
On top of this, players will be able to collect a new weapon shard from Rockets Shadow Shards. Collecting enough of these items will allow players to assemble a Purified Gem. Purified Gems are slated to be our first item for use in-raid, as they will be usable at-will and will be able to temporarily drop the stats of a Shadow Pokemon in an Enraged State. As their HP drops, Shadow Pokemon will boost their Attack and Defense by entering an Enraged State, making the Shadow Raid harder to complete.Players will not get additional Premier Balls from a Team Bonus.Players will not be able to join Shadow Raids with Remote Raid Passes.


At the moment, it appears as though Shadow Raids will be fundamentally the same as normal raids, but will include a few unique features as well.
