Trainers around the world can gear up for a worldwide adventure during Pokémon GO Wild Area: Global, available in-game for two days only!
It’s time for another exhilarating Pokémon GO Wild Area, Trainers! Steel- and Dragon-type Pokémon are taking the spotlight this year, so get ready to test your mettle against Pokémon like Dynamax Dialga, Dynamax Palkia, and more! Plus, exceptionally powerful Pokémon known as mighty Pokémon are appearing in the wild once again—use GO Wild Area–exclusive GO Safari Balls to improve your odds of catching these rare Pokémon.
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!
Make some time—and space—for these Dynamax debuts! This year’s GO Wild Area event will feature Dynamax Dialga* and Dynamax Palkia* for the first time in Pokémon GO! You can join Max Battles to take on Dynamax Dialga on Saturday, November 14, and Dynamax Palkia on Sunday, November 15.
*If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
Look at the drip on Machamp! Machamp wearing a modern jacket* will appear in three-star raids on Saturday and Sunday.
For ticket holding Trainers, mighty Latias* and Latios* will be attracted to Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense) on both event days! Keep your eyes peeled and your GO Safari Balls at the ready, Trainers, as sources say this duo will be quick to flee!
*If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!
These event-themed Pokémon will appear in two rotating hours. Solid as Steel Hour will run first, followed by Daring as Dragons Hour.
Trainers may also find themselves in encounters with unusually powerful opponents known as mighty Pokémon! All mighty Pokémon have some shared traits.
More likely to have high Attack, Defense, and HP ratings
More likely to be XL or XXL
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!
For all Trainers, the following mighty Pokémon will be attracted to Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense) during both event days.
All Trainers will receive the following bonuses and rewards between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m local time on event days!
Please note that Daily Discoveries will not take place from November 9 at 12:01 a.m. to November 15, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. local time.
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.
GO Safari Balls are highly effective Poké Balls that make catching Pokémon, especially mighty Pokémon, much easier. All Trainers will have a chance to get GO Safari Balls from spinning PokéStops and Photo Discs at Gyms during event hours.
GO Safari Balls can only be used between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m local time on event days. After Pokémon GO Wild Area: Global concludes, GO Safari Balls will no longer be accessible from your inventory.
Certain Pokémon encountered or evolved during the event will know a featured attack!
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!
Ticket-holding Trainers can claim an exclusive Special Research story when Pokémon GO Wild Area: Global begins on November 14, 2026! In this branching research, you’ll choose a path and become an expert on Steel- or Dragon-type Pokémon to earn one of two in-game medals.
Trainers who took part in one of the Pokémon GO Wild Area in-person events will also be able to get this Special Research if they purchase a ticket for the global event.
For ticket holding Trainers, mighty Latias* and Latios* will be attracted to Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense) on both event days! Keep your eyes peeled and your GO Safari Balls at the ready, Trainers, as sources say this duo will be quick to flee!
*If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!
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!
The mighty Pokémon attracted to Incense can appear on both 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.
In a mighty pinch? Look to the skies! A Supply Balloon giving GO Safari Balls will appear hourly during event hours for ticket-holding Trainers!
Ticket holders during both the Pokémon GO Wild Area in-person events and Pokémon GO Wild Area: Global can encounter Supply Balloons.
