Pokemon Go Raid Bosses
Listed below are the current Raid bosses in Pokemon GO, according to the Silph Research Group.
Update March 25th, 2023:
Mega Venusaur returns to raids alongside Thundurus Incarnate Forme. Be smart. Please obey all local restrictions on travel and gatherings when raiding.
Impossible | You need a bigger group! | |
Hardcore | Experts only! (Technically possible and someone has achieved it.) | |
Hard | Achievable with any combo of the top 3 counters powered up to level 35.* | |
Medium | Achievable with any combo of the top 6 counters powered up to level 30.* (5% buffer incl.) | |
Easy | Achievable with any combo of the top 12 counters powered up to level 25.* (10% buffer incl.) | |
Very Easy | Achievable with any combo of the top 24 counters powered up to level 20.* (15% buffer incl.) | |
Trivial | Meets Very Easy criteria with half this number of trainers. | |
* No Weather or Friendship boosts required. See PokeBattler.com for top Raid Boss counter lists. PokeBattler.com Estimator utilized to rate difficulty. |
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Shiny variant can be obtained as a Raid boss reward encounter |
NOT YET CONFIRMED
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Confirmation pending. We've not yet confirmed this boss in our controlled study, but believe it may still be appearing! Typically clarified within a few hours. |
Mega Raids


Mega Venusaur
CP Range
1,480 - 1,554
Boosted CP
1,851 - 1,943
Tier 5






Thundurus (Incarnate Forme)
CP Range
1,828 - 1,911
Boosted CP
2,285 - 2,389
Tier 3



Raichu
CP Range
1,180 - 1,247
Boosted CP
1,476 - 1,558
Dewgong
CP Range
1,071 - 1,134
Boosted CP
1,339 - 1,418
Piloswine
CP Range
1,271 - 1,340
Boosted CP
1,589 - 1,675
Eelektrik
CP Range
921 - 980
Boosted CP
1,152 - 1,225
Tier 1


Mareep
CP Range
521 - 566
Boosted CP
651 - 708
Vanillite
CP Range
545 - 590
Boosted CP
682 - 738
Emolga
CP Range
876 - 933
Boosted CP
1,095 - 1,166

Cubchoo
CP Range
563 - 610
Boosted CP
704 - 763

Dedenne
CP Range
991 - 1,051
Boosted CP
1,239 - 1,315