# Are Raids Only At Sponsored Stops?

**URL:** <https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/are-raids-only-at-sponsored-stops/1213>\
**Category:** Archived General\
**Created:** [June 24, 2017, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/are-raids-only-at-sponsored-stops/1213 "2017-06-24T06:57:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![JoshHack](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/joshhack/32/986_2.png) [@JoshHack](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/JoshHack)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2017, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/are-raids-only-at-sponsored-stops/1213/1 "2017-06-24T06:57:27Z")

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I live in the UK, with no sponsored stops so does anyone know if I could battle a raid? It just says that there are no raids nearby.

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**Author:** ![DarvinTheGnome](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/darvinthegnome/32/250_2.png) [@DarvinTheGnome](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/DarvinTheGnome)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2017, 7:08am UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/are-raids-only-at-sponsored-stops/1213/2 "2017-06-24T07:08:13Z")

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As far as I could tell, they can be at any stop as I saw them at several churches on the way home from work tonight

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**Author:** ![JoshHack](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/joshhack/32/986_2.png) [@JoshHack](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/JoshHack)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2017, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/are-raids-only-at-sponsored-stops/1213/3 "2017-06-24T07:31:56Z")

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Thanks, it’s just that most I saw were only at Starbucks gyms.

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**Author:** ![DarvinTheGnome](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/darvinthegnome/32/250_2.png) [@DarvinTheGnome](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/DarvinTheGnome)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2017, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/are-raids-only-at-sponsored-stops/1213/4 "2017-06-24T07:42:45Z")

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The first few I saw today were only at Starbucks and Sprint, but as they lowered the access level, they opened more up it seems

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**Author:** ![Thorend](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/thorend/32/25462_2.png) [@Thorend](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/Thorend)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/are-raids-only-at-sponsored-stops/1213/5 "2017-07-09T17:08:34Z")

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Closed on July 9, 2017, 5:08pm UTC