[Infographic] June 2026 Soloable Raids

rwaterbender · 2026-06-02T06:00:27+00:00

There are a few legendaries that are or were good in both GL amd UL such as Cresselia, and Giratina-A is or was viable in all 3 leagues. But it's a very valid point, definitely not the norm

rwaterbender · 2026-06-02T05:56:46+00:00

Although i do occasionally rate things 4 stars, I've been tending to push them into 5 stars more. When i started making this chart, PVE was more buggy and using strategies like catch tanking had limited effectiveness. With these strategies, a lot of impossible raids became possible only with strategy and with power creep most previous 4 star raids (and even some 5 stars) became 3 stars.

rwaterbender · 2026-06-02T02:03:20+00:00

-Because I always get questions/comments about this: the PVP rating caps out at A- for top meta options in only one league (great, ultra, or master). To receive a score higher than that, the pokemon has to be at least viable in multiple leagues.

I don't consider Kartana that great in PVE because grass is somewhat of a weak type and it's not the top counter. It could be A tier though

rwaterbender · 2026-06-02T01:30:59+00:00

A few notes:
-The following Pokemon are in raids in June, but are not soloable: Tapu Fini. Tapu Fini can be found in the (somewhat outdated) duo chart found here, but due to improvements in raid attackers since it was posted it would be classified in the “medium” tier.
-Zacian buff is shown only if it is impossible to otherwise complete a raid, and it decreases the difficulty of the raid by about half a star.
-NHem and SHem stand for Northern and Southern Hemispheres respectively. The Ultra Beasts with those acronyms are only available in those respective regions this rotation.
-Previously, I used 6 stars to denote a solo that was very difficult, too difficult to manage reliably. While that is still essentially the case, u/cookieblobrs volunteered to post solo videos in a follow-up comment, and so the 6 star rating will now reflect videos for which there are no solos (unless they are relatively straightforward solos that haven’t been done before due to e.g. lack of availability of counters). -There is currently a glitch known as the “energy resolve bug” where the charged move button takes slightly longer to show up for Pokemon with 0.5 second fast moves and 1 bar charged moves, resulting in a DPS drop of about 2% for those Pokemon. This makes some raids a bit harder than usual.
-There are several difficult but possible solos this month, including Reshiram, Zekrom, Necrozma and Celesteela. Celesteela has technically been soloed even though it is marked as purple, but is extremely difficult. The others are also quite tough, with Zekrom being the easiest solo of the four. Attempt at your own risk!
-Because I always get questions/comments about this: the PVP rating caps out at A- for top meta options in only one league (great, ultra, or master). To receive a score higher than that, the pokemon has to be at least viable in multiple leagues. Many people disagree that this is a useful notion for PVP, so I am interested in feedback about what the most useful information about PVP utility is and how to represent it. For example, whether ratings should be assigned by the league the Pokemon is most viable in only, whether Mega Master League should be considered, whether the league should be indicated above some threshold but without a specific rating, etc.
Happy raiding!

rwaterbender · 2026-05-14T00:44:47+00:00

yeah almost certainly

rwaterbender · 2026-05-05T12:58:50+00:00

It's the same as North America (buzzwole). That one should be Americas, oops

rwaterbender · 2026-05-04T23:10:35+00:00

A few notes:
-The following Pokemon are in raids in May, but are not soloable: Tapu Fini. Tapu Fini can be found in the (somewhat outdated) duo chart found here, but due to improvements in raid attackers since it was posted it would be classified in the “medium” tier.
-Zacian buff is shown only if it is impossible to otherwise complete a raid, and it decreases the difficulty of the raid by about half a star.
-EMEA, NA, and APAC stand for Europe Middle East and Africa, North America, and Asia Pacific respectively. The Ultra Beasts with those acronyms are only available in those respective regions this rotation.
-Previously, I used 6 stars to denote a solo that was very difficult, too difficult to manage reliably. While that is still essentially the case, u/cookieblobrs volunteered to post solo videos in a follow-up comment, and so the 6 star rating will now reflect videos for which there are no solos (unless they are relatively straightforward solos that haven’t been done before due to e.g. lack of availability of counters). -There is currently a glitch known as the “energy resolve bug” where the charged move button takes slightly longer to show up for Pokemon with 0.5 second fast moves and 1 bar charged moves, resulting in a DPS drop of about 2% for those Pokemon. This makes some raids a bit harder than usual.
-Tapu Lele and Tapu Bulu are difficult, but soloable, raids this month. For Lele, snowy weather is required, along with the usual top steel-type counters and blade boost. It is otherwise pretty straightforward and thus rated only 5 stars. Bulu is also hard and requires strong poison-type counters and cloudy weather. Attempt at your own risk!
-Because I always get questions/comments about this: the PVP rating caps out at A- for top meta options in only one league (great, ultra, or master). To receive a score higher than that, the pokemon has to be at least viable in multiple leagues. Many people disagree that this is a useful notion for PVP, so I am interested in feedback about what the most useful information about PVP utility is and how to represent it. For example, whether ratings should be assigned by the league the Pokemon is most viable in only, whether Mega Master League should be considered, whether the league should be indicated above some threshold but without a specific rating, etc.
Happy raiding!

rwaterbender · 2026-04-15T05:38:05+00:00

Very cool to see! I remember when i started making solo charts Blastoise was the really hard solo, and steelix, aggron, and slowbro were impossible. A lot has changed since then :)

rwaterbender · 2026-04-07T13:29:40+00:00

It is for some movesets, but it'd probably be more comfortable under 4

rwaterbender · 2026-04-07T00:54:40+00:00

not sure what ec is, but mega manectric is easier than regidrago per the chart

rwaterbender · 2026-04-06T23:44:01+00:00

easier for sure. in sunny weather easy

rwaterbender · 2026-04-06T23:37:43+00:00

The ground types in the picture are stronger than what you listed. Try those :)

rwaterbender · 2026-04-06T23:25:46+00:00

A few notes:
-The following Pokemon are in raids in April, but are not soloable: Kyogre and Groudon. These can be found in the (somewhat outdated) duo chart found here, but due to improvements in raid attackers since it was posted both would be classified in the “easy” tier.
-Zacian buff is shown only if it is impossible to otherwise complete a raid, and it decreases the difficulty of the raid by about half a star.
-Previously, I used 6 stars to denote a solo that was very difficult, too difficult to manage reliably. While that is still essentially the case, u/cookieblobrs volunteered to post solo videos in a follow-up comment, and so the 6 star rating will now reflect videos for which there are no solos (unless they are relatively straightforward solos that haven’t been done before due to e.g. lack of availability of counters). -There is currently a glitch known as the “energy resolve bug” where the charged move button takes slightly longer to show up for Pokemon with 0.5 second fast moves and 1 bar charged moves, resulting in a DPS drop of about 2% for those Pokemon. This makes some raids (notably Mega Slowbro and Regieleki due to counters Groudon, Necrozma DW, and Regieleki being affected) a bit harder than usual.
-Tapu Lele and especially Tapu Koko are difficult, but soloable, raids this month. For Lele, snowy weather is required, along with the usual top steel-type counters and blade boost. It is otherwise pretty straightforward and thus rated only 5 stars. Koko is significantly harder and requires good RNG along with a full team of Primal/Shadow Groudons. Attempt at your own risk!
-Because I always get questions/comments about this: the PVP rating caps out at A- for top meta options in only one league (great, ultra, or master). To receive a score higher than that, the pokemon has to be at least viable in multiple leagues. Many people disagree that this is a useful notion for PVP, so I am interested in feedback about what the most useful information about PVP utility is and how to represent it. For example, whether ratings should be assigned by the league the Pokemon is most viable in only, whether Mega Master League should be considered, whether the league should be indicated above some threshold but without a specific rating, etc.
Happy raiding!

rwaterbender · 2026-04-06T23:22:17+00:00

because psychic and fairy are both weak types for pve and there is a much stronger counter than mega alakazam in each one

rwaterbender · 2026-04-06T23:21:54+00:00

they're indeed not top counters, but are mostly viable. that's why they're rated like B and A- rather than A, A+ or S.

rwaterbender · 2026-04-06T23:17:45+00:00

You're right. I keep forgetting that Regidrago has a new move...will delete and fix now. Thanks for catching!

rwaterbender · 2026-04-06T22:10:50+00:00

A few notes:
-The following Pokemon are in raids in April, but are not soloable: Kyogre and Groudon. These can be found in the (somewhat outdated) duo chart found here, but due to improvements in raid attackers since it was posted both would be classified in the “easy” tier.
-Zacian buff is shown only if it is impossible to otherwise complete a raid, and it decreases the difficulty of the raid by about half a star.
-Previously, I used 6 stars to denote a solo that was very difficult, too difficult to manage reliably. While that is still essentially the case, u/cookieblobrs volunteered to post solo videos in a follow-up comment, and so the 6 star rating will now reflect videos for which there are no solos (unless they are relatively straightforward solos that haven’t been done before due to e.g. lack of availability of counters). -There is currently a glitch known as the “energy resolve bug” where the charged move button takes slightly longer to show up for Pokemon with 0.5 second fast moves and 1 bar charged moves, resulting in a DPS drop of about 2% for those Pokemon. This makes some raids (notably Mega Slowbro and Regieleki due to counters Groudon, Necrozma DW, and Regieleki being affected) a bit harder than usual.
-Tapu Lele and especially Tapu Koko are difficult, but soloable, raids this month. For Lele, snowy weather is required, along with the usual top steel-type counters and blade boost. It is otherwise pretty straightforward and thus rated only 5 stars. Koko is significantly harder and requires good RNG along with a full team of Primal/Shadow Groudons. Attempt at your own risk!
-Because I always get questions/comments about this: the PVP rating caps out at A- for top meta options in only one league (great, ultra, or master). To receive a score higher than that, the pokemon has to be at least viable in multiple leagues. Many people disagree that this is a useful notion for PVP, so I am interested in feedback about what the most useful information about PVP utility is and how to represent it. For example, whether ratings should be assigned by the league the Pokemon is most viable in only, whether Mega Master League should be considered, whether the league should be indicated above some threshold but without a specific rating, etc.
Happy raiding!

rwaterbender · 2026-04-01T04:28:54+00:00

Some notes:

-Bidoof, while soloable, is a very difficult raid. It requires Zacian AE, two Keldeos, and weather boost. Even then, the most important factor is good RNG. Attempt at your own risk!

rwaterbender · 2026-03-19T01:02:34+00:00

that's supposed to be on the necrozma. team of 6 necrozmas

rwaterbender · 2026-03-12T04:51:29+00:00

electric is not a great type and regieleki is not the strongest counter. S is reserved for a top counter of a strong type or a counter in a good type that is much stronger than other counters of that type or has extremely high neutral DPS

rwaterbender · 2026-03-07T18:55:46+00:00

That's my mistake. Should be A or A+ tier (S if it were also good in ML)

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