Raid Boss

A Raid Boss or Boss Pokémon is an extremely powerful Pokémon that has very high CP. It hatches from a Raid Egg which appears atop a Gym upon the beginning of the Raid Battle. A countdown will display the time until the Egg hatches and the battle begins.

Details
Upon using a Raid Pass to join the battle, the Trainer and up to 20 other Trainers work together to defeat the Raid Boss. If a Raid Boss is successfully defeated within the five-minute time limit, those Trainers have the chance to catch an extra powerful Pokémon of their own.

Trivia

 * The Raid Boss icon is based off of Rhydon's face — who was the first Pokémon designed and programmed into the original game. There are also various Rhydon statutes that can be found throughout the game as well.