How to raid in Pokémon Go

In this article, we’ll guide you on how to raid in Pokémon Go regardless of the difficulty tier. If you’re an old Pokémon player, then you’ll have an idea of what a raid is and how to join one.

But if you’re new to Pokémon Go, you’ll need guidance to help improve your gaming experience. For some players, raid battles are a way to enjoy Pokémon Go with friends. Others, however, consider raids to be an avenue to get new items.

As a beginner, engaging in raids is a great way to learn more about your Pokémon characters. In this guide, find everything about how to raid in Pokémon Go.

What is a raid in Pokémon Go?

Before we go into the details of this article, we’ll answer a question that might be weighing upon your mind as a new player. Raids in Pokémon Go are fights where trainees in a gym team up with the sole objective of defeating a powerful boss Pokémon that has overtaken the gym.

Players can find raids around them by using the Nearby feature and join them, or get invitations from friends to join other raids as well. Within the game, raids are of different difficulties each needing a different tactic from the player. The tactics might include play style as well as the Pokémon characters that players use when stepping into raid battles.

Another question that might be on your mind is why you’ll want to be part of a raid. The reason is quite simple, if you’re successful in raid battles against powerful Pokémon bosses then you get special rewards and also a shot at catching the powerful Pokémon boss and adding him to your collection of Pokémon. Now that you know what raids in Pokémon Go are and the benefits of joining them, you’re ready to learn how to raid in Pokémon Go.

How to raid in Pokémon Go

In the previous paragraph, we touched on the ways players can join Pokémon Go raids, either through the Nearby feature or by invitation. Even if you find a raid battle using either method, you’ll still need a Raid Pass, which is simply an item that will grant you access to join Raid Battles.

The types of Raid Pass accessible to you as a player are the Raid Pass (for tier 1-5 battles), Premium Battle Pass (for tier 1-5 battles), Remote Raid Pass, and EX Raid Pass (for joining previously raided gyms).

Now that you have found a raid, and you have your passes now it's time to join a raid battle which consists of only 20 trainers and lasts for 45 minutes. You can join a battle automatically or privately, with the latter requiring a password to give you access to an ongoing raid. Once you’ve joined a raid, you’ll need to exchange your passes to gain access to the gym and battle the boss using up to 6 Pokémon characters.

Once you and the 19 other trainees are set, the match kicks off, and you face the powerful Pokémon that took over the gym.

To defeat the character, you rely on three basic moves, charged attacks (only accessible when the charged attack bar is full), fast attacks (tapping on the screen, deals less damage than charged attacks), and dodges (swiping to the left or the right to dodge incoming attacks).

Combining these attacks will help you defeat the boss and collect your rewards, if you are defeated before the battle ends, you can always rejoin until the match ends or the boss is defeated.

That's everything there is to know about how to raid in Pokémon Go . But before you go, check out our article on how to catch Galarian Articuno in Pokemon Go.