What is Raid in Pokémon GO?
Cooperative boss battles at gyms. 1★ to 5★ tiers + Mega + Elite. Drop rare candy, TMs, and a guaranteed catch encounter.
Cooperative boss battles at gyms. 1★ to 5★ tiers + Mega + Elite. Drop rare candy, TMs, and a guaranteed catch encounter.
Raids spawn at gyms multiple times per day. Tiers: 1★ (easy solo), 3★ (hard solo), 5★ (legendary, group required), Mega, and Elite. Tier determines the boss CP, the difficulty, and the rewards.
Defeating a raid drops Premier Balls (typically 5-15 depending on damage + bonuses), Rare Candy (chance-based), TMs, and a guaranteed encounter with the boss. The catch CP at L20 (standard) or L25 (weather-boosted) tells you whether your IVs are hundo.
Raid passes: 1 free per day from a gym spin, plus paid Premium Battle Passes for additional raids. Remote Raid Passes let you raid from afar but cost more coins.
See raid in action with the related Hundo Hunter tool.
Combat Power — the rendered number above a Pokémon. CP = floor(Atk × √Def × √Sta × CPM² / 10).
A Pokémon with perfect 15 / 15 / 15 IVs across Attack, Defense, and Stamina — a "100%" IV catch.
A color-variant Pokémon, marked with a ✦ icon. Independent of IVs and stats — purely cosmetic but ra…
What does Raid mean in Pokémon GO?
Cooperative boss battles at gyms. 1★ to 5★ tiers + Mega + Elite. Drop rare candy, TMs, and a guaranteed catch encounter.
Raid explained in detail
Raids spawn at gyms multiple times per day. Tiers: 1★ (easy solo), 3★ (hard solo), 5★ (legendary, group required), Mega, and Elite. Tier determines the boss CP, the difficulty, and the rewards. Defeating a raid drops Premier Balls (typically 5-15 depending on damage + bonuses), Rare Candy (chance-based), TMs, and a guaranteed encounter with the boss. The catch CP at L20 (standard) or L25 (weather-boosted) tells you whether your IVs are hundo. Raid passes: 1 free per day from a gym spin, plus paid Premium Battle Passes for additional raids. Remote Raid Passes let you raid from afar but cost more coins.
Is Raid the same as in the main-series Pokémon games?
Mostly yes — but Pokémon GO has unique mechanics around catching, raids, and PvP that change how Raid works compared to the main-series games. See the full explanation above for GO-specific details.