Short answer: you can invite up to 5 friends at a time into a raid lobby from anywhere in the world, no friendship level required, and you may use up to 10 Remote Raid Passes per day — raised from 5 in May 2025. Remote damage has been equal to in-person damage since June 2023, and every raid together counts as that day's friendship interaction.
Raiding together is one of the best reasons to keep an international friend list: any friend, anywhere in the world, can pull you into a legendary raid — and it counts toward your friendship level the same day.
How invites work
- From a raid lobby you can invite up to 5 friends at a time — and after a short cooldown, invite more to the same lobby.
- No friendship level is required to be invited — a fresh Good Friend from a code you claimed this morning can invite you to a raid tonight.
- Friends at Great Friends or higher can even join your raid directly from their Friend List, no invite needed.
- Invited remote raiders join with a Remote Raid Pass.
The current remote raid rules (updated numbers)
Older guides are wrong on both of these:
- Limit: 10 remote raids per day — raised from 5 in May 2025.
- Remote damage is equal to in-person damage — the old remote-damage nerf was removed in June 2023.
- Passes cost 195 coins (single) or 525 coins (3-pack), and you can hold at most 3 at a time.
Why this loves a big friend list
Every raid with a friend is that day's friendship interaction — so raid invites are a gift-free way to push toward Best and Forever Friends (which unlocks remote trading). And friends in other time zones mean raids around the clock: when your town sleeps, Japan is raiding — codes by country here.
FAQ
Do I need to be friends with everyone in the lobby? No — only with the person who invites you.
Does the raid count for friendship with everyone present? It counts for friends who battled in the same raid as you.
Can I invite someone who has no remote pass? You can invite them, but they need a Remote Raid Pass (or to be within range) to actually join.