November 15 and 16, 2025
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time
Trainers around the world can gear up for a worldwide adventure during Pokémon GO Wild Area: Global, available in-game for two days only!
Looking to enhance your GO Wild Area weekend with exclusive Special Research, additional bonuses, and an increased chance of encountering Shiny Pokémon? Purchase a global event ticket from the Pokémon GO Web Store!
Purchase your ticket on the Pokémon GO Web Store for a new avatar item!
Trainers who purchase their Pokémon GO Wild Area: Global ticket on the Pokémon GO Web Store will receive a special avatar item—the Flower Crown!
You can purchase your ticket on the web store until the last day of the event to receive this avatar item.
Your Pokémon GO Wild Area adventure just got a whole lot bigger. Gigantamax Grimmsnarl* will make its global Pokémon GO debut during Pokémon GO Wild Area: Global! You can team up with fellow Trainers and take on this mischievous Pokémon in six-star Max Battles, appearing during both event days.
Trainers will have a chance to learn more about Gigantamax Grimmsnarl in the event-exclusive Special Research story—complete this for an encounter with Gigantamax Grimmsnarl!
They’re at it again! Team GO Rocket is venturing into the GO Wild Area this year, and they’ve brought Shadow Darkrai with them for the first time in Pokémon GO!
On Saturday, Shadow Cresselia will appear in Shadow Raids. On Sunday, Shadow Darkrai will appear in Shadow Raids. Plus, you can encounter Shiny Shadow Cresselia and Shiny Shadow Darkrai—if you’re lucky!
Fortunate Trainers might just find the following Pokémon making their global Shiny debuts during the event: Shiny Unown W, Shiny Hatenna, and Shiny Impidimp!
Trainers who purchase the global event ticket will have an increased chance of encountering Shiny Pokémon during the event!
Trainers who participate in raids and Max Battles during Pokémon GO Wild Area: Global will have a chance of receiving a new Special Background after making a successful catch. This souvenir background will appear on the Pokémon’s summary page, showing when the Pokémon was caught and commemorating your adventures during Pokémon GO Wild Area!
During the event, Shadow Cresselia, Shadow Darkrai, Bewear wearing a wilderness cape, and Gigantamax Grimmsnarl all have a chance to have this exclusive Special Background!
The following Pokémon will appear in six-star Max Battles!
The following Pokémon will appear in raids!
The following Pokémon will appear in Shadow Raids!
Gyms not under Team GO Rocket control may still host other raids.
Event-themed Pokémon will appear in the wild!
For the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Impidimp and Shiny Hatenna in the wild—if you’re lucky!
These event-themed Pokémon will appear in two rotating hours. Lurking Dark Hour will run first, followed by Fanciful Fairy Hour.
Mighty Pokémon may appear in the wild!
Trainers may also find themselves in encounters with unusually powerful opponents known as mighty Pokémon! All mighty Pokémon have some shared traits.
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More likely to have high Attack, Defense, and HP ratings
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More likely to be XL or XXL
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More difficult to capture
Trainers may even encounter Shiny mighty Pokémon, if they’re lucky! Using the event-exclusive GO Safari Ball when trying to capture these Pokémon will greatly improve your chance of success.
Different mighty Pokémon will have a chance to appear on each day. Mighty Pokémon are mighty rare, so make sure you have your GO Safari Balls ready—you never know when one might appear!
The following Pokémon will hatch from Eggs during the event!
Incense Encounters
For all Trainers, the following mighty Pokémon will be attracted to Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense) during both event days.
Incense Encounters
For ticket-holding Trainers, the following Pokémon will also be attracted to Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense) during both event days, in addition to the mighty Pokémon available to all Trainers! Also, for the first time in Pokémon GO, ticket-holding Trainers will be able to encounter Shiny Unown W from Incense—if they’re lucky!
The mighty Pokémon attracted to Incense can appear on both event days.
All Trainers will have a boosted chance of receiving event-themed Field Research during the event! You can encounter event-themed Pokémon when you complete Field Research tasks.
All Trainers will receive the following bonuses and rewards between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m local time on event days!
Ticket-holding Trainers will receive the following bonuses and rewards between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m local time on event days!
Ticket holding Trainers will also receive the following bonuses and rewards between 12:00 a.m. and 11:59 p.m local time on event days!
*Ticket-holding Trainers will have an increased chance to encounter Shiny Pokémon. Shiny Pokémon are not guaranteed by purchasing a ticket.
**For this bonus to apply, Trainers must first collect all Max Particles available in the Nearby menu. Trainers can collect Max Particles via the Nearby menu each day by exploring. Adventure Sync can help make sure your distance counts! Keep an eye on the Nearby menu for the icon that shows when Max Particles are ready to collect.
Certain Pokémon encountered or evolved during the event will know a featured attack!
Galarian Rapidash: Wild Charge
Gardevoir: Synchronoise
Absol: Brutal Swing
Garchomp: Earth Power
Bewear wearing a wilderness cape: Drain Punch
Obstagoon: Obstruct
Meowscarada: Frenzy Plant
Trainers who explore Routes during Pokémon GO Wild Area: Global will encounter Pokémon more frequently and earn additional Buddy Candy!
