This Week in Pokémon GO: 12-18 October 2026

The week of October 12–18, 2026 is packed with events, raids, and bonuses. The Fall Marathon brings the debut of Bramblin, and Sandile Hatch Day takes place. Dialga and Mega Dragonite enter the raid rotation, Dynamax Rookidee takes over Max Monday, and Stufful appears during Spotlight Hour with a 2× Transfer Candy bonus.

Here’s everything happening this week, including event dates and times, Raid Hours, Spotlight Hour, Max Battles, raids, GO Battle League rotations, and more.

Weekly Pokémon GO Schedule

Max Monday: Rookidee

On Monday, October 12, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Dynamax Rookidee will be featured during Max Monday. Max Battles are available from 6 AM to 9 PM local time, and Dynamax Rookidee will remain in the Max Battle rotation from October 12 to 18.

Raid Hour: Dialga

On Wednesday, October 14, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Dialga will be the featured Pokémon for Raid Hour.

⚔️ Related guides: Dialga

Spotlight Hour: Stufful

On Thursday, October 15, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Stufful will be the featured Pokémon for Spotlight Hour, along with 2× Candy for transferring Pokémon.

Events in Pokémon GO This Week

Fall Marathon: Buddy Trek

Fall Marathon: Buddy Trek runs from October 13, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. to October 19, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. local time. The event introduces Bramblin, the Tumbleweed Pokémon, and brings Super Max Level and the Charged Attack Discharge+ to Mega Manectric.

There’s an increased chance to encounter Shiny Electrike throughout the event, with boosted Shiny Hisuian Growlithe encounters from Incense starting October 16 at 10:00 a.m. Incense encounters change halfway through the event, while Field Research and the GO Pass: Fall Marathon offer additional rewards.

You can also complete free Timed Research by exploring up to 42 km to earn an encounter with Pikachu wearing a marathon visor. Below, you’ll find the event bonuses, encounter schedule, research rewards and GO Pass milestones.

Sandile Hatch Day

Sandile Hatch Day takes place in Pokémon GO on Saturday, October 17, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. Sandile will hatch more frequently from 2 km Eggs collected during the event, with boosted Shiny odds, double Hatch Candy and half Egg Hatch Distance. The Hatch Distance bonus applies to Eggs placed in Incubators during the event.

Raids

Five-Star Raids

From October 7 to October 13, Yveltal will appear in Five-Star Raids.

⚔️ Related guides: Yveltal

From October 14 to October 20, Dialga will appear in Five-Star Raids.

⚔️ Related guides: Dialga

Mega Raids

From October 7 to October 13, Mega Blastoise will appear in Mega Raids.

⚔️ Related guides: Mega Blastoise

From October 14 to October 20, Mega Dragonite will appear in Mega Raids.

⚔️ Related guides: Mega Dragonite

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. During October weekends, Shadow Incarnate Forme Landorus will swoop into five-star Shadow Raids in five-star Shadow Raids! You may even encounter a Shiny Shadow Incarnate Forme Landorus—if you’re lucky!

October GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe

Pokémon GO’s October 2026 GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe feature exclusive rewards, including an encounter with Kyogre, XP and Stardust bonuses, and the return of the Lucky Trinket! This is the second monthly GO Pass of the Twilight Trails season.
Trainers received GO Pass: October on Tuesday, October 6, at 10:00 a.m. local time.

Rewards unlocked in the GO Pass will expire on Thursday, November 5, at 10:00 a.m. local time, so be sure to claim your rewards before they expire.

GO Battle League Season 28

GO Battle League: Twilight Trails began on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7). Each week brings a different selection of Cups and active Leagues. Here are the active Cups and Leagues this week:

Dates	Cups
October 6–13	Great League: Mega Edition* Ultra League: Mega Edition* Master League: Mega Edition*
October 13–20	Great League Ultra League: Mega Edition Little Cup

(*) 4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)

Season of Twilight Trails

Explore Pokémon GO’s Twilight Trails Season! Running from September 8 at 10:00 a.m. to December 1, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. local time, this incredible season focuses on new Mega Pokémon, new Dynamax Pokémon, the Paldea regionand more!

Twilight Trails 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.

2 km Eggs

5 km Eggs

10 km Eggs

7 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 Adventure Sync Eggs

10 km Adventure Sync Eggs

Routes Rewards

7 km Eggs from Mateo Gift Exchange

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.