This Week in Pokémon GO: 10-16 July 2023

Coming this week in Pokémon GO, commencing 10th July, we have the end of the 7th anniversary event, the Catching Some Z’s event, and more!

7th Anniversary Event

From July 6, 2023 10:00am to July 12, 2023 8:00pm local time we are celebrating 7 years of Pokémon GO! Party Hat Wartortle and Blastoise debut, and there are rotating bonuses and spawns. There is a lot of information, so check out our full event guide!


#151 Masterwork Research

The #151 Shiny Mew Masterwork Research is available for purchase in the in game shop if you have not received it previously as part of the Kanto Tour. This is a paid for ticketed research.

Catching Some Z’s Event

From July 15, 2023 from 10:00am to July 16, 8:00pm local time we are Catching Some Z’s!

Komala, the Drowsing Pokémon, will make its Pokémon GO debut!

Celebrate the release of Pokémon Sleep and the Pokémon GO Plus+, with Snorlax, new avatar items, and other sleepy Pokémon!


GO Battle League Season 15

GO Battle League: Hidden Gems will start on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. PT.

The following will occur at the beginning of the Season.

  • End-of-Season rewards will be available on the battle screen.
  • Your GO Battle League rank will be reset.
  • Rank-up requirements will remain the same as the prior Season.
July 7 – July 14
  • 🟣 Master League*
  • 🔵 Retro Cup: Great League Edition*
July 14 – July 21
  • 🔵 Great League
  • 🔵 Great League Remix

(*) 3x Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end of set rewards)


Spotlight Hour

Pokémon Spotlight Hour

Wailmer

Tuesday July 11th 6pm till 7pm local time we have Wailmer as the featured Pokémon for spotlight hour, along with a 2× XP for catching Pokémon.


Raids

Raid Hour

Wednesday July 12th 6pm till 7pm local time Articuno, Moltres and Zapdoswill appear in five-star raids.

Mega Raids

Blastoise (Mega)

From July 6 to July 13 Mega Blastoise will appear in Mega Raids.

Blaziken (Mega)

From July 13 to July 25 Mega Blaziken will appear in Mega Raids.

Five Star Raids

From July 6 to July 13 Articuno, Moltres and Zapdos will appear in five-star raids. They can be shiny.

Regieleki

From July 13 to July 25 Regieleki will appear in five-star Raids.


Season of Hidden Gems

Seasonal bonuses: Hidden Gems

The following bonuses are specific to Season 11: Hidden Gems.

  • Trade icon One additional special trade per day
  • Trade icon One additional Pokémon candy when trading
  • Trade icon For trainers level 31 and above, one guaranteed XL Candy when trading

Field Research

Season of Hidden Gems 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.

Season of Hidden Gems Field Research Tasks

Starting this Season, Field Research tasks that previously rotated on a monthly basis will now rotate Seasonally. Field Research tasks that award an encounter with Spinda will still rotate monthly. For a full list of the season field research tasks check out our list here.


Seasonal Rotations

Wild spawns

Wild Spawns

Different Pokémon will appear in the wild! As the Season changes, different Pokémon will appear in different areas across the world!

Cities

Forests

Mountains

Beaches & Water

Northern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

*If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!


Eggs

Eggs

The following Pokémon hatch from Eggs this Season. These are just some highlighted Egg hatches, more Pokémon can hatch from each egg group!

2 km Eggs

5 km Eggs

7 km Eggs

10 km 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 Eggs

10 km Eggs

*If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

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