This Week in Pokémon GO: 22-28 January 2024

Dive into an action-packed week in Pokémon GO starting January 22nd! Get into the Season of Timeless Travels, and learn more about the Hisui region. Kick off 2024 with new costume Pokémon and more!

Raging Battles and GO Battle Week starts January 19th, with 4x stardust win rewards for GBL and 10 sets per day, and the debut of Primeape evolution, Annihilape!

The Taken Treasures event begins on 27th January, save Shadow Kyogre from Giovanni, and meet new Paldean Pokémon Varoom!

Shadow Ho-Oh soars into a special raid weekend 27th and 28th January, and it can be shiny!

At the start of each month in the Season of Timeless Travels, Trainers will be able to purchase a new ticketed experience for the Egg-spedition ticket that includes bonuses and Timed Research!

But that’s not all – battle enthusiasts can gear up for the GO Battle League Season 17, while raiders prepare for epic confrontations with Therian Forme Thundurus, swapping to Therian Forme Landorus mid week.

And keep your eyes peeled for the elusive Shiny Shadow Moltres! There’s a plethora of adventures waiting, so trainers, gear up and set out!


Raging Battles & GO Battle Week: Timeless Travels Event icon

Annihilape

January 19-24, 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. is the Raging Battles & GO Battle Week event! Annihilape will debut, the new Paldean evolution of Primeape. You’ll be able to do 50 battles per day, with 4x stardust win rewards, and free and paid timed research will be available.

The following leagues will be active.

  • Great League
  • Ultra League
  • Master League

Taken Treasures Event icon

January 27-February 1, 12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. is the Taken Treasures event. Meet Varoom, the Single Cyl Pokémon, and save Shadow Kyogre from Giovanni!


Shadow Ho-Oh Raid Weekend Event icon

Ho-Oh (shadow)

Shadow Raid Weekend: Ho-Oh takes place January 27-28, 6:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. Shadow Ho-Oh will appear more frequently in raids, and it can be shiny for the first time!


Featured Pokémon Pokemon Encounter icon

Tornadus (Therian) Landorus (Therian) Thundurus (Therian)

The Therian Formes of Tornadus, Landorus and Thundurus are the featured Pokémon for January!


Timeless Travels: Eggs-pedition Access Research icon

Provision for the travels ahead! At the start of each month in the Season of Timeless Travels, Trainers will be able to purchase a new ticketed experience that includes bonuses and Timed Research! Throughout Pokémon GO: Timeless Travels, you’ll be able to come across Pokémon found in the Hisui region, and stock up on items like Incubators. Be sure to check out the in-game shop regularly, you never know what wares and wonders you may find. The second is the Egg-spedition ticket for January with a free single use incubator every day!


GO Battle League Season 17 Battle icon

GO Battle League: Timeless Travels will start on Friday, December 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.
Jan 26-Feb 2
  • 🔵Great League
  • 🔵 Hisui Cup: Great League Edition
Feb 2-Feb 9
  • 🟡 Ultra League
  • 🔵 Hisui Cup: Great League Edition

Spotlight Hour Pokemon Encounter icon

Pokémon Spotlight Hour

Barboach

Tuesday January 23rd 6pm till 7pm local time we have Barboach as the featured Pokémon for spotlight hour, along with 2x XP for evolving Pokémon.


Showcases Pokemon Encounter icon

The following PokéStop showcases will take place during this week:

Date and Time Showcase
Taken Treasures Event Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops during the event where you can enter event-themed Pokémon!

Raids Raid icon

Raid Hour Raid icon

Landorus (Therian)

Wednesday January 24th 6pm till 7pm local time Therian Forme Landorus will appear in five-star raids and it can be shiny. It will have the featured attack Sandsear Storm.

Mega Raids Raid icon

Medicham (Mega)

From January 10 to January 24 Mega Medicham will appear in Mega Raids.

Steelix (Mega)

From January 24 to January 31 Mega Steelix will appear in Mega Raids.

Five-Star Raids Raid icon

Thundurus (Therian)

From January 17 to January 24 Therian Forme Thundurus will appear in five-star raids, and it can be shiny. This Pokémon will have the featured attack Wildbolt Storm.

Landorus (Therian)

From January 24 to January 31 Therian Forme Landorus will appear in five-star raids, and it can be shiny. This Pokémon will have the featured attack Sandsear Storm.

Shadow Raids Raid icon

Team GO Rocket Shadow Raids
Team GO Rocket 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. Also, Shadow Moltres will swoop into five-star Shadow Raids during Timeless Travels!

Moltres (Shadow)

You may even encounter a Shiny Shadow Moltres—if you’re lucky!


Season of Timeless Travels Event icon

Season of Timeless Travels: Bonuses Bonus icon

The following bonuses are specific to Season 13: Timeless Travels.

Candy XL icon Trainers level 31 and above will receive one guaranteed Candy XL when trading Pokémon.
Candy icon One additional Candy when trading Pokémon
Candy XL icon Trainers level 31 and above will have a higher chance to receive Rare Candy XL from in-person five-star raids.
XP icon Increased XP for a seven-day PokéStop spin streak.
Stardust icon Increased Stardust for a seven-day Pokémon catch streak.
XP icon Increased XP for a seven-day Pokémon catch streak.

Research Research icon

Season of Adventures Abound Research Breakthrough Research icon

  • From December 1, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT -7) to March 1, 2024, 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 Galarian Weezing, Galarian Mr. Mime, Lapas, Furfrou, Goomy and Jangmo-o.

Season of Timeless Travels Field Research Tasks Research icon

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 Pokemon Encounter icon

Wild Spawns Pokemon Encounter icon

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

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 Egg icon

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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