemon Sword and Shield has tons of strong trainers for players to battle throughout their journey. RELATED: Pokemon Trading Card Game Reveals Shining Fates Expansion Now, Good Smile Company, the distributers behind the popular Figma figurine series, has announced a Pokemon Sword and Shield figurine of Raihan, one of the game’s strongest gym leaders. In fact, Pokemon Sword and Shield sales were massive back in January just months after release, and sales for the two titles continue to pass milestones for the series.Ĭonsidering the popularity of the two entries, there has been a ton of merchandise created around many of the game’s iconic characters and creatures. When Duraludon reverts to its original form, launch a couple of powerful fighting or ground type attacks to claim the victory.Though some hardcore fans of the Pokemon series disliked various aspects of the latest entries, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield, the games still performed very well. If it starts to steamroll, you can use some medicine and wait for its dynamax to wear off. Excadrill fares well against it with its strong ground moves and steel resistance. Activate dynamax on either your fighting or ground type Pokemon to keep up with Duraludon and unleash a max move of your own. Swap out your fairy type for another Pokemon with either fighting or ground type attacks. His last pokemon is Duraludon, which resists fairy. Use a paralyz heal to remove it quickly and strike it again with an ice type attack. This pokemon knows Glare and won’t hesitate to cripple yours with paralysis. If you knock out one, he will send out Sandaconda in its place. You may even opt to send out a Pokemon such as Gyarados to lower his Pokemon’s attack and switch it out every other turn to keep his attack under control. Meanwhile, have your fighting type pokemon use a powerful move, such as low sweep, on Gigalith. Similar to your battle with Aria, strike Flygon down with a fairy more, or better yet, use an ice type pokemon with a strong ice type attack. The moment the match begins, his Gigalith whips up a vicious sandstorm which raises his party’s special defense. The weather-themed gym wouldn’t be complete without a sandstorm team, which is Raihan’s specialty. Use fire or fighting along with a fairy type move to knock out Abomasnow and Hakamo-o respectively. Similar to your battle with Sebastian, you need to unload powerful attacks quickly. If you can knock out Ninetales, you may switch out one of your Pokemon with a water type and have it put Turtonator out with a strong water attack. Otherwise, use strong fighting type moves and a burn heal if you have to. Rock and ground types are effective against fire types, so use them to your advantage. Not only is Ninetales going to annoy you with burns, but Turtonator might catch you in its trap if you attack it early.

45 Ninetales)įocus on Ninetales in the first few turns. Sliggoo doesn’t have the best defense, so use a fairy or ice type attack with high base power to finish it off. An electric type move can make quick work of Pelipper before it gets a chance to set up a tailwind. Use a powerful move to knock each of the opponents out. Unlike standard gym challenges, you’ll be pit against trainers in two on two matches.
