Pokémon GO’s September 1 to September 7 schedule brings the end of the Delightful Days season, and the start of Tales of Transformation! Enjoy the Kanto Celebration, the debut of Mega Sharpedo and more! Plus weekly Spotlight Hour, daily Raid/ Hours, Dynamax Battles, Mega Raids, GO Battle League Season 24, and Season‑long Tales of Transformation bonuses.
Highlights
- Raid Boss Change (September 2): Palkia and Mega Venusaur, Mega Blastoise, Mega Charizard X and Mega Charizard Y return to the raid pool
- Max Monday: Dynamax Pidove is featured in Max Battles from 6 PM to 7 PM.
- Spotlight Hour (September 2): Pidgey is featured with a 2x evolution XP bonus, plus you may get Mega Pidgeot Energy when catching Pidgey.
- Raid Hour (September 3): Origin Forme Palkia is featured in Five-Star Raids from 6 PM to 7 PM.
- XP Celebration (August 25-October 14): Boosted XP for nice, great and excellent throws
- Kanto Celebration (September 2-7): Kanto regionals in timed research, Kanto themed spawns and more
- Mega Sharpedo Raid Day (September 7): Mega Sharpedo debuts in a dedicated raid day
Max Monday: Dynamax Pidove
On Monday, September 1st, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Dynamax Pidove will appear in Max Battles! Dynamax Pidove will continue to appear from September to September 7 in Max Battles:
Spotlight Hour: Pidgey
On Tuesday, September 2nd, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Pidove will be the featured Pokémon for Spotlight Hour, along with 2× XP for evolving Pokémon! Plus you can obtain Mega Energy for Mega Pidgeot when catching Pidgey.
Raid Hour: Origin Forme Palkia
On Wednesday, September 3rd, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Origin Forme Palkia will be the featured Pokémon for Raid Hour!
Events in Pokémon GO This Week
XP Celebration
With the level cap being increased to level 80 in Pokémon GO, trainers would want to collect massive amounts of XP before the journey beyond level 50 goes live on October 15, 2025. Luckily, you can start doing that right away thanks to the XP Celebration event, which promises huge XP gains and exclusive Timed Research.
Kanto Celebration
The Pokémon GO Kanto Celebration is a global event running from September 2 to September 7, 2025. This event brings Kanto regional Pokémon worldwide, and special research to encounter Dynamax Legendary Birds! On top of that, enjoy timed research and spawns, and the ability to evolve certain Pokémon to obtain their special moves.
Mega Sharpedo Raid Day
Mega Sharpedo debuts in Pokémon GO during a special Raid Day event on Sunday, September 7th, 2025. Trainers can look forward to an increased chance to encounter shiny Sharpedo, up to five additional free Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs, and a temporarily increased Remote Raid Pass limit.
Raids
Five-Star Raids
From August 25th to September 2nd, Necrozma will appear in the five-star raids.
- Related guide: Necrozma Raid Guide
From September 2nd to September 16th, Palkia will appear in the five-star raids.
- Related guide: Palkia Raid Guide
Mega Raids
From August 25th to September 2nd, Mega Salamence will appear in Mega Raids.
- Related guides: Mega Salamence Raid Guide
From September 2nd to September 9th, Mega Venusaur, Mega Blastoise, Mega Charizard X and Mega Charizard Y will appear in Mega Raids.
Related guides:
- Mega Venusaur Raid Guide
- Mega Charizard X Raid Guide
- Mega Charizard Y Raid Guide
- Mega Blastoise Raid Guide
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. The Shadow Legendary Raid Boss for September is currently unknown!
GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe
Pokémon GO’s September 2025 GO Pass runs from Tuesday, September 2nd at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, October 7th at 10:00 a.m. local time. This month’s GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe feature exclusive rewards, including an encounter with Cobalion with a Tales of Transformation background, XP and Stardust bonuses, and the debut of the Timed Incubator—an unlimited-use but time-limited egg incubator available with the GO Pass Deluxe.
GO Battle League Season 24
GO Battle League Season 24 begins Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7). At launch:
- 🎁 End-of-Season rewards (from the prior season) appear on the Battle screen.
- 🔄 Your GBL rank resets.
- 📈 Rank-up requirements remain the same.
Active Cups and Leagues this week
| Dates | Cups |
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| August 26 – September 2 |
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| September 2 – September 9 |
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*4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)
Season of Tales of Transformation
The active season this week in Pokémon GO is the Tales of Transformation Season! Running from September 2, 2025, to December 2, 2025, this incredible season focuses on Resolute Keldeo and brings the much-anticipated debut of Mega Metagross!
Season-long bonuses 🎁
The following bonuses are specific to Tales of Transformation:
One additional Candy when trading Pokémon
Trainers level 31 and above will receive one guaranteed Candy XL when trading Pokémon, and one guaranteed Rare Candy XL when catching a five-star Raid Boss during a Raid Hour
Increased XP for a seven-day PokéStop spin streak, from going up a Friendship level and for a seven-day Pokémon catch streak
Increased Stardust for a seven-day Pokémon catch streak
During the season of Tales of Transformation you can enjoy the following trade bonuses every Sunday from September 7th to November 30th 2025:
One additional Special Trade.
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Increased chance of Lucky Trade for any trade.
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-10% Stardust cost for trades.
Earn two Candy XL from trades.
Tales of Transformation Egg Hatches
During the Tales of Transformation season, different eggs will be featured every month. Season-long Egg hatches are listed below. These are just some highlighted Egg hatches, more Pokémon can hatch from each egg group.
