Pokemon Go developer Niantic made a few huge adjustments to raid battles.
Over the weekend, Niantic refreshed the checklist of bosses gamers can encounter on Pokmeon Go raids. This is the primary change to the roster, which remained largely the identical for the reason that function was first launched in June.
Niantic didn’t announce the adjustments earlier than they have been made, and Eurogamer experiences that raid instances have additionally been shortened to 45 minutes, down from an hour.
Some of the adjustments embrace making Metapod a tier one boss, with Gen one evolutions Charmeleon, Ivysaur, and Wartortle changing Gen two evolutions as bosses. Porygon is now a tier three boss. Golem, Nidoqueen, Nidoking, Poliwrath, and Victreebel at the moment are tier 4 encounters.
Some of the encounters haven’t modified, nevertheless, resembling Gengar, Tyranitar, and Snorlax. We’re nonetheless ready to listen to extra particulars about EX Raids, the invite-only exercise the place you’ll encounter sure Pokemon you received’t discover wherever else.
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