Pokemon Go Remote Raid Passes Now Live

Pokemon Go's Remote Raid Passes have arrived. The new feature is now available to all players who are at least trainer level five, and as their name suggests, they allow you to join a Raid remotely, so you don't need to physically travel to a Gym to participate in the battle.

If you have a Remote Raid Pass, you can use it to take part in any Raid that appears on the Nearby screen. You can receive three Remote Raid Passes through a special one-PokeCoin bundle from the in-game shop. Niantic is also selling additional Remote Raid Passes at a limited-time price of 100 PokeCoins.

As helpful as the new Raid Passes are, they come with a couple of caveats. First, while up to 20 players will be able to join the same Raid, only a limited number will be able to do so using Remote Raid Passes. On top of that, while players who join Raids via Remote Raid Passes will initially have the same attack power as those physically present at the Gym, Niantic says remote players' attack power will eventually be reduced. You can read more about Remote Raid Passes on the official Pokemon Go website.

Remote Raid Passes are only the latest measure Niantic has implemented to make Pokemon Go easier to play from a personal setting amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. You will also be able to receive one bonus Field Research task each day without spinning a PokeStop. You can also now feed your Pokemon multiple Candies and Stardust at once, letting you power them up much more quickly than before.

The Remote Raid Passes arrive in Pokemon Go just as Landorus is about to leave Raids. The Legendary Pokemon was originally scheduled to depart on April 21, but Niantic extended its stay by an additional week, so it will now appear in Raids until 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET on April 28. Time is also running out to catch April's Research Breakthrough reward, Alolan Exeggutor.

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