Legendary raids, city environment and how to beat them

This is me raining on your parade.

What do you need to do in order to defeat a legendary raid-boss and get a chance to throw balls at it?


Participate in raids now, preferably level four ones.


No matter your level, and totally disregarding whatever legendary pokemon shows up on the first legendary boss-raid you participate in, if you've participated in six level four raids or more you're set to go.


Huh? Are you, the moronic blogger, insane?


Sorry, but no. You'll end up with at least six level 20 pokemon. I quite honestly don't care which level 20 pokemon. Just line them up in random order, or, if you're above level 25, just go with whatever the game suggests.


Success -- you won the fight.


The first weeks of legendary raids, given a city environment, will kick up the hype sky high, and you'll be enough players at the site to faceroll whatever opposition you're presented with despite more or less active attempts to disconnect your brain from the game.


Once again -- there's absolutely no need to give even as much as a fleeting thought about which boss counters are the best. Just go with whatever and you'll steamroll whatever legendary raid boss you're faced with.


Three months down the line? Well, that's an entirely different issue. When autumn kicks the player base down to the basement it's time to bring out the best quality counters available.


Unless, of course, you've already collected enough legendary pokemon that you simply can't be bothered any longer.