With the EX-Raids, the Pokémon GO developers invite players to battle against Mewtwo. Have you received an invitation too?
After a roughly three-week winter break, the EX-Raids are back in Pokémon GO. Invitations were sent out to players last night, on January 3rd. Instead of continuously sending invitations to the same players, it seems that this time particularly “newbies” were taken into account.
Received EX-Raid invitation
The new EX-Raids are scheduled around January 9th. This may vary in some areas because the battles depend on the respective time zone. In addition, Niantic has already stated that EX-Raids will take place at times when the affected gyms have the most activity.
The experts from TheSilphRoad have been examining the question of which “trainer type” received an invitation to the next EX-Raids in recent hours. According to initial data, it appears particularly new EX Raid players have been affected.
- 52.7% of the invitations went to trainers who have not yet received an EX-Raid invitation
- 25.8% of the invitations went to trainers who have previously received an EX-Raid invitation
- 21.5% of the invitations went to trainers who have already received three or more EX-Raid invitations in the past
The trainer levels were illustrated by TheSilphRoad with the following graphic. This either reflects the average level of the community or shows that Niantic appears to prefer trainers with higher levels (30+) when distributing EX-Raid invitations.
Community still dissatisfied
While some trainers have been excited since January 4th to finally be invited to an EX-Raid, others remain upset. The system is opaque for them and seems to distribute the invitations unfairly.
In social media, there are ongoing requests from players for the abolition of this system, as they believe it simply doesn’t work. Do you think Niantic should make the EX-Raid system fairer, or is it okay as it is?
We show you the requirements for an EX-Raid invitation in Pokémon GO here
