Pokémon Go dataminers discover upcoming Shadow Raids, following a disastrous Elite Raid weekend
The Pokémon Go community’s faith is shaken following the most recent Elite Raids featuring Regidrago. Not only were the raids challenging to complete for players looking to gather a workable team, but connecting to these raids was extremely buggy and led to multiple errors. After a disappointing weekend, dataminers have discovered a new type of raid is on the way to Pokémon Go, Shadow Raids, which appear to feature shadow Pokémon previously controlled by Team Rocket.
These were discovered by the datamining team at Pokeminers, who shared their report in a live update on their Twitter page. From what they shared, Shadow Raids are set to have five levels to them, similar to the traditional raid system before they swapped to the one, three, and five-star system. It also looks like these raids will require a unique type of raid ticket, meaning players might expect to pay money for them or earn them uniquely.
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How the Shadow Raids work will likely be similar to the traditional raids, where a featured Pokémon is far more powerful than its standard form. For players typically hunting for specific shadow Pokémon, it might make tracking them down easier than trying to find a particular Team Rocket trainer.
The downside to learning about a new type of raid is that players are likely discouraged from hearing about a new system following the disastrous weekend of the Regidrago Elite Raids. For many in New Zealand, not everyone had a good time with these encounters, frequently hitting error codes, being dropped from raids, or learning that they could not participate in them alongside their friends.
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