Pokemon GO Confirms Raid Battle Changes
As Pokemon GO approaches its five-year anniversary, the developers announce a handful of changes coming to the game’s popular raid battles.
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Pokemon GO will celebrate its five-year anniversary next month. As the anniversary approaches, Pokemon GO has announced that it will be updating how the game’s popular raids work.
Raids in Pokemon GO are group activities that see high-level players taking on gigantic versions of some of the most powerful Pokemon. Raids require players to use passes to join while also only being available at very specific times and locations. What Pokemon players can get from the raids rotates, with players usually being able to get more rare or legendary Pokemon like Regigigas for their Pokemon GO collection.
The new update will see raids working quite a bit differently from how trainers are used to. In a new blog post, Pokemon GO developer Niantic detailed what new features players can expect to come to raids as part of Pokemon GO’s anniversary celebrations. The biggest new addition is the new Trainer Achievements system. Aiming to highlight the contribution of all players in the raid, Trainer Achievements are will be awarded to players at the end of raids for things like using the final attack, dealing the most damage, keeping one Pokemon in the battle the longest, and other goals as well. Each achievement also has a medal associated with it that can be upgraded and shown off on a player’s profile.
Other updates coming to raids are a round of updates to the art and UX elements players see during raids. The stadium that raid battles take place in will be receiving a makeover, so players will have an entirely new environment to battle Pokemon GO’s biggest Pokemon in. The blog post also says that the update will also bring a handful of quality-of-life updates as well, but it does not provide any details on what they will be. The announcement of the changes comes after many players have voiced their frustration with Pokemon GO removing the features added to the game to assist them during the pandemic.
It is great to see Niantic continue to support Pokemon GO and work towards improving it for all of its players. The community has voiced a number of complaints and frustrations with the game recently, but hopefully, Niantic will be able to make the changes that Pokemon GO players are calling for. Details for Pokemon GO’s July Community Day were also recently announced, so it seems that the game’s anniversary will be a great time for new and returning players to jump into the game.
Pokemon GO is available now on Android and iOS devices.
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