Catching The Sacred Beasts Trio - Suicune, Raikou, & Entei - Info + Strategies Guide

[drakesstepson]

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Suicune: Currently available

Raikou: Unavailable until December 1st

Entei: Unavailable until January 1st 

 

The legendary beast trio in PokeMMO can each be caught throughout a rotational cycle in the order of Suicune → Raikou → Entei. This means you are able to encounter and catch one beast per month with unique stats. This cycle rotates every (real) month, opposed to a 'seasonal' rotation. Although the season does change every first day of the month, the beasts are not season-dependent. You are able to encounter the beasts after completing the Ho-Oh fight in Johto, although completing the E4 is recommended for easier catching. Each beast can be found through non-sweet-scent encounters^a in grass patches in any outside location in Johto (excluding the Safari Zone), with Suicune being the only beast that can be found in both grass and water. 

 

The best way to encounter one is to first find an encounter spot that you like. Then, you'll want to decide which out-of-battle ability you prefer to lead your partyᵇ. One way is to use a synchronize Pokémon to get a (flat) 20% chance to get a desired nature on your Pokémon. This can be helpful to save money on nature herbs, which can change the nature of every beast. The most common lead is using an Arena Trap / Illuminate / No Guard / Swarm Pokémon to increase encounter rate by 10%. Using lures are also helpful in increasing your encounter rate by an additional 10%, however this is a slight increase in encounters. While ideal, lures can be costly after thousands of encounters. Both lures and encounter-increasing leads will only increase your ability to get into an encounter, but won't increase the rate to which a beast spawns. Repel tricking does not work for the beasts. Intimidate / Keen Eye, both out-of-battle abilities which repel lower enemies, do not give increased rates. 

 

The encounter rate has most likely been adjusted through the initial release of Suicune, and may still be subject to change for balancing reasons. As of now, the precise encounter rate (which is consistent through all the three beasts) has not been revealed. However, it was revealed to be in the range of 1/1/001 - 1/7,999. It has also been revealed to be not as low as 1/1,000 encounters, but also not as steep as the shiny rate of 1/30,000. The encounter rate is most likely 2,000-4,000.

 

Catching each beast is relatively easy, but takes the right team preparation in order to swiftly catch. Keep in mind that they cannot flee. But if you encounter one and do not successfully catch it, (by killing it, losing, running) the rate of finding the same beast again will increase 'significantly'. However, you will not re-roll any stats such as IVs, nature, and shiny status because these are rolled upon first encounter. You do not need to have an arena trap Pokémon in order to trap it, and you do not need to master ball. The best strategy is having a level 100 Breloom with Poison Heal holding a toxic orb with a substitute set. Turn one, you'll switch to your Breloom, then spore, substitute, false swipe. If it wakes up, repeat the process by sporing until you get it at the lowest HP possible. After it has been at least 11 turns, it has been spored, and it is at its lowest possible HP, using timer balls until it's successfully caught is the best strategy to catching. Dream balls are also a viable option. The last concern is PP usage, which may be reduced by your team because of its Pressure ability (which each beast will have) and you want to make sure to catch it quick enough to not drain all of its PP, so it doesn't struggle to death. 

 

Each beast is guaranteed to have at least 3x31 IVs. Each beast has the ability Pressure, which 'raises the foe's PP usage'. They can be kept permanently and be traded and sold. After you have successfully caught one beast for that month, you won't be able to catch it again until another rotation. You can use an alternative character (even if it shares with your main) or accounts to hunt for them again after beating Ho-Oh. 

 

After successfully capturing your monthly beast, you will get 20 Rainbow Quills. Similar to how Gracideas work, one Quill increases any selected IV stat of any beast by one and are consumed upon use. You unlock the ability to get Rainbow Quills from [anywhere?] in the wild, exclusively in Johto after capturing the beast for that month. For every start of the month, you will be unable to obtain rainbow quills until you catch the beast for that month. Rainbow Quills can be infinitely farmed by using pickup, but can also be found randomly in the wild by defeating hordes or Pokémon. However, they are very rare and may not be worth using item charms for, as it is unknown how charms affect quill rates. 

 

You can modify the nature of any beast (and Shaymin, Unown) by using nature herbs. Nature herbs are consumed upon use and are found by planting Gracideas. The nature herb yield is theorized to be around 5%, and you can get a range between 1-3 nature herbs from a lucky harvest. 

 

a - This means you'll have to do single encounters. While lures increase encounter rates, a double, triple, or 5x horde encounter (which wasn't enabled by sweet scent), counts as one beast encounter. This is because the beast encounter replaces that double/triple/5x horde so that it's a single encounter. 

b - Keep in mind, you cannot lead with a fainted Pokémon with an out-of-battle ability.

 

BEAST-SPECIFIC INFO

 

 SUICUNE

 

Unlike the other two beasts, Suicune can be found in all outside water spots in Johto.

 

Dex#: 245

Ability: Pressure - Doubles the foe's PP usage when they target it.

Weight: 187.0 kg / 412.3 lbs

Desired Natures: Bold (53.89%), Timid (33.06%), alternatively Calm (8.06%), Modest (1.67%) as of September 2023

 

Base Stats

HP	100
Attack	75
Defense	115
Sp. Attack	90
Sp. Defense	115
Speed	85
Total	580

 

 

Default Moveset

MOVE	TYPE	POWER	ACC	PP
Brine	Water	65	100	10/10
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95	15/15
Snarl	Dark	55	95	15/15
Calm Mind	Psychic	-	100	20/20

 

 

Suicune's Movepool

Spoiler

LEVEL	NAME	TYPE	POWER	PP	ACC
START	Sheer Cold	Ice	1	5	30
START	Gust	Flying	40	35	100
START	Water Gun	Water	40	25	100
START	Bite	Dark	60	25	100
START	BubbleBeam	Water	65	20	100
START	ExtremeSpeed	Normal	80	5	100
START	Leer	Normal	-	30	100
START	Mist	Ice	-	30	100
START	Rain Dance	Water	-	5	100
Lv. 6	Water Pulse	Water	60	20	100
Lv. 8	BubbleBeam	Water	65	20	100
Lv. 60	Mirror Coat	Psychic	1	20	100
Lv. 22	Gust	Flying	40	35	100
Lv. 11	Water Gun	Water	40	25	100
Lv. 12	Bite	Dark	60	25	100
Lv. 29	Aurora Beam	Ice	65	20	100
Lv. 30	Ice Fang	Ice	65	15	95
Lv. 42	Crunch	Dark	80	15	100
Lv. 48	Extrasensory	Psychic	80	20	100
Lv. 54	Surf	Water	90	15	100
Lv. 78	Blizzard	Ice	110	5	70
Lv. 72	Hydro Pump	Water	110	5	80
Lv. 18	Calm Mind	Psychic	-	20	100
Lv. 36	Mist	Ice	-	30	100
Lv. 66	Rain Dance	Water	-	5	100
Lv. 24	Roar	Normal	-	20	100
Lv. 36	Tailwind	Flying	-	15	100
TM	Frustration	Normal	1	20	100
TM	Natural Gift	Normal	1	15	100
TM	Return	Normal	1	20	100
TM	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	10	100
TM	Whirlpool	Water	35	15	85
TM	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	15	100
TM	Water Gun	Water	40	25	100
TM	Weather Ball	Normal	50	10	100
TM	Icy Wind	Ice	55	15	95
TM	Snarl	Dark	55	15	95
TM	Avalanche	Ice	60	10	100
TM	Bulldoze	Ground	60	20	100
TM	Hidden Power	Normal	60	15	100
TM	Round	Normal	60	15	100
TM	Swift	Normal	60	20	100
TM	Water Pulse	Water	60	20	100
TM	Brine	Water	65	10	100
TM	BubbleBeam	Water	65	20	100
TM	Ice Fang	Ice	65	15	95
TM	Facade	Normal	70	20	100
TM	Headbutt	Normal	70	15	100
TM	Secret Power	Normal	70	20	100
TM	Air Slash	Flying	75	15	95
TM	Crunch	Dark	80	15	100
TM	Dig	Ground	80	10	100
TM	Iron Head	Steel	80	15	100
TM	Scald	Water	80	15	100
TM	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	15	100
TM	Body Slam	Normal	85	15	100
TM	Ice Beam	Ice	90	10	100
TM	Iron Tail	Steel	100	15	75
TM	Blizzard	Ice	110	5	70
TM	Hydro Pump	Water	110	5	80
TM	Double-Edge	Normal	120	15	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	150	5	90
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	5	90
TM	Agility	Psychic	-	30	100
TM	Calm Mind	Psychic	-	20	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	-	10	100
TM	Detect	Fighting	-	5	100
TM	Double Team	Normal	-	15	100
TM	Endure	Normal	-	10	100
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	-	20	100
TM	Mimic	Normal	-	10	100
TM	Protect	Normal	-	10	100
TM	Psych Up	Normal	-	10	100
TM	Quash	Dark	-	15	100
TM	Rain Dance	Water	-	5	100
TM	Reflect	Psychic	-	20	100
TM	Rest	Psychic	-	5	100
TM	Roar	Normal	-	20	100
TM	Sandstorm	Rock	-	10	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	-	10	100
TM	Snowscape	Ice	-	10	100
TM	Substitute	Normal	-	10	100
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	-	5	100
TM	Swagger	Normal	-	15	90
TM	Tailwind	Flying	-	15	100
TM	Toxic	Poison	-	10	90
HM	Whirlpool	Water	35	15	85
HM	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	15	100
HM	Cut	Normal	50	30	95
HM	Dive	Water	80	10	100
HM	Waterfall	Water	80	15	100
HM	Rock Climb	Normal	90	20	85
HM	Surf	Water	90	15	100
TUTOR	Snore	Normal	50	15	100
TUTOR	Omninous Wind	Ghost	60	5	100
TUTOR	Signal Beam	Bug	75	15	100
SPECIAL	Aqua Ring	Water	-	20	100

 

 

 RAIKOU

 

Found in all Johto's grass outdoors through non-sweet scent enabled encounters.

 

Dex#: 243

Ability: Pressure - Doubles the foe's PP usage when they target it.

Weight: 178.0 kg / 392.4 lbs

Desired Natures: Timid, alternatively Modest

 

Base Stats

HP	90
Attack	85
Defense	75
Sp. Attack	115
Sp. Defense	100
Speed	115
Total	580

 

 

Default Moveset

MOVE	TYPE	POWER	ACC	PP
Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100	15/15
Aurora Sphere	Fighting	80	-	20/20
Reflect	Psychic	-	-	20/20
Light Screen	Psychic	-	-	30/30

 

Raikou's Movepool

Spoiler

LEVEL	NAME	TYPE	POWER	PP	ACC
START	Bite	Dark	60	25	100
START	Charge	Electric	-	20	100
START	Discharge	Electric	80	15	100
START	Extrasensory	Psychic	80	20	100
START	ExtremeSpeed	Normal	80	5	100
START	Leer	Normal	-	30	100
START	Quick Attack	Normal	40	30	100
START	ThunderShock	Electric	40	30	100
Lv. 6	Spark	Electric	65	20	100
Lv. 8	ThunderShock	Electric	40	30	100
Lv. 12	Bite	Dark	60	25	100
Lv. 18	Calm Mind	Psychic	-	20	100
Lv. 22	Quick Attack	Normal	40	30	100
Lv. 24	Roar	Normal	-	20	100
Lv. 30	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	15	95
Lv. 36	Howl	Normal	-	40	100
Lv. 42	Crunch	Dark	80	15	100
Lv. 48	Extrasensory	Psychic	80	20	100
Lv. 54	Discharge	Electric	80	15	100
Lv. 60	Reflect	Psychic	-	20	100
Lv. 66	Rain Dance	Water	-	5	100
Lv. 72	Thunder	Normal	110	10	70
Lv. 78	Zap Cannon	Electric	120	5	50
TM	Agility	Psychic	-	30	100
TM	Aura Sphere	Fighting	80	20	100
TM	Body Slam	Normal	85	15	100
TM	Bulldoze	Ground	60	20	100
TM	Calm Mind	Psychic	-	20	100
TM	Charge Beam	Electric	50	10	90
TM	Crunch	Dark	80	15	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	-	10	100
TM	Detect	Fighting	-	5	100
TM	Dig	Ground	80	10	100
TM	Double Team	Normal	-	15	100
TM	Double-Edge	Normal	120	15	100
TM	Endure	Normal	-	10	100
TM	Facade	Normal	70	20	100
TM	Flash	Normal	-	20	100
TM	Frustration	Normal	1	20	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	150	5	90
TM	Headbutt	Normal	70	15	100
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	-	20	100
TM	Hidden Power	Normal	60	15	100
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	5	90
TM	Iron Head	Steel	80	15	100
TM	Iron Tail	Steel	100	15	75
TM	Light Screen	Psychic	-	30	100
TM	Mimic	Normal	-	10	100
TM	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	10	100
TM	Natural Gift	Normal	1	15	100
TM	Protect	Normal	-	10	100
TM	Psych Up	Normal	-	10	100
TM	Quash	Dark	-	15	100
TM	Rain Dance	Water	-	5	100
TM	Reflect	Psychic	-	20	100
TM	Rest	Psychic	-	5	100
TM	Return	Normal	1	20	100
TM	Roar	Normal	-	20	100
TM	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	15	100
TM	Round	Normal	60	15	100
TM	Sandstorm	Rock	-	10	100
TM	Scald	Water	80	15	100
TM	Secret Power	Normal	70	20	100
TM	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	15	100
TM	Shock Wave	Electric	60	20	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	-	10	100
TM	Snarl	Dark	55	15	95
TM	Substitute	Normal	-	10	100
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	-	5	100
TM	Swagger	Normal	-	15	90
TM	Swift	Normal	60	20	100
TM	Thunder	Electric	110	10	70
TM	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	15	95
TM	Thunder Wave	Electric	-	20	90
TM	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	15	100
TM	Toxic	Poison	-	10	90
TM	Volt Switch	Electric	70	20	100
TM	Weather Ball	Normal	50	10	100
TM	Wild Charge	Electric	90	15	100
TM	Zap Cannon	Electric	120	5	50
HM	Cut	Normal	50	30	95
HM	Flash	Normal	-	20	100
HM	Rock Climb	Normal	90	20	85
HM	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	15	100
HM	Strength	Normal	80	15	100
TUTOR	Magnet Rise	Electric	-	10	100
TUTOR	Signal Beam	Bug	75	15	100
TUTOR	Snore	Normal	50	15	100

 

 ENTEI

 

Found in all Johto's grass outdoors through non-sweet scent enabled encounters.

 

Dex#: 244

Ability: Pressure - Doubles the foe's PP usage when they target it.

Weight: 198.0 kg / 436.5 lbs

Desired Natures: Adamant, alternatively Jolly

 

Base Stats

HP	115
Attack	115
Defense	85
Sp. Attack	90
Sp. Defense	75
Speed	100
Total	580

 

Default Moveset

MOVE	TYPE	POWER	ACC	PP
Sacred Fire	Fire	100	95%	5
Bulldoze	Ground	60	100%	20
ExtremeSpeed	Normal	80	100%	5
Crunch	Dark	80	100%	15

 

Entei's Movepool

Spoiler

LEVEL	NAME	TYPE	POWER	PP	ACC
START	Bite	Dark	60	25	100%
Lv. 12	Bite	Dark	60	25	100%
Lv. 42	Crunch	Dark	80	15	100%
TM	Quash	Dark	—	15	100%
TM	Snarl	Dark	55	15	95%
TM	Crunch	Dark	80	15	100%
TM	Zap Cannon	Electric	120	5	50%
TM	Reversal	Fighting	?	15	100%
TM	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	15	100%
TM	Detect	Fighting	—	5	—
START	Sacred Fire	Fire	100	5	95%
START	Lava Plume	Fire	80	15	100%
START	Eruption	Fire	150	5	100%
START	Ember	Fire	40	25	100%
START	Flame Wheel	Fire	60	25	100%
Lv. 6	Flame Wheel	Fire	60	25	100%
Lv. 8	Ember	Fire	40	25	100%
Lv. 22	Fire Spin	Fire	35	15	85%
Lv. 30	Fire Fang	Fire	65	15	95%
Lv. 36	Flamethrower	Fire	90	15	100%
Lv. 54	Lava Plume	Fire	80	15	100%
Lv. 66	Sunny Day	Fire	—	5	—
Lv. 72	Fire Blast	Fire	110	5	85%
Lv. 78	Eruption	Fire	150	5	100%
TM	Flame Charge	Fire	50	20	100%
TM	Flare Blitz	Fire	120	15	100%
TM	Heat Wave	Fire	95	10	90%
TM	Incinerate	Fire	60	15	100%
TM	Overheat	Fire	130	5	90%
TM	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	15	85%
TM	Fire Spin	Fire	35	15	85%
TM	Fire Fang	Fire	65	15	95%
TM	Flamethrower	Fire	90	15	100%
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	—	5	—
TM	Fire Blast	Fire	110	5	85%
TM	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	15	100%
TM	Curse	Ghost	—	10	—
TM	SolarBeam	Grass	120	10	100%
TM	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	10	100%
TM	Bulldoze	Ground	60	20	100%
TM	Dig	Ground	80	10	100%
START	ExtremeSpeed	Normal	80	5	100%
START	Leer	Normal	—	30	100%
START	SmokeScreen	Normal	—	20	100%
START	Stomp	Normal	65	20	100%
Lv. 24	Roar	Normal	—	20	—
Lv. 29	Stomp	Normal	65	20	100%
Lv. 36	Scary Face	Normal	—	10	100%
Lv. 60	Swagger	Normal	—	15	90%
TM	Facade	Normal	70	20	100%
TM	Flash	Normal	—	20	100%
TM	Frustration	Normal	?	20	100%
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	150	5	90%
TM	Headbutt	Normal	70	15	100%
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	—	20	—
TM	Hidden Power	Normal	60	15	100%
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	5	90%
TM	Mimic	Normal	—	10	—
TM	Natural Gift	Normal	?	15	100%
TM	Protect	Normal	—	10	—
TM	Psych Up	Normal	—	10	—
TM	Return	Normal	?	20	100%
TM	Rock Climb	Normal	90	20	85%
TM	Round	Normal	60	15	100%
TM	Secret Power	Normal	70	20	100%
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	10	—
TM	Substitute	Normal	—	10	—
TM	Swift	Normal	60	20	—
TM	Weather Ball	Normal	50	10	100%
TM	Roar	Normal	—	20	—
TM	Scary Face	Normal	—	10	100%
TM	Swagger	Normal	—	15	90%
TM	Strength	Normal	80	15	100%
TM	Body Slam	Normal	85	15	100%
TM	Cut	Normal	50	30	95%
TM	Double Team	Normal	—	15	—
TM	Double-Edge	Normal	120	15	100%
TM	Endure	Normal	—	10	—
TUTOR	Snore	Normal	50	15	100%
SPECIAL	Crush Claw	Normal	75	10	95%
SPECIAL	Howl	Normal	—	40	—
TM	Toxic	Poison	—	10	90%
START	Extrasensory	Psychic	80	20	100%
Lv. 18	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	20	—
Lv. 48	Extrasensory	Psychic	80	20	100%
TM	Reflect	Psychic	—	20	—
TM	Rest	Psychic	—	5	—
TM	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	20	—
TM	Agility	Psychic	—	30	—
TM	Sandstorm	Rock	—	10	—
TM	Stone Edge	Rock	100	5	80%
TM	Iron Head	Steel	80	15	100%
TM	Iron Tail	Steel	100	15	75%
TM	Rain Dance	Water	—	5	—

 

Edited November 22 by drakesstepson

[770155992]

Great Guide！I wonder how could i get more RAINBOW QUILLs further?

[drakesstepson]

34 minutes ago, 770155992 said:

Great Guide！I wonder how could i get more RAINBOW QUILLs further?

im sure they'll add more ways in the future but for now just make new accounts to grind to ho-oh fights to encounter it or buy them off the gtl

[highyo]

I heard you can acquire rainbow quils from pick-up. Anyone know a location for them?

 

[drakesstepson]

1 hour ago, highyo said:

I heard you can acquire rainbow quils from pick-up. Anyone know a location for them?

 

anywhere in johto. and I'm still questioning whether item magnet charm would affect it, which would be big info. but i still haven't caught it ironically.

[yesimnathan]

You can catch Suicune in Lake of Rage now. I caught mine there this morning.

[ArkaHyk]

Can we have suicune at Mt.Silver ? (It’s a grass but it’s also a city or not ?

[drakesstepson]

22 hours ago, yesimnathan said:

You can catch Suicune in Lake of Rage now. I caught mine there this morning.

thanks for the info! can u send a ss with the lake of rage location?

edit: lake of rage and ruins of alph are confirmed to have suicune in it. 

Edited August 16 by drakesstepson

[jeremie58]

il serais bien de donner les emplacement ou il a été trouvé j'ai consulté le tutoriel de pokébip et il y a que 2 emplacement sur 5 confirmé 

 

1) a rosalia tour cendré

2) irisia tout en haut au nord sur le sol en partant du centre pokémon

3) route 42

4) route 14 carmin sur mer? remplacer par route????

5) après avoir battu ondine a carmin remplacer par route ?????

[GoatHanma]

Can we encounter suicune on different charters from the same account?

 

[eYeTrIcK]

If you KO suicune does it reappear randomly again, or is it gone forever?

 

edit: nevermind i cant read apparently.

 

• Suicunes encounter rate goes up after you've failed in catching it (whether you ran/lost/killed it), meaning it becomes LESS rare in the wild 

Edited August 20 by eYeTrIcK

[drakesstepson]

On 8/17/2023 at 11:58 AM, GoatHanma said:

Can we encounter suicune on different charters from the same account?

 

Yes

[FXboy10]

if i close the game does the encounter rate reset?

[osdavid]

I confirm in Ilex forest. I used to roam around the entire region repeating some loops over the intersection of Route 36. I think works same as the original game due Suicune was the first Pokémon that appeared when I stepped that forest (near the south gate).

On 8/21/2023 at 7:57 AM, FXboy10 said:

if i close the game does the encounter rate reset?

No

Edited August 22 by osdavid

[Juandyx]

Tengo una duda ahora que salió el suicune shiny, si no me aparece shiny el suicune de mi cuenta, lo puedo matar e intentar buscar nuevamente, hasta que salga shiny nuevamente 

[drakesstepson]

4 hours ago, Juandyx said:

Tengo una duda ahora que salió el suicune shiny, si no me aparece shiny el suicune de mi cuenta, lo puedo matar e intentar buscar nuevamente, hasta que salga shiny nuevamente 

The suicune you get is what you get, you cannot change it unless you grind another account. 

[drakesstepson]

On 8/21/2023 at 8:57 AM, FXboy10 said:

if i close the game does the encounter rate reset?

probably not

[zzGearZz]

Question:  Do fishing encounters count as those "single encounters"?

[drakesstepson]

On 8/30/2023 at 8:40 AM, zzGearZz said:

Question:  Do fishing encounters count as those "single encounters"?

not sure but probably not

 

[NewOndine]

Oh, I was looking for just that

THANKS :)

[SphealTeamSix]

Can they be used in competitive PvP?

[powerdrib]

24 minutes ago, SphealTeamSix said:

Can they be used in competitive PvP?

yes

[maux4000]

have a question why suicune appear nowhere in my Dex? 

raikou and entei are normal

[drakesstepson]

18 hours ago, maux4000 said:

have a question why suicune appear nowhere in my Dex? 

raikou and entei are normal

thought this was a bug at first but i think its just to signify how raikou and suicune arent available as of now. entei should be the only one with a wild location. if it isnt that way u can relog

[Xratello]

Very well done Guide,Ty!