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Gigantamax Cinderace: the 3 October 2026 event archive
Cinderace’s completed Max Battle Day featured six-star battles, a possible Shiny encounter and particle bonuses with different start times.
Event window
Local-time event- Starts
- Ends
Times above use your in-game local clock. No timezone conversion is applied.
Event focus
Gigantamax Cinderace's six-star Max Battle Day ended on 3 October. These bonuses, ticket offers and research windows are archived event information.
Schedule
| Activity | Window | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Featured battles and paid research | 3 October 2026, 14:00–17:00 | Local |
| Exploration particle bonuses | 3 October, 00:00–17:00 | Local |
| Raised Remote Raid limit | 2 October, 17:00–3 October, 20:00 | PDT, UTC−07:00 |
Featured Pokémon
- Gigantamax Cinderace: six-star Max Battles.
Shiny
Shiny Gigantamax Cinderace became available for the first time at this event. The announcement did not guarantee a Shiny encounter.
Bonuses
- Max Particle collection limit: 1,600.
- 8× particles from Power Spots.
- All Power Spots hosted Gigantamax Battles; additional spots and faster refreshes.
- Up to three Special Trades for the day.
- Remote Raid daily limit: 20 in its separate PDT window.
- Exploration window: 2× particles and ¼ distance. Collecting the available Nearby-menu particles first was required.
Tickets and research
| Archived offer | Announced US price | Benefits |
|---|---|---|
| Optional Timed Research | USD4.99 | Max Mushroom; 25,000 XP; 6,400 Max Particles; 2× Max Battle XP |
| Web Store Ultra Ticket Box | USD4.99 | Ticket and 800 Max Particles |
The in-game ticket window closed at 17:00 local time. Gifting required Great Friends or higher; PokéCoins were not accepted. Individual research tasks were not published in the announcement.
Preparation
For the next regional battle event, use the lake-trio guide. Its bosses and schedule differ from this completed event.