Updates are required to participate in Tera Raid Battles, Mystery Gift distributions, and Ranked/Friendly Battles in the Battle Stadium.
New Pokémon raids (e.g., 7-star raids) are pushed via updates. You cannot participate in these limited-time events with an outdated NSP/XCI. pokemon violet switch nsp xci dlc update eshop better
For users with modded consoles or emulators, these formats offer different advantages: NSP (Nintendo Submission Package) : This is the native format for digital Nintendo eShop Updates are required to participate in Tera Raid