Pokémon GO adds Remote Raid Pass and other options for players to play at home
Posted on April 15, 2020 by Daire(@OrangeLight7895) in Mobile, News
Niantic have announced that they are implementing more features to allow Pokémon GO players to play from home during the COVID-19 pandemic including a new ‘Remote Raid Pass’ item which allows players to find nearby raids without having to physically travel to their location.
The item will be available in the in-game store and will act similarly to the Raid Pass available in the game currently, allow a limited number of players to participate in raids. In the future, players will unfortunately see a decrease in their attack power when using the item however.
Niantic stated:
At launch, Trainers battling in raids remotely will have the same attack power as Trainers who are able to battle at the raid location in person. At a later time, the attack power for Trainers battling remotely will be reduced. Afterward, a Trainer battling at the raid location in person will have higher attack power than a Trainer battling remotely.
Niantic have also announced that players will now receive a bonus research task and gifts from partner Pokémon instead of having to use PokéStops. Alongside these additions are adjustments being made to Incense, Lucky Eggs and Star Pieces.
