Go Fest 2024 in Sendai, Japan has brought some exciting new additions to the Pokémon GO game. Players who attended the event had the opportunity to fuse their Necrozma caught in raids with Solgaleo or Lunala to obtain Dusk Mane Necrozma and Dawn Wings Necrozma, respectively. Additionally, players could also obtain this year's Go Fest mythical, Marshadow. These new Pokémon will eventually be available to all players at a later date, with Necrozma fusions becoming live for all players on Day 2 of Go Fest Global and Marshadow presumably being available with a ticket during Global Go Fest.
In this article, we will take a comprehensive look at how these new Pokémon can be relevant as raid attackers. Both of Necrozma's fusion forms, Dawn Wings Necrozma (fused with Lunala) and Dusk Mane Necrozma (fused with Solgaleo), are incredibly powerful in their respective types of Ghost and Steel. Dawn Wings Necrozma is the number one Dark/Ghost attacker, outperforming even top Megas and Shadow Tyranitar. Similarly, Dusk Mane Necrozma is the number one Steel attacker, surpassing even Shadow Metagross.
When it comes to choosing between the two forms, Dawn Wings Necrozma is typically more useful due to its effectiveness against a wider range of raid bosses. However, Dusk Mane Necrozma stands out as a powerful Steel attacker and can be a valuable addition to a player's team, particularly for those who struggle to build strong Steel-type teams.
On the other hand, Marshadow, the Go Fest mythical Pokémon, while possessing great base stats, suffers from a moveset problem. It ends up being a Machamp clone due to the underwhelming Close Combat move and is not even useful as a Ghost attacker as it lacks ghost-type moves.
Overall, these new additions to the Pokémon GO meta provide players with powerful raid attackers that can significantly enhance their gameplay experience. Players should consider the strengths and weaknesses of each Pokémon before deciding on their team composition for raids. With the addition of these new Pokémon, the raid battles in Pokémon GO are sure to become even more challenging and exciting.
