How Snacknap works

Snacknap is a fan-made hub for Pokémon GO: daily news, events, live raids, wild spawns and Max Battles — plus a member platform to coordinate Remote Raids and trades with other trainers. It’s an independent fan project, not affiliated with Niantic or Pokémon.

You can browse everything — news, events, the raid board and more — without an account. You need a (free) account to take part: join or host raids, get invited, set up trades, and get notified. See why an account is worth it above.

Signing up is free and takes under a minute. Pick whatever’s easiest:

1. Go to Create account and choose email + password, a one-tap magic link (we email you a sign-in link — no password to remember), or Google / Apple.
2. You’re signed in right away and land on your member hub.
3. Verify your email (one click in the email we send). Verification unlocks hosting and joining raids — a quick anti-abuse step that keeps the community reliable.
4. Add your trainer profile (team, level, friend code) so hosts and traders can find you.

1. Complete your trainer profile — team, level and friend code.
2. Turn on notifications — so you’re pinged for invites and slots.
3. Join or host your first raid — the whole point. Jump in from home.

You’ll find this checklist on your member hub.

Raids are big co-op battles against a powerful boss at a gym. Normally you’d have to be there in person with enough other trainers — which is hard for rare bosses or if you can’t travel.

Remote Raids solve that: one trainer hosts from the gym and invites others to join from home. Everyone adds each other as friends in Pokémon GO, the host sends the in-game invite, and you all battle the boss together — wherever you are. You’ll need a Remote Raid Pass to join remotely (up to 10 per day). Max Battles (Dynamax & Gigantamax) work the same way.

Snacknap is the coordination layer: it finds you a host (or invites you), so you always have enough people to win — without hunting through chat groups.

The Remote Raids board is your home base. At the top you’ll see everything that’s live right now — open lobbies you can jump into immediately. Below that, Most wanted shows the bosses trainers are waiting for, so you can see where hosting is most useful.

Use the filter (battle type, tier, Pokémon type) and search to narrow things down, and switch between grid and list. Tap any boss to open its page with the best counters, weather boost and CP — then join a live lobby, or arm the queue/Invite Board if none is live yet.

Once you’ve found a live lobby on the board, the whole thing takes about a minute:

1. On the board, open a live lobby for the boss you want, and check who’s hosting.
2. Copy the host’s friend code and add them in Pokémon GO: Friends → Add Friend → paste the code → Send Friend Request. The host accepts you.
3. Make sure you’re holding a Remote Raid Pass (buy one in the in-game Shop if needed). You can join up to 10 remote raids per day.
4. When the host starts the raid they’ll invite you. You’ll get a notification — open it, tap the raid, then tap Battle to enter the lobby.
5. Battle the boss together, then catch it. That’s your remote raid done — no traveling required.

Tip: keep Snacknap notifications on so you never miss the host’s invite, and add the host before the raid starts so the invite can reach you.

Hosting is how you help others raid from home — and it’s the fastest way to earn free priority. You host from the gym while standing at the raid:

1. At the gym, start the raid in Pokémon GO and open the host wizard on Snacknap.
2. Screenshot the raid and upload it — we read the boss, tier and timer automatically, so there’s nothing to type.
3. Post the lobby. Trainers join, and you’ll see their friend codes — add them in Pokémon GO so you can invite them.
4. In the raid lobby, tap Invite Friends, pick the trainers who joined (up to 5 at a time), and send the invites.
5. Battle together. Each completed hosted battle earns you a priority token and builds your host reputation.

Hosting fills lobbies for everyone — the more hosts, the faster every raid fills. It’s the free path to the front of the queue.

Don’t see a live lobby for the boss you want? You don’t have to sit and refresh. Join the fair queue and Snacknap auto-matches you to the next host who opens that boss.

1. On the boss you want, tap Find me a raid (or join the queue).
2. Get on with your day — you keep your place based on waiting time and reliability, not spending.
3. The moment a host is matched, you get a ping (push or Telegram). Open it, add the host, and you’re in.

Your daily free token is already enough to hold a fair spot. See Fairness & priority for exactly how the order is decided.

The Invite Board flips remote raiding around: instead of hunting for a lobby, you arm your interest in a boss and hosts pull you in. It’s the “get invited, don’t hunt” idea that makes Snacknap different.

1. On a boss, tap to arm it — you’re now on the board as wanting that raid.
2. When a host opens that boss and has a spot, you get an invite offer with a short timer.
3. Accept, add the host, and battle. Decline and it quietly passes to the next trainer.

Because hosts can see real demand, the most-wanted bosses get hosted first — which is exactly why more members makes the whole system faster for everyone.

Each boss has a page with the best counters, weather boost, CP range and moves. Max Battles / Dynamax use the same remote flow. A note on etiquette: be ready, add your host promptly, and don’t leave lobbies hanging — reliability keeps track (see below).

Waiting time and reliability come first. Paid boosts only nudge, and they’re capped under a wait floor — so free waiters overtake fresh paid boosts. The system is built so patience and good behaviour win, not spending.

You get 1 free priority token every day, and +1 for every battle you host. That’s a completely free path to priority — you never have to pay.

A paid token is a small, capped nudge in the queue for when you’re in a hurry. It never skips ahead of people who’ve waited longer, and an unused boost is refunded within 24 hours if we can’t match you. See Payments & Refunds.

The queue is transparent — you can always see why it ordered the way it did, so priority never feels like a black box.

Everyone starts as New and grows to Reliable and Trusted as they complete raids smoothly. If things go wrong repeatedly, standing can move to Watch → Limited → Cooldown, which gently slows you down until it recovers.

After a raid there’s a quick one-tap wrap-up. You can earn positive endorsements like Fast inviter, Smooth raids and Friendly, which show on your trainer card.

Limits are graduated and mostly automatic — a no-show or two won’t end the world. If you think a penalty is wrong, you can appeal in one tap. Others only ever see your positive reputation face; the full detail stays private to you.

Tokens are free (1 a day + 1 per hosted battle) or paid (a small capped nudge). Spend them to nudge your place in the queue when you’re in a hurry — never required.

Regulars can support Snacknap with a Plus or Supporter membership, or a Weekly Plus Pass — for perks that stay within the fair-priority rules.

Hosting fills lobbies for everyone, so it earns rewards and climbs host tiers. You’ll also unlock achievements as you play.

Manage tokens, passes and cosmetics in the Raid Shop. Payments are handled in EU/EUR via Mollie; unused paid boosts are auto-refunded within 24h if we can’t match you. See Payments & Refunds.

Notifications are what make remote raiding work — a host’s invite only lasts a moment, so you want to know instantly. Turn on browser push:

1. Open Notifications settings and tap Turn on notifications.
2. Your browser (or phone) asks for permission — tap Allow.
3. Choose what to be pinged about: invites, matched slots, watched bosses going live, and trade matches.

On iPhone, push only works once Snacknap is added to your home screen — see Install Snacknap as an app below. If you ever tapped “Block” by accident, re-enable notifications for snacknap.com in your browser settings.

Prefer chat? Connect the @snacknap Telegram bot to get pings without keeping the site open — no app needed.

Snacknap installs like an app straight from your browser — no App Store needed. It opens full-screen and, on iPhone, it’s required for push notifications.

On iPhone / iPad (Safari):

1. Tap the Share button (the square with an up-arrow).
2. Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen, then Add.
3. Open Snacknap from the new home-screen icon — that’s where your notifications will arrive.

On Android (Chrome): tap the ⋮ menu → Install app (or Add to Home screen), then Install. You can also use the “Install app” prompt Snacknap shows you.

Invites, matched slots, watched bosses going live and trade matches — each channel and type is tunable in your settings, so you only get what you want.

Mark what you’ve caught and keep a living dex, including shinies and special forms, on your Pokédex page.

Trading is the fastest way to complete your dex and pick up shinies or regionals. Snacknap matches you with members who want what you have:

1. On your trade profile, add your Have list (spares you’ll trade) and your Want list.
2. Snacknap surfaces members whose lists mirror yours — you want theirs, they want yours.
3. Open a match, propose a trade, and sort out where/when. Remember: a Pokémon GO trade needs you to be friends and (for special trades) within range in-game.

Your public trainer card shows your team, level, friend code, a shiny showcase and any host-tier medals. Share the link so others can add or trade with you.

Sign in with a password, a magic link, or Google / Apple. If you prefer, you can use magic links and never set a password at all.

Manage everything under Settings. You can soft-delete your account (with a restore window). Passwords are encrypted, the site is HTTPS-only, and sessions use secure cookies. More in Security and our Privacy Policy.

Terms of Use · Privacy Policy · Cookie Policy · Payments & Refunds · Security · Company details.

Yes. Browsing and the core member platform are free. Optional paid tokens and memberships only give a small, capped nudge in the queue — they’re never required to take part.

No — it works in your browser. Installing Snacknap to your home screen is optional but recommended for reliable push notifications on mobile.

Yes. A Pokémon GO friend code only lets someone send you an in-game friend request. It can’t access your Snacknap account or any personal data.

No. Paid boosts are capped and never overtake trainers who’ve waited longer. Waiting time and reliability always come first.

Reliability tracks no-shows, so unreliable hosts slow down over time. And if a paid boost doesn’t get you matched within 24 hours, it’s refunded automatically.

Yes. Browser push works on its own. Telegram is just an extra channel if you like getting pings in chat.

No. Snacknap is an independent, fan-made project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Niantic, The Pokémon Company or Nintendo.