Raid Battle



Raid Battles, or simply Raids, are a way to battle Pokémon with higher-than-normal CP. They appear randomly at Gyms. A "second round" is set to take place in 2018's Pokémon GO Fest which will include the next legendries from the next Generation.

Joining
Trainers will need a Raid Pass in order to join. Trainers can receive one free Raid Pass daily by spinning a Gym PokStop. Premium Raid Passes can be purchased from the shop for 100 PokCoins.

Raid Boss
Upon joining a Raid, up to 20 trainers can work together to defeat the Raid Boss. If the Raid Boss is defeated within the 3-minute time limit, the trainers who participated will be able to get a chance to catch the Raid Boss.

List of Raid Bosses

 * Tier 1 ★
 * Bayleef, Croconaw, Magikarp, Quilava
 * Tier 2 ★★
 * Electabuzz, Exeggutor, Magmar, Muk, Weezing
 * Tier 3 ★★★
 * Alakazam, Arcanine, Flareon, Gengar, Jolteon, Machamp, Vaporeon
 * Tier 4 ★★★★
 * Blastoise, Charizard, Lapras, Rhydon, Snorlax, Tyranitar, Venusaur
 * Tier 5 ★★★★★
 * Articuno, Lugia, Mewtwo, Moltres, Zapdos, Entei, Suicune, Raikou

Rewards
Upon defeating a Raid Boss, trainers receive 3000-10000 XP, and a random amount of Golden Razzberries, Rare Candies, Revives, Charged TMs, and Fast TMs.