Pokémon GO November 2026 Events

Complete November 2026 event calendar featuring GO Wild Area, Mega Metagross, Deoxys, Community Day, Spotlight Hours, Max Battles, and more.

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October 19, 2026

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The Pokémon GO November 2026 events schedule is here! November’s featured Pokémon include Mega Metagross, Defense Forme Deoxys, and Shadow Incarnate Forme Tornadus. A variety of Pokémon will be featured throughout the month, and there are plenty of in-game events to look forward to!

Here are all the major events happening in November 2026 in Pokémon GO, as well as details on Raid Hours, Max Battles, Community Days, Spotlight Hours, and Research Breakthroughs you can enjoy this month. We are currently in the Twilight Trails Season.

Pokémon GO November 2026 Event Calendar

Event	Info
	Halloween Part 2 November 1-5
	Into the Wild November 9-13
	Global GO Wild Area November 14-15
	Minior Showers: Leonidis November 14-19
	Dynamax Trails November 16-23
	November Community Day November 21
	Twilight Wishes November 24-30
	Super Mega Raid Day November 28

Tier 5 Raids during November 2026

Raid Bosses change at 10:00 a.m. on these dates.

Dates	Raid Bosses	Guides
October 28 – November 3	Origin Giratina	Origin Forme Giratina
November 4-8	Altered Giratina	Altered Forme Giratina
November 9-24	Cresselia Darkrai	Cresselia Darkrai
November 25 – December 1	Normal Deoxys Speed Deoxys Attack Deoxys Defense Deoxys	Normal Deoxys Speed Deoxys Attack Deoxys Defense Deoxys

Shadow Raids in November

Shadow Incarnate Forme Landorus will appear in weekend Shadow Raids through November 3!

Incarnate Shadow Landorus

Shadow Incarnate Forme Tornadus will appear in weekend Shadow Raids from November 3 to December 1!

Incarnate Shadow Tornadus

Mega Raids during November 2026

Raid Bosses change at 10:00 a.m. on these dates.

Dates	Mega Boss	Guides
October 28 – November 8	Mega Sableye	Mega Sableye
November 16 – 24	Mega Banette	Mega Banette
November 25 – December 1	Mega Metagross	Mega Metagross

November Raid Hours

Here is the complete November 2026 Raid Hours schedule. From 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time, the following Pokémon will be featured in Five Star Raids on these dates in November:

Date	Pokémon	Guides
November 4	Altered Giratina	Altered Forme Giratina
November 18	Cresselia Darkrai	Cresselia Darkrai
November 25	Normal Deoxys Speed Deoxys Attack Deoxys Defense Deoxys	Normal Deoxys Speed Deoxys Attack Deoxys Defense Deoxys

November 2026 Max Battles

These Dynamax Pokémon may appear in Max Battles throughout November. They will also take over Power Spots each week on Mondays from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. local time!

Dates	Pokémon in Max Battles
October 26 – November 1	Sableye Dynamax
November 2 – 8	Machop Dynamax
November 16 – 23	???
November 23 – 29	Espurr Dynamax
November 30 – December 6	Cryogonal Dynamax

November 2026 Spotlight Hours

Here is the November 2026 Spotlight Hour schedule to look forward to. From 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time, the following Pokémon will be featured every Thursday on these dates:

Teddiursa

Halloween Teddiursa Spotlight Hour

November 5, 2026, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time
2× Evolution XP

Noibat

Noibat Spotlight Hour

November 26, 2026, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time
2× Catch Candy

Research Breakthrough

Complete Field Research to unlock Research Breakthrough encounters with one of a variety of Season-themed Pokémon. Find out where your trail leads you each week.

Infographic

Pokémon GO November 2026 event calendar infographic

Event Previews

Halloween Part Two

halloween 2026 part 2

Pokémon GO’s Halloween 2026 Part Two event runs from Sunday, November 1, at 10:00 a.m. to Thursday, November 5,
2026, at 8:00 p.m. local time, bringing Shiny Greavard and the ability to upgrade Mega Sableye to Super Max Level!

Into the Wild

Into the Wild 2026 event artwork featuring Dynamax Pokémon

Pokémon GO’s Into the Wild event runs from November 9 at 10:00 a.m. to November 13 at 8:00 p.m. local time, bringing two new Dynamax Pokémon: Dynamax Regidrago and Dynamax Meltan!

Expect an increased Remote Raid limit, GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe, the return of Shiny Gimmighoul through the Coin Bag, and plenty of Max Battles!

Global GO Wild Area

GO Wild Area 2026 Global

GO Wild Area 2026: Global takes place on November 14 and 15, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time, bringing a weekend of Steel- and Dragon-type Pokémon to Trainers around the world. Gigantamax Duraludon arrives in six-star Max Battles, Dynamax Dialga and Dynamax Palkia take the spotlight on separate days, mighty Pokémon return, and Machamp shows off a modern jacket!

You can take part from anywhere, with an optional US$11.99 ticket available through the Pokémon GO Web Store. Ticket holders get extra bonuses, branching Special Research featuring a Gigantamax Duraludon encounter with a Special Background, and a chance to encounter mighty Latias and Latios from Incense.

Minior Showers: Leonidis

Minior Showers Pokémon GO event artwork

Minior is making its Pokémon GO debut through Minior Showers, a series of events timed to coincide with real-world meteor showers. The second event runs from November 14 to 19, 2026.

During the event, you’ll find Minior in the wild in its Meteor Form and earn extra Stardust for catching it. Your best time to look will be 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. local time each day, when Minior encounters will be more frequent and shooting stars will light up the in-game sky.

Twilight Trails

Twilight Trails Season artwork

We are currently in the Twilight Trails Season. Different days of the week will include a Daily Discovery experience. These will be active between 12:00 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. local time unless otherwise stated.

Max Monday

One Rare Candy XL for completing in-person Max Battles.
Additional Power Spots will be active on Mondays compared to the rest of the week.
Max Battles will rotate to feature different Dynamax Pokémon.

(*) Max Battles will be available between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. local time. Power Spot availability will be limited outside of Max Mondays and Max Battle Days.

Showcase Tuesday

PokéStop Showcases will be active on Tuesdays, featuring up to 20 different categories.
Trainers can enter up to five PokéStop Showcases.
More PokéStops may have PokéStop Showcases.

Wednesday (Raid Hour)

Raid Bosses for five-star raids and Mega Raids will rotate at the start of the day each week.
Raid Hours will continue to feature the five-star Raid Boss between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. local time.
One Rare Candy XL for completing in-person Raid Battles.

GO Battle Thursdays and Spotlight Hour

Spotlight Hour will return from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time!
The maximum number of sets you can play per day will increase from five to 10—for a total of 50 battles
Up to 4× Stardust from win rewards. (This does not include end-of-set rewards.)

Friendship Friday*

Up to two Special Trades.
Increased chance of Lucky Trade for any trade.
Up to 10% reduced Stardust cost for trades.
Two guaranteed Candy XL from trades (Trainers level 31+).

(*) These bonuses only apply to in-person trades.

Scenic Sunday

More Pokémon will appear in the wild!
More Pokémon will appear while following a Route. Incense will attract even more Pokémon on Routes.
Reduced distance to earn Buddy Candy while exploring Routes with your Buddy Pokémon.
Encounter Mateo up to three times each day while on a Route.

Please note that Daily Discoveries will not be available during the week of global GO Fest, GO Wild Area, or GO Tour events.