Raid Battle

A Raid Battle is a special type of gym battle in Pokemon GO, it requires trainers to be at least 35 and have a Raid Pass to partake in a raid battle. You will know when one is going to happen because an egg will appear on top of the gym with a countdown, once the timer reaches zero, the raid boss will hatch, it will have a very high CP (Combat Power) like 10245 for instance. Pokemon assigned to the gym will leave when a raid is going to start at that gym. There are tiers for the raid battle depending on the CP of the raid boss.

When Raid Starts
When the raid boss hatches, the raid starts, you will need a raid pass to enter, you can get them from gyms once a day. You can choose to join a raid with random trainers, or join a private group, trainers from different teams can join the raid as well, being the only time when the three teams ally. The battle plays like a normal gym battle. You will need multiple trainers to defeat the boss. A raid lasts for an hour, after the raid the gym functions as it did before the raid. You can join the raid infinitely after turning in your raid pass, even after your defeated.

If you won...
Congrats! You will get great rewards, and Premier Balls depending on the results. You will then get a chance to catch the raid boss, note that its CP will be decreased, you can only use Premier Balls to catch it, but you can use Berries to help you. If your Premier Balls run out, the weakened raid boss will flee.

Category:Gyms