Pokémon GO’s May 11-17 week sees us enter the final month of the season of Memories in Motion! Welcome Spring with the Spring Marathon, and enjoy Deino Community Day Classic.
Plus the weekly rotating Raid Hours, Dynamax Battles and Mega Raids.
⭐Highlights
- Raid Boss Change (May 13): Pheromosa, Buzzwole, Xurkitree, and Mega Glalie return to the raid pool.
- Max Monday (May 11): Dynamax Growlithe is featured in Max Battles from 6 PM to 7 PM.
- Raid Hour (May 13): Pheromosa, Buzzwole and Xurkitree are featured in Five-Star Raids from 6 PM to 7 PM in their respective regions.
- Spring Marathon (May 12-18): Flittle debut, Pikachu wearing a visor debut, different Pokémon in 5km eggs
- Deino Community Day Classic (May 16): Deino features with a shiny boost from 2-5pm, evolve into Hydreigon to get exclusive move Brutal Swing
Weekly Pokémon GO Schedule
Max Monday: Dynamax Growlithe
Growlithe
Dynamax
On Monday, May 11th, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Dynamax Growlithe will appear in Max Battles! Dynamax Growlithe will continue to appear from May 11 to May 17 in Max Battles.
Raid Hour: Buzzwole, Xurkitree and Pheromosa
On Wednesday, May 13th, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Pheromosa, Buzzwole and Xurkitree will be the featured Pokémon for Raid Hour!
Related guides:
Events in Pokémon GO This Week
Spring Marathon
Flittle makes its Pokémon GO debut during the Spring Marathon 2026 event, alongside the first appearance of Pikachu wearing a marathon visor! Discover event bonuses, wild spawns, rotating bonuses, raids, Field Research, and GO Pass rewards. The Spring Marathon 2026 runs from Tuesday, May 12, at 10:00 a.m. to Monday, May 18, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. local time.
Deino Community Day Classic
Pokémon GO’s second Community Day Classic of 2026 features Deino, the Irate Pokémon, returning with its exclusive move Brutal Swing! Join the event on Saturday, May 16, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time to enjoy 3× XP for catching Pokémon, increased Deino spawns, and a chance to encounter Shiny Deino.
Evolve Zweilous during the event, or up to 9:00 p.m. local time on May 16, 2026, to obtain an Hydreigon that knows the exclusive move Brutal Swing.
Raids
Five-Star Raids
From May 6 to May 12, Nihilego will appear in Five-Star Raids.
Related guides: Nihilego Raid Guide
From May 13 to May 19, Xurkitree, Buzzwole and Pheromosa will appear in Five-Star Raids in their respective regions.
Related guides:
Mega Raids
From May 6 to May 12, Mega Camerupt will appear in Mega Raids.
Related guides: Mega Camerupt
From May 13 to May 19, Mega Glalie will appear in Mega Raids.
Related guides: Mega Glalie
Shadow Raids
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 Cresselia will swoop into five-star Shadow Raids during Memories in Motion! You may even encounter a Shiny Shadow Cresselia—if you’re lucky!
GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe
Pokémon GO’s May 2026 GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe feature exclusive rewards, including an encounter with Suicune, XP and Stardust bonuses, and PokéCoin rewards!
Trainers can earn GO Points by completing Pass Tasks, unlock milestone rewards through ranking up, and access premium items by upgrading to the Deluxe version via the Pokémon GO Web Store.
Trainers will automatically receive GO Pass: May on Saturday, May 2, at 10:00 a.m. local time.
GO Battle League Season 26
GO Battle League: Memories in Motion begins Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. PST GMT −8.
At the start of the Season:
- 🎁 End of Season rewards become available on the Battle screen.
- 🔄 Your GO Battle League rank will reset.
- 📈 The number of wins required to advance from Rank 19 to Rank 20 returns to 20.
- 📊 All other rank up requirements remain unchanged.
Active Cups and Leagues this week
| Dates | Cups |
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| May 5 – May 12 |
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| May 12 – May 19 |
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Season of Memories in Motion
Get ready for Pokémon GO’s Memories in Motion Season! Running from March 3, 2026, to June 2, 2026, this incredible season focuses on new Daily Discovery experiences, shiny evolved Pokémon in the wild, new shiny Shadow Pokémon, boosted shiny odds for hatching eggs and in raid encounters and more!
Season-long bonuses 🎁
The following bonuses are specific to Memories in Motion:
Trainers level 31 and above will receive one guaranteed Candy XL when trading Pokémon in-person.
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One additional Candy when trading Pokémon in-person.
Increased XP for a seven-day PokéStop spin streak.
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Increased XP for a seven-day Pokémon catch streak.
Increased Stardust for a seven-day Pokémon catch streak.
Memories in Motion Egg Hatches
The following Pokémon will hatch from Eggs this Season. These are just some highlighted Egg hatches, more Pokémon can hatch from each egg group.
2km Eggs
5km Eggs
10km Eggs
7km Eggs
Adventure Sync Rewards
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 Adventure Sync Eggs
10 km Adventure Sync Eggs
Routes Rewards
7 km Eggs from Mateo Gift Exchange
Research Breakthrough
Encounter Pokémon by completing the Research Breakthrough! Complete Field Research to unlock Research Breakthrough encounters with one of the following Pokémon:
