Raid Passes

Raid Passes are items that can be acquired by spinning the Photo Disc at a Gym. The passes are used by trainers to participate in Raid Battles. Raid Passes can only be obtained by trainers on level 5 and above, because trainers do not have access to gyms before reaching level 5.

There are three types of these passes:

regular Raid Pass,
Premium Raid Pass
and EX Raid Pass.

To see currently-owned Raid Passes, players can check them out on the item bag page .

Types

Raid Pass

	Details Trainers can receive one free Raid Pass per day by visiting a Gym, but can only hold one at a time.
	In-game description A ticket that allows you to participate in Raid Boss Battles.

Premium Raid Pass

	Details A Premium Raid Pass that can be purchased from the in-game Shop.^[1]^[2]
	In-game description A Raid Pass can be used to join a Raid Battle.

EX Raid Pass

Details

The method for obtaining one is currently unknown because this feature is undergoing beta-testing. Select Trainers will receive an EX Raid Pass via their Journal. When the user clicks on the item in the journal, an invitation will be presented and provide information as to when and where the EX Raid Battle will occur.

Many reports indicate that the chosen Gym will be one that has been recently raided by the Trainer within the past several days.^[3]

Starting on September 20, 2018, when a trainer receives a pass, they may invite one Ultra or Best Friend to participate in the raid with them.^[4]

In-game description
EX Raid Pass to join a field test for a special Raid Battle. You can use this pass only at the specified limited-time event.

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Trivia

Both a regular or premium Raid Pass works for Legendary Raid Battles.
The EX Raid Passes were previously called Exclusive Raid Passes.
The first EX Raid Passes were sent out to Trainers on Bellevue, WA on September 5, 2017.^[5]
The passes originally reserved a two-hour slot, but they recently have changed to just one hour.^[3]
Premium Raid Pass can be deleted since 0.141.0 update.