How to get those sweet, sweet Ex Raid passes.
I’ve heard of websites that give coordinates or places of gyms that have had Ex Raids before (which is how to get Ex Raid passes) but none work or they are hard to locate. Can anyone send me a website that does this?
Answers
Determine the ex raid eligible gyms in your area using this site:
https://overpass-turbo.eu
(Move on the map to your area and press run, you will get the parks in OSM, every gym in a park is eligible to host an ex raid.)
Use this site to determine the S12 cells in your area:
https://s2.sidewalklabs.com/regioncoverer/
Every S12 cell can host only 1 ex raid per week so if you raid all eligible gyms in a cell at least once a week you maximize your chances. If you do that in more than 1 cell you will further increase your chances.
Finally, pray to the RNG gods that you will win the ex raid lottery.
Good luck.
I remember your previous post about playing in the Hinsdale burbs of Chicagoland, so what I can tell you is that the majority of EX raids we've had in the area have been at parks (since you've probably noticed a lack of sponsored gyms unless you travel out to Lombard, Bolingbrook, etc).
For example, we've had EX raids at Ridge Acres Park (Western Springs), Ehlert Park (Brookfield), Sedgwick Park (LaGrange), Lebeck Park and Lions Park (Westmont) as well as a handful of others.
On a side note, if you're still interested in joining the Discord server for the local area, feel free to shoot me a message on Discord (my username is Scotty'sOnFire!#6789), and I can send you an invite code.
