"HowTo set ExRaid starting times"

#PokemonGO: TL;DR: The first raid (regardless of level) completed between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM after the ExRaid on that gym sets the starting time for the next ExRaid.We are pretty sure that we found the trigger which sets the starting times of upcoming ExRaid invites.The only official information we currently have on this by Niantic is dated 21-Nov-2017: Developer Insights: An Update on Raid BattlesThis mentions "EX Raid Battle start times now take into account popular Raid Battle times at that Gym.".So how exactly Niantic determines the "popular Raid Battle times" ?Many of you might say that 10:00 AM might not be a popular time at all and consider this statement a joke.Most of the trainers wish that the ExRaids be held after 5:00 PM from Monday to Friday. That is possible and controllable, if you know how. How exactly can a time be "popular"? If just one player completes a raid at that time, otherwise it would just be pure random.Niantic has made it very easy, as follows:The first raid (regardless of level) completed after the ExRaid on that gym sets the starting time for the next ExRaid.Example:ExRaid starts Monday 23 April 2018 1:00 PM1st completed Raid after this ExRaid starts Tuesday 24 April 2018 ~2:15 PMExRaid starts Tuesday 8 May 2018 2:00 PMAs soon as the ExRaid is done the lottery pot is empty. All trainers willing to get a ex pass do now need to complete a raid until the next ex pass distribution wave.The first raid after the ExRaid started at 2:15 PM and has been completed by one or more trainers, which set the next ExRaid starting time to 2:00 PM. That is now the "popular raid battle time".Important to know:Only raids between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM are considered for this, as this is the time frame for ExRaids.All raids completed before or after this time frame don't set any starting time.If there are no more raids available on the same day of the ExRaid, you can look out the day after for some suitable times.The starting time for the ExRaid depends on whether the egg has opened before or after the full hour. That's how the ExRaid starts whether 2:00pm or 2:30pm.With this information you are able to controll the starting times of your next ExRaids to some extent.As there will always be trainers outside of your local community or raid group, a single trainer might set the starting time before your group can set the prefered time.We have already verified this analysis with another ExRaid gym and our own community and it worked fine.Gym used: Gedenkstein in FassbergCredits to the ex raid group in Fassberg, Lower Saxony, Germany and trainer u/Venom133788 for this analysis and to the raid group of Leipzig Paunsdorf, Saxony, Germany and trainer u/Roccatkone for confirming this by another separate test.https://ift.tt/2lWHJVy via /r/TheSilphRoad https://ift.tt/2tXaw0J