Raids

Pokecade features custom multi-player boss raids where groups of players battle powerful Pokemon together for rewards and a chance to catch the boss.

How Raids Work

  • Lobby Phase (30–45 seconds): A raid spawns and the first player to interact becomes the host. Other players can request to join. The host accepts or denies join requests.
  • Team Selection: Each player selects a team of 3 Pokemon (configurable per boss) from their party for the raid.
  • Battle Phase (5–7 minutes): All players battle the raid boss simultaneously. The boss has a shared health pool that is synced across all battlers. Every player fights their own instance of the boss, but damage is pooled together.
  • Catch Phase (45 seconds): After defeating the boss, players have 45 seconds to throw a ball and attempt to catch the raid Pokemon. Catch chance varies by boss difficulty.
  • Raid Bosses on Pokecade

    BossLevelBase HPPer-Player HPScaleCatch RateMax Players
    Charizard (Inferno)7516,000+3,5002.5x85%4
    Blastoise7516,000+3,5002.5x85%4
    Venusaur7516,000+3,5002.5x85%4
    Dragonite8020,000+4,5002.5x70%4
    Gengar8020,000+4,5002.5x70%4
    Mewtwo (Psionic)9030,000+7,0002.7x45%6

    Mewtwo is the hardest raid — it has 8 lives per player, a 7-minute battle timer, and only a 45% catch chance. Players get 6 health bars per player and must coordinate to deal enough damage.

    Raid Rewards (Damage-Based)

    Damage DealtReward
    40%+1x Legendary Crate Key + $50,000
    20–39%2x Rare Crate Keys + $25,000
    5–19%1x Rare Crate Key
    <5%Participation acknowledgment

    Rewards scale with contribution. Bring your strongest team and deal as much damage as possible to earn the best rewards. Fainted Pokemon cannot rejoin the fight, but you still receive rewards if the raid is cleared by other players.

    Tips for Raiding

    • Bring Pokemon with type advantages against the boss.
    • Level your raid team to at least 70+ for Tier 1 bosses and 85+ for Mewtwo.
    • Use held items like Choice Band, Life Orb, or Choice Specs to maximize damage output.
    • Coordinate with other players — raids are synced, so everyone benefits from more participants (the HP increase per player is proportionally less than the damage added).
    • Save your best Poke Balls (Ultra Balls, Dusk Balls) for the catch phase, especially on low-catch-rate bosses like Mewtwo.