Pokémon GO Events This Week: 20-26 April 2026

Pokémon GO’s April 20 to April 26 week sees us in the swing of things with Memories in Motion! Wrap up Sustainability Week, and get your second chance at some returning Gigantamax battles during Max Battle Day.

Plus the weekly rotating Raid Hours, Dynamax Battles and Mega Raids.

⭐Highlights


Weekly Pokémon GO Schedule

Max Monday: Dynamax Regirock

Sprite of Regirock from Pokémon GO Regirock Dynamax

On Monday, April 20th, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Dynamax regirock will appear in Max Battles! Dynamax Regirock will continue to appear from April 20 to April 26 in Max Battles.

Raid Hour: Tapu Koko

Sprite of Tapu Koko from Pokémon GO Tapu Koko

On Wednesday, April 22nd, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Groudon will be the featured Pokémon for Raid Hour!

Related guides: Tapu Koko

Events in Pokémon GO This Week

Replay: GO Bigger Event

Replay: GO Bigger Event takes place on Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. Gigantamax Venusaur, Gigantamax Charizard, Gigantamax Blastoise and Gigantamax Gengar are making their return to Pokémon GO! Get ready for a three-hour long G-Max battle spree on April 25, from 2 to 5 p.m. local time.

Related guides: Gigantamax Venusaur, Gigantamax Charizard, Gigantamax Blastoise, Gigantamax Gengar


Raids

Five-Star Raids

From April 15 to April 21, Groudon will appear in Five-Star Raids.

Related guides: Groudon Raid Guide

From April 22 to April 28, Tapu Koko will appear in Five-Star Raids.

Related guides: Tapu Koko Raid Guide


Mega Raids

From April 15 to April 21, Mega Alakazam will appear in Mega Raids.

Related guides: Mega Alakazam

From April 22 to April 28, Mega Sharpedo will appear in Mega Raids.

Related guides: Mega Sharpedo


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 Latios will swoop into five-star Shadow Raids during Memories in Motion! You may even encounter a Shiny Shadow Latios—if you’re lucky!


GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe

Pokémon GO’s April 2026 GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe feature exclusive rewards, including an encounter with Entei, XP and Stardust bonuses, and the return of the Lucky Trinket!

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: April on Tuesday, April 7, 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
Apr 7 – Apr 14
  • Ultra League icon Ultra League
  • Battle Icon Color icon Fantasy Cup: Great League Edition
Apr 14 – Apr 21
  • Master League icon Master League*
  • Battle Icon Color icon Spring Cup: Great League Edition*

Season of Memories in Motion

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:

  • Trade icon Trainers level 31 and above will receive one guaranteed Candy XL when trading Pokémon in-person.
  • Trade icon One additional Candy when trading Pokémon in-person.
  • XP icon Increased XP for a seven-day PokéStop spin streak.
  • XP icon Increased XP for a seven-day Pokémon catch streak.
  • Stardust icon 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 Egg icon 2km Eggs

5km Egg icon 5km Eggs

10km Egg icon 10km Eggs

7km Egg icon 7km Eggs


Adventure Box icon 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.

5km Egg icon 5 km Adventure Sync Eggs

10km Egg icon 10 km Adventure Sync Eggs


Routes Rewards

7km Egg icon 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:

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