"[Story] Solo Tier 3 Raids Guide | Free To Play Level 33 | No Weather Boost | No Legendaries | No Regionals | No Stacked Teams | No Revives"

#PokemonGO: About This GuideAre you tired of hearing "Just get 6 100% IV lvl 40 Tyranitars, they are soooo easy to get from raids"? (I have always kept an eye out for Tyranitar raids, and have only ever done 3 and 1 escaped)Are you rural and don't have any/many legendaries or somehow missed out on some legendaries? (I have caught 1 or 2 of each of the birds and around 5 of each of the beasts and weather duo, and no EX Raid pass. And I don't have enough rare candy to get them all up to lvl 30+)Do you dislike having a team stacked full of the same Pokemon and/or prefer a variety of Pokemon?Do you have limited stardust and candy and want to maximise your resource usage on different Pokemon?Can you not afford to travel the world to get all the regionals?Are you a F2P player that hasn't invested 18 hours a day to PoGo?Are you sick of hearing people saying to get Pokemon with legacy moves, like Rock Throw on Omastar?If you answered yes to any of these questions then this is the guide for you. This guide will attempt to solo as many tier 3 raids as possible for a semi-casual Level 33 F2P player without legendaries, regionals and not using multiple of the same Pokemon in the one raid. I am trying to be as inclusive as possible with this guide and not exclude anyone with Pokemon they cannot get.Raid BossesLet's start off with weaknesses to try and find some overlapsRaid BossAttDefHPWeaknessesAlakazam2081523000Bug, Dark, GhostCloyster*1342261800Fighting, Rock, Grass, ElectricGengar2011243000Dark, Ghost, Ground, PsychicMachamp1811293000Fairy, Flying, PsychicNinetails^1341593000Ground, Rock, WaterOmastar1621763000Grass*2, Fighting, Ground, ElectricPorygon1221123000FightingScyther1701353000Rock*2, Flying, Fire, Electric, Ice* Is Tier 2 but still difficult to solo because of the extremely high defense stat - twice that of Porygon. I consider it a honorary Tier 3 raid^ Ninetails is impossible for this guide as you either need legendaries, stacked teams, and/or weather boostSuper Effective TypesNow let's break down each type:3 out of 7 raidsElectric - Unfortunately the best electric Pokemon are legendaries, and I am not going to count Ampharos as I have only just walked my Mareep far enough to evolve it, let alone level it up. Gen 3 brought nothing viable, and Gen 4 sees the introduction of the evolutions of Magneton and Electabuzz, but that is still a fair way off. The only option left is Jolteon.Fighting - Gen 3 introduced some new glass cannon options in Blaziken, Breloom, and a tankier option Hariyama but Machamp is still the best all rounder.2 out of 7 raidsDark - The best non-legendary option by far for all 7 generations is Tyranitar. You should have at least 1 maxed out Tyranitar.Flying - Most Pokemon that are flying have it as a secondary type and don't have a flying quick move. I will be ignoring flying for this guide.Ghost - Gengar has one of the highest attack stats for the ghost type, even for all 7 generations. However he isn't very tanky and suffers from the poison typing making him weak to Psychic.Grass - Grass is double super effective against Omastar. The best option at the moment is Exeguttor, but other viable options are Victreebel, Vileplume and Venusaur. Gen 3 brought some more options like Sceptile or the glass canon Breloom.Ground - Ground suffers from a bad move pool. In saying that Rhydon is the best to invest into as it also has another evolution in Gen 4. The raids that have a weakness to Ground have other weaknesses with stronger options, so Ground will be ignored.Psychic - Psychic has a good move pool and a number of excellent attackers to choose from. Mewtwo is the obvious choice if you are lucky enough. Without using legendaries then Alakazam, Espeon, and Exeggutor are great choices. I am not going to count Gardevoir as Ralts is pretty rare.Rock - Rock is double super effective against Scyther. Unfortunately the only fast move at the moment is Rock Throw, and the only good enough Pokemon that can learn it is Golem.1 out of 7 raidsBug - There aren't the best bug options at the moment, but I needed a Pinsir to be able to beat Alakazam.Fairy - Fairy is only strong against Machamp for which there are plenty of Psychic Pokemon to be able to beat him.Ice - There only option at the moment is Jynx but she has low survivability. Gen 4 brings some more options like Glaceon, Weavile and the best non-legendary ice attacker for all 7 generations MamoswineFire - Blaziken and Flareon are excellent options here having a higher attack stat than Entei and the nerfed Ho-Oh and almost matching Moltres. Use one if you already have a high powered one, but it is not needed.GeneralistsGeneralists - There is a reason these guys are called Pseudo-Legendaries. Even without the 1.4 times damage for type effectiveness, these guys still outclass many other Pokemon. Dragonite and Tyranitar are our friends in this challenge and they are always excellent choices to invest in. I will also give a shout out here to Metagross in Gen 3 who along with Tyranitar are the only Pseudo-Legendaries that are not dragon. Tyranitar has a few weaknesses (so can't always be used) but is super effective against Gengar and Alakazam.My TeamThis is my team of 13 Pokemon to beat the raids. As you can see only half of them are above 90% IV. Level and moves are more important than IVs. When I first started I powered up everything to max level, but later on when I was low on stardust I got smarter and used tools to determine chances of winning and breakpoints (see the Tools section at the end).PokemonLevelCPAttDefHPIV%Fast MoveCharge MoveAlakazam34.52660151515100%ConfusionFuture SightBanette31.5180013151493.3%Shadow ClawShadow BallDragonite34.532381571582.2%Dragon TailOutrageEspeon34.526729101575.5%ConfusionFuture SightExeggutor34.5267415151395.6%Bullet SeedSolar BeamExeggutor34.5265013131591.1%ExtrasensoryPsychicGengar34.5239915131595.6%HexShadow BallGolem31247110151384.4%Rock ThrowRock BlastJolteon31231613101380%Thunder ShockDischargeMachamp31.5247811151284.4%CounterDynamic PunchPinsir34249014111486.7%Bug BiteX-ScissorTyranitar34.5336914151597.8%BiteCrunchVenusaur3021291315884.4%Vine WhipSolar BeamRaid AttemptsMachamp - Counter/Close Combat2017-11-01 14:12 - Weather: N/AStart Timer 175s to End Timer 20sDodged 1/9 strong attacksPokebattler says 80% chance to winTusks Raid Team Builder v1.1.0 says Median Time to Win is 156.75s and that Jolteon shouldn't be needed.Machamp is fairly easy because of the weakness to Psychic and there being plently of great Psychic attackers.PokemonLevelCPAttDefHPFast MoveCharge MoveStatusAlakazam34.52660151515ConfusionFuture SightEspeon34.5267291015ConfusionFuture SightGengar34.52399151315HexShadow BallDragonite34.5323815715Dragon TailOutrageExeggutor34.52650131315ExtrasensoryPsychicOnly half usedJolteon312316131013Thunder ShockDischargeNot usedGengar - Hex/Focus Blast2017-11-02 08:32 - Weather: N/AStart Timer 176s to End Timer 19sDodged 5/10 strong attacksPokebattler says 100% chance to winTusks Raid Team Builder v1.1.0 says Median Time to Win is 138s and that Dragonite shouldn't be needed.Gengar should be easy after completing Machamp mainly using all the same Psychic attackers.PokemonLevelCPAttDefHPFast MoveCharge MoveStatusTyranitar34.53369141515BiteCrunchAlakazam34.52660151515ConfusionFuture SightEspeon34.5267291015ConfusionFuture SightGengar34.52399151315HexShadow BallExeggutor34.52650131315ExtrasensoryPsychicOnly half usedDragonite34.5323815715Dragon TailOutrageNot usedScyther - Fury Cutter/Airial Ace2017-11-13 11:28 - Weather: N/AStart Timer 176s to End Timer 9sDodged 1/12 strong attacksPokebattler says 65% chance to winTusks Raid Team Builder v1.2.0 says Median Time to Win is 170.75s and that Alakazam shouldn't be neededGolem is the key here with rock being double super effective. I managed to remove around 1/3 of Scyther's health with just Golem.PokemonLevelCPAttDefHPFast MoveCharge MoveStatusGolem312471101513Rock ThrowRock BlastDragonite34.5323815715Dragon TailOutrageTyranitar34.53369141515BiteCrunchJolteon312316131013Thunder ShockDischargeEspeon34.5267291015ConfusionFuture SightAlakazam34.52660151515ConfusionFuture SightOnly hit oncePorygon - Hidden Power/Hyper Beam2017-11-13 13:33 - Weather: N/AStart Timer 176s to End Timer 8sDodged 4/8 strong attacksPokebattler says 83.3% chance to winTusks Raid Team Builder v1.2.0 says Median Time to Win is 159.33s and that Machamp, Dragonite and Tyranitar is should be all that is needed.Porygon is considered the easiest because of it's very low stats. It only has a weakness to Fighting, but he is so weak it doesn't really matter. I should have been able to beat Porygon with just Machamp and Dragonite, but I didn't dodge the Hyper Beams at first, and it one shotted my Machamp and Dragonite.PokemonLevelCPAttDefHPFast MoveCharge MoveStatusMachamp282256111512CounterDynamic PunchDragonite34.5323815715Dragon TailOutrageTyranitar34.53369141515BiteCrunchAlakazam34.52660151515ConfusionFuture SightOnly half usedEspeon34.5267291015ConfusionFuture SightNot usedGengar34.52399151315HexShadow BallNot usedCloyster - Ice Shard/Hydro Pump2017-11-24 15:52 - Weather: N/AStart Timer 176s to End Timer 12sDodged 3/11 strong attacksPokebattler says 60% chance to winTusks Raid Team Builder v1.2.0 says Median Time to Win is 171.27s and that Golem should not be neededCloyster being a tier 2 raid has 60% of the health of the other raids in this guide, but it has a 60% higher defence stat than the average defence of all the tier 3 raids. This makes it a challenge to solo.PokemonLevelCPAttDefHPFast MoveCharge MoveStatusExeggutor34.52674151513Bullet SeedSolar BeamMachamp31.52478111512CounterDynamic PunchJolteon312316131013Thunder ShockDischargeDragonite34.5323815715Dragon TailOutrageAlakazam34.52660151515ConfusionFuture SightGolem312471101513Rock ThrowRock BlastOnly half usedOmastar - Water Gun/Hydro Pump2017-11-29 11:31 - Weather: N/AStart Timer 176s to End Timer 6sDodged 3/10 strong attacksPokebattler says 60% chance to winTusks Raid Team Builder v1.2.0 says Median Time to Win is 172.28s and that Dragonite and Gengar shouldn't be needed.Omastar has the highest defence stat of all Tier 3 raids, but the key soloing is taking advantage of it's double weakness to grass. This can be taken advantage of even more if the weather is clear. I had to retry Omastar a second time to make sure I dodged enough with Exeggutor and Venusaur to both get off 3 Solar Beams.PokemonLevelCPAttDefHPFast MoveCharge MoveStatusExeggutor34.52674151513Bullet SeedSolar BeamVenusaur30212913158Vine WhipSolar BeamMachamp31.52478111512CounterDynamic PunchJolteon312316131013Thunder ShockDischargeDragonite34.5323815715Dragon TailOutrageOnly partly usedGengar34.52399151315HexShadow BallNot usedAlakazam - Psycho Cut/Focus Blast2018-01-09 14:46 - Weather: Clear (didn't affect anything)Start Timer 176s to End Timer 4sDodged 4/9 strong attacksPokebattler says 58% chance to winTusks Raid Team Builder v1.2.0 says Median Time to Win is 167.77s and that Dragonite and Exeggutor should not be neededAlakazam is considered one of the hardest Tier 3 raids as it has a strong defence stat and the highest attack stat. Also it's weaknesses include Ghost, which Gengar has poison so is weak to Psychic, and Bug which doesn't really have the best options at the moment. I had taken a hiatus after the initial release of Gen 3 and had reached level 35 by the time I was attempting Alakazam, and so could power up my Tyranitar. I chose Exeggutor as the 6th as it shouldn't be needed, but had the weather boost.PokemonLevelCPAttDefHPFast MoveCharge MoveStatusTyranitar373499141515BiteCrunchGengar34.52399151315HexShadow BallPinsir342490141114Bug BiteX-ScissorBanette31.51800131514Shadow ClawShadow BallDragonite34.5323815715Dragon TailOutrageHad a sliver of health leftExeggutor34.52674151513Bullet SeedSolar BeamNot usedImpossible RaidsNinetailsNinetails has the highest tier 3 defence stat without a double weakness. Also it's weaknesses doesn't have a lot of options. Ground has a bad move pool, rock only has one fast move which can only be learned by Golem, and Gyarados is the only water option with enough DPS. I am setting up the following team with Legendaries which according to Pokebattler should be able to beat Ninetails in either Clear or Rainy weather.PokemonLevelCPAttDefHPFast MoveCharge MoveGroudon303468131515Mud ShotEarthquakeKyogre343658141410WaterfallHydro PumpGyarados34.52989141512WaterfallHydro PumpGolem312471101513Rock ThrowRock BlastRhydon302797151213Mud-SlapEarthquakeDragonite34.5323815715Dragon TailOutrageToolsUsing these tools I was able to confidently attempt a raid and always succeeded on my first or second try.http://ift.tt/2cCHo4D - Upload your Pokemon and see how they will run against a raid bossTusk's Raid Team Builder - Take the info from PokeBattler and see more information like DPS and calculated time to win.http://ift.tt/2GzkGcO and http://ift.tt/2rVDO1a - Calculate the breakpoints for damaging a raid boss. via /r/pokemongo http://ift.tt/2DRX8C3