Entei Shadow Raid Day

Pokémon GO is doing a three-hour sprint for Shadow Entei on Saturday, May 2, 2026, and the whole event is built around local gyms, not an all-day global window. The raids run from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time, so every city gets its own afternoon rush. (gonintendo.com) Entei is one of the Johto region’s Legendary beasts, and its Shadow version is the darker, Team GO Rocket version used in Shadow Raids. Niantic is also boosting the chance of finding a Shiny Shadow Entei during that window, which is usually the detail that turns a routine raid into a meetup event. (leekduck.com) The free side of the event is simple: players can get up to five extra Raid Passes by spinning Gym Photo Discs, for a daily total of six. Niantic is also raising the daily Remote Raid Pass limit to 20 from Friday, May 1 at 5:00 p.m. to Saturday, May 2 at 8:00 p.m. Pacific Time. (leekduck.com) The paid ticket adds more volume, not a different boss. Ticket holders can get eight more Raid Passes from gyms for a daily total of 14, plus a higher chance of Rare Candy Extra Large, 1.5 times raid experience points, and 2 times raid Stardust. (gonintendo.com) The new wrinkle is gifting. Niantic says players can buy that ticket for friends as long as they have reached Great Friends status in Pokémon GO, which is the third friendship tier after Good Friends and before Ultra Friends. (gonintendo.com) That matters for raid groups because a paid bonus only helps if the whole group can stay active across the same three-hour block. If one organizer can gift tickets to several Great Friends before May 2, a group spread across different neighborhoods can line up the same pass-heavy window instead of hoping everyone bought in separately. (gonintendo.com) There is also a second paid bundle in the shop: the Entei Shadow Raid Day Ultra Ticket Box costs $4.99 and includes the event ticket plus one Premium Battle Pass. Niantic says tickets cannot be bought with PokéCoins, and purchases for yourself or for other trainers are non-refundable except where local law requires otherwise. (gonintendo.com) If you are planning teams instead of tickets, Shadow Entei is a Fire-type raid boss, so Ground-type, Rock-type, and Water-type attackers are the basic answer. Community guides are already pointing players toward that counter set because the event is short enough that wasted relobbies cost catches. (digancy.com) The shape of the day is clear now: three local hours, six free passes if you just show up, 14 total passes if you pay, and a gifting system aimed at players who already raid with established friends. For Pokémon GO, that is less like a festival and more like a scheduled neighborhood raid train with a very specific clock on it. (leekduck.com)