Raids · Listed
Raid Hour: Xerneas
6 PM to 7 PMLive now
Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 6 PM to 7 PM local time
Best counters
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 27.4 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash | 26.9 |
 Tinkaton | FairySteel | Fairy Wind + Gigaton Hammer | 26.2 |
 Naganadel | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 26.0 |
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash | 24.9 |
 Nihilego | RockPoison | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 24.7 |
Ranked by damage per second at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, costed against each boss's own typing and defense.
Moves, numbers and shiny odds for Xerneas
What Raid Hour gives
- One Rare Candy XL for completing in-person Raid Battles.
Listed under “Wednesday Raid Hour” in Choose Your Path with new Timed Research and updates to Daily Discoveries!, June 10, 2026.
Every Raid Hour this month
Listed. Scopely's own events calendar carries this with these dates. Nothing here is predicted.
Source: the Pokémon GO events calendar, under Raid Hour, read September 7, 2026.
The events calendar lists it as: “Wed, Sep 30 · 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM”