Pokemon GO Mega Lucario Raid Day set for Sunday rerun for select regions after technical glitches

While Pokemon GO Mega Lucario Raid Day on July 27, 2024, went smoothly in most places, players in some time zones experienced glitches with event bonuses not applying after 5 pm local time. Niantic Support acknowledged the problem on X and announced that the event would be extended to July 28, 2024, in affected regions.

While the information on the affected regions was not fully disclosed, a Leek Duck X post suggests that they include Oceania and parts of Asia. Later, they also specified that the last-affected time zones were around GMT +6 (+/-1).

Niantic announces Pokemon GO Mega Lucario Raid Day for July 28, 2024

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Pokemon GO Mega Lucario Raid Day bonuses included the following:

Mega Lucario will appear more frequently in raids
Trainers would receive up to five additional free Raid Passes from Gyms
Increased chance of encountering Shiny Lucario
1.5x more XP from Raid Battles
Increased chance to get Rare Candy XL from in-person Raid Battles
The Remote Raid limit will be increased to 20 from Friday, July 26, at 5:00 p.m. to Saturday, July 27, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. PDT

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These benefits were available between 11 am and 5 pm local time. There were also certain ticket bonuses active from 11 am to 10 pm local time. The paid benefits included:

Thirteen additional Raid Passes from spinning Gyms
Increased chance to get Rare Candy XL from Raid Battles
One guaranteed Rare Candy XL when catching Lucario
3× more XP from Raid Battles
2× Stardust from Raid Battles

Trainers in affected regions—Oceania, and parts of Asia within GMT +6 timezones—will have access to these bonuses again on Sunday, July 28, 2024, between 12 pm and 5 pm local time.

As compensation, Niantic Support also announced that ticket-holders from Pokemon GO Mega Lucario Raid Day would also get back all the Raid Passes they used during the event alongside a package containing five Star Pieces and five Lucky Eggs.

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