Due to errors at the start of the Season of Hidden Gems, a “makeup” event featuring Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf was announced on Thursday, June 8th, 2023 by Niantic on Pokémon GO’s official social media channels and blog. The blog post details in addition to this “makeup” event, Trainers who used Remote Raid Passes during the affected time will have those passes returned and be given additional Remote Raid Passes.
Keep in mind that this event (as well as the June 2023 Community Day feature Axew) will eat into time for Shadow Articuno Raids, as those Raids will only appear during weekends in June (starting with June 10th and 11th).
Here are the details for the Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf raid event with our guide below:
Pokémon GO’s Season of Hidden Gems – Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf raid event
Begins: Sunday, June 11th, 2023 at 11 a.m. your local time.
Ends: Sunday, June 11th, 2023 at 5 p.m. your local time.
Pokémon featured – Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf
The Lake Trio will be easier to find in Five-Star Raids. In the world of Pokémon GO, they are region exclusives, so they’ll only be appearing in specific countries/areas:
- Uxie is only available in Five-Star Raids that take place in Asia-Pacific.
- Mesprit is only available in Five-Star Raids that take place in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India.
- Azelf is only available in Five-Star Raids that take place in the Americas and Greenland.
Event Bonuses
- Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf will appear more frequently in raids in their respective regions.
- The Remote Raid limit will be increased to 15 from Saturday, June 10, 2023, at 12 a.m. to Sunday, June 11, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. your local time.
Event Boxes
If any special event boxes or bundles are released during the event, they’ll be listed here once the event is live.
Raids
Standard Raids will be active during the event.
Standard Raids
The following Pokémon will be appearing in Raids:
- Five-Star Raids: Uxie*, Mesprit*, or Azelf* (See Additional Notes).
Additional Notes:
- Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”
- Five-Star Raids:
- Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf:
- Uxie is only available in Five-Star Raids that take place in Asia-Pacific.
- Mesprit is only available in Five-Star Raids that take place in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India.
- Azelf is only available in Five-Star Raids that take place in the Americas and Greenland.
- Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf* will be available after the event (in Five-Star Raids), until Thursday, June 15th, 2023 at 10 a.m. your local time.
- Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf:
- One- and Three-Star Standard Raids, Mega Raids, and Shadow Raids may also be active during the event. For complete lineups, check out the Water Festival: Beach Week guide or the Season of Hidden Gems guide hub.
Raid Pass Information
How to get a Raid Pass in Pokémon GO
Trainers who wish to partake in the event will have to use a Raid Pass at a Gym with an active Raid. There are currently three Raid Pass types:
- Raid Pass (orange) – The daily free Raid Pass. You can get one free in-game daily by spinning a Gym’s PokeStop.
- Premium Battle Pass (green) – A Raid Pass that can be purchased with PokéCoins (Pokémon GO’s premium in-game currency). One costs 100 PokéCoins and can also be found in special bundles or included as bonus items for paid ticket events and more. This pass can also be used in Pokémon GO’s GO Battle League for premium rewards.
- Remote Raid Pass (blue) – A special Raid Pass that can be purchased with PokéCoins.
- As of May 23rd, 2022, they will not be included in the weekly box bundles for 1 PokéCoin.
- As of April 6th, 2023, prices have increased. An individual Remote Raid Pass is 195 PokéCoins (previously 100 PokéCoins) and the 3-pack is 525 PokéCoins (previously 300 PokéCoins).
- As of April 6th, 2023, Trainers can only use up to 5 Remote Raid Passes per day. The limit may be increased during special events.
- The limit for the Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf raid event is 15 Remote Raid Passes (for that day only).
- Remote Raid Passes are available as Research Breakthrough rewards and more.
Note: Raid Pass and Premium Battle Pass items can only be used within 80 meters (262 feet) of a Gym. A Remote Raid Pass can be used if you see the Gym on your screen (regardless of location) or be used to Raid remotely if invited by an in-game friend anywhere in the world who is hosting a Raid.
How many Raid Passes can you get in a day?
Technically, there is no limit to how many Raid Passes you can acquire each day, but there is a limit depending on which Raid Pass type:
- Raid Pass (orange) – You can only get one per day for free by spinning a Gym’s PokeStop.
- Premium Battle Pass (green) – You can have as many Premium passes as you can purchase and hold in your inventory.
- Remote Raid Pass (blue) – As of April 6th, 2023, you can only hold up to five at a time, but can buy more after using one. Yet, you are limited to participating in 5 Remote Raids per day.
- For this event, the Remote Raid Pass limit has been increased to 15.
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Written by Jennifer Burch
Illustrator, designer, writer and big Nintendo geek, you can find Jennifer with an N3DS within reach 24/7. As the oldest of three, she has survived many Mario Party, Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart sessions intact in addition to getting her brothers hooked on some really weird games. (Cubivore anyone?)
