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Pokémon GO Fest 2026: Chicago
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Pokémon GO Fest 2026: Chicago

Pokémon GO Fest 2026: Chicago

06.04 ~ 06.07 (9:00 AM – 6:00 PM CST (local time))

GO Fest 2026's in-person festival at Grant Park, Chicago. Park Sessions run Jun 5 (Fri) – Jun 7 (Sun) per ticket time (Morning 9 AM – 1 PM or Afternoon 2 PM – 6 PM); citywide gameplay starts Jun 4 (Thu) and runs daily 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM. This year features an open footprint format, plus a Pokémon Center Boutique pop-up running May 30 – Jun 7. Team Instinct Leader Spark guides the Park Experience.

⭐Mythical Pokémon Zeraora debuts — Park Special Research
⭐Shiny Wash Rotom revealed for the first time (all 3 cities)
⭐Mega Mewtwo X & Y Super Mega Raid debut — 1,000+ Trainers
⭐Chicago-exclusive — Blaze Breed Tauros + Instinct Hat Pikachu
⭐Open footprint format — Grant Park area unfenced and open to public
⭐Pokémon Center Boutique pop-up (May 30 – Jun 7, limited merchandise)
⭐Team Instinct Leader Spark guides the Park Session

Ticket info

$33 per day (City Explorer Pass sold separately)

Ticket-exclusive bonuses

•Park Experience admission — Grant Park, four skill-based zones
•Zeraora Special Research (no expiry, one guaranteed encounter)
•Encounter Shiny Blaze Breed Tauros
•Super Mega Raid in last 30 minutes of Park Session — caught Mewtwo gets the GO Fest 2026 location background
•Up to 9 free Raid Passes per day from Gym Photo Discs
•Up to 6 Special Trades per day + 50% Stardust cost on trades
•Half Egg-hatch distance + 1.5× Candy/Stardust + Special Eggs
•Open up to 50 Gifts per day + increased Premier Ball catch rate
•Raid Lover add-on — daily Raid Passes 9 → 18
•Egg-thusiast add-on — further reduced Egg-hatch distance
•Citywide gameplay add-on (extend by one extra day)

New / Shiny Pokémon

Zeraora
NEW
ZeraoraPark Experience Special Research reward (one per ticket)
Mewtwo
NEW
MewtwoDebuts in the Super Mega Raid in the last 30 minutes of the Park SessionView guide
Mewtwo
NEW
MewtwoDebuts in the Super Mega Raid in the last 30 minutes of the Park SessionView guide
Wash Rotom
Wash RotomShiny debut
Instinct Hat Pikachu
NEW
Instinct Hat PikachuChicago-exclusive costume (Spark theme)

Featured Pokémon

Pikachu Visor Bulbasaur
Pikachu Visor BulbasaurEvent costume
Poké Ball Hat Caterpie
Poké Ball Hat CaterpieEvent costume
Alolan Raichu
Alolan Raichu
Electabuzz
Electabuzz
Jolteon
Jolteon
Dratini
Dratini
Unown
UnownAll forms appear
Houndour
Houndour
Lileep
Lileep
Combee
Combee
Mudbray
Mudbray
Comfey
Comfey
Dhelmise
Dhelmise
Varoom
Varoom
Galarian Corsola
Galarian CorsolaCity-only

Wild spawns at Grant Park during Park Sessions. Ticketed Trainers see the same lineup during citywide gameplay throughout Chicago.

Raid bosses

5-Star Raid(3)

Mewtwo
Mewtwo
Zapdos
Zapdos
Raikou
Raikou

Event bonuses

•Lure Modules and Incense last 2 hours
•2× Catch Candy
•New event Field Research every hour
•Increased Shiny encounter rate
•Extended Party Play duration

Tips

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Park Sessions only allow entry on the date and time printed on your ticket — verify before heading out.

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Chicago uses an open footprint — the area around Grant Park is unfenced, so non-ticketed Trainers can join some wild/raid action (the location background and certain Shinies remain ticket-exclusive).

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Zeraora can only be encountered once per ticket. Additional Park Sessions yield Zeraora Candy instead.

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Mewtwo caught from Super Mega Raids unlocks Mega Level 1 automatically (with luck, Mega Level 2 or 3).

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Trainer Challenges — complete Timed Research in at least 2 of the 4 city zones for the GO Expert medal + bonus research letting you choose Mega Mewtwo X or Y.

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Blaze Breed Tauros is Chicago-exclusive. Tokyo has Aqua Breed and Copenhagen has Combat Breed — secure the Blaze variant here.

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The Pokémon Center pop-up runs May 30 – Jun 7 only. Merchandise is limited — sold-out items may not be restocked.

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Buy the Raid Lover add-on to raise your daily Raid Pass cap from 9 to 18. Essential if you're hunting Super Mega Raids.

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City Explorer Pass holders get an early Mega Mewtwo encounter on Day 1 (Jun 4) of citywide gameplay.

Sources

Official references used to create this guide.