Ultra Beast Five-Star Raids: Xurkitree, Buzzwole, Pheromosa

Pokémon GO is doing one of its more annoying-but-exciting raid rotations this week. Starting Tuesday, May 13 at 10:00 a.m. local time, five-star raids switch over to three Ultra Beasts — Buzzwole, Pheromosa, and Xurkitree. But they are not showing up everywhere. The whole point of this rotation is that each one is region-locked, so what you can raid depends on where you live. ### Which Ultra Beast shows up where? The split is simple. Buzzwole is the five-star boss in the Americas. Pheromosa is the boss in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Xurkitree is the boss in the Asia-Pacific region. That regional setup runs from May 13 through May 19, with raid bosses changing over at 10:00 a.m. local time. ### Why is this a bigger deal than a normal raid swap? (pokemongohub.net) Because this is not just “three bosses in rotation.” It is three different bosses separated by geography. If you only play local raids, you only get one of them. So players trying to fill out their Ultra Beast collection — or hunt specific IVs and shinies — need remote raid invites from friends in other regions, or they need to travel. Basically, the event turns global friend lists into the real endgame. ### When is the best one-hour window? Wednesday, May 13 is the big push. Raid Hour runs from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time, and it uses the same regional split — Buzzwole in the Americas, Pheromosa in EMEA, Xurkitree in Asia-Pacific. During Raid Hour, the featured five-star boss appears broadly across eligible gyms, so that is the easiest time to stack multiple runs quickly. (pokemongohub.net) ### What else changes the same day? Mega raids rotate too. Mega Glalie replaces Mega Camerupt on May 13 and stays in mega raids through May 19. So if you are planning a raid train, the week really has two tracks — your regional Ultra Beast in five-star raids, and Mega Glalie in the mega slot. ### Is one of these worth prioritizing? Xurkitree jumps out the most for raid players. (pokemongohub.net) Its guide page lists a raid boss CP of 53,279, catch CP from 2,155 to 2,249 at level 20, and a shiny chance. It also recommends roughly 3 to 5 high-level trainers, which tells you this is strong but manageable with a prepared group. The big draw is offense — Xurkitree has huge attack stats and tends to stay relevant whenever Electric attackers matter. ### What is happening around it this week? The Ultra Beast rotation lands in a packed week. Spring Marathon starts May 12 and runs through May 18, and Deino Community Day Classic lands on Saturday, May 16 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. So if you are budgeting passes, this is one of those weeks where the game is quietly asking you to choose what you care about most. (pokemongohub.net) ### So what should players actually do? If you want your local Ultra Beast, Wednesday evening is the cleanest grind window. If you want all three, line up remote invites before May 13, not after — once the raids go live, everybody starts asking at once. And if you are in the Americas, Buzzwole is the easy local target, but Xurkitree is probably the one more players will be chasing across regions. (pokemongohub.net) The bottom line is that this is a one-week, region-split Ultra Beast run — fun if you are organized, frustrating if you are not. The raids start May 13, the best burst is Raid Hour that same day, and the whole thing ends May 19. (pokemongohub.net)