Pokémon GO’s April 27 to May 3 week sees us ienter the second month of the season of Memories in Motion! Steel your resolve for the debut of Orthworm, plus Team GO Rocket are blasting off again, bringing Shadow Entei in for a special raid day.
Plus the weekly rotating Raid Hours, Dynamax Battles and Mega Raids.
⭐Highlights
- Raid Boss Change (April 29): Tapu Lele and Mega Banette return to the raid pool.
- Max Monday (April 27): Dynamax Shuckle is featured in Max Battles from 6 PM to 7 PM.
- Raid Hour (April 29): Tapu Lele is featured in Five-Star Raids from 6 PM to 7 PM.
- Steeled Resolve (April 28-May 4): Orthworm debut, and it can be shiny, plus decreased time for Meltan Mystery Box cooldown
- Steeled Resolve: Taken Over (April 30 – May 4): Shiny Varoom release, Shadow Incarnate Landorus debut, and more new Shadow Pokémon
- Shadow Entei Raid Day (May 2): Shadow Entei features for a dedicated raid day with boosted shiny odds
Weekly Pokémon GO Schedule
Max Monday: Dynamax Shuckle
Shuckle
Dynamax
On Monday, April 27th, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Dynamax Shuckle will appear in Max Battles! Dynamax Regirock will continue to appear from April 27 to May 3 in Max Battles.
Raid Hour: Tapu Lele
Tapu Lele
On Wednesday, April 29th, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Tapu Lele will be the featured Pokémon for Raid Hour!
Related guides: Tapu Lele
Events in Pokémon GO This Week
Steeled Resolve
Steel your resolve trainers! The Steeled Resolve event takes place from Tuesday, April 28, at 10:00 a.m. to Monday, May 4, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. local time. This event features the debut of Orthworm, and it can be shiny! Plus, the time you have to wait before you can open the Mystery Box again will be reduced during this event.
Steeled Resolve: Taken Over
Steeled Resolve: Taken Over is the latest Team GO Rocket Takeover event that runs from Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 12:00 a.m. to Monday, May 4, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. local time.
During that time, Trainers will have the opportunity to remove Frustration, save Shadow Incarnate Forme Landorus, and face Rocket Grunts and Rocket Leaders who are using new Shadow Pokémon. For the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to hatch Shiny Varoom from 12 km egg!
Shadow Entei Raid Day
Shadow Entei features in Pokémon GO during a special Shadow Raid Day event on, Saturday, May 2, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. Trainers can look forward to Shadow Entei in Shadow Raids, with the potential to be shiny (with boosted odds!), and up to five additional free raid passes for the day.
Raids
Five-Star Raids
From April 22 to April 28, Tapu Koko will appear in Five-Star Raids.
Related guides: Tapu Koko Raid Guide
From April 29 to May 5, Tapu Lele will appear in Five-Star Raids.
Related guides: Tapu Lele Raid Guide
Mega Raids
From April 22 to April 28, Mega Sharpedo will appear in Mega Raids.
Related guides: Mega Sharpedo
From April 29 to May 5, Mega banette will appear in Mega Raids.
Related guides: Mega Banette
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 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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| Apr 21 – Apr 28 |
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| Apr 28 – May 5 |
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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:
