Niantic has announced that, after the changes it has had to make in order to continue operating and for players to play Pokémon Go during the Covid-19 pandemic, it will reduce the presence and possibility of remote raids. Thus They are going to raise the prices of the Remote Incursion passes and even limit the number of them in which Pokémon Go users can participate every day in April 2023.
Below are the changes. They will begin to be applied to Pokémon Go from Thursday, April 6, which for those who live in Madrid, Andalusia, Aragon, Asturias, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León, Extremadura, Galicia, Murcia, Navarra, the Basque Country and La Rioja; It is the holiday of Maundy Thursday.
Changes in Pokémon Go for April 2023 regarding Remote Raids
Price adjustments:
The price of the Remote Raid Pass three-pack will increase to 525 PokéCoins.
The price of individual Remote Raid Passes will increase to 195 PokéCoins.
A pack of three Premium Battle Passes will be added to the store for the price of 250 PokéCoins.
Remote Raid Participation Limits:
Trainers may participate in a maximum of five Remote Raids per day.
This maximum may change and increase in special events.
Remote Raid Passes:
Remote Raid Passes will be included in the pool of potential rewards from Research Breakthroughs. Those obtained through research advances will still be subject to the existing inventory limit of three Remote Raid Passes per trainer at the same time, so if you get one for advancing an investigation, you won't be able to save it and will instead receive a Premium Battle Pass instead. If you buy a pack of three Remote Raid Passes, you will be allowed to have up to 5 Remote Raid Passes if at the time of purchase you have two Remote Passes already in your inventory.
With this, Niantic wants to return to the game the social and event aura that Pokémon Go had. But remote raids have brought a lot of people back to the game after years of not playing, and have even encouraged more people to give it a try. While the limitation is not huge, it is a step to reduce its importance, since Niantic highly values in-person events, especially the official ones they charge admission for.
