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Cobalion and Lugia Special Raid Weekends Extended

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Article by Brian Tein

Due to rising health concerns globally, the windows for Cobalion and Lugia special raid periods has been officially extended.

Special Cobalion Raids

Raids Begin Raids End
March 17, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT March 23, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT

Special Lugia Raids

Raids Begin Raids End
March 24, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT March 31, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT

Just as a reminder: during these windows, each Pokemon will be able to learn its respective Special Move. Cobalion will be able to learn the signature move of the Swords of Justice, the Fighting Type Sacred Sword, while Lugia will learn its own signature move, the Flying Type Aeroblast. While we don't know what these moves will entail, we will report on them as soon as the data is made available!

Go Battle League

During their respective weeks, Cobalion and Lugia will be available as rewards for play in Go Battle League. Even more incentive to get out and play!

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Trainers,

Cobalion and Lugia are returning to Raid Battles in Pokémon GO! We want to make sure Trainers have enough time to challenge these Legendary Pokémon, so both will be available for a longer time in raids. Please note the change in schedule below.

Date + Time

  • Cobalion will be available to challenge in Raid Battles from Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. to Monday, March 23, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7). You’ll also have a chance to encounter Cobalion as a GO Battle League reward encounter during this time!
  • Lugia will be available to challenge in Raid Battles from Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. to Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7). You’ll also have a chance to encounter Lugia as a GO Battle League reward encounter during this time!

Features

  • Cobalion will know the event-exclusive attack Sacred Sword
  • Lugia will know the event-exclusive attack Aeroblast
  • If you are lucky, you might encounter Shiny Cobalion and Shiny Lugia!

—The Pokémon GO team

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