Max Raid battles are a special battle type in which 4 Trainers take on a Dynamax Pokémon in a Raid Den. These Pokémon have different Star Levels, or difficulties, depending on what Pokémon is faced and remain Dynamaxed for the whole battle. Each Trainer uses a single Pokémon against the Dynamax Pokémon. If fewer than 4 players join a raid, the remaining slots will be filled by NPC Trainers using Pokémon with levels up to 70% of the highest leveled Pokémon the players put into the raid.
The higher the star level, the higher the odds are of finding Shiny Pokémon, Gigantamax Pokémon, and Pokémon that have their Hidden abilities. While fighting, the Dynamax Pokémon can attack up to three times per turn and create a shockwave, which cancels the effect of the Trainers' Abilities and stat changes, while curing itself of non-volatile status conditions. In raids of 3 Stars or higher, the Dynamax Pokémon will set up a protective barrier which will protect them from status affecting attacks, such as Toxic, and lower the damage of other attacks.
If a Trainer's Pokémon faints, they won't be out of the battle straight away. Their Pokémon will be revived and return to the battle after one turn. While a Trainer's Pokémon is fainted, the Trainer can cheer for the rest of the participants which has the potential to generate positive effects such as removing status conditions or raising a stat of all allies. Losing the Max Raid battle occurs if the battle has lasted 10 turns with no resolution or if the challengers' Pokémon faint a total of 4 times (even if it is the same Pokémon).
Upon defeating the Dynamax Pokémon, players will gain a single chance to catch it. If a player fails to catch the Pokémon, it disappears for that player. Players will also be rewarded with a variety of loot which is based on the Pokémon's type and Star Level.
| Star Level
|
Chance
|
Level Range
|
Shiny Odds
|
G-Max Odds
|
HA Odds
|
| 1 Star
|
43.2%
|
20-30
|
1/4096
|
1/512
|
1/150
|
| 2 Star
|
27.3%
|
30-40
|
1/4096
|
1/512
|
1/125
|
| 3 Star
|
20.5%
|
40-50
|
1/2048
|
1/512
|
1/100
|
| 4 Star
|
6.82%
|
50-60
|
1/1024
|
1/256
|
1/75
|
| 5 Star
|
2.27%
|
60-70
|
1/1024
|
1/128
|
1/50
|
Drops
Different items can be obtained from Max raid battles. Drops vary depending on the typing of the Dynamax Pokémon and the Star level of the raid.
Type Drops
These Drops are based on the Dynamax Pokémon's type.
Star Drops
These Drops are based on the Star level of the Raid.
Spawning
Aquatic
Show
Deserts
Show
End
Show
Evil
Show
Flowery
Show
Forests
Show
Freezing
Show
Jungles
Show
Mesas
Show
Mountainous
Show
Nether
Show
Plains
Show
Roofed Forests
Show
Savannas
Show
Swamps
Show
Taigas
Show
Ultra Space
Show
Config settings
The Raids JSONs can be modified using a datapack to select which Pokémon can spawn in Raid Dens in which biome and at what Star level(s). Spawning is at data/pixelmon/raids/raids.json and drops are controlled by data/pixelmon/drops/raiddrops.json
The below settings can be found in the raids.yml config file.
den-additional-spawn-chance-on-liquid - Modifier of the den spawn chance if the den is going to spawn on liquid.den-respawn-chance - Chance of a den respawning their boss when the den respawn time is hit.den-respawn-time - Time of day when dens attempt to respawn their boss.den-spawn-chance-modifier - Adjusts the likelihood of den appearing in a valid chunk.den-star-weights - Weights of each star level appearing in raids.raid-blacklist - Species which can never appear in raids.raid-catch-health-percentage - Health percentage raids are treated as having for catch purposes, per star level.raid-dens-breakable - Whether or not dens can be broken with repeat pickaxe hits.raid-gigantamax-factor-chances - Gigantamax Factor rates per raid star level.raid-h-a-chances - HA rates per raid star level.raid-have-legendaries - Whether raids can have legendaries.raid-have-ultra-beasts - Whether raids can have Ultra Beasts.raid-master-ball-block - Star levels at which Master Balls/Park Balls cannot be used.raid-only-leader-can-catch - Star levels at which only the leader of the raid has a catch attempt.raid-shiny-chances - Shiny rates per raid star level
The below setting can be found in the config.yml config file.
den-star-drops - Number of item drops for each star level in raids.
NodeCraft
Balm Mushroom
Big Mushroom
Honey Bottle
Iapapa Berry
Kelpsy Berry
Lum Berry
Pomeg Berry
Silver Powder
TR
Tiny Mushroom
Black Glasses
Dusk Stone
Mago Berry
Nugget
Rare Bone
Tamato Berry
Wiki Berry
Big Nugget
Dragon Fang
Dragon's Breath
Grepa Berry
Hondew Berry
Figy Berry
Glowstone
Magnet
Qualot Berry
Sitrus Berry
Thunder Stone
Aguav Berry
Bottle o' Enchanting
Fairy Wand
Moon Stone
Black Belt
Charcoal
Fire Stone
Sharp Beak
Ghast Tear
Spell Tag
Leaf Stone
Miracle Seed
Soft Sand
Star Piece
Stardust
Comet Shard
Ice Stone
Never-Melt Ice
Packed Ice
Shiny Stone
Silk Scarf
White Wool
Poison Barb
Slimeball
Dawn Stone
Ender Pearl
Twisted Spoon
Hard Stone
Nether Quartz Ore
Sun Stone
Bauxite Ore
Metal Coat
Big Pearl
Mystic Water
Nanab Berry
Pearl
Pinap Berry
Prismarine Crystals
Razz Berry
Water Stone
Amethyst
Armorite Ore
Crystal
Dynamax Candy
Dynite Ore
Rare Candy
Ruby
S Exp. Candy
Sapphire
XS Exp. Candy
M Exp. Candy
Wishing Piece
Ability Capsule
Gold Bottle Cap
L Exp. Candy
Silver Bottle Cap
