Pokémon GO Fest 2026: Global

The worldwide GO Fest weekend on 11 and 12 July is free for every Trainer, with the Special Research, extra bonuses and better shiny odds once kept for ticket holders. Mega Mewtwo X takes over Super Mega Raids on Saturday and Mega Mewtwo Y on Sunday, Zeraora is featured, and themed rotations bring Pokémon of all 18 types over the weekend, along with Pikachu in Team Instinct, Mystic and Valor hats and Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle in Pikachu visors that can evolve. It follows the Road of Legends raid week, whose five-star bosses return and whose GO Pass carries on through the weekend. Community Celebrations are held around the world, and the in-person GO Fest events ran earlier in Tokyo (29 May to 1 June), Chicago (5 to 7 June) and Copenhagen (12 to 14 June).

Event bonuses

• Better chance of encountering Shiny Pokémon
• Themed rotations boosting three types in the wild and in raids, Saturday: Stormfire Peaks (Ice, Electric, Fire) 10:00–13:00, Astral Tides (Psychic, Ghost, Water) 13:00–16:00, Dragonflight Summit (Flying, Rock, Dragon) 16:00–19:00
• Themed rotations, Sunday: Earthforged Domain (Ground, Steel, Normal) 10:00–13:00, Verdant Anomaly (Poison, Bug, Grass) 13:00–16:00, Twilight Battlefield (Dark, Fairy, Fighting) 16:00–19:00
• Mewtwo caught from Super Mega Raids have at least one Mega Level unlocked and can Mega Evolve into the form battled without the initial Mega Energy cost
• Mewtwo caught from Super Mega Raids are more likely to have high Attack, Defense and HP
• Super Mega Raids award Mega Energy
• Chance of a Special Background on Mewtwo caught from Super Mega Raids, with an extra visual effect once it Mega Evolves
• Chance of a 10th anniversary-themed Special Background on Pokémon caught from five-star, Primal and Mega raids
• Hourly Global Challenges in three-hour blocks: each one completed unlocks a bonus for the rest of its block, and 15, 30 and 45 completed challenges activate Ultra Unlocks for the 10th Anniversary Party, the Water Festival and Super Mega Raid Day
• Special Research with three sets of Poké Ball sunglasses and a Zeraora T-shirt as avatar rewards
• No Remote Raid Pass limit
• Premier Balls work better when catching Pokémon after raids
• Party Power charges faster in raids
• Special stickers from spinning PokéStops and opening Gifts
• Elite TMs can teach Roar of Time to Origin Forme Dialga and Spacial Rend to Origin Forme Palkia