How to get it
- Earn charges through eligible weekly challenges, Gifts, Campfire community check-ins, research, and GO Pass rewards.
- Shop and Web Store offers can also include charges.
How to use it
- For eligible in-person Mega Raids, choose charges instead of a Premium Battle Pass after using a held daily Raid Pass.
- Remote Super Mega Raids require both charges and a Remote Raid Pass. Ordinary remote Mega Raids use only the remote pass.
Worth knowing
The entry screen shows the applicable charge cost. Normal Mega and Super Mega entries have different costs.
Charges are not a substitute for a pass in every raid format; Primal raids have separate access rules.
Sources & further reading
- Pokémon GO: A Quantitative Approach by nick blackVersion 1.0.6 (October 4, 2026), §10.6, p. 137
- Pokémon GO — Mega Evolution and Link Charges update
Event rewards, shop offers, and limits can change. Check the current in-game description for event-specific rules. Worked examples are illustrative calculations.