Raids are a new feature adding in June of 2017 to Pokemon Go.
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Participating in a Raid
- A trainer needs to be at least level 20 to participate in a Raid.
- Raids happen at a Gym that has at least a few Pokemon of the same team in them.
- Raids have a 90 minute countdown leading up to their beginning.
- Raids are active for 1 hour.
- Access the raid will require you have 1 Raid Pass.
Battling in Raid/Forming a Raid Group
- You fight a raid with a full team of 6 Pokemon.
- You have a 2 minute count down leading into the fight against the Raid Pokemon.
- To form a raid group, give the code shown out to any local friends to participate in the raid with them.
- The Raid group can be turned public so anyone in range can participate.