Pokémon GO June 2023 events schedule is here! From a new shiny Legendary raid boss, to new events, a research day, an event themed Spotlight Hour featuring multiple Pokémon, and more, it looks to be an exciting month.
June marks the start of Pokémon GO Season 11: Hidden Gems! Hidden Gems lasts from June 1, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. until September 1, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.
GO Battle League Season 15 (Hidden Gems) also runs alongside the Season of Hidden Gems, bringing new GBL Cups, new moves for select Pokémon, and new rank up rewards. Read more about GO Battle League Season 15 here.
June 2023 Events
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Searching for Gold Research Day June 3, 2023 2pm to 5pm local time |
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Water Festival: Beach Week Spotlight Hour June 6, 2023 from 6pm to 7pm local time |
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Water Festival: Beach Week June 6, 2023 10:00am to June 12, 2023 8pm local time |
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Axew Community Day June 10, 2023 from 2pm to 5pm local time |
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Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf raid event Sunday, June 11, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time |
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Solstice Horizons 2023 June 16, 2023 from 10am to June 25, 2023, 8pm local time |
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Team GO Rocket Takeover June 21, 2023 at 12:00am to June 25, 2023 at 11:59pm local time |
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Dark Flames June 29, 2023 10:00am to July 2, 2023 8:00pm local time |
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Raids
Five Star Raids
During June Azelf, Mesprit, Uxie, Nihilego and Heatran will be available during different time periods. During weekends from 10th June, Shadow Articuno will be available in raids.
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From June 1 to June 15 Uxie, Azelf and Mesprit will appear in five-star raids in their respective regions. They can be shiny.
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Nihilego
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From June 15 to June 29 Nihilego will appear in five-star raids and be available as shiny for the first time! |
Heatran
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From June 29 to July 6 Heatran will appear in five-star raids and it can be shiny. |
Articuno (Shadow)
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Starting June 10, Shadow Articuno will be available in raids on weekends in June, and available as shiny for the first time. |
Mega Raids
During June Mega Swampert, Mega Sceptile, and a Mystery Mega raid boss will be available in Pokémon GO’s Mega Raids at different times.
| Pokémon | Dates |
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Swampert (Mega)
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From June 1 to June 15 Mega Swampert will appear in Mega Raids. |
Sceptile (Mega)
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From June 15 to June 29 Mega Sceptile will appear in Mega Raids. |
| ??? | From June 29 to July 6 a mystery Mega Pokémon will make their debut in Mega Raids. |
Raid Hours
From 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time, the following Pokémon will be featured in increased numbers in Five Star Raids during these dates in June:
| Featured Boss | Date |
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| June 7, 2023, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time | |
| June 14, 2023, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time | |
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Nihilego
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June 21, 2023, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time |
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Nihilego
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June 28, 2023, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time |
Pokémon Spotlight Hours
From 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time, the following Pokémon will be featured during these dates in June:
| Date | Pokémon | Bonus |
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| June 6, 2023 | 
3× XP for catching Pokémon
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| June 13, 2023 |
Binacle
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2× Candy for catching Pokémon
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| June 20, 2023 |
Sunkern
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2× Candy for transferring Pokémon
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| June 27, 2023 |
Doduo
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2× XP for evolving Pokémon
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June 2023 Research Breakthrough
- From June 1, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT -7) to September 1, 2023, at 1:00 p.m.
PDT (GMT -7) - Complete Field Research tasks during the whole season to earn an encounter from a pool of Pokémon, including Sableye, Beldum, Audino, Furfrou, Noibat and Goomy.
You can find the full list of tasks here: Pokémon GO Field Research Tasks and Rewards (June 2023)
Events overview
Searching for Gold Research Day
On June 3, 2023 2pm to 5pm local time the Searching for Gold Research Day takes place. Pokémon with gold shinies are featured, and if you are lucky you might spot a golden Pokéstop!
Water Festival: Beach Week Spotlight Hour
On June 6, 2023 from 6pm to 7pm local time a special Water Festival: Beach Week themed spotlight hour takes place, with 3x XP for catching Pokémon! Multiple Pokémon will appear, with Clauncher being shiny for the first time.
Water Festival: Beach Week
From June 6, 2023 10:00am to June 12, 2023 8pm local time the Water Festival: Beach Week takes place. Sandygast debuts, along with shiny Clauncher!
Axew Community Day
On June 10, 2023 from 2pm to 5pm local time June Community Day occurs, with Axew as the featured Pokémon! Axew will spawn more frequently in the wild, and evolving Fraxure into Haxorus during event hours will give it the exclusive Dragon type Charged Move Breaking Swipe.
Solstice Horizons & Team GO Rocket Takeover
From June 16, 2023 from 10am to June 25, 2023, 8pm local time the Solstice Horizons event happens, and Team GO Rocket takeover!
Solstice Horizons event returns to Pokémon GO, running from Friday, June 16 at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, June 25 at 8:00 p.m. local time, giving Trainers a unique opportunity to catch Pokémon associated to day and night. Shiny Fomantis makes its Pokémon GO Debut.
Starting on June 21, 2023, Giovanni is back, this time with Shadow Regirock under his wing. Giovanni is not the only TGR member with new Shadow Pokémon – Grunts and Leaders will also be using new Shadow Pokémon. And that’s not all… new Shadow Pokémon will be available in 12 KM Eggs, in Grunt encounters, and Shiny Pancham will be making it’s Pokémon GO debut!
Dark Flames
From June 29, 2023 10:00am to July 2, 2023 8:00pm local time the brand new Dark Flames event will take place.
