Honedge slashes into Pokémon GO during Ultra Unlock: Steel and Scales!
Ultra Unlock: Steel and Scales
Tuesday, July 22, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, July 27, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time
Pokémon Debuts
The following Pokémon first discovered in the Kalos region will make their Pokémon GO debuts!
Honedge
Doublade
Aegislash
- You can use 25 Honedge Candy to evolve Honedge into Doublade and 100 Honedge Candy to evolve Doublade into Aegislash.
Event Bonuses
- 4× XP for catching Pokémon.
- 4× Stardust for catching Pokémon.
- Increased chance to encounter Shiny Bagon and Shiny Beldum.
- Increased chance to encounter Shiny Unown U in raids.
GO Battle League
During the event, Honedge will appear in both GO Battle League reward tracks starting at Rank 6. It will appear more frequently in the premium track.
After the event, Honedge will appear in both GO Battle League reward tracks starting at Rank 16. It will appear more frequently in the premium track.
Wild Encounters
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild. Also, for the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Rookidee—if you’re lucky!
Magnemite*
Dratini*
Aron*
Bagon*
Beldum*
Ferroseed*
Noibat*
Rookidee*
Some Trainers might even encounter the following!
Axew*
Goomy*
Raids
The following Pokémon will appear in raids.
One-Star Raids
Unown U*
Gible*
Klink*
Deino*
Honedge
Three-Star Raids
Skarmory*
Bisharp
Dragalge
Turtonator*
Field Research Task Rewards
Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available. Complete these tasks to earn XP, Stardust, and encounters with event-themed Pokémon.
Collection Challenges
Complete Collection Challenges to receive XP, Stardust, and encounters with event-themed Pokémon.
Pokémon GO Web Store
There’s a new way to log in to the Pokémon GO Web Store! Visit the web store from your mobile device and select “Sign in with Pokémon GO” to be logged in to our new and improved store.
Don’t forget, Trainers, you get double the Reward Points on eligible purchases when you shop with the Pokémon GO Web Store!
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—The Pokémon GO team
