Niantic pronounces adjustments to Pokemon GO raids

Niantic and The Pokemon Firm has been taking a look at and assessing raids within the hit iOS and Android sport Pokemon GO and have determined to implement some adjustments in an effort to rebalance the sport and guarantee its longevity. Niantic has mentioned in a weblog submit that these new adjustments for raids in Pokemon GO will go into impact from Thursday, sixth April at 11pm / 7pm UK time.

Pricing changes:

• The value of the Distant Raid Cross three-pack will enhance to 525 PokéCoins.
• The value of single Distant Raid Passes will enhance to 195 PokéCoins.
• A Premium Battle Cross three-pack will likely be added to the store for the worth of 250 PokéCoins.

Distant Raid participation limits:

• Trainers will have the ability to take part in a most of 5 Distant Raids per day.
• This most might change and enhance for particular occasions.

Distant Raid Passes:

• Distant Raid Passes will likely be included within the pool of potential rewards for Analysis Breakthroughs.
• Distant Raid Passes earned by way of Analysis Breakthroughs will nonetheless be topic to the prevailing stock restrict of three Distant Raid Passes per Coach.
• If a Coach earns a Distant Raid Cross from a Analysis Breakthrough whereas on the three Distant Raid Cross restrict, they are going to obtain a Premium Battle Cross as an alternative.

Purchases of Distant Raid Cross 3-Packs will nonetheless mean you can maintain as much as 5 Distant Raid Passes if you buy it with 2 Distant Passes already in your stock.

Sweet XL:

• Trainers who take part in five-star raids in particular person will earn extra Sweet XL than earlier than.

Since their introduction in 2020, Distant Raid Passes have come to dominate the expertise of enjoying Pokémon GO in a means we by no means meant. Rewarding Trainers with extra Sweet XL and including different new options are two of the methods we hope to additional incentivize enjoying Pokémon GO in particular person with your pals, household, and neighborhood.

We plan to maintain Distant Raid Passes as a part of Pokémon GO. Nevertheless, we consider this modification is critical for the long-term well being of the sport, and we don’t make it flippantly. We really feel it is a mandatory step towards our aim of preserving and enhancing the distinctive expertise of enjoying Pokémon GO—a sport we hope you proceed to get pleasure from lengthy into the longer term.

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