Niantic has announced two Raid Days happening this March in Pokémon GO. It's going to unleash elements around the world with the focus on Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon.
Raid Day: Primal Kyogre is happening on March 17 from 2:00 p.m. (local time) to 5:00 p.m. (local time). During this period, the event bonuses are:
- Primal Kyogre appears more frequently in raids.
- Receive up to five additional free Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs.
- Increased chance to encounter Shiny Kyogre.
- The Remote Raid limit is increased to 20 from March 16 8:00 p.m. (EDT) to March 17 at 11:00 p.m. (EDT).
Meanwhile, Raid Day: Primal Groudon is scheduled on March 23 from 2:00 p.m. (local time) to 5:00 p.m. (local time). The bonuses for this event are:
- Primal Groudon appear more frequently in raids.
- Receive up to five additional free Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs.
- Increased chance to encounter Shiny Groudon.
- The Remote Raid limit is increased to 20 from March 22 at 8:00 p.m. (EDT) to March 23, at 8:00 p.m. (EDT).
To take part in either of these Raid Days, trainers can buy a ticket worth $5. Those who do can get bonuses that are effective March 17 from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (local time) for Raid Day: Primal Kyogre and March 23 from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (local time) for Raid Day: Primal Groudon. These bonuses are:
- Eight additional Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs.
- Increased chance to get Rare Candy XL from Raid Battles.
- 50% more XP from Raid Battles.
- 2× Stardust from Raid Battles.
Trainers can also buy and gift tickets to any of their friends on Pokémon GO. The only catch is that they need to have reached a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with these friends. Remembers that purchases, which include those made for other Trainers, are non-refundable. In addition, tickets can't be purchased using PokéCoins.
Oceania Events
Good news for trainers in Oceania! They can now join in sanctioned events at local Organized Play retail locations. These include the Pokémon Trading Card Game events that are already taking place at these locations. Pokémon GO events in particular include GO Challenges and GO Cups. With these events, Niantic revealed in a post that they hope this gives players the chance to develop their skills and meet other members of the community.
Pokémon GO is available to download free on mobile platforms through Android and iOS.
