Dive into an action-packed week in Pokémon GO starting July 1st. The Season of Shared Skies well underway and, it’s an action-packed week!
Highlights:
- Celebrate 8 years of Pokémon GO with Grimer in a party hat during the 8th Anniversary event.
- Pokémon GO Fest: New York City is July 5-7 2024, releasing shiny Ducklett!
- The Aquatic Paradise event brings Water types and shiny Ducklett globally.
- Battle enthusiasts can gear up for the GO Battle League Season 19, while raiders prepare for epic confrontations with Ho-Oh, and Mega Tyranitar in Mega Raids!
- And keep your eyes peeled for the elusive Shiny Shadow Entei! There’s a plethora of adventures waiting, so trainers, gear up and set out!
Celebrate 8 years of Pokémon GO with the 8th Anniversary Event! Grimer gets their party gear on, shiny Meltan returns, and a new special research that rewards shiny Celebi will be available for trainers who don’t have a shiny Celebi.
![Open GO Hub DB page for Ducklett](https://db.pokemongohub.net/images/official/detail/580.png)
Pokémon GO Fest: New York City takes place 5-7 July 2024, and releases shiny Ducklett into Pokémon GO For the first time!
![Open GO Hub DB page for Ducklett](https://db.pokemongohub.net/images/official/detail/580.png)
Ducklett gets a global shiny release in the Aquatic Paradise event from Saturday, July 6, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. local time.
During each month of Pokémon GO: Shared Skies, Trainers will receive free monthly Timed Research! Be sure to regularly check the in-game Events tab for details. Check out part one of the Research here.
GO Battle League: Shared Skies will start on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8).
The following will occur at the beginning of the Season.
- End-of-Season rewards will be available on the battle screen.
- Your GO Battle League rank will be reset.
- Rank-up requirements will remain the same as the prior Season.
June 28 – July 5 |
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July 5 – July 12 |
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![Open GO Hub DB page for Pikachu](https://db.pokemongohub.net/images/official/detail/025.png)
Tuesday July 2nd, 6 pm till 7 pm local time we have Pikachu wearing a cake hat as the featured Pokémon for spotlight hour, along with 2x XP for catching Pokémon!
The following PokéStop showcases will take place during this week:
Date and Time | Showcase |
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8th Anniversary Party | Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops during the 8th Anniversary event! |
Raid Hour
![Open GO Hub DB page for Ho-Oh](https://db.pokemongohub.net/images/official/detail/250.png)
Wednesday July 3rd 6pm till 7pm local time Ho-Oh will appear in five-star raids.
Mega Raids
![Open GO Hub DB page for Tyranitar (Mega)](https://db.pokemongohub.net/images/official/detail/248_f2.png)
From June 28 – July 8 Mega Tyranitar will appear in Mega Raids.
Five-Star Raids
![Open GO Hub DB page for Ho-Oh](https://db.pokemongohub.net/images/official/detail/250.png)
From June 28 – July 8 Ho-Oh will appear in five-star Raids.
Shadow Raids
![Open GO Hub DB page for Entei (Shadow)](https://db.pokemongohub.net/images/official/detail/244.png)
One-star and three-star Shadow Raids will be available daily, while five-star Shadow Raids will take place on Saturdays and Sundays unless otherwise noted. Also, Shadow Entei will swoop into five-star Shadow Raids during Shared Skies!
You may even encounter a Shiny Shadow Entei—if you’re lucky!
The following bonuses are specific to Shared Skies:
- One additional Special Trade per day.
- Trainers level 31 and above will have a higher chance to receive Candy XL from exploring with their buddy.
- Increased XP for the first catch of the day.
- From June 1, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT -7) to September 3, 2024, at 1:00 p.m.
PDT (GMT -7) - Complete Field Research tasks during the whole season to earn an encounter from a pool of Pokémon, including Hisuian Growlithe, Furfrou, Audino, Larvitar, Jangmo-o and Axew.
**Jangmo-O can be shiny after the Global GO Fest event.
Season of Shared Skies Field Research Tasks
Field Research tasks that previously rotated on a monthly basis will now rotate Seasonally. Field Research tasks that award an encounter with Spinda will still rotate monthly. For a full list of the season field research tasks check out our list here.
Different Pokémon will appear in the wild! As the Season changes, different Pokémon will appear in different areas across the world.
Hemisphere exclusive encounters
Different Pokémon will appear in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere as well:
Southern Hemisphere
The following Pokémon hatch from Eggs this Season. These are just some highlighted Egg hatches, more Pokémon can hatch from each egg group!
2 km Eggs
5 km Eggs
7 km Eggs
10 km Eggs
The following Pokémon hatch from Adventure Sync Eggs this Season. These are just some highlighted Egg hatches, more Pokémon can hatch from each egg group.
5 km Eggs
10 km Eggs
Routes Rewards
7 km Eggs from Mateo Gift Exchange
*If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!