It isn’t an entire walkback of the 2023 nerf, however it’s a slight buff.
Pokemon Go is loosening the strings on the flexibility to battle in unhealthy climate or different circumstances.
In a publish on the sport’s web site, the next modifications have been introduced to be coming to the raiding system this month:
The restrict of 5 distant raids per day launched in Could of 2023 will likely be raised to 10 on Could 13 (2pm EDT), with the choice to lift or take away the restrict for particular occasions remainin. The restrict will likely be raised to twenty for occasions on Could seventeenth and twenty fifth, and is eliminated for occasions equivalent to Pokemon Go Fest or this 12 months’s Unova Tour
Starting on Could 13, “Shadow Raids” will likely be accessible remotely; these have been beforehand local-only barring a trial of distant Shadow Raids in February
On Could 19, “Dynamax Battles” and the bigger cousin “Gigantamax Battles” will turn into accessible remotely, although one other foreign money in “Max Particles” will nonetheless even be required; the capability for holding particles will increase to 1500 at the moment, and native battle will present extra rewards than battling remotely
In response to our inquiry, 2023 modifications to the associated fee and stock capability for distant passes will stay in place: a single distant go prices roughly US$2 (195 cash) and a pack of three is offered for $5.25 (525 cash), with a delicate restrict of three and arduous restrict of 5 distant passes that may be saved. For comparability, in-person passes are $1.00 for a single, $2.50 for 3, bigger amount reductions, and no restrict on passes that may be held
Distant raiding was one of many modifications launched to Pokemon Go initially of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, and initially shared value construction and limits with in-person “premium” passes past the one free go per day. In Could 2023, the worth was elevated and the restrict established to re-encourage in particular person play, exacerbated by the introduction of local-only Shadow Raids in June 2023 and Dynamax / Gigantamax Battles in September 2024.