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⚔️Raids

Scheduled NovaRaids boss battles in the raid arenas, with the full boss list, schedule, catch rules and rewards.

Raids are team boss battles. A powerful raid boss appears in one of the two raid arenas, everyone who joins battles it together, and the best damage dealers get a chance to catch it.

How a raid works#

  1. A raid starts: it's announced in chat.
  2. Join: /raid list shows active raids, /raid join puts you in. You're teleported into the arena dome.
  3. Setup phase: a few minutes for everyone to arrive.
  4. Fight phase: battle the boss. Its health scales with the number of players.
  5. Catch phase: the top damage dealers get a catch encounter with the boss.
  6. Rewards: everyone who dealt damage gets rewards; the #1 damage dealer gets bonus rewards.
  7. Leave: type /raid leave once the raid ends.

Note Each boss has a minimum Pokémon level to join (see the tables). Keep your level cap in mind.

Schedule (UTC)#

Raid tier When
Common Automatically every 2–3 hours, all day
Rare Every day at 02:00 and 20:00
Legendary Every Sunday at 22:00

When two raids overlap, the second one queues and runs in the other arena.

Bosses#

Common raids#

Boss Type Min. level to join Caught at level Who can catch Shiny chance
Eevee Normal 50 50 Top 2 1/2,048
Arcanine Fire 30 55 Top 2 1/4,096
Gengar Ghost/Poison 50 55 Top 2 1/4,096
Gyarados Water/Flying 50 55 Top 2 1/4,096
Lucario Fighting/Steel 50 55 Top 2 1/4,096
Dragonite Dragon/Flying 55 60 Top 2 1/8,192
Garchomp Dragon/Ground 55 60 Top 2 1/8,192

Rare raids#

Boss Type Min. level to join Caught at level Who can catch Shiny chance
Tyranitar Rock/Dark 65 70 Top 2 1/4,096 (1st) · 1/8,192 (2nd)
Metagross Steel/Psychic 65 70 Top 2 1/4,096 (1st) · 1/8,192 (2nd)
Salamence Dragon/Flying 65 70 Top 2 1/4,096 (1st) · 1/8,192 (2nd)
Hydreigon Dark/Dragon 65 70 Top 2 1/4,096 (1st) · 1/8,192 (2nd)

Legendary raids (Sunday)#

One legendary is picked at random each week.

Boss Signature move Min. level to join Caught at level Who can catch
Mewtwo Psystrike 50 100 Top 1 only
Rayquaza Dragon Ascent 50 100 Top 1 only
Giratina Shadow Force 50 50 Top 1 only
Lugia Aeroblast 50 50 Top 1 only
Ho-Oh Sacred Fire 50 50 Top 1 only

Legendary shiny chance: 1/4,096. Caught bosses come with randomized IVs but a guaranteed minimum of perfect IVs: 4 for common and rare bosses, 3–4 for legendaries.

Raid items#

Item What it does
Raid Balls (Premier, Ultra and Master versions) Special balls for catching raid bosses. Each is tied to a tier (Common, Rare or Legendary) and to the player who received it.
Raid Voucher Lets you start a raid yourself. Common and Rare vouchers drop from raids. Very rare!

Rewards#

Every participant who dealt damage rolls the tier's participation rewards. The #1 damage dealer gets extra bonus rolls, and on legendary raids places 2 and 3 get a bonus too.

Tier Participation Top-damage bonus
Common Vote and Super Crate Keys, money, Rare Candies, PokeBuilder tokens, claim blocks, Common Raid Balls, fossils, potions, a small Master Ball chance Super Crate Keys, tokens, Max Mushrooms, Dynamax Candy, Ability Patches, Lucky Egg, Rare Raid Balls, Rare Vouchers
Rare Super and Vote Crate Keys, money, tokens, Dynamax Candy, Rare Raid Balls, Common Vouchers, Max Revives, diamonds, Choice Band, Pokémon Crate Key A chance at 1 Kingdom Star, Shiny Crate Key, Legendary Raid Balls, Master Ball, Exp. Share, Enchanted Golden Apple
Legendary Super, Legendary and Shiny Crate Keys, money, Legendary Raid Balls, Rare Vouchers, Ability Patches, netherite, Choice Specs, a tiny Elytra chance #1: 2 Kingdom Stars or a Legendary Master Raid Ball · #2–3: Legendary Crate Key, $25,000, Totem of Undying and more

Tips#

  • Bring super-effective attackers: boss health scales with player count, so damage matters.
  • Raid bosses are level 80–100 with perfect IVs. Bring your best team.
  • Prepare counters for all five legendaries before Sunday:
Legendary Good counters
Mewtwo Dark, Ghost, Bug
Rayquaza Ice (4×), Fairy, Rock, Dragon
Giratina Ice, Dragon, Ghost, Dark, Fairy
Lugia Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, Dark
Ho-Oh Rock (4×), Water, Electric

Looking for raids you can do anytime, alone or with friends? See Raid Dens.