Pokémon Go Remote Raid passes are about to change for the worse
The Remote Raid passes in Pokémon Go have been widely received as a positive item by many fans in the community. These were initially introduced in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic occurred, and countries worldwide were shutting down communities. Despite the positive reception from the community, developer Niantic has been trying to pull away from these items slowly. A recent text hiccup now shows that Niantic could be implementing a change to limit how many Remote Raid Passes a player uses today, which could severely hurt a good amount of the Pokémon Go community moving forward.
The hiccup occurred earlier today, which was caught and recorded by Joe Merrick, the webmaster for Serebii.net. Merrick posted a screenshot of their in-game Remote Raid Pass ticket. It showed the text describing the item, detailing that it was a “Pass to join a Raid Battle remotely. You can join {0} Raids a day,” confirming that players will likely have a set limit of Remote Raid Pass battles they can join per day, rather than giving them unlimited attempts given how many Remote Raid Passes they have in their inventory.
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Merrick has confirmed that the text has been removed following the screenshot. Still, it leaves a sour taste for any Pokémon Go player who purchases and uses this premium item. COVID-19 restrictions aside, raid battles in Pokémon Go are challenging, on top of players relying on others in their local area to play the game and find these limited-time raids before they expire. The Remote Raid Passes opened up the Pokémon Go mobile game to the community and turned it into a worldwide game rather than one restricted by a player’s local area.
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