We are in the final week of the Season of Dual Destiny! Get hyped, this week is the Road to Unova, cumulating in the weekend long Pokémon GO Tour Unova: Global!
Highlights:
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The Road to Unova Event kicks off the week from Monday, February 24, at 10:00 a.m. to Saturday, March 1, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. local time |
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Pokémon GO Unova Tour: Global is March 1 and 2, 2025 and releases more Unovan shinies in an epic weekend long event! |
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Battle enthusiasts can gear up for the GO Battle League Season 21 |
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And keep your eyes peeled for the elusive Shiny Shadow Regirock! There’s a plethora of adventures waiting, so trainers, gear up and set out! |
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From February 17 – March 4, Mega Garchomp will appear in Mega Raids. |
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From February 24 – February 28, rotating raid bosses will feature daily. |
Road to Unova
The Unova Tour kicks off with the Road to Unova event! From Monday, February 24, at 10:00 a.m. to Saturday, March 1, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. local time., this massive event brings a wide variety of Raid Bosses, XL Candy, shiny Meloetta debut, and more!
Pokémon GO Tour Unova: Global
Pokémon GO Tour: Unova – Global invites you to take part in this worldwide event inspired by the Unova region, first featured in Pokémon Black and Pokémon White on the Nintendo DS.
Dual Destiny Season Special Research
A season long free special research will be available to claim from Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at 9:59 a.m. local time.
New parts of the Special Research will unlock over the course of the Season, so make sure to keep an eye on your Research tab!
Dual Destiny: Eggs-pedition Access
Starting December 3, 2024, Trainers will be able to purchase Eggs-pedition Access for the latest Season of Pokémon GO, Dual Destiny. This ticket will help trainers make the most out of Dual Destiny by granting an Incubator for the first PokéStop or Gym spin of the day.
GO Battle League Season 21
GO Battle League: Dual Destiny will commence on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8).
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.
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| February 25 – March 4 |
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(*) 4× Stardust from win rewards during these leagues (does not include end-of-set rewards).
Spotlight Hour
Tuesday February 25th, 6 pm till 7 pm local time, we have Snivy, Tepig and Oshawott as the featured Pokémon for spotlight hour, along with 2x candy for catching Pokémon!
Raids and Max Battles
Due to the Road to Unova, a variety of different Five Star raid bosses will rotate on a daily basis!
Five Star Raids: Monday, February 24
- Genesect encountered in raids will know the Normal type Charged Attack Techno Blast.
- Genesect (Shock Drive) encountered in raids will know the Electric type Charged Attack Techno Blast.
- Genesect (Burn Drive) encountered in raids will know the Fire type Charged Attack Techno Blast.
- Genesect (Chill Drive) encountered in raids will know the Ice type Charged Attack Techno Blast.
- Genesect (Douse Drive) encountered in raids will know the Water type Charged Attack Techno Blast.
Each version of Techno Blast has the following power:
- Trainer Battles: 120 power
- Gyms and raids: 120 power
Five Star Raids: Tuesday, February 25
Related Raid Guides: Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion.
Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion encountered in raids will know the Charged Attack Sacred Sword.
- Trainer Battles: 60 power
- Gyms and raids: 50 power
Five Star Raids: Wednesday, February 26
Related Raid Guides: Therian Tornadus, Therian Thundurus and Therian Landorus.
Tornadus encountered in raids will know the Charged Attack Bleakwind Storm:
- Trainer Battles: 60 power
- Gyms and raids: 150 power
Thundurus encountered in raids will know the Charged Attack Wildbolt Storm:
- Trainer Battles: 60 power
- Gyms and raids: 150 power
Landorus encountered in raids will know the Charged Attack Sandsear Storm:
- Trainer Battles: 60 power
- Gyms and raids: 150 power
Five Star Raids: Thursday, February 27
Reshiram encountered in raids will know the Charged Attack Fusion Flare:
- Trainer Battles: 90 power
- Gyms and raids: 140 power
Five Star Raids: Friday, February 28
Zekrom encountered in raids will know the Charged Attack Fusion Bolt:
- Trainer Battles: 90 power
- Gyms and raids: 140 power
Mega Raids
Garchomp (Mega)
- From February 17 to March 4, Mega Garchomp will appear in Mega Raids.
Shadow Raids
Regirock (Shadow)
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 Regirock will swoop into five-star Shadow Raids during Dual Destiny! You may even encounter a Shiny Shadow Regirock—if you’re lucky!
Max Mondays
Darumaka
Dynamax
Monday February 24th 6pm till 7pm local time Dynamax Darumaka will appear in Max Battles.
Max Battles
From February 17 – February 24 the following Max Battles will take place:
From February 24 – March 3 the following Max Battles will take place:
Season of Dual Destiny
The following bonuses are specific to Dual Destiny:
- One additional free Raid Pass per day by spinning Gym Photo Discs
- Extra Stardust earned from Team GO Rocket battles
- Extra Stardust from Gifts
Season of Dual Destiny Research Breakthrough
Complete Field Research to unlock Research Breakthrough encounters with one of the following Pokémon. These Pokémon will appear as Research Breakthrough Rewards from December 3, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. local time. to March 4, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. local time:
Season of Dual Destiny Field Research Tasks
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.
Wild Encounters
Different Pokémon will appear in the wild! As the Season changes, different Pokémon will appear in different areas across the world.
Beaches and Water
Hemisphere exclusive encounters
Different Pokémon will appear in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere as well:
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.
