misc invasion

Decoy (Female)

Lineup is weak to Fighting, Flying, Fire, Psychic.

Lineup

first
Catchable ✓
Bellsprout sprite

Bellsprout

second
Raticate sprite

Raticate

Weepinbell sprite

Weepinbell

third
Raticate sprite

Raticate

Snorlax sprite

Snorlax

Counters

Mega Mewtwo X

Attack 399 · 1.60× effective

Mega Blaziken

Attack 329 · 1.60× effective

Mega Gallade

Attack 326 · 1.60× effective

Shadow Zapdos Galarian

Attack 302.4 · 1.60× effective

Shadow Blaziken

Attack 288 · 1.60× effective

Shadow Gallade

Attack 284.4 · 1.60× effective

Shadow Emboar

Attack 282 · 1.60× effective

Shadow Infernape

Attack 266.4 · 1.60× effective

Zapdos Galarian

Attack 252 · 1.60× effective

Blaziken

Attack 240 · 1.60× effective

Gallade

Attack 237 · 1.60× effective

Emboar

Attack 235 · 1.60× effective

How invasions work
Beat the grunt's three slots, then catch the reward. Counter the lineup's types. Shadow Pokémon hit hard but fold to super-effective damage.

Shadow Pokémon

Rocket Pokémon are caught as Shadow: boosted attack, weaker defense, and the charged move Frustration until purified.

Purification

Purifying drops Frustration, lowers power-up cost, and bumps IVs, but removes the Shadow attack bonus, so keep raiders shadow.

Catchable slot

Only the marked reward position awards an encounter after the battle; the other slots are battle-only.

Leaders & Giovanni

Cliff, Arlo, and Sierra need a Rocket Radar; Giovanni needs a Super Rocket Radar from the monthly Special Research.