Train and take on Global Challenges during the Well Armed event!

Updates

Well Armed

Thursday, December 11, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time

Event Bonuses

2× Candy for catching Pokémon.
Increased chance to encounter Shiny Dynamax Hitmonlee and Shiny Dynamax Hitmonchan.

Global Challenges

Global Challenges will take place throughout the Well Armed event! Work with Trainers around the world to complete Max Battles! Once the challenge is complete, the following will be unlocked.

Clobbopus, the Tantrum Pokémon, will make its Pokémon GO debut in the wild and in Field Research.^
You might encounter Mienfoo* and Jangmo-o* in the wild!
Increased Candy and Candy XL from Max Battles.

*If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

^You can use 50 Clobbopus Candy to evolve Clobbopus into Grapploct.

Wild Encounters

May encounter event-themed Pokémon in the wild, including Poliwag*, Machop*, Makuhita* and more! You might even encounter Octillery!

*If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Field Research Task Rewards

Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available.

Complete Field Research tasks to earn Fast TMs, Charged TMs, and encounters with event-themed Pokémon including Dynamax Hitmonlee and Dynamax Hitmonchan.

Paid Timed Research

For US$1.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access event-exclusive Timed Research.

Timed Research rewards include the following.

Six Rare Candies
Three Rare Candy XL
1,600 Max Particles
And more!

Trainers will be able to purchase and gift tickets to any of their Pokémon GO friends that they have achieved a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with. Please note that purchases—including those made for other Trainers—are non-refundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Tickets cannot be purchased with PokéCoins.

Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Pokémon GO Web Store – Well Armed Ultra Ticket Box

The Well Armed Ultra Ticket Box will be available for US$1.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency) and includes an event ticket, two Max Revives, and two Max Potions!

Check it out in the Pokémon GO Web Store!

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—The Pokémon GO team