⭐ Raid System Overhaul ⭐

Raids have been completely restructured — the old letter-grade tiers are replaced with a clean 5-star system, difficulty and catch time scale properly by tier, and several bugs (Zygarde, Urshifu, Gmax) are fixed.

⭐ New 5-Star Tier System

We've simplified the old letter-grade tiers (D, C, B, A, S...) into a clean 5-star rating system:

• 1 Star — Easy raids, great for newer players
• 2 Star — Moderate challenge
• 3 Star — Solid fights, group up for these
• 4 Star — Tough battles, bring your best team
• 5 Star — The hardest raids in the game (prime-time only!)
• Gmax & Mega raids remain as special categories

5 Star and Mega raids are exclusive to the 8PM GMT daily prime-time slot — make sure you're online for those!

⚔️ Difficulty Scaling

Raids now scale properly by tier:

• 1 Star raids are quicker and easier to solo — 800 HP, 5 minute fights
• 5 Star raids are true endgame challenges — 3,000 HP, 12 minute fights
• Gmax and Mega raids sit between 4 and 5 star difficulty

🎯 More Time to Catch

One of the most requested changes — higher tier raids now give you more time to catch:

• 1 Star: 2 minutes
• 2 Star: 2.5 minutes
• 3 Star: 3 minutes
• 4 Star: 4 minutes
• 5 Star: 5 minutes

No more scrambling to throw all your balls in time!

📊 Boss Bar HP Display

You can now see the boss's exact HP on the boss bar during fights, not just the action bar. Keep track of how much damage you're doing!

🎟️ Raid Vouchers

All tiers now have proper raid vouchers with star ratings. 1-3 Star vouchers will be available for purchase with Pokedollars in-game soon — stay tuned for shop details.

💰 Reward Scaling

Rewards properly scale with difficulty now:

• Lower tiers give basics — berries, feathers, small candies
• Higher tiers give the good stuff — ability patches, choice items, gold bottlecaps
• 1st place gets bonus rolls from one tier above!

🔧 Bug Fixes

• Zygarde — Fixed a bug where the raid timer counted down but players couldn't attack
• Urshifu — Fixed the form showing incorrectly in chat (saying Rapid Strike when it was Single Strike)
• All Gmax bosses — Fixed Gmax factor not being enabled

🚫 Paradox & Ultra Beast Raids Removed

Paradox Pokemon and Ultra Beasts have been removed from the raid rotation. These Pokemon are now exclusive to the Ultra Space and Area Zero dimensions — go explore to find them!

📌 TL;DR

• Old letter-grade tiers replaced with a clean 1–5 star system; 5 Star and Mega raids are prime-time (8PM GMT) only
• Higher tier raids give more catch time — up to 5 minutes for 5 Star
• Paradox Pokemon and Ultra Beasts removed from raids — now exclusive to Ultra Space and Area Zero

These changes are live now — grab your team and try out the new star system!