Monday, June 26, 2017

Gym raids, first impressions

I was lucky enough to try out a raid on an airport.

Level 1 and 2 raids are definitely soloable. I'll argue that level 3 raids are as well for the extreme high level players.

As of now it seems you'll be rewarded the same no matter raid level until it's time to throw pokeballs at the defeated gym boss. This effectively translates into that you should solo a low level raid at a gym where you have a good badge status if you realise that it's unlikely that you'll participate in a high level one during any given day.

While it's fun to throw pokeballs at a premium pokemon most of us catch them in the wild anyway. Stardust is the real limiter, so another high CP level 20 snorlax quite honestly isn't as valuable as it would seem at a first glance.

The TM (technical machine) effectively turned the game into 'highest IV wins' and reduces the value of one more attacker. Gym defenders are still another matter.

Do swap the gym into your own colour prior to participating in the raid if you can. More rewards are, well, more rewards.

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