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Hoopa Unbound is showing up in raids during Pokmon Gos Hoopa Unbound Raid Day event that runs on Saturday, Feb. 15 from 2-5 p.m. in your local time.During this event, Hoopa will show up in raids as a five-star target. Youll also get up to five free raid passes from spinnin gym discs and the remote raid pass limit will increase to 20.Previously, the only way to obtain Hoopa in Pokmon Go was through a Misunderstood Mischief seasonal Special Research. If you completed this research before a specific date or paid $5, you could access an additional, limited-time Special Research called Mischief Unbound that would allow you to change your Hoopas form to its Unbound form.However, now all players can nab their own Hoopa Unbound (a pretty dang good psychic-type attacker), thanks to it being available in raids. Players can also swap their Hoopas form, even if they didnt complete the aforementioned research and transfer their Hoopa Unbound to Pokmon Home which wasnt doable before.Below we explain how to take down Hoopa Unbound in Pokmon Go raids, listing its weakness, top counters, and its best moveset to give it once you nab one.Hoopa Unbound weaknessesHoopa in its Unbound form is psychic- and dark-type (as opposed to its psychic- and ghost-type when its in its Confined form). That being said, Hoopa Unbound has a big glaring double bug-type weakness and a regular fairy-type weakness to take advantage of.You pretty much should be using bug-type Pokmon with bug-type moves which you very likely have based on past Community Days.Hoopa Unbound will resist psychic-type moves, so do not bring those to the party.Hoopa Unbound countersHere are some of the strongest counters to take down Hoopa Unbound in Pokmon Go:Mega Pinsir with Fury Cutter and X-ScissorMega Heracross with Struggle Bug and MegahornMega Scizor with Fury Cutter and X-ScissorMega Beedrill with Bug Bite and X-ScissorGenesect with Fury Cutter and X-ScissorVikavolt with Bug Bite and X-ScissorEscavalier with Bug Bite and Mega HornVolcarona with Bug Bite and Bug BuzzYanmega with Bug Bite and Bug BuzzGolisopod with Fury Cutter and X-ScissorPheromosa with Bug Bite and Bug BuzzIf you dont have the Megas above, but you do have the base Pokmon powered up, you can bring them along to help, too.If youre thinking, Man, I do not power-up bug-types. I dont think I can handle this! Go check your Pokmon list for Vikavolt and Escavalier these both had Community Day events, so its possible that youre sitting on some decent ones already.If you have a team of powered-up bug Pokmon, you wont need too many other trainers to help you take down Hoopa Unbound, but as usual with raids, you should try to find a small group to do so with the greatest of ease.If youre lucky enough to raid in rainy weather (well, this is actually pretty unlucky if were being honest), then your bug-type moves will also get a damage boost.Best moveset for Hoopa UnboundHoopa Unbounds best moveset is Confusion with Psychic. This actually makes it the second-best psychic-type Pokmon in the game (if youre not counting Mega Evolutions and shadow Pokmon), only coming second to Mewtwo.Including Megas and shadows, it does fall below more obvious picks like Mega Alakazam and Shadow Mewtwo, but it certainly holds its weight pretty dang well.Is Hoopa Unbound shiny in Pokmon Go?No, you cannot find a shiny Hoopa in Pokmon Go. Being a Mythical Pokmon, Hoopa has some unusual bizarre shiny restrictions and it has never been released shiny. Were unsure if or when itll be available in Pokmon Go in its shiny form.