Get excited to meet Kingambit in the Crown Clash event, along with Pokémon wearing crowns, increased shiny chances and more! Crown Clash runs from Saturday, May 10, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time and brings 2x XP for evolving any Pokémon.
Date & Time 📅
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Saturday, May 10, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time
Bonuses ⭐
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Debut of Kingambit
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2x XP for evolving any Pokémon.
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Increased chance to encounter Shiny Nidoqueen wearing a crown, Shiny Nidoking wearing a crown, Shiny Slowpoke, Shiny Combee, and Shiny Litleo.
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Catching Slowpoke may award a King’s Rock.
Pokémon Debuts
Kingambit
Kingambit, the Big Blade Pokémon, will make its Pokémon GO debut! You can evolve Bisharp into Kingambit after you defeat 15 Dark-type or Steel-type Pokémon in Raid Battles with Bisharp as your buddy. You do not have to defeat these Pokémon with Bisharp.
New Costume Pokémon
Nidoqueen and Nidoking wearing crowns will debut during the event, and if you are lucky, they may be shiny!
Wild Encounters
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.
And if you’re lucky, you may encounter:
Raids
One-Star Raids
The following Pokémon will appear in one-star raids:
Three-Star Raids
The following Pokémon will appear in three-star raids:
Related raid guides: Nidoqueen / Nidoking
Collection Challenge
An event-themed Collection Challenge is coming. Complete the catch- and Evolution-focused Collection Challenge to receive XP, Stardust, and an encounter with Pawniard.
The Crowned Collection Challenge
Rewards
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Pawniard
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5000×
Stardust
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10000×
XP
Additionally, Trainers Level 31 and up will receive one guaranteed Candy XL for evolving Pokémon after completing the Collection Challenge.
Field Research
Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available. Complete Field Research tasks to earn encounters with event-themed Pokémon.
| Task | Reward |
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| Catch 10 Pokémon | |
| Win a raid | |
| Win 2 raids | |
| Evolve 2 Pokémon | |
| Power up Pokémon 5 times |
PokéStop Showcases
Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops where you can enter event-themed Pokémon!
Pokémon Tracking
If you are still missing Pawniard or other Pokémon, try using the recently released Pokémon Alert feature, which enables Trainers to track a Pokémon. When a tracked Pokémon is nearby, Trainers with Pokémon Alert will receive a notification.
