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High Density Raid Test After GO Fest 2019 Chicago Debuts 100+ Person Raid Battles

  • A Meowth was available for catch late in the day Sunday
  • Over 10 Gyms spawned next to each other, creating a super raid lobby
  • Niantic representative reports that it's a "high density raid test"

On June 16, 2019, Niantic held a special unannounced raid test in Grant Park after GO Fest was over. Players were greeted with a large group of gyms with a short raid egg timer that hatched into a Meowth that had 3811 CP.

Pokemon GO news outlet Pokemon GO Hub got word from a Niantic representative that this event was specifically designed to test high-density raids for future events, such as other GO Fests.