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[[File:Pokémon GO raids artwork.png|thumb|300px|Promotional artwork featuring Raid Battles]]
[[File:Pokémon GO raids artwork.png|thumb|300px|Promotional artwork featuring Raid Battles]]
A '''Raid Battle''' (Japanese: '''レイドバトル''' ''Raid Battle'') is a type of battle in {{g|GO}} that takes place at a {{OBP|Gym|GO}}. The goal of a Raid Battle is for players to collaboratively defeat the Raid Boss, a [[giant Pokémon]] with significantly inflated stats, within the time limit. Each Raid Boss is stationed at a particular Gym for a limited period of time, and players must use a [[Raid Pass]] to challenge it. As with other battles at Gyms, up to twenty trainers can join together to fight the Raid Boss. After defeating the Raid Boss, players receive a variety of rewards and are given the opportunity to catch the Raid Boss.  
 
A '''Raid Battle''' (Japanese: '''レイドバトル''' ''Raid Battle'') is a type of battle in {{g|GO}} that takes place at a {{GO|Gym}}.


==In Pokémon GO==
==In Pokémon GO==
[[File:GO Guide Raid 1.jpg|thumb|200px|Nearby Raid Battles]]
[[File:GO Guide Raid 1.jpg|thumb|200px|Nearby Raid Battles]]
:''A raid is a battle where you and up to 20 other Trainers work together to defeat the Raid Boss—an extremely powerful Pokémon. Win to receive fantastic rewards and a chance to catch a stronger-than-normal Pokémon of your own!''


===Description===
The goal of a Raid Battle is for players to collaboratively defeat the Raid Boss, a [[giant Pokémon]] with significantly inflated stats, within the time limit. Each Raid Boss is stationed at a particular Gym for a limited period of time, and players must use a [[Raid Pass]] to challenge it. As with other battles at Gyms, up to twenty trainers can join to fight the Raid Boss. After defeating the Raid Boss, players receive a variety of rewards and are given the opportunity to catch the Raid Boss.
''A raid is a battle where you and up to 20 other Trainers work together to defeat the Raid Boss—an extremely powerful Pokémon. Win to receive fantastic rewards and a chance to catch a stronger-than-normal Pokémon of your own!''


===Mechanics===
From 5:00 a.m. to 7:44 p.m. local time, a Raid Egg may randomly spawn at any Gym, which does not already have a Raid Egg or Raid Boss, with a timer counting down until it hatches. Raid Eggs normally have a one-hour timer, but it may be shortened during certain in-game events. Once the egg hatches, the Raid Boss appears, and a new timer begins counting down until the Raid Boss disappears. Normally, Raid Bosses have a 45-minutes timer, but this can also vary during some in-game events. Effectively, a raid may begin any time from 6:00 a.m. to 8:44 p.m., and the latest a raid may be challenged is 9:29 p.m.
From 6:00 a.m. to 8:59 p.m. local time, a Raid Egg may randomly spawn at any Gym, which does not already have a Raid Egg or Raid Boss, with a timer counting down until it hatches. Raid Eggs normally have a one-hour timer, but it may vary during certain in-game events. Once the egg hatches, the Raid Boss appears, and a new timer begins counting down until the Raid Boss disappears. Normally, Raid Bosses have a 45-minutes timer, but this can also vary during some in-game events. While a Raid Boss is present, a player may join a raid to challenge it by spending one [[Raid Pass]]. And during this time, Gym defenders cannot be challenged, cannot be fed [[Berry]] treats, and will not experience {{DL|Gym (GO)|motivation}} decay. Players will also not be able to deploy any more Pokémon to defend the Gym.  


When a player uses a Raid Pass to join a raid, they enter a lobby with a two-minute countdown (from when the first player in that challenge entered the lobby), after which the Raid Battle immediately begins. While in the lobby, players can choose their team of six Pokémon to battle, use items from their [[Bag]], or invite {{OBP|friends|GO}} to raid remotely. The game automatically recommends a party to use based on the Raid Boss's weaknesses, as well as resistances against its move set. In the lobby, the player can see the other players currently waiting in that same lobby, along with which teams they belong to and whether their party has any [[Mega Evolution|Mega-Evolved]] Pokémon. Each lobby can hold up to 20 players; once a lobby has 20 players, newly joining players will instead be placed in a separate lobby for a separate challenge of that Raid Boss. If a player specifically chooses to quit a Raid Battle, either from the lobby or after the start of the Raid Battle, they cannot rejoin that same challenge{{tt|*|If the game crashes or is force-closed, a player will automatically rejoin the same raid upon interacting with the Gym again}}. Players can also opt to join a private group using a specific group code.
While a Raid Boss is present, a player may join a raid to challenge it by spending one [[Raid Pass]]. And during this time, Gym defenders cannot be challenged, cannot be fed [[Berry]] treats, and will not experience {{DL|Gym (GO)|motivation}} decay. Players will also not be able to deploy any more Pokémon to defend the Gym.
 
When a player uses a Raid Pass to join a raid, they enter a lobby with a two-minute countdown (from when the first player in that challenge entered the lobby), after which the Raid Battle immediately begins. While in the lobby, players can choose their team of six Pokémon to battle, use items from their [[Bag]], or invite {{OBP|friends|GO}} to raid remotely. The game automatically recommends a party to use based on the Raid Boss's weaknesses, as well as resistances against its move set. In the lobby, the player can see the other players currently waiting in that same lobby, along with which teams they belong to and whether their party has any [[Mega Evolution (GO)|Mega-Evolved]] Pokémon. Each lobby can hold up to 20 players; once a lobby has 20 players, newly joining players will instead be placed in a separate lobby for a separate challenge of that Raid Boss. If a player specifically chooses to quit a Raid Battle, either from the lobby or after the start of the Raid Battle, they cannot rejoin that same challenge{{tt|*|If the game crashes or is force-closed, a player will automatically rejoin the same raid upon interacting with the Gym again}}. Players can also opt to join a private group using a specific group code.


A Raid Pass is not removed from the Bag until the Raid Battle officially commences. After spending a Raid Pass, a player may repeatedly attempt that same raid until either they defeat the Raid Boss or the raid's timer expires. Raid Passes are not refunded if the player fails to complete a raid.
A Raid Pass is not removed from the Bag until the Raid Battle officially commences. After spending a Raid Pass, a player may repeatedly attempt that same raid until either they defeat the Raid Boss or the raid's timer expires. Raid Passes are not refunded if the player fails to complete a raid.


====Difficulty====
{{Current Raid Bosses (GO)}}
The difficulty of a Raid Battle varies depending on its level (also referred to as its tier or a by a star rating). A raid's difficulty can be seen even before the Raid Boss hatches, and it also determines the Raid Egg's color. A one-star raid typically has a basic Pokémon that can often be defeated by a single player, while five-star raids normally have [[Legendary]] Raid Bosses which may require at least several players to work together to defeat. On August 27, 2020, Mega Raids were introduced, featuring [[Mega Evolution|Mega-Evolved]] Raid Bosses of the same level of difficulty as five-star raids.


Raid Bosses of the same tier all have in common a fixed HP value, Attack and Defense multiplier, and time limit for the raid. The following table details the Raid Eggs and values associated with Raid Bosses at each raid level.  
===Difficulty ratings===
The difficulty of a Raid Battle varies depending on its level (also referred to as its "tier" or by a "star" rating). A raid's difficulty can be seen as soon as the Raid Egg spawns on the Gym, as the difficulty also determines the Raid Egg's color and pattern. Typically, a one-star Raid Boss is a basic Pokémon that can usually by defeated by a single player. A three-star raid typically has either a stronger single-stage Pokémon, or an evolved (middle or final evolution) Pokémon.


{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; background:#{{night color}}; border:3px solid #{{blue color light}}"
Prior to the changes to the Raid tiers on August 27, 2020, there were also two-star and four-star raids, which were combined with one-star and three-star raids, respectively. With their retirement, the one-star and three-star raid rewards were increased to match the respective two-star and four-star rewards.
|- style="background:#{{blue color light}}; color:#fff"
 
! style="width:100px; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Raid Level
Raid Bosses of the same tier all have in common a fixed HP value, Attack and Defense multiplier, and time limit for the raid. The following table details the Raid Eggs and values associated with Raid Bosses at each raid level.
 
{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{night color}}; border:3px solid #{{blue color light}};"
|- style="background:#{{blue color light}}; color:#fff;"
! style="width:140px;" | Rating
! Egg
! Egg
! Raid
! Boss HP
! Multiplier
! Time limit (s)
! Time limit (s)
! Boss HP
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Multiplier
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background:#{{cute color}}" | [[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]] || [[File:GO Raid Egg Normal.png|60px]] || rowspan=2 | 180 || 600 || 0.5974
! style="background:#{{cute color}}"| [[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]]
| [[File:GO Raid Egg Normal.png|60px]]
| 1-star raid<br><small>(local only for Shadow Raids)</small>
| 600
| 0.5974
| rowspan=3 | 180
|- style="background:#fff"
! style="background:#{{tough color}}" | [[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]]
| [[File:GO Raid Egg Rare.png|60px]]
| 3-star raid<br><small>(local only for Shadow Raids)</small>
| 3,600{{tt|*|3,000 prior to February 2019}}
| 0.73
|- style="background:#fff"
! style="background:#{{unova color}}" | [[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]]
| [[File:GO Raid Egg Event.png|60px]]
| [[Community Day]] raid<br><small>(local only)</small>
| 9,000{{tt|*|15,000 prior to July 17, 2022}}
| 0.79
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background:#{{tough color}}" | [[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]] || [[File:GO Raid Egg Rare.png|60px]] || 3,600{{tt|*|3,000 prior to February 2019}} || 0.73
! style="background:#{{kalos color}}" | [[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]]
| [[File:GO Mega Raid Egg.png|60px]]
| Mega Raid
| 9,000{{tt|*|15,000 prior to April 28, 2022}}
| rowspan="6" | 0.79 <!--Change if it's wrong for both Mega Raids-->
| rowspan="6" | 300
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background:#{{sinnoh color}}" | [[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]]
! style="background:#{{cynthia color}}" rowspan="4" | [[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]]
| [[File:GO Legendary Raid Egg.png|60px]]
| [[File:GO Legendary Raid Egg.png|60px]]
| rowspan=2 | 300
| Legendary raid<br><small>(local only for Shadow Raids)</small>
| rowspan=2 | 15,000{{tt|*|12,500 prior to February 2019}}
| rowspan="2" | 15,000{{tt|*|12,500 prior to February 2019}}
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" rowspan=2 | 0.79
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}; background:#{{kalos color}}" | [[File:GO Mega Raid icon.png|20px]] || [[File:GO Mega Raid Egg.png|60px]]
| [[File:GO Ultra Raid Wormhole.png|60px]]
| Ultra Wormhole
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO Elite Raid Egg.png|60px]]
| Elite Raid<br><small>(local only)</small>
| 20,000
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO Primal Raid Egg.png|60px]]
| Primal Raid
| 22,500
|- style="background:#fff"
! style="background:#{{hoenn color}}" | [[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]]
| [[File:GO Legendary Mega Raid Egg.png|60px]]
| Legendary Mega Raid
| 22,500
|}
|}


A Raid Boss's CP, as displayed during the raid, is determined using the standard CP formula. Note that the Attack and Defense multipliers are not factored into this calculation.
A Raid Boss's CP, as displayed during the raid, is determined using the standard CP formula. Note that the Attack and Defense multipliers are not factored into this calculation.


[[File:CP calc GO.png]]
<math>CP = \left \lfloor \dfrac{\sqrt{HP} \times Attack \times \sqrt{Defense}}{10} \right \rfloor</math>


where
where
* ''HP'' is a fixed Boss HP value based on the raid level
* <math>HP</math> is a fixed Boss HP value based on the raid level
* ''Attack'' = base Attack + 15
* <math>Attack</math> = base Attack + 15
* ''Defense'' = base Defense + 15
* <math>Defense</math> = base Defense + 15


During certain in-game events, the featured five-star Raid Bosses may use a different HP value than normal. Although still classified as a five-star raid in game and yielding the same rewards, these raids have been given unofficial designations as a result of their significantly affected difficulty:
During past in-game events, Legendary Raid Bosses have used different HP values than normal, while still being classified as a 5-star raid and giving the same rewards as standard 5-star raids:
* "Tier 6" raids have 50% more HP than standard tier 5 raids (22,500{{tt|*|18,750 before 2019}} HP)
* "4.5-star" Raid Bosses have the same HP as 4-star raids  (9,000{{tt|*|7,500 before 2019}} HP), but still use the longer, 300-second timer from 5-star raids.
** {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Zapdos}}, and {{p|Moltres}} — Raid Days (2018)
** {{p|Regirock}}, {{p|Regice}}, and {{p|Registeel}} — [https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/a-regi-return-2019/ A Regi Return]
* These Raid Bosses have 50% more HP than normal (22,500{{tt|*|18,750 before 2019}} HP), and were colloquially known as “6-star” Raid Bosses.
** {{p|Mewtwo}} — Ultra Bonus 2018 and 2019
** {{p|Mewtwo}} — Ultra Bonus 2018 and 2019
** {{p|Darkrai}} — [https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/halloween2019/ Halloween 2019]
** {{p|Darkrai}} — [https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/halloween2019/ Halloween 2019]
* "Tier 4.5" raids have the same HP as tier 4 raids, but still use the longer time limit of tier 5 raids (9,000{{tt|*|7,500 before 2019}} HP)
** {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Zapdos}}, and {{p|Moltres}} — Raid Days (2018)
** {{p|Regirock}}, {{p|Regice}}, and {{p|Registeel}} — [https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/a-regi-return-2019/ A Regi Return]


====Raid Battle====
===Battle mechanics===
During the Raid Battle, all normal battle techniques from Gym battles are available to the players. The Raid Boss attacks similarly to a [[Gym (GO)#Defender|Gym defender]]. As such, when a Raid Boss attacks, the damage is applied to all Pokémon on the battlefield. If a Raid Boss knows {{m|Hidden Power}}, it will always be set to {{t|Fighting}} type. The moves that a Raid Boss knows is randomly selected from its standard move pool and will remain the same throughout the entire raid. Therefore different lobbies of players challenging the same Raid Boss will all battle against the same move set.
The group of players must defeat the Raid Boss within the time limit, otherwise the Raid Battle is lost. If all six of a player's Pokémon faint, the player is returned to the lobby, where they can heal their Pokémon using items from their Bag and choose six Pokémon to use to reenter the battle with; meanwhile the players who still have conscious Pokémon in their party continue to battle the Raid Boss.  
 
The moves that a Raid Boss knows is randomly selected from its standard move pool and will remain the same throughout the entire raid. Therefore, different lobbies of players challenging the same Raid Boss will all battle against the same move set. If a Raid Boss knows {{m|Hidden Power}}, it will always be set to {{t|Fighting}} type.  


The group of players must defeat the Raid Boss within the time limit, otherwise the Raid Battle is lost. If all six of a player's Pokémon faint, the player is returned to the lobby, where they can heal their Pokémon using items from their Bag and choose six Pokémon to use to reenter the battle with; meanwhile the players who still have conscious Pokémon in their party continue to battle the Raid Boss.
During the Raid Battle, all normal battle techniques from Gym battles are available to the players. The Raid Boss attacks similarly to a [[Gym (GO)#Defender|Gym defender]]. As such, when a Raid Boss attacks, the damage is applied to all Pokémon on the battlefield.  


Players who raid with {{OBP|friends|GO}} may deal extra damage depending on their highest Friendship level with another player. These bonuses are
Players who raid with {{OBP|friends|GO}} may deal extra damage depending on their highest Friendship level with another player. These bonuses are
* 3% for Good Friends
* 3% for Good Friends
* 5% for Great Friends
* 5% for Great Friends
* 7% for Great Friends
* 7% for Ultra Friends
* 10% for Best Friends
* 10% for Best Friends


Additionally, if any [[Mega Evolution|Mega-Evolved]] Pokémon are present on the battlefield on the players' side, then every Pokémon will deal bonus damage.
If any [[Mega Evolution (GO)|Mega-Evolved]] Pokémon are present on the battlefield on the players' side, then every ally will deal bonus damage. The same bonus is also applied if a Primal Reversion or Mega {{p|Rayquaza}} is in the party, regardless if it is currently on the battlefield.
* 30% for all moves of the same types as any of the Mega-Evolved Pokémon's
* ×1.3 damage for all moves whose types are boosted by Mega Evolution or Primal Reversion
* 10% otherwise for all other moves
** For Mega Evolution, the move's type must match that one of the Mega-Evolved Pokémon
 
** For Primal Reversion and Mega Rayquaza, the move's type must be boosted by the corresponding weather
Damage bonuses do not stack for having multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon present at once, and only the highest damage bonus will be used.
* ×1.1 damage increase for all other ally Pokémon's moves
 
====Bonus challenge====
After being defeated, a Raid Boss will shrink down to normal size and can be captured during the bonus challenge. In Mega Raids, a Mega-Evolved Raid Boss will also revert to its normal form. Its stats will be reduced to normal, [[Power Up|powered up]] to level 20 (or 25 if its type has a [[Weather]] Boosted), and like Pokémon hatched from {{pkmn|Egg}}s, it will have random {{IV}}s of at least 10 per [[statistic|stat]]. The [[move]]s are also randomly re-rolled, so once captured, the Raid Boss may not necessarily know the same moves it used during the raid. [[Gender]] is the only fixed property, so different players winning the same raid will always encounter the Pokémon with the same gender.  
 
For the bonus challenge, players are given [[Premier Ball]]s to capture the defeated Raid Boss. These Premier Balls are the only Poké Balls that can be used, but players may still use [[Berry|Berries]] from their Bag. If the player runs out of Premier Balls, the Raid Boss will flee, but will not flee otherwise. Even if the player fails to catch the Raid Boss, once they have successfully completed a Raid Battle, they cannot participate in it again.


Each player may receive between 6 to 24 Premier Balls for their bonus challenge, in which amount awarded depends on the player's individual contribution to damage dealt, highest [[Friends (GO)|Friendship level]] with another participant, whether the Gym was under the player's team's control, and how quickly the raid was completed. Any leftover Premier Balls will be discarded and cannot be used for future raid challenges.
Damage bonuses do not stack for having multiple Mega Evolutions or Primal Reversions present at once, and only the highest damage bonus will be used. Note that the damage bonus is not applied to the user or, for Primal Reversion and Mega Rayquaza, its own party. However, if multiple players use Mega Evolution or Primal Reversion, they can boost each other.
 
Raid Bosses have a chance of becoming [[Shiny Pokémon (GO)|Shiny]] during the bonus challenge if its Shiny form is obtainable by encounter. Since March 2018, with the introduction of Shiny Pokémon in Legendary raids, a Shiny Pokémon is guaranteed to be captured by the first Premier Ball that successfully hits it.
 
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|- style="color:#fff"
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Quantifier
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" colspan=5 | Premier Balls
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="text-align:left" | Defeat Boss || colspan=5 | {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+6
|- style="background:#eef;"
| style="background:#FFF; text-align:left" rowspan=2| Damage<br><small>(Individual contribution)</small>
! width=80px | 0% !! 5% !! 10% || 15% !! 20%
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+0 || {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+1 || {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+2 || {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+3 || {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+4
|- style="background:#fff;
| style="text-align:left" | Gym Control
| colspan=5 | {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+2
|- style="background:#eef;"
| style="background:#FFF; text-align:left; {{roundybl|5px}}" rowspan=2 | Friendship level
! Friend !! Good Friend !! Great Friend !! Ultra Friend !! Best Friend
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan=2 | {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+0 || {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+1 || {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+2
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+4
|}{{-}}
 
;Speed bonus
In addition to the above, a speed bonus is rewarded based on the proportion of the time limit used to complete the raid. In Mega Raids, [[Mega Energy|Mega Energies]] corresponding to the Raid Boss is rewarded. All other raids reward bonus Premier Balls instead.
 
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|- style="color:#fff"
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Time Used
! style="background:#{{blue color light}} | Premier Balls
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Mega Energies
|- style="background:#fff"
! 10%
| {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+8 || {{Mega Energy}}90
|- style="background:#fff"
! 25%
| {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+6 || {{Mega Energy}}80
|- style="background:#fff"
! 50%
| {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+4 || {{Mega Energy}}70
|- style="background:#fff"
! 75%
| {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+3 || {{Mega Energy}}60
|- style="background:#FFF"
! style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | 100%
| {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+2
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{Mega Energy}}50
|}


===Rewards===
===Rewards===
Upon completing a first attempt of a raid, participants are awarded {{stardust}}1,000 regardless of victory. Winning a raid awards all participants:
{{outdated|needs=newer rewards such as Rare Candy XL (Lv. 31+) and Shadow Shards}}
Upon completing a first attempt of a raid, participants are rewarded {{stardust}}1,000 regardless of victory. Winning a raid rewards all participants:
* [[Trainer level]] XP (amount depends on raid level)
* [[Trainer level]] XP (amount depends on raid level)
* 1,000 Gym Badge XP
* 1,000 Gym Badge XP
* Various item rewards
* Various item rewards


The following table was last updated August 27, 2020. It shows the quantity per bundle and an estimated probability based on empirical data.<ref>[https://thesilphroad.com/science/raid-reward-odds-april-2018/ Raid Reward Probabilities: April 2018 - The Silph Road]</ref>
The following table was last updated November 15, 2020. It shows the quantity per bundle and an estimated probability based on empirical data.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230326161744/https://thesilphroad.com/science/exploring-raid-rewards Exploring Raid Rewards - The Silph Road]</ref>


Since December 5, 2019, level 4 raids guarantee a [[Charged TM]] as one of the reward bundles.<ref>[https://twitter.com/NianticHelp/status/1202706416986923010 Niantic Support Twitter]</ref>
Since December 5, 2019, four-star raids guarantee a [[Charged TM]] as one of the reward bundles.<ref>[https://twitter.com/NianticHelp/status/1202706416986923010 Niantic Support Twitter]</ref> Following the retirement of two- and four-star raids, the prizes for one- and three-star raids have been increased to match what used to be given from two- and four-star raids, respectively. <ref>[https://twitter.com/NianticHelp/status/1298779087696064512 Niantic Support Twitter]</ref>


Following the retirement of level 2 and 4 raids, the prizes for level 1 and level 3 raids have been increased to match what used to be given from level 2 and level 4 raids, respectively. <ref>[https://twitter.com/NianticHelp/status/1298779087696064512 Niantic Support Twitter]</ref>
Six-star Legendary Mega Raids yield the same rewards as four-star Mega Raids.


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{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{night color}}; border:3px solid #{{blue color light}}; text-align:center"
|+ '''Quantity (Probability) per reward bundle'''
|+ '''Quantity (Probability) per reward bundle'''
|- style="color:#fff"
|- style="color:#fff"
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! colspan=6 | Random
! colspan=6 | Random
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{bag/GO|Super Potion|size=40px}} || style="text-align:left" | [[Super Potion]] || ×1 (39.41%) || style="background:#ccc" colspan=3 |
| {{bag/GO|Super Potion|size=40px}} || style="text-align:left" | [[Super Potion]] || ×1 (39.41%) || ×2 || style="background:#ccc" colspan=2 |
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{bag/GO|Hyper Potion|size=40px}} || style="text-align:left" | [[Hyper Potion]]
| {{bag/GO|Hyper Potion|size=40px}} || style="text-align:left" | [[Hyper Potion]]
| style="background:#ccc" |
| style="background:#ccc" |
| ×2 (36.70%) || ×3 (35.71%) || ×2
| ×2 || ×3 (35.71%) || ×2
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{bag/GO|Revive|size=40px}} || style="text-align:left" | [[Revive]] || ×2 (19.70%) || ×3 (18.35%) || ×3 (17.86%) || ×3
| {{bag/GO|Revive|size=40px}} || style="text-align:left" | [[Revive]] || ×2 (19.70%) || ×3 (18.35%) || ×3 (17.86%) || ×3
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| {{bag/GO|Fast TM|size=40px}} || style="text-align:left" | [[Fast TM]]<br><small>(Lv. 15+)</small> || ×1 (0.99%) || ×1 (4.59%) || ×1 (5.36%) || ×1
| {{bag/GO|Fast TM|size=40px}} || style="text-align:left" | [[Fast TM]]<br><small>(Lv. 15+)</small> || ×1 (0.99%) || ×1 (4.59%) || ×1 (5.36%) || ×1
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | {{bag/GO|Charged TM|size=40px}} || style="text-align:left" | [[Charged TM]]<br><small>(Lv. 25+)</small> || ×1 (0.49%) || ×1 (3.67%) || ×1 (5.36%) || style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | ×1
| {{bag/GO|Charged TM|size=40px}} || style="text-align:left" | [[Charged TM]]<br><small>(Lv. 25+)</small> || ×1 (0.49%) || ×1 (3.67%) || ×1 (5.36%) || ×1
|}
 
===Bonus challenge===
After being defeated, a Raid Boss will shrink down to normal size and can be captured during the bonus challenge. In Mega Raids, a Mega-Evolved Raid Boss will also revert to its normal form. Its stats will be reduced to normal, [[Power Up|powered up]] to level 20 (or 25 if its type has a [[Weather]] Boosted), and like Pokémon hatched from {{pkmn|Egg}}s, it will have random {{IV}}s of at least 10 per [[statistic|stat]]. The [[move]]s are also randomly re-rolled, so once captured, the Raid Boss may not necessarily know the same moves it used during the raid. [[Gender]] is the only fixed property, so different players winning the same raid will always encounter the Pokémon with the same gender. Raid Bosses have a chance of becoming [[Shiny Pokémon (GO)|Shiny]] during the bonus challenge if its Shiny form is obtainable by encounter. Since March 2018, with the introduction of Shiny Pokémon in Legendary raids, a Shiny Pokémon is guaranteed capture when successfully hit by a Ball.
 
For the bonus challenge, players are given [[Premier Ball]]s to capture the defeated Raid Boss. These Premier Balls and the [[Master Ball]] are the only Poké Balls that can be used, but players may still use [[Berry|Berries]] from their Bag. Any leftover Premier Balls will be discarded and cannot be used for future raid challenges. If the player runs out of Premier Balls, the Raid Boss will flee, but will not flee otherwise. Even if the player fails to catch the Raid Boss, once they have successfully completed a Raid Battle, they cannot participate in it again.
 
A player may receive between 6 and 24 Premier Balls to catch the defeated Raid Boss in the bonus challenge, for which amount awarded depends on various factors listed below. In Mega and Primal Raids, the speed bonus awards [[Mega Energy|Mega Energies]] corresponding to the Raid Boss; all other raids award bonus Premier Balls instead.
 
{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{night color}}; border:3px solid #{{blue color light}}; text-align:center"
|- style="color:#fff"
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | Quantifier
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}" colspan=5 | Premier Balls
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="text-align:left" | Boss Defeated || colspan=5 | {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+6
|- style="background:#eef;"
| style="background:#FFF; text-align:left" rowspan=2| Damage<br><small>(Individual contribution)</small>
! width=80px | 0% !! 5% !! 10% || 15% !! 20%<!--Approximated, estimated values-->
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+0 || {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+1 || {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+2 || {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+3 || {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+4
|- style="background:#fff;
| style="text-align:left" | Gym Control
| colspan=5 | {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+2
|- style="background:#eef;"
| style="background:#FFF; text-align:left" rowspan=2 | Friendship level
! Friend
! Good Friend
! Great Friend
! Ultra Friend
! Best Friend
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan=2 | {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+0
| {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+1
| {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+2
| {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+4
|- style="background:#eef;"
| style="background:#FFF; text-align:left; " rowspan=4 | Speed<br><small>(% of time used)</small>
! ≤100% !! <75% !! <50% !! <25% !! <10%
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+2
| {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+3
| {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+4
| {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+6
| {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+8
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{Mega Energy}}150{{tt|*|50 prior to May 3, 2020}}
| {{Mega Energy}}175{{tt|*|60 prior to May 3, 2020}}
| {{Mega Energy}}200{{tt|*|70 prior to May 3, 2020}}
| {{Mega Energy}}225{{tt|*|80 prior to May 3, 2020}}
| {{Mega Energy}}250{{tt|*|90 prior to May 3, 2020}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{bag/GO|Groudon Primal Energy|Mega Evolution (GO)}}60
| {{bag/GO|Groudon Primal Energy|Mega Evolution (GO)}}70
| {{bag/GO|Groudon Primal Energy|Mega Evolution (GO)}}80
| {{bag/GO|Groudon Primal Energy|Mega Evolution (GO)}}90
| {{bag/GO|Groudon Primal Energy|Mega Evolution (GO)}}100
|}{{-}}
|}{{-}}


The number of random bundles rewarded depends on the raid level and scales upward with the number of Premier Balls earned. The following table shows the number of random bundles rewarded based on the Premier Balls earned from:
The number of random bundles awarded depends on the raid level and scales upward with the number of Premier Balls earned. The following table shows the number of random bundles rewarded based on the Premier Balls earned from:
* Damage
* Damage
* Gym Control
* Gym Control
* Speed (this does not apply to Mega Raids, in which speed does not reward Premier Balls)  
* Speed (this does not apply to Mega and Primal Raids, in which speed does not award Premier Balls)


{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; background:#{{night color}}; border:3px solid #{{blue color light}}"
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align:center; background:#{{night color}}; border:3px solid #{{blue color light}}"
|+ '''Number of random bundles'''
|- style="background-color:#{{blue color light}}; color:#fff"
|- style="background-color:#{{blue color light}}; color:#fff"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Premier Balls
! Premier Balls
! style="width:105px" | [[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]]
! style="width:105px" | [[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]]
! style="width:105px" | [[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]]
! style="width:105px" | [[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]]
! style="width:105px" | [[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]]
! style="width:105px" | [[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]]
! style="width:105px; {{roundytr|5px}}" | [[File:GO Mega Raid icon.png|20px]]
! style="width:105px;" | [[File:GO Mega Raid icon.png|20px]]
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+0  
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+0
| ×2  
| ×2
| ×3 <!-- -1 from Tier 5 due to guaranteed Charged TM-->
| ×3 <!-- -1 from Tier 5 due to guaranteed Charged TM-->
| colspan=2 | ×4  
| ×4
| ×4
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+1
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+1
| ×3
| ×3
| ×4  
| ×4
| colspan=2 | ×5  
| ×5
| ×5
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+2
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+2
| ×3
| ×3
| ×5  
| ×5
| colspan=2 | ×6  
| ×6
| ×6
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+3
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+3
| ×3
| ×3
| ×5
| ×5
| colspan=2 | ×6
| ×7
| ×6
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+4
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+4
| ×4
| ×3
| ×6
| ×6
| colspan=2 | ×7
| ×7
| ×7
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+5
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+5
| ×4
| ×3
| ×6
| ×7
| ×7
| colspan=2 | ×8
| ×8
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+6
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+6
| ×4
| ×3
| ×7
| ×6
| colspan=2 | ×8
| ×8
| ×8
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+7
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+7
| ×4
| ×3
| ×7
| ×6
| colspan=2 | ×8
| ×8
| style="background:#ccc;" rowspan="8" |  
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+8
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+8
| ×4
| ×4
| ×7
| ×7
| colspan=2 | ×8
| ×8
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+9
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+9
| ×4
| ×4
| ×8
| ×7
| colspan=2 | ×9
| ×9
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+10
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+10
| ×4
| ×4
| ×8
| ×7
| colspan=2 | ×9
| ×9
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+11
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+11
| ×4
| ×4
| ×8
| ×8
| colspan=2 | ×9
| ×9
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+12
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+12
| ×4
| ×4
| ×9
| ×8
| colspan=2 | ×10
| ×10
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+13
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+13
| ×4
| ×4
| ×9
| ×8
| colspan=2 | ×10
| ×10
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
! style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+14
! {{bag/GO|Premier Ball}}+14
| ×4
| ×4
| ×9
| ×8
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" colspan=2 | ×10
| ×10
|}
|}


===List of Raid Bosses===
===Trainer Achievements===
:''For a list of all past Raid Boss rotations, see [[list of Raid Boss changes]].''
{{incomplete|section|Mechanics on how/which achievements are awarded}}
Raid Battle Trainer Achievements is a feature that was added to Raid Battles on June 24, 2021. Upon successfully completing a Raid Battle, a screen will display any individual achievements earned by players during that raid. Trainer Achievements have no effect on the other rewards earned from a raid. Each type of achievement can only be awarded to at most one player, and each player can only earn at most one achievement.
 
The following lists all the Trainer Achievements that can be awarded from a raid:
* '''Charged and Ready''' — Performed ___ Charged Attacks
* '''Final Strike''' — Delivered the final attack
* '''Flush with Friends''' — Battled with ___ friends in the raid
* '''Hardest Hitter''' — Dealt ___ damage
* '''Mega Master''' — Used a Mega-Evolved Pokémon in battle
* '''Raid Buddy''' — Brought a Buddy Pokémon into battle
* '''Stamina Specialist''' — Battled for ___ seconds
* '''Style Savant''' — Dressed to Impress
* '''The Big One''' — Brought the largest Pokémon into battle
* '''Traveler''' — Joined from ___ km away
* '''Walk Star''' — Walked ___ km yesterday before the raid
 
===Special types of raids===
====EX Raids====
{{main|EX Raid Battle}}
[[File:GO EX Raid Pass.png|150px|thumb|An EX Raid Pass]]
EX Raids are five-star raids that require an EX Raid Pass to join. EX Raid Passes are given out to players that have completed a raid at a chosen EX Raid Gym in the previous week.  


The following lists all the available Raid Bosses as of September 22, 2020. The {{shinystar/GO}} icon indicates Raid Bosses that have a chance of becoming [[Shiny Pokémon (GO)|Shiny]] during the bonus challenge.
EX Raids have been indefinitely suspended since March 2020 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and have since been replaced with Elite Raids.


{{p|Articuno}} caught during this rotation will know the event-exclusive move {{m|Hurricane}}.
====Mega and Primal Raids====
Mega Raids feature [[Mega Evolution (GO)|Mega Evolved]] Pokémon as their Raid Bosses, and award [[Mega Energy]] based on how fast the Boss was defeated, instead of additional Premier Balls. Primal Raids function the same way, but reward Primal Energy instead.


{{lop/raid/GO-head|1}}
Standard Mega Raids feature non-Legendary Pokémon, and these bosses have an HP of 9,500, and an Attack and Defence multiplier of 0.79, equivalent to those of a 4-star raid. Unlike 4-star raids, these battles last 300 seconds. Prior to April 28, 2022, standard Mega Raids were instead equivalent to 5-star raid bosses, with an HP of 15,000.
{{lop/raid/GO|084|Doduo|600|111|158|83|yes|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
 
{{lop/raid/GO|023|Ekans|600|111|110|97|yes|type1=Poison}}
Legendary Mega Raids feature Mega Evolved Legendary or Mythical Pokémon. They are classified as 6-star raids. In the past, Mega {{p|Latias}} and Mega {{p|Latios}} raids have taken the place of both Legendary and Mega Raids in the raid rotation, and were the only boss of either type available at the time.
{{lop/raid/GO|599|Klink|600|120|98|121|yes|type1=Steel}}
 
{{lop/raid/GO|532|Timburr|600|181|134|87|yes|type1=Fighting}}
Primal Raids feature Primal {{p|Groudon}} or Primal {{p|Kyogre}}. Despite having the same HP as 6-star Mega Raid Bosses, they are classified as 5-star raids.
{{lop/raid/GO|320|Wailmer|600|277|136|68|yes|type1=Water}}
 
{{lop/raid/GO-foot}}
====Community Day Raid====
{{lop/raid/GO-head|3}}
Community Day raids are local only, 4-star raids that take place after a [[Community Day]]. After the Community Day ends, 4-star Raid Eggs will begin to spawn on gyms for up to five hours. The Raid Boss is the second-last stage of the featured Community Day Pokémon. If the Raid Battle is completed, the featured Community Day Pokémon will begin spawning around the Gym, with the Community Day's chance of being [[Shiny Pokémon (GO)|Shiny]].
{{lop/raid/GO|149|Dragonite|3600|209|263|198|no|type1=Dragon|type2=Flying}}
 
{{lop/raid/GO|103A|Exeggutor|3600|216|230|153|yes|type1=Grass|type2=Dragon|form=Alolan Form}}
These can only be battled locally, and [[Remote Raid Pass]]es do not work for these raids. Once a Community Day raid is defeated, featured Pokémon from that Community Day will spawn in a 300-meter radius around the Gym for 30 minutes, with the same boosted Shiny rate as during the Community Day event.
{{lop/raid/GO|131|Lapras|3600|277|165|174|yes|type1=Water|type2=Ice}}
{{lop/raid/GO|095|Onix|3600|111|85|232|yes|type1=Rock|type2=Ground}}
{{lop/raid/GO|127|Pinsir|3600|163|238|182|yes|type1=Bug}}
{{lop/raid/GO-foot}}
{{lop/raid/GO-head|5}}
{{lop/raid/GO|144|Articuno|15000|207|192|236|yes|type1=Ice|type2=Flying}}
{{lop/raid/GO-foot}}
{{lop/raid/GO-head|Mega}}
{{lop/raid/GO|003M|Venusaur|15000|190|241|246|yes|type1=Grass|type2=Poison|form=Mega Venusaur|198|189}}
{{lop/raid/GO|006MX|Charizard|15000|186|273|213|yes|type1=Fire|type2=Dragon|form=Mega Charizard X|223|173}}
{{lop/raid/GO|006MY|Charizard|15000|186|319|212|yes|type1=Fire|type2=Flying|form=Mega Charizard Y|223|173}}
{{lop/raid/GO|009M|Blastoise|15000|188|264|237|yes|type1=Water|form=Mega Blastoise|171|207}}
{{lop/raid/GO|018M|Pidgeot|15000|195|280|175|yes|type1=Normal|type2=Flying|form=Mega Pidgeot|166|154}}
{{lop/raid/GO-foot}}


===EX Raids===
; List of Community Day raids
[[File:GO EX Raid Invite.png|200px|thumb|An EX Raid invitation]]
'''Exclusive Raids''' (abbreviated as '''EX Raids''') are five-star raids that require an EX Raid Pass to join. EX Raid Passes are given out to players that have completed a raid at a chosen EX Raid Gym in the previous week. These EX Raid Gyms are generally situated at sponsored venues or in parks, and they can be identified by an "EX Raid Gym" label on the top right-hand corner of the Gym screen and by a darker green shade on the map. The EX Raid Pass is a one-time offer, and should a player not be present, the pass will expire and disappear from their inventory. During an EX Raid, players without passes cannot see the Egg or Raid Boss, and if they attempt to interact with the Gym, they will be informed that the Gym is closed and will reopen when the EX Raid has ended.


With few exceptions, EX Raids typically occur once every calendar week, on no particular day of the week, with the respective EX Raid Passes automatically distributed at least one week in advance. Each player can only receive one EX Raid Pass per distribution, even if they have raided at multiple Gyms selected for an EX Raid that week.
{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{beauty color dark}}; border:3px solid #{{orange color}}; text-align:center"
! style="background:#{{beauty color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}; height:24px" colspan=4 | [[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]]
|- style="background-color:#{{orange color light}}"
! Pokémon
! Boss CP
! style="width:7.5em;" | Catch CP
! Availability
{{Lop/raid/GO|0634|Zweilous|15000|176|159|135|no|type1=Dark|type2=Dragon|shadow=no|form=|note=|159|135}}
| style="text-align:left;" | June 25, 2022
{{Lop/raid/GO|0397|Staravia|9000|146|142|94|no|type1=Normal|type2=Flying|shadow=no|form=|note=|142|94}}
| style="text-align:left;" | July 17, 2022
{{Lop/raid/GO|0264G|Linoone|9000|186|142|128|no|type1=Dark|type2=Normal|shadow=no|form=Galarian Form|note=|142|128}}
| style="text-align:left;" | August 13, 2022
{{Lop/raid/GO|0525|Boldore|9000|172|174|143|no|type1=Rock|type2=|shadow=no|form=|note=|174|143}}
| style="text-align:left;" | September 18, 2022
{{Lop/raid/GO|0608|Lampent|9000|155|169|115|no|type1=Ghost|type2=Fire|shadow=no|form=|note=|169|115}}
| style="text-align:left;" | October 15, 2022
{{Lop/raid/GO|0217|Ursaring|9000|207|236|144|no|type1=Normal|type2=|shadow=no|form=|note=|236|144}}
| style="text-align:left;" | November 12, 2022
{{Lop/raid/GO|0651|Quilladin|9000|156|146|156|no|type1=Grass|type2=|shadow=no|form=|note=|146|156}}
| style="text-align:left;" | January 7, 2023
{{Lop/raid/GO|0714|Noibat|9000|120|83|73|yes|type1=Flying|type2=Dragon|shadow=no|form=|note=|83|73}}
| style="text-align:left;" | February 5, 2023
{{Lop/raid/GO|0079|Slowpoke|9000|207|109|98|yes|type1=Water|type2=Psychic|shadow=no|form=|note=|109|98}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | March 18, 2023
{{Lop/raid/GO|0079G|Slowpoke|9000|207|109|98|yes|type1=Psychic|type2=|shadow=no|form=Galarian Form|note=|109|98}}
{{Lop/raid/GO|0176|Togetic|9000|146|139|181|yes|type1=Fairy|type2=Flying|shadow=no|form=|note=|139|181}}
| style="text-align:left;" | April 15, 2023
{{Lop/raid/GO|0654|Braixen|9000|153|171|130|no|type1=Fire|type2=|shadow=no|form=|note=|171|130}}
| style="text-align:left;" | May 21, 2023
{{Lop/raid/GO|0611|Fraxure|9000|165|212|123|no|type1=Dragon|type2=|shadow=no|form=|note=|212|123}}
| style="text-align:left;" | June 10, 2023
{{Lop/raid/GO|0061|Poliwhirl|9000|163|130|123|no|type1=Water|type2=|shadow=no|form=|note=|130|123}}
| style="text-align:left;" | July 30, 2023
|}


If a player receives an EX Raid Pass from a scheduled distribution, they may invite only one [[Friends (GO)|Ultra Friend]] to the EX Raid; however, even if the friend declines, they will not be able to issue another invitation. Although a player may hold multiple EX Raid Passes at once, they may only have one EX Raid Pass via invitation at a time. If a player wishes to invite a friend who already has an EX Raid invitation, the game will not allow it until that invitation is first used, expired, or declined. Players also cannot send invitations to EX Raids that have already started.
====Elite Raids====
Elite Raids are a special type of five-star raids that only appear during certain events. They are the apparent successor to EX Raids.  
* Like with EX Raids, Elite Raids will only spawn at EX Raid Gyms.  
* Elite Raid Eggs have a hatch timer of up to 24 hours. Once hatched, the Elite Raid Boss will remain at the Gym for 30 minutes.
* Elite Raids can only be challenged locally, using a [[Raid Pass|free Raid Pass or Premium Battle Pass]]. Remote Raid Passes cannot be used to enter an Elite Raid.
* Elite Raid Bosses have more HP than those of standard five-star raids.


Very rarely, EX Raids may be cancelled for various reasons (such as a Gym being removed or major real-world incidents). Players with the respective EX Raid Passes usually have been compensated with {{stardust}}50,000 and five Premium Raid Passes. Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], EX Raids have been indefinitely suspended since March 2020. {{p|Genesect}}, which was originally scheduled to be the next EX Raid Boss, has since been featured in standard five-star raids instead.
The first Elite Raids took place on October 16, 2022 at 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., and 5:00 p.m., featuring {{p|Hoopa}} Unbound.<ref>[https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/elite-raids-new-feature/ Introducing: Elite Raids – Pokémon GO]</ref>


The following lists all the EX Raid Bosses by availability dates in reverse chronological order.
;List of Elite Raids


{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{silver color dark}}; border:3px solid #000; text-align:center"
{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{ruby color dark}}; border:3px solid #{{orange color}}; text-align:center"
|-
! style="background:#{{ruby color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}; height:24px" colspan=4 | [[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]]
! style="background:#{{black color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}; height:24px" colspan=4 | [[File:GO EX Raid icon.png|20px]]
|- style="background-color:#{{orange color light}}"
|- style="background-color:#{{silver color light}}"
! Pokémon
! Pokémon
! Boss CP
! Boss CP
! Catch CP
! style="width:7.5em;" | Catch CP
! Availability<!--
! Availability
{{lop/raid/GO|649|Genesect|15000|174|252|199|no|type1=Bug|type2=Steel}}
{{Lop/raid/GO|0720U|Hoopa|20000|173|311|191|no|type1=Psychic|type2=Dark|shadow=no|form=Hoopa Unbound|note=|311|191}}
| TBA{{tt|*|Postponed due to COVID-19}}-->
| style="text-align:left;" | October 16, 2022<br>November 13, 2022
{{lop/raid/GO|486|Regigigas|15000|221|287|210|no|type1=Normal}}
{{Lop/raid/GO|0895|Regidrago|20000|400|202|101|no|type1=Dragon|type2=|shadow=no|form=|note=|202|101}}
| Nov 18, 2019 - March 13, 2020
| style="text-align:left;" | March 11, 2023<br>May 13, 2023 (makeup)
{{lop/raid/GO|150|Mewtwo|15000|214|300|182|yes|type1=Psychic}}
{{Lop/raid/GO|0894|Regieleki|20000|190|250|125|no|type1=Electric|type2=|shadow=no|form=|note=|250|125}}
| Oct 5 - Nov 12, 2019<br><small>''Event move: {{m|Shadow Ball}}''</small>
| style="text-align:left;" | April 9, 2023
{{lop/raid/GO|386S|Deoxys|15000|137|230|218|no|type1=Psychic|form=Speed Forme}}
{{Lop/raid/GO|0905|Enamorus|20000|179|281|162|no|type1=Fairy|type2=Flying|shadow=no|form=Incarnate Forme|note=|281|162}}
| Jul 1 - Sep 28, 2019
| style="text-align:left;" | February 14, 2024
{{lop/raid/GO|386D|Deoxys|15000|137|144|330|no|type1=Psychic|form=Defense Forme}}
| Mar 27 - Jun 24, 2019
{{lop/raid/GO|386A|Deoxys|15000|137|414|46|no|type1=Psychic|form=Attack Forme}}
| Dec 28, 2018 - Mar 19, 2019
{{lop/raid/GO|386|Deoxys|12500|100|345|115|no|type1=Psychic|form=Normal Forme}}
| Oct 1 - Dec 17, 2018
{{lop/raid/GO|150|Mewtwo|12500|193|300|182|no|type1=Psychic}}
| Aug 14, 2017 - Aug 28, 2018
|- style="background-color:#{{silver color light}}"
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|}
|}
====Shadow Raids====
{{main|Shadow Raid}}
[[File:GO Shadow Raid.png|x280px|thumb|right|Shadow Mewtwo Raid]]
Shadow Raids were introduced into Pokémon GO on May 22, 2023. They are a variation on standard one-star, three-star, and five-star raids, in which [[Team GO Rocket]] has taken over a {{GO|Gym}} and deployed a {{GO|Shadow Pokémon}} as a Raid Boss. These raids can only be participated in locally, and [[Remote Raid Pass]]es may not be used.
One-star Shadow Raids are mechanically identical to standard one-star Raid Bosses. In three-star and Legendary Shadow Raids, however, the Shadow Raid Boss will become enraged mid-battle, receiving a boost to its Attack and Defense stats. It can be subdued using [[Purified Gem]]s, an item crafted from [[Shadow Shard]]s dropped by Team GO Rocket members.
One-star and three-star Shadow Raid Bosses are controlled by {{tc|Team GO Rocket Grunt}}s, and Legendary Shadow Raid Bosses are controlled by {{GO|Giovanni}} or {{tc|Team GO Rocket Leader}}s.


===Special events===
===Special events===
====Pokémon GO at Pikachu Outbreak====
====Pokémon GO at Pikachu Outbreak====
During the Pikachu Outbreak event on August 9-15, 2017, special Raid Bosses were available at Pokémon GO Park events in Japan. These Raid Bosses have not been made available since the event. These were all classified as level 4 Bosses.
During the Pikachu Outbreak event on August 9–15, 2017, special Raid Bosses were available at Pokémon GO Park events in Japan. These Raid Bosses have not been made available since the event. These were all classified as level 4 Bosses.


{{p|Mewtwo}} was also available as a level 5 Raid Boss during the event on August 14, 2017 at Yokohama Stadium, marking the first time that it had become available to players. Players who win the raid will also receive a minimum of 50 Premier Balls (instead of 6) for their bonus challenge.
{{p|Mewtwo}} was also available as a level 5 Raid Boss during the event on August 14, 2017, at Yokohama Stadium, marking the first time that it had become available to players. Players who win the raid will also receive a minimum of 50 Premier Balls (instead of 6) for their bonus challenge.


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====Raid Days====
====Raid Days====
'''Raid Days''' (also known as '''Special Raid Challenges''') are time-limited events which allow players to defeat a Raid Boss within a three hour window. Most Gyms during this period of time will have the Boss active for the three hours, and if the Boss is defeated, the Pokémon encounter afterwards will have a 10% chance of becoming [[Shiny]].<ref>[https://thesilphroad.com/science/lapras-raid-day-shiny-rate/ LAPRAS RAID DAY: SHINY RATE]</ref> Players may receive up to five free Raid Passes from Gyms during the three hour window. Raid Days often include event-exclusive moves, which may be known by the featured Pokémon if obtained during the raid hours (including via evolution or capture outside of raids).
{{main|Raid Day}}
 
'''Raid Days''' are time-limited events which allow players to defeat a featured Raid Boss within a three-hour window. Most Gyms during this period of time will have the Raid Day's Boss active, with a heightened 10% chance of becoming capturable as [[Shiny Pokémon (GO)|Shiny]].
=====Professor Willow's Global Challenge 2018=====
The first three Raid Challenges, the [[Legendary birds]], were unlocked as part of Professor Willow's Global Challenge 2018, which ran over six days over the period from June 30 to September 2, 2018. As all three parts were successfully completed, all three legendary birds were available to players again from September 13 - 20, 2018 as part of the Ultra Bonus Event.<ref>[https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/globalchallenge-ultrabonus/ Professor Willow’s Global Research Challenge Ends with a Power-Packed Ultra Bonus Event!]</ref>
 
The times for these raid challenges have so far been held at the same time:
* Asia-Pacific: 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. JST (GMT +9)
* Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. UTC (GMT +0)
* The Americas and Greenland: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8)
 
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|- style="background:#{{sinnoh color}}; height:24px"
! colspan=5 style="{{roundytop|5px}}" |  [[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]]
|- style="color:#fff; background-color:#{{orange color light}}"
! Pokémon
! Boss CP
! Catch CP
! Event moves
! Date
{{lop/raid/GO|144|Articuno|7500|180|192|249|yes|type1=Ice|type2=Flying}}
| style="text-align:left" | {{ic/GO|Flying}} {{m|Hurricane}}{{tt|*|Japan only; worldwide for Ultra Bonus 2018}}
| July 7, 2018 (except Japan)<br>August 4, 2018 (Japan)<!--CP is 29127-->
{{lop/raid/GO|145|Zapdos|7500|180|253|188|yes|type1=Electric|type2=Flying}}
| style="text-align:left" | {{ic/GO|Electric}} {{m|Thunder Shock}} || July 21, 2018<!--CP is 33068-->
{{lop/raid/GO|146|Moltres|7500|180|251|184|yes|type1=Fire|type2=Flying}}
| style="text-align:left" | {{ic/GO|Flying}} {{m|Sky Attack}} || September 8, 2018<!--CP is 32496-->
|-style=background:#{{orange color light}}
! colspan=5 style="{{roundybottom|5px}}; height:5px"|
|}
 
=====Gengar Special Raid Challenge=====
Gengar was the first non-legendary Pokémon to be featured in a Special Raid Challenge on November 3, 2018.<ref>[https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/gengar-specialraid/ Gengar steals the spotlight in a Special Raid Challenge!]</ref>
 
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|- style="background:#{{tough color}}; height:24px"
! colspan=4 style="{{roundytop|5px}}" |  [[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]]
|- style="color:#fff; background-color:#{{orange color light}}"
! Pokémon
! Boss CP
! Catch CP
! Event moves
{{lop/raid/GO|094|Gengar|7500|120|261|156|yes|type1=Ghost|type2=Poison}}
| style="text-align:left" | {{ic/GO|Ghost}} {{m|Lick}}<br>{{ic/GO|Psychic}} {{m|Psychic}}
|-style=background:#{{orange color light}}
! colspan=4 style="{{roundybottom|5px}}; height:5px"|
|}
 
=====Extraordinary Raid Week=====
Lapras was featured for a Raid Day as part of [https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/raidsonraidsonraids2019/ Extraordinary Raid Week 2019]. The Lapras Raid Day took place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time on May 25 or, for Asia-Pacific only, May 26, 2019.
 
{| class="roundy" style="display:inline-table; background:#{{yellow color}}; border:3px solid #{{orange color}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background:#{{tough color}}; height:24px"
! colspan=4 style="{{roundytop|5px}}" |  [[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]]
|- style="color:#fff; background-color:#{{orange color light}}"
! Pokémon
! Boss CP
! Catch CP
! Event moves
{{lop/raid/GO|131|Lapras|9000|277|165|174|yes|type1=Water|type2=Ice}}
| style="text-align:left" | {{ic/GO|Ice}} {{m|Ice Shard}}<br>{{ic/GO|Ice}} {{m|Ice Beam}}
|-style=background:#{{orange color light}}
! colspan=4 style="{{roundybottom|5px}}; height:5px"|
|}
 
=====Professor Willow's Global Challenge 2019=====
For Professor Willow's Global challenge 2019, which ran in conjunction with GO Fest, the [[Legendary beasts]] were featured, but without any event-exclusive moves. These Raid Days all took place from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time.<ref>[https://twitter.com/PokemonGoApp/status/1141081296505991168 Raikou Raid Day Unlocked!]</ref>
 
{| class="roundy" style="display:inline-table; background:#{{yellow color}}; border:3px solid #{{orange color}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background:#{{sinnoh color}}; height:24px"
! colspan=4 style="{{roundytop|5px}}" |  [[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]]
|- style="color:#fff; background-color:#{{orange color light}}"
! Pokémon
! Boss CP
! Catch CP
! Date
{{lop/raid/GO|243|Raikou|15000|207|241|195|yes|type1=Electric}}
| June 29, 2019
{{lop/raid/GO|244|Entei|15000|251|235|171|yes|type1=Fire}}
| July 14, 2019
{{lop/raid/GO|245|Suicune|15000|225|180|235|yes|type1=Water}}
| August 17, 2019
|-style=background:#{{orange color light}}
! colspan=4 style="{{roundybottom|5px}}; height:5px"|
|}
 
=====Evolution Event Raid Day=====
During the [https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/evolutioneleganza2019/ Evolution Event], a Raid Day featuring all three stages of the [[Kanto]] [[starter Pokémon]] took place on December 7, 2019 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time.
 
{{lop/raid/GO-head|1}}
{{lop/raid/GO|001|Bulbasaur|600|128|118|111|yes|type1=Grass|type2=Poison}}
{{lop/raid/GO|004|Charmander|600|118|116|93|yes|type1=Fire}}
{{lop/raid/GO|007|Squirtle|600|127|94|121|yes|type1=Water}}
{{lop/raid/GO-foot}}
{{lop/raid/GO-head|2}}
{{lop/raid/GO|002|Ivysaur|1800|155|151|143|yes|type1=Grass|type2=Poison}}
{{lop/raid/GO|005|Charmeleon|1800|151|158|126|yes|type1=Fire}}
{{lop/raid/GO|008|Wartortle|1800|153|126|155|yes|type1=Water}}
{{lop/raid/GO-foot}}
{{lop/raid/GO-head|4}}
{{lop/raid/GO|003|Venusaur|9000|190|198|189|yes|type1=Grass|type2=Poison}}
{{lop/raid/GO|006|Charizard|9000|186|223|173|yes|type1=Fire|type2=Flying}}
{{lop/raid/GO|009|Blastoise|9000|188|171|207|yes|type1=Water}}
{{lop/raid/GO-foot}}
 
=====Valentine's Day 2020=====
A Raid Day featuring Lickitung with the event-exclusive move {{m|Body Slam}} was included as part of the Valentine's Day 2020 event. Any {{p|Lickilicky}} evolved from Lickitung during the event period will also know Body Slam. The Lickitung Raid Day took place on February 15, 2020 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. local time.
 
{| class="roundy" style="display:inline-table; background:#{{yellow color}}; border:3px solid #{{orange color}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background:#{{tough color}}; height:24px"
! colspan=4 style="{{roundytop|5px}}" |  [[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]]
|- style="color:#fff; background-color:#{{orange color light}}"
! Pokémon
! Boss CP
! Catch CP
! Event moves
{{lop/raid/GO|108|Lickitung|9000|207|108|137|yes|type1=Normal}}
| style="text-align:left" | {{ic/GO|Normal}} {{m|Body Slam}}
|-style=background:#{{orange color light}}
! colspan=4 style="{{roundybottom|5px}}; height:5px"|
|}
 
=====Pokémon Day 2020=====
As part of the Pokémon Day 2020 celebration, a Raid Day featuring both Gengar and Nidorino wearing party hats took place on March 1, 2020 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. local time. Like with the previous Gengar Raid Day, any Gengar caught or evolved into during the event period will know the event-exclusive moves {{m|Lick}} and {{m|Psychic}}.
 
{{lop/raid/GO-head|2}}
{{lop/raid/GO|033P20|Nidorino|1800|156|137|111|yes|type1=Poison|form=Party hat}}
{{lop/raid/GO-foot}}
 
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|- style="background:#{{tough color}}; height:24px"
! colspan=4 style="{{roundytop|5px}}" |  [[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]][[File:GO Raid Boss icon.png|20px]]
|- style="color:#fff; background-color:#{{orange color light}}"
! Pokémon
! Boss CP
! Catch CP
! Event moves
{{lop/raid/GO|094P20|Gengar|9000|155|261|149|yes|type1=Ghost|type2=Poison|form=Party hat}}
| style="text-align:left" | {{ic/GO|Ghost}} {{m|Lick}}<br>{{ic/GO|Psychic}} {{m|Psychic}}
|-style=background:#{{orange color light}}
! colspan=4 style="{{roundybottom|5px}}; height:5px"|
|}


====Legendary Raid Hour====
====Legendary Raid Hour====
Legendary Raid Hours were introduced to increase opportunities for more players to participate in Legendary Raids. Initially as an experiment, the event was known as Legendary Lunch Hour, in which level 5 Raid Bosses spawned in many Gyms all at once from 12 p.m. and remained for an entire hour until 1 p.m. After receiving player feedback, the hour was changed to start at 6 p.m. and remain until 7 p.m. Raid Eggs will also spawn with a 20 minute timer before the start of the raids. Only Gyms that do not currently have Raid Bosses or Eggs may spawn a raid for Legendary Raid Hour.
Legendary Raid Hours were introduced to increase opportunities for more players to participate in Legendary Raids. Initially as an experiment, the event was known as Legendary Lunch Hour, in which level 5 Raid Bosses spawned in many Gyms all at once from 12 p.m. and remained for an entire hour until 1 p.m. After receiving player feedback, the hour was changed to start at 6 p.m. and remain until 7 p.m. Raid Eggs will also spawn with a 20-minute timer before the start of the raids. Only Gyms that do not currently have Raid Bosses or Eggs may spawn a raid for Legendary Raid Hour.


* {{p|Dialga}} - Mar. 13, 2019, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. <ref>[https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/legendarylunchhour2019/ Legendary Lunch Hour: A new experiment!]</ref>
* {{p|Dialga}} - Mar. 13, 2019, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. <ref>[https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/legendarylunchhour2019/ Legendary Lunch Hour: A new experiment!]</ref>
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* {{p|Groudon}} - May 1, 2019, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (unannounced)
* {{p|Groudon}} - May 1, 2019, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (unannounced)


Since June 5, 2019, there has been a Legendary Raid Hour every Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time.<ref>[https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/legendaryraidhoursjune2019/ Get ready for Legendary Raid Hours every Wednesday evening in June!]</ref> Exception were on July 10 and July 31, 2019 when the Raid Hour was skipped due to the Legendary Raid Boss rotating the same day, which would have resulted in different Raid Bosses depending on the time zone. The Raid Hour for Mewtwo, on September 18, 2019, was also cancelled for most nations following reports of raids not appearing in New Zealand and appearing 30 minutes ahead of scheduled in South Australia and Northern Territory; a makeup date was rescheduled for October 8, 2019, with players being able to obtain two additional free Raid Passes during the hour.
Since June 5, 2019, there has been a Legendary Raid Hour every Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time.<ref>[https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/legendaryraidhoursjune2019/ Get ready for Legendary Raid Hours every Wednesday evening in June!]</ref> Exception were on July 10 and July 31, 2019, when the Raid Hour was skipped due to the Legendary Raid Boss rotating the same day, which would have resulted in different Raid Bosses depending on the time zone. The Raid Hour for Mewtwo, on September 18, 2019, was also cancelled for most nations following reports of raids not appearing in New Zealand and appearing 30 minutes ahead of schedule in South Australia and Northern Territory; a makeup date was rescheduled for October 8, 2019, with players being able to obtain two additional free Raid Passes during the hour.


Due to the gathering restrictions put into effect because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the Raid Hour on March 18, 2020 was cancelled, and no Raid Hours took place until May 6.
Due to the gathering restrictions put into effect because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the Raid Hour on March 18, 2020, was cancelled, and no Raid Hours took place until May 6.


===Updates===
===Updates===
* On February 3, 2019, the HP of three-, four-, and five-star Raid Bosses were increased by 20%. This adjustment was made to account for the recently increased multiplier for super effective moves.
* On February 3, 2019, the HP of three-, four-, and five-star Raid Bosses were increased by 20%. This adjustment was made to account for the recently increased multiplier for super effective moves.
* On August 27, 2020, Raid Battles have been consolidated from five levels to three; level 2 Raid Bosses were added to the level 1 pool, and level 4 Raid Bosses were added to the level 3 pool.<ref>[https://twitter.com/NianticHelp/status/1298779086332993536 Niantic Support Twitter]</ref>
* On August 27, 2020, Raid Battles have been consolidated from five levels to three; two-star Raid Bosses were added to the one-star pool, and four-star Raid Bosses were added to the three-star pool.<ref>[https://twitter.com/NianticHelp/status/1298779086332993536 Niantic Support Twitter]</ref>
* On September 3, 2020, the amount of [[Mega Energy|Mega Energies]] earned from a Mega Raid was significantly increased.<ref>[https://pokemongolive.com/post/megaevolution-updates Community Note: Updates to Mega Evolution - Pokémon GO]</ref>
* On September 3, 2020, the amount of [[Mega Energy|Mega Energies]] earned from a Mega Raid was significantly increased.<ref>[https://pokemongolive.com/post/megaevolution-updates Community Note: Updates to Mega Evolution - Pokémon GO]</ref>


==In the anime==
==In the anime==
[[File:Raid Battle anime.png|thumb|250px|A Raid Battle in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
[[File:Raid Battle anime.png|thumb|250px|A Raid Battle in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
A Raid Battle was first seen in ''[[JN002|Legend? Go! Friends? Go!]]'', where a group of {{pkmn|Trainer}}s teamed up to battle a {{p|Lugia}} that appeared in [[Vermilion City]]. However, Lugia was able to easily withstand all of the attacks thrown at it and defeat its opponents with little effort.
A Raid Battle was first seen in ''[[JN002|Legend? Go! Friends? Go!]]'', where a group of {{pkmn|Trainer}}s, including {{Ash}}, teamed up to battle a {{p|Lugia}} that appeared in [[Vermilion City]]. However, Lugia was able to easily withstand all of the attacks thrown at it and defeat its opponents with little effort.
 
Another Raid Battle took place in ''[[JN014|Raid Battle in The Ruins!]]'', where Ash, [[Goh]], {{OBP|Kira|JN014}}, the excavation {{OBP|leader|JN014}}, and [[Shane Seeker]] participated in one against a {{pkmn2|giant}} {{TP|Goh|Golurk}} in the [[Colossus Ruins]]. After Golurk was defeated, it was {{pkmn2|caught}} by Goh.
 
In ''[[JN040|A Crackling Raid Battle!]]'', Ash, Goh, [[Jessie]], and [[James]] fought a {{p|Zapdos}} in a Raid Battle at the [[Kanto Power Plant]]. However, {{TRT}} soon abandoned the Raid Battle in favor of trying to steal [[Ash's Pikachu]], leaving Goh to battle Zapdos alone. Despite managing to land some hits on it, Goh ultimately failed to capture the [[Legendary Pokémon]].
 
In ''[[JN102|Battling in the Freezing Raid!]]'', Ash, Goh, {{Gary}}, and [[Horace]] took part in a Raid Battle against an {{p|Articuno}} at the [[Seafoam Islands]]. For the last three, the Raid Battle served as a [[Project Mew]] [[Field Research|Trial Mission]]. While they failed to defeat Articuno, they still fared well enough to pass the mission.


Another Raid Battle took place in ''[[JN014|Raid Battle in The Ruins!]]'', where {{Ash}}, [[Goh]], {{OBP|Kira|JN014}}, the excavation {{OBP|leader|JN014}}, and [[Shane Seeker]] participated in one against a {{pkmn2|giant}} {{TP|Goh|Golurk}} in the [[Colossus Ruins]]. After Golurk was defeated, it was {{pkmn2|caught}} by Goh.
In ''[[JN135|Heroes Unite!]]'', Lugia reappeared before Ash and Goh while they were camping, and they challenged it to a Raid Battle. The battle took place in the [[JN136|next episode]], with Ash and Goh failing to deal any visible damage on Lugia, despite giving it their best efforts.


A Raid Battle is set to appear in [[JN040]].
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A Raid Battle (Japanese: レイドバトル Raid Battle) is a type of battle in Pokémon GO that takes place at a Gym.

Promotional artwork featuring Raid Battles

In Pokémon GO

 
Nearby Raid Battles
A raid is a battle where you and up to 20 other Trainers work together to defeat the Raid Boss—an extremely powerful Pokémon. Win to receive fantastic rewards and a chance to catch a stronger-than-normal Pokémon of your own!

The goal of a Raid Battle is for players to collaboratively defeat the Raid Boss, a giant Pokémon with significantly inflated stats, within the time limit. Each Raid Boss is stationed at a particular Gym for a limited period of time, and players must use a Raid Pass to challenge it. As with other battles at Gyms, up to twenty trainers can join to fight the Raid Boss. After defeating the Raid Boss, players receive a variety of rewards and are given the opportunity to catch the Raid Boss.

From 5:00 a.m. to 7:44 p.m. local time, a Raid Egg may randomly spawn at any Gym, which does not already have a Raid Egg or Raid Boss, with a timer counting down until it hatches. Raid Eggs normally have a one-hour timer, but it may be shortened during certain in-game events. Once the egg hatches, the Raid Boss appears, and a new timer begins counting down until the Raid Boss disappears. Normally, Raid Bosses have a 45-minutes timer, but this can also vary during some in-game events. Effectively, a raid may begin any time from 6:00 a.m. to 8:44 p.m., and the latest a raid may be challenged is 9:29 p.m.

While a Raid Boss is present, a player may join a raid to challenge it by spending one Raid Pass. And during this time, Gym defenders cannot be challenged, cannot be fed Berry treats, and will not experience motivation decay. Players will also not be able to deploy any more Pokémon to defend the Gym.

When a player uses a Raid Pass to join a raid, they enter a lobby with a two-minute countdown (from when the first player in that challenge entered the lobby), after which the Raid Battle immediately begins. While in the lobby, players can choose their team of six Pokémon to battle, use items from their Bag, or invite friends to raid remotely. The game automatically recommends a party to use based on the Raid Boss's weaknesses, as well as resistances against its move set. In the lobby, the player can see the other players currently waiting in that same lobby, along with which teams they belong to and whether their party has any Mega-Evolved Pokémon. Each lobby can hold up to 20 players; once a lobby has 20 players, newly joining players will instead be placed in a separate lobby for a separate challenge of that Raid Boss. If a player specifically chooses to quit a Raid Battle, either from the lobby or after the start of the Raid Battle, they cannot rejoin that same challenge*. Players can also opt to join a private group using a specific group code.

A Raid Pass is not removed from the Bag until the Raid Battle officially commences. After spending a Raid Pass, a player may repeatedly attempt that same raid until either they defeat the Raid Boss or the raid's timer expires. Raid Passes are not refunded if the player fails to complete a raid.

Current Raid Bosses

The following lists all the available Raid Bosses as of November 3, 2023. The   icon indicates Raid Bosses that have a chance of becoming Shiny during the bonus challenge.

 
Pokémon Boss CP Catch CP
Voltorb
Hisuian Form
3409 532 - 577

665 - 721

2873 458 - 500

572 - 625

3202 530 - 575

663 - 719

4251 761 - 814

951 - 1018

3070 489 - 533

612 - 666

   
Pokémon Boss CP Catch CP
15806 1235 - 1302

1544 - 1628

13703 1002 - 1062

1252 - 1328

Marowak
Alolan Form
13525 988 - 1048

1235 - 1311

16379 1203 - 1270

1504 - 1587

     
Pokémon Boss CP Catch CP
Genesect
Douse Drive
47836 1833 - 1916

2292 - 2395

    
Pokémon Boss CP Catch CP
Houndoom
Mega Houndoom
41693 1432 - 1505

1790 - 1882

Shadow Raids

The following lists all the available Shadow Raid Bosses as of November 1, 2023. The   icon indicates Shadow Raid Bosses that have a chance of becoming Shiny during the bonus challenge.

For a list of all past Shadow Raid Boss rotations, see List of Shadow Raid Boss changes.
 
Pokémon Boss CP Catch CP
2527 359 - 427

449 - 534

3666 638 - 730

798 - 913

1984 302 - 366

378 - 458

3526 550 - 633

688 - 791

   
Pokémon Boss CP Catch CP
16809 1212 - 1333

1515 - 1667

17238 1244 - 1367

1555 - 1710

13373 952 - 1061

1191 - 1326

     
Pokémon Boss CP Catch CP
40165 1604 - 1743

2005 - 2179

Saturday and Sunday only
List of Raid Boss changes
2017-201820192020

Seasons:
1234567891011


Difficulty ratings

The difficulty of a Raid Battle varies depending on its level (also referred to as its "tier" or by a "star" rating). A raid's difficulty can be seen as soon as the Raid Egg spawns on the Gym, as the difficulty also determines the Raid Egg's color and pattern. Typically, a one-star Raid Boss is a basic Pokémon that can usually by defeated by a single player. A three-star raid typically has either a stronger single-stage Pokémon, or an evolved (middle or final evolution) Pokémon.

Prior to the changes to the Raid tiers on August 27, 2020, there were also two-star and four-star raids, which were combined with one-star and three-star raids, respectively. With their retirement, the one-star and three-star raid rewards were increased to match the respective two-star and four-star rewards.

Raid Bosses of the same tier all have in common a fixed HP value, Attack and Defense multiplier, and time limit for the raid. The following table details the Raid Eggs and values associated with Raid Bosses at each raid level.

Rating Egg Raid Boss HP Multiplier Time limit (s)
    1-star raid
(local only for Shadow Raids)
600 0.5974 180
      3-star raid
(local only for Shadow Raids)
3,600* 0.73
       Community Day raid
(local only)
9,000* 0.79
       Mega Raid 9,000* 0.79 300
        Legendary raid
(local only for Shadow Raids)
15,000*
  Ultra Wormhole
  Elite Raid
(local only)
20,000
  Primal Raid 22,500
         Legendary Mega Raid 22,500

A Raid Boss's CP, as displayed during the raid, is determined using the standard CP formula. Note that the Attack and Defense multipliers are not factored into this calculation.

 

where

  •   is a fixed Boss HP value based on the raid level
  •   = base Attack + 15
  •   = base Defense + 15

During past in-game events, Legendary Raid Bosses have used different HP values than normal, while still being classified as a 5-star raid and giving the same rewards as standard 5-star raids:

Battle mechanics

The group of players must defeat the Raid Boss within the time limit, otherwise the Raid Battle is lost. If all six of a player's Pokémon faint, the player is returned to the lobby, where they can heal their Pokémon using items from their Bag and choose six Pokémon to use to reenter the battle with; meanwhile the players who still have conscious Pokémon in their party continue to battle the Raid Boss.

The moves that a Raid Boss knows is randomly selected from its standard move pool and will remain the same throughout the entire raid. Therefore, different lobbies of players challenging the same Raid Boss will all battle against the same move set. If a Raid Boss knows Hidden Power, it will always be set to Fighting type.

During the Raid Battle, all normal battle techniques from Gym battles are available to the players. The Raid Boss attacks similarly to a Gym defender. As such, when a Raid Boss attacks, the damage is applied to all Pokémon on the battlefield.

Players who raid with friends may deal extra damage depending on their highest Friendship level with another player. These bonuses are

  • 3% for Good Friends
  • 5% for Great Friends
  • 7% for Ultra Friends
  • 10% for Best Friends

If any Mega-Evolved Pokémon are present on the battlefield on the players' side, then every ally will deal bonus damage. The same bonus is also applied if a Primal Reversion or Mega Rayquaza is in the party, regardless if it is currently on the battlefield.

  • ×1.3 damage for all moves whose types are boosted by Mega Evolution or Primal Reversion
    • For Mega Evolution, the move's type must match that one of the Mega-Evolved Pokémon
    • For Primal Reversion and Mega Rayquaza, the move's type must be boosted by the corresponding weather
  • ×1.1 damage increase for all other ally Pokémon's moves

Damage bonuses do not stack for having multiple Mega Evolutions or Primal Reversions present at once, and only the highest damage bonus will be used. Note that the damage bonus is not applied to the user or, for Primal Reversion and Mega Rayquaza, its own party. However, if multiple players use Mega Evolution or Primal Reversion, they can boost each other.

Rewards

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Upon completing a first attempt of a raid, participants are rewarded  1,000 regardless of victory. Winning a raid rewards all participants:

  • Trainer level XP (amount depends on raid level)
  • 1,000 Gym Badge XP
  • Various item rewards

The following table was last updated November 15, 2020. It shows the quantity per bundle and an estimated probability based on empirical data.[1]

Since December 5, 2019, four-star raids guarantee a Charged TM as one of the reward bundles.[2] Following the retirement of two- and four-star raids, the prizes for one- and three-star raids have been increased to match what used to be given from two- and four-star raids, respectively. [3]

Six-star Legendary Mega Raids yield the same rewards as four-star Mega Raids.

Quantity (Probability) per reward bundle
Reward              
Guaranteed
XP Experience 3,500 XP 5,000 XP 10,000 XP
  Golden Razz Berry ×1 ×2 ×3 ×2
  Charged TM ×1 ×1
Random
  Super Potion ×1 (39.41%) ×2
  Hyper Potion ×2 ×3 (35.71%) ×2
  Revive ×2 (19.70%) ×3 (18.35%) ×3 (17.86%) ×3
  Golden Razz Berry ×1 (19.70%) ×1 (18.35%) ×2 (17.86%) ×1
  Silver Pinap Berry ×2
  Rare Candy ×1 (19.70%) ×2 (18.35%) ×3 (17.86%) ×2
  Fast TM
(Lv. 15+)
×1 (0.99%) ×1 (4.59%) ×1 (5.36%) ×1
  Charged TM
(Lv. 25+)
×1 (0.49%) ×1 (3.67%) ×1 (5.36%) ×1

Bonus challenge

After being defeated, a Raid Boss will shrink down to normal size and can be captured during the bonus challenge. In Mega Raids, a Mega-Evolved Raid Boss will also revert to its normal form. Its stats will be reduced to normal, powered up to level 20 (or 25 if its type has a Weather Boosted), and like Pokémon hatched from Eggs, it will have random IVs of at least 10 per stat. The moves are also randomly re-rolled, so once captured, the Raid Boss may not necessarily know the same moves it used during the raid. Gender is the only fixed property, so different players winning the same raid will always encounter the Pokémon with the same gender. Raid Bosses have a chance of becoming Shiny during the bonus challenge if its Shiny form is obtainable by encounter. Since March 2018, with the introduction of Shiny Pokémon in Legendary raids, a Shiny Pokémon is guaranteed capture when successfully hit by a Ball.

For the bonus challenge, players are given Premier Balls to capture the defeated Raid Boss. These Premier Balls and the Master Ball are the only Poké Balls that can be used, but players may still use Berries from their Bag. Any leftover Premier Balls will be discarded and cannot be used for future raid challenges. If the player runs out of Premier Balls, the Raid Boss will flee, but will not flee otherwise. Even if the player fails to catch the Raid Boss, once they have successfully completed a Raid Battle, they cannot participate in it again.

A player may receive between 6 and 24 Premier Balls to catch the defeated Raid Boss in the bonus challenge, for which amount awarded depends on various factors listed below. In Mega and Primal Raids, the speed bonus awards Mega Energies corresponding to the Raid Boss; all other raids award bonus Premier Balls instead.

Quantifier Premier Balls
Boss Defeated  +6
Damage
(Individual contribution)
0% 5% 10% 15% 20%
 +0  +1  +2  +3  +4
Gym Control  +2
Friendship level Friend Good Friend Great Friend Ultra Friend Best Friend
 +0  +1  +2  +4
Speed
(% of time used)
≤100% <75% <50% <25% <10%
 +2  +3  +4  +6  +8
 150*  175*  200*  225*  250*
 60  70  80  90  100


The number of random bundles awarded depends on the raid level and scales upward with the number of Premier Balls earned. The following table shows the number of random bundles rewarded based on the Premier Balls earned from:

  • Damage
  • Gym Control
  • Speed (this does not apply to Mega and Primal Raids, in which speed does not award Premier Balls)
Premier Balls              
 +0 ×2 ×3 ×4 ×4
 +1 ×3 ×4 ×5 ×5
 +2 ×3 ×5 ×6 ×6
 +3 ×3 ×5 ×7 ×6
 +4 ×3 ×6 ×7 ×7
 +5 ×3 ×6 ×7 ×8
 +6 ×3 ×6 ×8 ×8
 +7 ×3 ×6 ×8
 +8 ×4 ×7 ×8
 +9 ×4 ×7 ×9
 +10 ×4 ×7 ×9
 +11 ×4 ×8 ×9
 +12 ×4 ×8 ×10
 +13 ×4 ×8 ×10
 +14 ×4 ×8 ×10

Trainer Achievements

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Raid Battle Trainer Achievements is a feature that was added to Raid Battles on June 24, 2021. Upon successfully completing a Raid Battle, a screen will display any individual achievements earned by players during that raid. Trainer Achievements have no effect on the other rewards earned from a raid. Each type of achievement can only be awarded to at most one player, and each player can only earn at most one achievement.

The following lists all the Trainer Achievements that can be awarded from a raid:

  • Charged and Ready — Performed ___ Charged Attacks
  • Final Strike — Delivered the final attack
  • Flush with Friends — Battled with ___ friends in the raid
  • Hardest Hitter — Dealt ___ damage
  • Mega Master — Used a Mega-Evolved Pokémon in battle
  • Raid Buddy — Brought a Buddy Pokémon into battle
  • Stamina Specialist — Battled for ___ seconds
  • Style Savant — Dressed to Impress
  • The Big One — Brought the largest Pokémon into battle
  • Traveler — Joined from ___ km away
  • Walk Star — Walked ___ km yesterday before the raid

Special types of raids

EX Raids

Main article: EX Raid Battle
 
An EX Raid Pass

EX Raids are five-star raids that require an EX Raid Pass to join. EX Raid Passes are given out to players that have completed a raid at a chosen EX Raid Gym in the previous week.

EX Raids have been indefinitely suspended since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and have since been replaced with Elite Raids.

Mega and Primal Raids

Mega Raids feature Mega Evolved Pokémon as their Raid Bosses, and award Mega Energy based on how fast the Boss was defeated, instead of additional Premier Balls. Primal Raids function the same way, but reward Primal Energy instead.

Standard Mega Raids feature non-Legendary Pokémon, and these bosses have an HP of 9,500, and an Attack and Defence multiplier of 0.79, equivalent to those of a 4-star raid. Unlike 4-star raids, these battles last 300 seconds. Prior to April 28, 2022, standard Mega Raids were instead equivalent to 5-star raid bosses, with an HP of 15,000.

Legendary Mega Raids feature Mega Evolved Legendary or Mythical Pokémon. They are classified as 6-star raids. In the past, Mega Latias and Mega Latios raids have taken the place of both Legendary and Mega Raids in the raid rotation, and were the only boss of either type available at the time.

Primal Raids feature Primal Groudon or Primal Kyogre. Despite having the same HP as 6-star Mega Raid Bosses, they are classified as 5-star raids.

Community Day Raid

Community Day raids are local only, 4-star raids that take place after a Community Day. After the Community Day ends, 4-star Raid Eggs will begin to spawn on gyms for up to five hours. The Raid Boss is the second-last stage of the featured Community Day Pokémon. If the Raid Battle is completed, the featured Community Day Pokémon will begin spawning around the Gym, with the Community Day's chance of being Shiny.

These can only be battled locally, and Remote Raid Passes do not work for these raids. Once a Community Day raid is defeated, featured Pokémon from that Community Day will spawn in a 300-meter radius around the Gym for 30 minutes, with the same boosted Shiny rate as during the Community Day event.

List of Community Day raids
    
Pokémon Boss CP Catch CP Availability
26099 990 - 1051

1238 - 1313

June 25, 2022
15550 690 - 742

863 - 927

July 17, 2022
Linoone
Galarian Form
17811 892 - 949

1115 - 1187

August 13, 2022
22537 1095 - 1159

1369 - 1449

September 18, 2022
19902 917 - 976

1146 - 1220

October 15, 2022
30025 1604 - 1682

2006 - 2103

November 12, 2022
19973 924 - 982

1155 - 1228

January 7, 2023
8721 344 - 381

430 - 476

February 5, 2023
12504 650 - 700

812 - 876

March 18, 2023
Slowpoke
Galarian Form
12504 650 - 700

812 - 876

20453 917 - 976

1147 - 1220

April 15, 2023
21248 975 - 1036

1219 - 1295

May 21, 2023
25298 1208 - 1276

1511 - 1596

June 10, 2023
16159 757 - 811

947 - 1013

July 30, 2023

Elite Raids

Elite Raids are a special type of five-star raids that only appear during certain events. They are the apparent successor to EX Raids.

  • Like with EX Raids, Elite Raids will only spawn at EX Raid Gyms.
  • Elite Raid Eggs have a hatch timer of up to 24 hours. Once hatched, the Elite Raid Boss will remain at the Gym for 30 minutes.
  • Elite Raids can only be challenged locally, using a free Raid Pass or Premium Battle Pass. Remote Raid Passes cannot be used to enter an Elite Raid.
  • Elite Raid Bosses have more HP than those of standard five-star raids.

The first Elite Raids took place on October 16, 2022 at 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., and 5:00 p.m., featuring Hoopa Unbound.[4]

List of Elite Raids
     
Pokémon Boss CP Catch CP Availability
Hoopa
Hoopa Unbound
66170 2197 - 2289

2746 - 2862

October 16, 2022
November 13, 2022
33052 1614 - 1699

2017 - 2124

March 11, 2023
May 13, 2023 (makeup)
44342 1524 - 1602

1905 - 2002

April 9, 2023
Enamorus
Incarnate Forme
55692 1872 - 1957

2340 - 2447

February 14, 2024

Shadow Raids

Main article: Shadow Raid
 
Shadow Mewtwo Raid

Shadow Raids were introduced into Pokémon GO on May 22, 2023. They are a variation on standard one-star, three-star, and five-star raids, in which Team GO Rocket has taken over a Gym and deployed a Shadow Pokémon as a Raid Boss. These raids can only be participated in locally, and Remote Raid Passes may not be used.

One-star Shadow Raids are mechanically identical to standard one-star Raid Bosses. In three-star and Legendary Shadow Raids, however, the Shadow Raid Boss will become enraged mid-battle, receiving a boost to its Attack and Defense stats. It can be subdued using Purified Gems, an item crafted from Shadow Shards dropped by Team GO Rocket members.

One-star and three-star Shadow Raid Bosses are controlled by Team GO Rocket Grunts, and Legendary Shadow Raid Bosses are controlled by Giovanni or Team GO Rocket Leaders.

Special events

Pokémon GO at Pikachu Outbreak

During the Pikachu Outbreak event on August 9–15, 2017, special Raid Bosses were available at Pokémon GO Park events in Japan. These Raid Bosses have not been made available since the event. These were all classified as level 4 Bosses.

Mewtwo was also available as a level 5 Raid Boss during the event on August 14, 2017, at Yokohama Stadium, marking the first time that it had become available to players. Players who win the raid will also receive a minimum of 50 Premier Balls (instead of 6) for their bonus challenge.

    
Pokémon Boss CP Catch CP
11845 410 - 450

512 - 562

9079 329 - 364

411 - 455

35383 1961 - 2046

2451 - 2558

7144 531 - 585

664 - 731

27409 1501 - 1577

1877 - 1971

21604 1237 - 1305

1547 - 1631

27302 1373 - 1445

1716 - 1806

     
Pokémon Boss CP Catch CP
49430 2184 - 2275

2730 - 2844

Raid Days

Main article: Raid Day

Raid Days are time-limited events which allow players to defeat a featured Raid Boss within a three-hour window. Most Gyms during this period of time will have the Raid Day's Boss active, with a heightened 10% chance of becoming capturable as Shiny.

Legendary Raid Hour

Legendary Raid Hours were introduced to increase opportunities for more players to participate in Legendary Raids. Initially as an experiment, the event was known as Legendary Lunch Hour, in which level 5 Raid Bosses spawned in many Gyms all at once from 12 p.m. and remained for an entire hour until 1 p.m. After receiving player feedback, the hour was changed to start at 6 p.m. and remain until 7 p.m. Raid Eggs will also spawn with a 20-minute timer before the start of the raids. Only Gyms that do not currently have Raid Bosses or Eggs may spawn a raid for Legendary Raid Hour.

  • Dialga - Mar. 13, 2019, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. [5]
  • Giratina (Origin Forme) - Apr. 10, 2019, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. [6]
  • Latios - Apr. 19, 2019, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (unannounced)
  • Groudon - May 1, 2019, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (unannounced)

Since June 5, 2019, there has been a Legendary Raid Hour every Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time.[7] Exception were on July 10 and July 31, 2019, when the Raid Hour was skipped due to the Legendary Raid Boss rotating the same day, which would have resulted in different Raid Bosses depending on the time zone. The Raid Hour for Mewtwo, on September 18, 2019, was also cancelled for most nations following reports of raids not appearing in New Zealand and appearing 30 minutes ahead of schedule in South Australia and Northern Territory; a makeup date was rescheduled for October 8, 2019, with players being able to obtain two additional free Raid Passes during the hour.

Due to the gathering restrictions put into effect because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Raid Hour on March 18, 2020, was cancelled, and no Raid Hours took place until May 6.

Updates

  • On February 3, 2019, the HP of three-, four-, and five-star Raid Bosses were increased by 20%. This adjustment was made to account for the recently increased multiplier for super effective moves.
  • On August 27, 2020, Raid Battles have been consolidated from five levels to three; two-star Raid Bosses were added to the one-star pool, and four-star Raid Bosses were added to the three-star pool.[8]
  • On September 3, 2020, the amount of Mega Energies earned from a Mega Raid was significantly increased.[9]

In the anime

 
A Raid Battle in the anime

A Raid Battle was first seen in Legend? Go! Friends? Go!, where a group of Trainers, including Ash, teamed up to battle a Lugia that appeared in Vermilion City. However, Lugia was able to easily withstand all of the attacks thrown at it and defeat its opponents with little effort.

Another Raid Battle took place in Raid Battle in The Ruins!, where Ash, Goh, Kira, the excavation leader, and Shane Seeker participated in one against a giant Golurk in the Colossus Ruins. After Golurk was defeated, it was caught by Goh.

In A Crackling Raid Battle!, Ash, Goh, Jessie, and James fought a Zapdos in a Raid Battle at the Kanto Power Plant. However, Team Rocket soon abandoned the Raid Battle in favor of trying to steal Ash's Pikachu, leaving Goh to battle Zapdos alone. Despite managing to land some hits on it, Goh ultimately failed to capture the Legendary Pokémon.

In Battling in the Freezing Raid!, Ash, Goh, Gary, and Horace took part in a Raid Battle against an Articuno at the Seafoam Islands. For the last three, the Raid Battle served as a Project Mew Trial Mission. While they failed to defeat Articuno, they still fared well enough to pass the mission.

In Heroes Unite!, Lugia reappeared before Ash and Goh while they were camping, and they challenged it to a Raid Battle. The battle took place in the next episode, with Ash and Goh failing to deal any visible damage on Lugia, despite giving it their best efforts.

Gallery

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 團體戰 Tyùhntái Jin
Mandarin 團體戰 Tuántǐ Zhàn
  Finnish Raid-ottelu
  French Combat de Raid
  German Raid-Kämpfe
  Italian Battaglie Raid
  Korean 레이드배틀 Raid Battle
  Polish Bitwa Grupowa
  Brazilian Portuguese Batalha de Reide
  Russian Рейд Reyd
  Spanish Combates de incursión
  Swedish Rädstrid
  Thai แบตเทิลตีบอส Battle Ti Boss
  Turkish Akın Maçı

References


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