>>58578141My suggestion would be to host raids (be it with PokeGenie, Leekduck or discord servers), and get used to doing it. It's kinda weird ay first but when you get the hang of it you get a lot in return. It might sound unintuitive as you are actively seeking to get the counters you'd use in raids, but doing this will help you 10 times more than catching Pokémon.
We have a good selection of mega Pokémon currently, you should aim for them as most mega mons are very powerful and relatively low investment. Here's a lil guide on what you should raid:
>Nov 4th-11th: Mega Beedrill and Mega Heracross>Nov 11th-18th: Mega Tyranitar (incredibly important)>Nov 18th-25th: Mega Manectric and Heatran>Nov 25th-Dec 2nd: Terrakion and Mega Gatchomp (incredibly important)You should try to use your daily free raid pass every day. lmk if you have any questions.