Trainers are now facing off against Gigantamax Gengar, and discovering new battle strategies for successfully completing Gigantamax Raids. The most recent success comes from Japan, where a group of just 4 Trainers managed to defeat G-Max Gengar, with no healers!
The report comes from Pokemapi, who shared that @eggking0106 and others successfully defeated Gigantamax Gengar with a team of four! Here are the details they provided about the battle situation. Please refer to the video and the information below.
Also check out our Gigantamax Raids in Pokémon GO: A Complete Guide for more information on Max Guard and Max Spirit.
Battle Setup
- Attack Boost from Placed Pokémon (15 Pokémon)
Moves used by G-Max Gengar
- Psychic Psychic – Single Target Attack, targets whoever last used Max Guard
- Sludge Wave Poison – Area Attack, hits all Pokémon in a battle
Pokémon Used by Trainers
Trainer Pokémon Lineup (Numbers Indicate Pokémon Level):
- Trainer 1: Blastoise 40 – Blastoise 40 – Metagross 50
- Trainer 2: Blastoise 40 – Blastoise 40 – Metagross 50
- Trainer 3: Metagross 40 – Blastoise 40 – Metagross 50
- Trainer 4: Metagross 40 – Charizard 40 (due to limited options) – Metagross 40
Explanation
- Main D-Max Metagross levels: PL50-PL50-PL50-PL40
- All Trainers have D-Max Metagross with Max Mindstorm and Max Guard at Level 3, but no Max Spirit.
- There were no designated “healers.”
Note: Blastoise was used since it was trained before this information was available. For stability, it’s recommended to unify the team with all Metagross and re-enter until G-Max Gengar uses only Sludge Wave, Sludge Bomb, and Psychic.
G-Max Gengar changes its move set with each re-entry in the same Power Spot, so it’s best to repeatedly re-enter until you get the desired move set for the challenge.
D-Max Pokémon info
@eggking0106’s D-Max Metagross
Metagross
Dynamax
- Pokémon Level 50 (Attack 15 – Defense 13 – HP 14)
- Move Sets (Move 1: Zen Headbutt, Move 2: Psychic)
- Max Mindstorm: Level 3
- Max Guard: Level 3
@eggking0106’s D-Max Blastoise
Blastoise
Dynamax
- Pokémon Level 40 (CP2426 has Attack 15 – Defense 10 – HP 13, CP2442 has Attack 15 – Defense 14 – HP 12)
- Move Sets (Move 1: Bite, Move 2: Hydro Pump, both are the same)
- CP2426 has no Max Move level-up and no unlocks. CP2442 has Max Darkness at Level 3 and no unlocks.
