Raid Pass - Bulbapedia, The Community-driven Pokémon Encyclopedia

A Raid Pass (Japanese: レイドパス Raid Pass) is an item in Pokémon GO that is required to join a Raid Battle. Once a player uses a Raid Pass, they will join a lobby with all of the other raid participants. Raid Passes are not refunded if the player decides to quit during a raid after battle has already commenced. Using a single Raid Pass, a player may attempt a raid as many times as they like until they win the raid or the raid expires.

There are four types of Raid Passes: free Raid Passes, Premium Battle Passes, Remote Raid Passes, and EX Raid Passes.

• Regular (or free) Raid Passes can be used to join a Raid Battle if the player is within range of the Gym. A player can only hold one free Raid Pass at a time. If a player has both a free Raid Pass and a Premium Battle Pass, the game will prioritize using the free Raid Pass first.
• Premium Battle Passes (formerly Premium Raid Passes) can be used to join a Raid Battle if the player is within range of the Gym or to participate in the premium reward track in GO Battle League.
• Remote Raid Passes can be used to join a Raid Battle at a Gym or a Max Battle at a Power Spot outside the player's range (alongside the MP cost), but can still be seen from the Nearby screen or if the player's Pokémon is defending the Gym. These were introduced as a means for players to continue participating in raids amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. A maximum of 10 players using Remote Raid Passes may join a Raid Battle. Players may only acquire more Remote Raid passes if they have less than three on hand.
  • Since April 6, 2023, players can only use a maximum of 5 Remote Raid Passes per day.[1] As of May 13, 2025, the number of Remote Raid Passes able to be used per day was permanently increased to 10.
  • As of May 13, 2025, players can use Remote Raid Passes to join Shadow Raids remotely.
  • As of May 19, 2025, players can use Remote Raid Passes and Max Particles to join Max Battles remotely.
  • Remote Raid Passes cannot be used to join Community Day Raids and Elite Raids.
• EX Raid Passes can only be used to join EX Raids, which have a set time and location in advance. They cannot be used for any other raids and disappear from the player's Bag if it expires.

Contents

• 1 Description
• 2 Acquisition
• 3 In other languages
• 4 References

Description

Image	English name	Japanese name	Description
	Raid Pass	レイドパスRaid Pass	Pass to join a Raid Battle. You can get a free pass at Gyms once per day if you don't already have one.
	Premium Battle Pass	プレミアムバトルパスPremium Battle Pass	A Premium Battle Pass can be used to join a Raid Battle or earn premium rewards in the GO Battle League.
	Remote Raid Pass	リモートレイドパスRemote Raid Pass	A Remote Raid Pass can be used to join a Raid Battle remotely.
	EX Raid Pass	EXレイドパスEX Raid Pass	Exclusive Raid Pass to join a special Raid Battle. You can use this pass only at the specified limited-time event.

Acquisition

A free Raid Pass may be obtained only once a day by spinning the Photo Disc of a Gym if there is not one in their Bag. If the player already has a free Raid Pass from a previous day, they must use it first before obtaining another one.

Premium Raid Passes are awarded for completing certain Special Research tasks. They can also be purchased at the Shop for 100 each or by purchasing certain boxes that contain them.

Initially, Remote Raid Passes could be purchased at the Shop for 100 each or 250 for a bundle of three. Starting April 27, 2020, players also had an option for a one-time purchase of a box containing three Remote Raid Passes for 1. Weekly boxes that cost 1 that contained Remote Raid Passes used to be available when first introduced.

However, on May 19, 2022, in a controversial move, Niantic announced that these weekly boxes would no longer contain Remote Raid Passes and contain other items[2]; these weekly boxes would eventually disappear without any announcement. On the same day, the bundle of three was raised from 250 to 300, which was not announced by Niantic, and effectively made the cost of the bundle of three the same as buying one at a time.

On March 30, 2023, in another controversial move, Niantic has announced that the prices of Remote Raid Passes will be increased again: single Remote Raid Passes will have its price increased to from 100 to 195, while the bundle of three passes will increase from 300 to 525. In addition, there will be a limit of 5 remote raids per day, although it could temporarily increase with events. These changes, as planned, have gone into effect on April 6, 2023.[3] This price increase makes these passes approximately twice as expensive as they were originally, generating significant backlash.[4] On May 13, 2025, the limit of remote raids per day was permanently increased to 10.

EX Raid Passes are distributed on a semi-random basis to players who have recently completed a Raid at the same Gym the EX Raid is to take place. Each EX Raid Pass allows a player to invite one Ultra Friend to participate, but may not send another even if the invitation is declined.

In other languages

Raid Pass

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	團體戰入場券 Tyùhntái Jin Yahpchèuhnggyun
	Mandarin	團體戰入場券 Tuántǐ Zhàn Rùchǎngquàn
French		Passe de Raid
German		Raid-Pass
Hindi		रेड पास Raid Pass
Indonesian		Tiket Raid
Italian		Biglietto raid
Korean		레이드패스 Reideu Paeseu
Brazilian Portuguese		Passe de Reide
Russian		Пропуск на рейд Propusk na reyd
Spanish	Latin America	Pase de Incursión
	Spain	Pase de incursión
Thai		บัตรตีบอส Bat Ti Boss
Turkish		Akın Bileti

Premium Battle Pass

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	特級對戰入場券 Dahkkāp Deuijin Yahpchèuhnggyun
	Mandarin	特級對戰入場券 Tèjí Duìzhàn Rùchǎngquàn
French		Passe de combat premium
German		Premium-Kampf-Pass
Hindi		प्रीमियम बैटल पास Premium Battle Pass
Indonesian		Tiket Pertarungan Premium
Italian		Biglietto lotta premium
Korean		프리미엄 배틀패스 Peurimieom Baeteul Paeseu
Brazilian Portuguese		Passe de Batalha Premium
Russian		Боевой премиум-пропуск Boyevoy premium-propusk
Spanish	Latin America	Pase de Combate Prémium
	Spain	Pase de combate prémium
Thai		บัตรแบตเทิลพรีเมียม Bat Battle Premium
Turkish		Premium Maç Bileti

Premium Raid Pass

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	特級團體戰入場券 Dahkkāp Tyùhntái Jin Yahpchèuhnggyun
	Mandarin	特級團體戰入場券 Tèjí Tuántǐ Zhàn Rùchǎngquàn
French		Passe de Raid Premium
German		Premium-Raid-Pass
Italian		Biglietto raid premium
Korean		프리미엄 레이드패스 Peurimieom Reideu Paeseu
Brazilian Portuguese		Passe de Reide Premium
European Spanish		Pase de incursión premium

Remote Raid Pass

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	遠距團體戰入場券 Yúhngeuih Tyùhntái Jin Yahpchèuhnggyun
	Mandarin	遠距團體戰入場券 Yuǎnjù Tuántǐ Zhàn Rùchǎngquàn
French		Passes de Raid à distance
German		Fern-Raid-Pass
Hindi		रिमोट रेड पास Remote Raid Pass
Indonesian		Tiket Raid Jarak Jauh
Italian		Biglietto raid da remoto
Korean		리모트 레이드패스 Rimoteu Reideu Paeseu
Brazilian Portuguese		Passe de Reide a Distância
Russian		Пропуск на удалённый рейд Propusk na udalënnyy reyd
Spanish	Latin America	Pase de Incursión Remota
	Spain	Pase de incursión remota
Thai		บัตรตีบอสระยะไกล Bat Ti Boss Rayaklai
Turkish		Uzak Akın Bileti

EX Raid Pass

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	VIP團體戰入場券 VIP Tyùhntái Jin Yahpchèuhnggyun
	Mandarin	VIP團體戰入場券 VIP Tuántǐ Zhàn Rùchǎngquàn
French		Passe de Raid EX
German		EX-Raid-Pass
Hindi		EX रेड पास EX Raid Pass
Indonesian		Tiket Raid EX
Italian		Biglietto raid EX
Korean		EX레이드패스 EX Reideu Paeseu
Brazilian Portuguese		Passe de Reide EX
Russian		Пропуск на EX-рейд Propusk na EX-reyd
Spanish	Latin America	Pase de Incursión EX
	Spain	Pase de incursión EX
Thai		บัตรตีบอส EX Bat Ti Boss EX
Turkish		Özel Akın Bileti

References

1. ↑ Updates to Pokémon GO’s Remote Raids
2. ↑ New social features, as well as updates for in-person raids
3. ↑ Updates to Pokémon GO’s Remote Raids
4. ↑ Remote Raid Update Discussion and Feedback Post