5 best PvP picks to farm during Pokemon GO Legendary Heroes

Pokemon GO's Legendary Heroes, set to begin on September 26, 2024, is bringing some strong fighters to the beloved mobile game. The event focuses on Pocket Monsters found in the Galar region. Some players may be wondering what picks to look out for and how they can most effectively grind resources for their creature of choice.

This list goes over five of the best critters trainers can find during Legendary Heroes, as well as how they can be most effectively farmed for their respective resources.

Note: This article is subjective and solely reflects the writer's opinions

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5 of the best PvP Pokemon players can find during Pokemon GO's Legendary Heroes event

1) Kommo-o

Kommo-o is the only fully-evolved Dragon- and Fighting-type critter in Pokemon GO (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Kommo-o is a decent battler in every tier of play in Pokemon GO, with it seeing the most success in the Ultra League. This is due to its strong offensive type combination, which makes it one of the best counters to Dragon- or Steel-type critters in any tier's metagame. However, it tends to fall flat in the presence of Fairy-type Pocket Monsters due to its double weakness to the element.

Kommo-o's base form, Jangmo-o, can be found in One-Star Raid Battles. While this may make it difficult to farm candies for, players can easily find one with higher IVs through these fights. Afterwards, they can passively farm for candies by registering Jangmo-o as their Buddy Pokemon.

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2) Goodra

Goodra has gotten significantly better following its species' Community Day event (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Goodra may not have been the best Pseudo-Legendary creature at the time of its release in Nintic's mobile game, but it has gotten much better following the update to its movepool for its species' Community Day event. This added Aqua Tail to its arsenal, giving it great coverage and a spammable damaging option.

Goodra's base form, Goomy, can only be found in One-Star Raid Battles during Legendary Heroes, much like Jangmo-o. It may also be difficult to get Aqua Tail on Goodra, as it requires an Elite Charged TM to access, given that it is a move from a previous event. Nevertheless, it will prove to be worth the effort as it is viable in every tier of play.

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3) Galarian Weezing

Koffing can evolve into Galarian Weezing during Legendary Heroes (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Galarian Weezing is the only Poison- and Fairy-type critter in Pokemon GO at the time of writing. Due to its high defenses, it has great survivability in the Great and Ultra tiers of play. It also has access to some impressive coverage options like Overheat and Brutal Swing, further adding to its offensive utility.

Koffing, Galarian Weezing's pre-evolved form, will be fairly easily to come by during Legendary Heroes as it can be commonly found in the wild. However, it should be noted that Koffing will only evolve into Galarian Weezing during the event. Evolving one before or right after will result in a Kantonian Weezing, the pure Poison-type critter fans have known since the Kanto region.

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4) Scrafty

Scrafty is a metagame-defining pick in the Great League (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Scrafty is a Dark- and Fighting-type Pokemon with high bulk and access to Power-up Punch. This has allowed it to soar in popularity in tiers filled with Steel-type critters, while also fitting within its relatively low combat power score.

For this reason, Scrafty is a serious threat in the Great and UItra tiers of Pokemon GO's Battle League.

Players can encounter Scraggy, Scrafty's pre-evolved form, in the wild after selecting the Sword Path for their timed research. However, they will need to use an Incense in order to get it to appear.

Under optimal weather conditions, trainers should have no trouble finding enough candies to evolve their Scraggy of choice.

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5) Zacian

Zacian is coming to Pokemon GO through Five-Star Raid Battles (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Zacian is returning to Pokemon GO during the Legendary Heroes event as a limited-time Five-Star Raid Boss. This variant of Zacian is a bit weaker than its Crowned form that most fans from the main series are familiar with. However, this has not stopped it from dominating the Master League; it is the best Fairy-type creature in the tier.

Being a Legendary Pokemon, Zacian may be a bit hard to farm candies for. Thankfully, Niantic is introducing its shiny variant to the game during this event, making it the perfect time for players to get a group of friends together for a good old-fashioned raiding session.

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