Event guides & updates
Plan your next event with schedules, bonus checklists, featured encounters and research details. Browse the calendar, then open a guide for the full picture.
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25 Oct 2026, 02:30 · UTC
The 24 October Twitch broadcast offers jersey research after 30 minutes of eligible viewing. Link accounts before the stream and claim the Drop.
27 Sept 2026, 10:00 – 20 Oct 2026, 22:00 · local time
Selected US retailers host Mega Gengar raids and Timed Research. Getting the research, claiming it and redeeming gift cards follow different dates.
17 Oct 2026, 11:00 – 17 Oct 2026, 17:00 · local time
Sandile features in 2 km Eggs on 17 October. Compare the free half-distance bonus with optional quarter-distance research and finish claims by 17:00.
25 Sept 2026, 10:00 – 15 Jan 2027, 20:00 · local time
Participating stores unlock Lucario and avatar-item research. The separate shoes code ends in January, while research claims continue into February.
4 Oct 2026, 00:00 – 10 Oct 2026, 23:59 · local time
Astronaut Pikachu features in one-star raids and free research. Space Week ends on 10 October, with research completion and claims due two days later.
A 1–5 November window is provisionally listed for Halloween Part II. Confirmed hours, its featured Pokémon and the second phase’s bonuses remain pending.
27 Oct 2026, 10:00 – 1 Nov 2026, 10:00 · local time
Costumed Pikachu, Zubat and Sinistea feature in Halloween Part I. Catch bonuses depend on GO Pass milestones, with later pass and claim deadlines.
13 Oct 2026, 10:00 – 19 Oct 2026, 20:00 · local time
Bramblin arrives during Buddy Trek, but the Incense lineup changes halfway through. Track the research and GO Pass deadlines separately.
23 Sept 2026, 10:00 – 28 Sept 2026, 20:00 · local time
The September Choose Your Path research has ended. Here is how its three choices worked and what to check in future branching research.
2 Oct 2026, 10:00 – 2 Oct 2026, 20:00 · local time
Indonesia’s 2 October event has ended, while its separately dated Timed Research runs through 10 October.
2 Oct 2026, 00:00 – 5 Oct 2026, 20:00 · local time
The October Rocket takeover has finished. Review its Shadow Zekrom route, expired Frustration-removal window and later GO Pass claims.
29 Sept 2026, 10:00 – 5 Oct 2026, 20:00 · local time
Harvest Festival’s encounters and research ended on 5 October. Unlocked GO Pass rewards have a separate 7 October claim deadline.
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