Raid Day

In Pokémon GO, Raid Days (also known as Special Raid Challenges) are three-hour events which allow players to participate in Raid Battles against a featured Raid Boss. Most Gyms during this period of time will have the Boss active for the one* hour, and if the Boss is defeated, the Pokémon encountered afterwards will have a 10% chance of becoming Shiny.^[1] After the Raid time is up, Raid Boss gets renewed for another hour. Players may receive up to five additional free Raid Passes from Gyms during the three-hour window. Raid Days sometimes include event-exclusive moves, which may be known by the featured Pokémon if obtained during the raid hours (including via evolution or capture outside of raids).

List of Raid Days

Professor Willow's Global Challenge 2018

The first three Raid Challenges, the legendary birds, were unlocked as part of Professor Willow's Global Challenge 2018, which ran over six days over the period from June 30 to September 2, 2018. As all three parts were successfully completed, all three legendary birds were available to players again from September 13–20, 2018 as part of the Ultra Bonus Event.^[2]

The times for these raid challenges have so far been held at the same time:

• Asia-Pacific: 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. JST (GMT +9)
• Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. UTC (GMT +0)
• The Americas and Greenland: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8)

Pokémon	Boss CP	Catch CP	Event moves	Date
Articuno	29127	1599 - 1676 1999 - 2095	Hurricane*	July 7, 2018 (except Japan) August 4, 2018 (Japan)
Zapdos	33068	1820 - 1902 2275 - 2378	Thunder Shock	July 21, 2018
Moltres	32496	1788 - 1870 2235 - 2337	Sky Attack	September 8, 2018

Gengar Special Raid Challenge

Gengar was the first non-legendary Pokémon to be featured in a Special Raid Challenge on November 3, 2018.^[3]

Pokémon	Boss CP	Catch CP	Event moves
Gengar	31256	1420 - 1496 1776 - 1870	Lick Psychic

Extraordinary Raid Week

Lapras was featured for a Raid Day as part of Extraordinary Raid Week 2019. The Lapras Raid Day took place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time on May 25 or, for Asia-Pacific only, May 26, 2019.

Pokémon	Boss CP	Catch CP	Event moves
Lapras	23476	1435 - 1509 1794 - 1886	Ice Shard Ice Beam

Professor Willow's Global Challenge 2019

For Professor Willow's Global challenge 2019, which ran in conjunction with GO Fest, the Legendary beasts were featured, but without any event-exclusive moves. These Raid Days all took place from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time.^[4]

Pokémon	Boss CP	Catch CP	Date
Raikou	45435	1889 - 1972 2361 - 2466	June 29, 2019
Entei	41758	1900 - 1984 2375 - 2480	July 14, 2019
Suicune	37761	1627 - 1704 2033 - 2130	August 17, 2019

Evolution Event Raid Day

During the Evolution Event, a Raid Day featuring all three stages of the Kanto first partner Pokémon took place on December 7, 2019, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time.

Pokémon	Boss CP	Catch CP
Bulbasaur	3656	590 - 637 737 - 796
Charmander	3334	516 - 560 645 - 700
Squirtle	3113	497 - 540 621 - 675

Pokémon	Boss CP	Catch CP
Ivysaur	8852	912 - 970 1141 - 1213
Charmeleon	8715	887 - 944 1109 - 1180
Wartortle	7799	795 - 850 995 - 1063

Pokémon	Boss CP	Catch CP
Venusaur	28861	1480 - 1554 1851 - 1943
Charizard	30958	1574 - 1651 1968 - 2064
Blastoise	26291	1338 - 1409 1673 - 1761

Valentine's Day 2020

A Raid Day featuring Lickitung with the event-exclusive move Body Slam was included as part of the Valentine's Day 2020 event. Any Lickilicky evolved from Lickitung during the event period also knew Body Slam. The Lickitung Raid Day took place on February 15, 2020, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. local time.

Pokémon	Boss CP	Catch CP	Event moves
Lickitung	14386	752 - 806 940 - 1008	Body Slam

Pokémon Day 2020

As part of the Pokémon Day 2020 celebration, a Raid Day featuring both Gengar and Nidorino wearing party hats took place on March 1, 2020, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. local time. Like with the previous Gengar Raid Day, any Gengar caught or evolved into during the event period knew the event-exclusive moves Lick and Psychic.

Pokémon	Boss CP	Catch CP
Nidorino Party hat	7238	743 - 796 929 - 995

Pokémon	Boss CP	Catch CP	Event moves
Gengar Party hat	33531	1566 - 1644 1958 - 2055	Lick Psychic

Alolan Marowak Raid Day

As part of the Halloween 2020 celebration, a Raid Day featuring Alolan Marowak took place on October 31, 2020, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. local time. Any Alolan Marowak caught during the event period knew the event-exclusive move Shadow Bone.

Pokémon	Boss CP	Catch CP	Event moves
Marowak Alolan Form	13525	988 - 1048 1235 - 1311	Shadow Bone

Pokémon Day 2021

As part of the Pokémon Day 2021 celebration, a Raid Day featuring legendary birds took place on February 28, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. Any Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres caught during the event period knew the event-exclusive moves Hurricane, Thunder Shock and Sky Attack respectively. During this event players could use Charged TMs on Shadow Pokémon to forget the move Frustration and the appearance of Team GO Rocket grunts at Pokéstops and in balloons was increased.

Pokémon	Boss CP	Catch CP	Event moves
Articuno	29127	1599 - 1676 1999 - 2095	Hurricane
Zapdos	33068	1820 - 1902 2275 - 2378	Thunder Shock
Moltres	32496	1788 - 1870 2235 - 2337	Sky Attack

Mega Kangaskhan Raid Day

During the Mega Moment event, a Raid Day featuring Mega Kangaskhan took place on May 1, 2022, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time.

Pokémon	Boss CP	Catch CP
Kangaskhan Mega Kangaskhan	37140	1405 - 1477 1757 - 1847

Hisuian Braviary Raid Day

During the Hisuian Discoveries event, a Raid Day featuring Hisuian Braviary took place on July 31, 2022, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. For this event, chance for receiving Rare Candy XL from in-person Raid Battles was increased and players would get 50% more XP for winning raids.

Pokémon	Boss CP	Catch CP
Braviary Hisuian Form	16865	1531 - 1608 1914 - 2010

Hoenn Mega Raid Day

A Raid Day featuring Mega Sceptile, Mega Blaziken and Mega Swampert took place on December 3, 2022, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. local time. Any Sceptile, Blaziken and Swampert caught or evolved into during the event period knew the event-exclusive moves Frenzy Plant, Blast Burn and Hydro Cannon respectively.

Pokémon	Boss CP	Catch CP	Event moves
Sceptile Mega Sceptile	45057	1500 - 1575 1876 - 1969	Frenzy Plant
Blaziken Mega Blaziken	44147	1550 - 1627 1938 - 2034	Blast Burn
Swampert Mega Swampert	43153	1622 - 1699 2027 - 2124	Hydro Cannon

Hisuian Avalugg Raid Day

During the Winter Holiday Part 2 event, a Raid Day featuring Hisuian Avalugg took place on December 24, 2022, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. local time.

Pokémon	Boss CP	Catch CP
Avalugg Hisuian Form	21854	1892 - 1975 2365 - 2469

Kleavor Raid Day

Kleavor Raid Day took place on May 6, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time.

Pokémon	Boss CP	Catch CP
Kleavor Hisuian Form	22106	1717 - 1798 2147 - 2247

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