Pokemon GO to host Extraordinary Raid Week starting May 21

Niantic has announced Extraordinary Raid Week for Pokemon GO. Starting 21, players can get their Raid Passes ready and test their battle skills against a variety of Pokemon.

Below are the full details:

Extraordinary Raid Week 
Date + Time

• Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at 1 p.m. to Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at 1 p.m. PDT (GMT −7)

Raids

• ★: Machop, Slakoth, Shinx, Bronzor
• ★★: Misdreavus, Kirlia, Mawile, Feebas, Clamperl, Bibarel
• ★★★: Alolan Raichu, Chansey, Scyther, Aerodactyl, Floatzel
• ★★★★: Alolan Marowak, Dragonite, Tyranitar, Absol, Metagross

Features

• If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny Bronzor!

Bonuses

• 2× Raid Stardust
• 2× Raid XP

Raid Hour 
Date + Time

• Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. (local time)

Features

• The number of raids of all levels will increase during the event hour.

Lapras Raid Day 
Date + Time

• The Americas, Greenland, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India: Saturday, May 25, 2019, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (local time)
• Asia-Pacific: Sunday, May 26, 2019, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (local time)

Features

• The Transport Pokémon, Lapras, will be joining Raid Battles for this event.
• Receive up to five Raid Passes from Gyms at no cost.
• If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny Lapras!

This is your chance to add some awesome Pokémon like Tyranitar or Metagross to your team. We hope you’re up for the challenge, Trainers!

Let’s GO raid!

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