PokémonXP

The first part of the PokémonXP and 2026 World Championships celebration runs from 25 to 28 August and introduces Pikachu wearing a Cosmog-themed spacesuit in one-star raids. Ralts, Spheal, Sobble and others appear more often in the wild, with Deino as a rarer find. The GO Battle League allows more battles each day, and the free GO Pass for PokémonXP and Worlds starts now and carries on until the World Championships event ends.

Event bonuses

• Up to 15 GO Battle League sets per day (75 battles), instead of five
• Wider range of Attack, Defense and HP for Pokémon from GO Battle League rewards
• World Championships arena and battle music in the GO Battle League from 24 August at 12:00 to 30 August at 23:59 PDT
• Featured attacks for Pokémon caught or evolved: Alolan Sandslash (Shadow Claw), Primeape and Annihilape (Rage Fist), Lickitung and Lickilicky (Body Slam), Feraligatr, Greninja and Inteleon (Hydro Cannon), Quagsire (Aqua Tail), Gardevoir and Gallade (Synchronoise), Walrein (Powder Snow and Icicle Spear), Metagross (Meteor Mash), Togekiss (Aura Sphere), Hydreigon (Brutal Swing), Decidueye (Frenzy Plant), Incineroar (Blast Burn) and Corviknight (Air Cutter)
• Event stickers from PokéStops, Gifts and the in-game shop

GO Pass

The GO Pass: PokémonXP & 2026 Worlds runs from 25 August at 10:00 to 30 August at 20:00 local time, and its rewards must be claimed by 1 September at 19:59 local time. There is no daily cap on GO Points from 29 August at 00:00 to 30 August at 19:59.

Tier 1 (Rank 10)

• 2× Stardust for catching Pokémon

Tier 2 (Rank 20)

• 3,000 extra XP from raids
• Up to two extra free Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs (Deluxe)

Other rewards

• Encounters with event-themed Pokémon (more with Deluxe)
• Zapdos encounter, with a wider range of Attack, Defense and HP (Deluxe)
• 2026 Worlds/PokémonXP Backpack avatar item (Deluxe)

Deluxe

• GO Pass Deluxe: US$4.99
• GO Pass Deluxe + 6 Ranks: US$6.99, with enough GO Points to reach Rank 7