How to get powerful Pokémon in Pokémon Go

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Mighty Pokemon are particularly strong Pokémon that you can find during Pokemon Go “Go Wild Area” event on November 23 and 24, 2024.

These monstrous beasts just exist in the wild as usual, but all is not as it seems – these fully evolved Pokémon are boosted statistically and are quite difficult to catch.

Below, we explain how Mighty Pokémon work, the Mighty spawn schedule, and which Mighty Pokémon are the most meta-relevant.

What are powerful Pokémon in Pokémon Go?

A powerful Pokémon in Pokémon Go

Image: Niantic / The Pokémon Company via Polygon

Mighty Pokémon are special strong Pokémon that spawn during the Go Wild Area event. It will have the following qualities:

  • Its attack, defense, and HP stats will be at least 13/13/13 when rated (out of a maximum of 15/15/15).
  • They’ll already be level 40 — meaning they’re at the level where they need XL candy to power up.
  • Spawns are uncommon to rare – be sure to use an incense to increase your chances of them appearing.
  • They are harder to catch – use your pinap berries and Go Safari Balls!
  • They have a greater chance of being XL or XXL.
  • Only certain Pokémon can be Mighty – see the list later on this page for each day’s spawns.
  • On the map screen they appear with a pulsating aura around them.
  • They are displayed with a “!!!” CP on the capture screen.
  • Some powerful Pokémon will know a special move when caught.

Despite the difficulty of finding and catching, mighty Pokémon are made for battle right away, and they’re quite powerful! You’ll want to grab anything you find during the Go Wild Area event – and you should use your Go Safari Balls to grab them. (There’s a reason these two things debuted at the same time.)

Different powerful Pokémon spawn depending on the days:

Saturday 23 Nov

Sunday 24 Nov
Pidgeot Venusaur
Golem Poliwrath
Gyarados Dragonite
Luxray Feraligatr
Scoliped Electivire
Galvantula Mamoswine
Tyrant room Electric power
Toxapex Dragon algae

Powerful Pokémon special moves

Some powerful Pokémon will have special moves:

  • Venusaur: Frenzy Plant
  • Pidgeot: Gust of wind
  • Poliwrath: Counter
  • Gyarados: Aqua Tail
  • Feraligatr: Hydrocannon
  • Luxray: Psychic Fangs

Evolving the previous Pokémon into these will also give them their special moves. (For example, if you’re sitting on a high-IV Ivysaur, now is the time to evolve into a Venusaur.)

Which powerful Pokémon should I prioritize?

If you’re trying to be more selective with your Safari Ball usage and don’t know which of these Pokémon fit into the meta, we’ve got your back.

Venusaur, Gyarados, and Pidgeot can all Mega Evolve, meaning they have the ability to be very powerful if you have Mega Energy for them. Capture them and set them up with the following moves to blast their enemies away:

  • Venusaur with Vine Whip and Frenzy Plant
  • Gyarados with waterfall and hydro pump OR Bite and Crunch
  • Pidgeot with Gust and Brave Bird

Otherwise, Dragonite, Feraligatr, Mamoswine, Electivire, Tyrantrum and Scolipede are pretty good attackers. You can configure them with the following gestures for maximum efficiency:

  • Dragonite with Dragon Tail and Draco Meteor
  • Feraligatr with water gun and water cannon
  • Mamoswine with Powder Snow and Avalanche
  • Electivire with Thunder Shock and Wild Charge
  • Tyrant room with Rock Throw and Meteor Beam
  • Scoliped with Poison Jab and Mudbomb

Additionally, Gyarados usually requires a whopping 400 Magikarp Candy to evolve normally, so if you want to get a pretty good Pokemon that skips the evolution requirement, you should keep your eyes peeled for this flying snake.

If you need help with other guides during the event weekend, we have explanations of Go Wild Area habitat spawns, Go Safari Balls, Gigantamax Toxtricity, how to get Toxel, and for ticket holders “An Accomplished Trainer” chooses a path choice.