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Pokémon GO Fest 2026: Global
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Pokémon GO Fest 2026: Global

Pokémon GO Fest 2026: Global

07.11 ~ 07.12 (Saturday, July 11 – Sunday, July 12, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM local time (9 hours each day))

GO Fest 2026: Global celebrates Pokémon GO's 10th anniversary. Free for all Trainers worldwide, with Mythical Pokémon Zeraora debuting through Special Research and Mega Mewtwo X & Y debuting in Super Mega Raids. All 18 types rotate hourly across both days. Free Community Celebrations run in parallel across 26 cities worldwide, including Seoul.

Mythical Pokémon Zeraora debuts via Special Research (free, non-expiring)
Mega Mewtwo X (Sat) & Mega Mewtwo Y (Sun) debut in Super Mega Raids
Branching Timed Research — choose Mega Mewtwo X or Y
Hourly type-themed habitat rotation (all 18 types across both days)
Three Team Hat Pikachu (Instinct/Mystic/Valor) + Sun Cap starter trio
Free Community Celebrations in 26 cities worldwide (including Seoul)
Free for all Trainers worldwide (first-ever free Global GO Fest)

New / Shiny Pokémon

Zeraora
NEW
ZeraoraSpecial Research reward
Mewtwo
NEW
MewtwoSaturday Super Mega Raid
Mewtwo
NEW
MewtwoSunday Super Mega Raid

Featured Pokémon

Instinct Hat Pikachu
Instinct Hat PikachuEvent costume
Mystic Hat Pikachu
Mystic Hat PikachuEvent costume
Valor Hat Pikachu
Valor Hat PikachuEvent costume
Sun Cap Bulbasaur
Sun Cap BulbasaurEvent costume
Sun Cap Charmander
Sun Cap CharmanderEvent costume
Sun Cap Squirtle
Sun Cap SquirtleEvent costume

Six event-exclusive costumed Pokémon are featured. • Three Team Hat Pikachu — Instinct (yellow) / Mystic (blue) / Valor (red) • Three Sun Cap starters — Bulbasaur / Charmander / Squirtle wearing Pikachu's Sun Cap All six are Shiny-eligible. Only the Sun Cap starters can evolve — Team Hat Pikachu cannot evolve into Raichu. Specific wild spawn lists for each of the 18 type-themed habitats will be added once Niantic publishes them.

Incense spawns

Unown
UnownAll forms appear
Tropius
Tropius
Bouffalant
Bouffalant

Event bonuses

Increased type-specific Pokémon spawns
Lure Modules last 1 hour
Special Pokémon attracted to Incense (excluding Adventure Incense)
Party Play active for 9 hours (extended by 1 hour vs last year)
Increased Shiny encounter rate
Hourly-refreshing type-themed Field Research
Global Challenges unlock additional bonuses + Ultra Unlock
Up to 9 free Raid Passes from Gym Photo Discs (full day)
Up to 6 Special Trades (full day)
50% Stardust cost reduction on trades (full day)
Open up to 50 Gifts (full day)

Tips

Event hours run 10 AM–7 PM each day (local time). Bonuses marked "(full day)" apply from midnight to midnight in your local timezone.

The Global event is free — no ticket required for any Trainer.

Special Research does not expire — complete it at your own pace (Professor Willow investigation leading to Zeraora).

Branching Timed Research locks you into one path (Mega Mewtwo X or Y) — choose carefully.

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

Mewtwo caught from Super Mega Raids knows Counter on Saturday (Mega Mewtwo X) or Psystrike on Sunday (Mega Mewtwo Y) — attend both days if you want both moves.

Community Celebrations run 10 AM–7 PM both days in 26 cities (free, no ticket): Seoul, San Francisco, Dallas-Fort Worth, New York City, Atlanta, Vancouver, Hamburg, Barcelona, Bordeaux, Warsaw, Edinburgh, Antwerp, São Paulo, Santiago, Puebla, Lima, Taipei, Tokyo, Miyagi, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bengaluru, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangkok, Melbourne. Pop-up booths, photo spots, local Community Ambassadors, and giveaways.

In-person fest attendees (Tokyo/Chicago/Copenhagen) receive bonus Zeraora Candy.

Habitat rotation (6 windows) — Sat: 10–13 Stormfire Peaks (Ice/Electric/Fire), 13–16 Astral Tides (Psychic/Ghost/Water), 16–19 Dragonflight Summit (Flying/Rock/Dragon). Sun: 10–13 Earthforged Domain (Ground/Steel/Normal), 13–16 Verdant Anomaly (Poison/Bug/Grass), 16–19 Twilight Battlefield (Dark/Fairy/Fighting). Specific spawn lists per habitat will be added once Niantic publishes them.