We enter April, and the second month of the Might and Mastery Season! Get ready to encounter new regional Pokémon, the debut of Mega Audino and more!
Highlights
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The Stunning Styles event takes place from April 3 – April 7, 10:00 a.m – 8:00 p.m. |
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Mega Audino Raid Day occurs April 5, 02:00 p.m – 05:00 p.m. |
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Tyrogue Hatch Day is on April 6, 02:00 p.m – 05:00 p.m. |
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Battle enthusiasts can gear up for the GO Battle League Season 22 |
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And keep your eyes peeled for the elusive Shiny Shadow Registeel! There’s a plethora of adventures waiting, so trainers, gear up and set out! |
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From March 31 – April 9, Mega Blaziken will appear in Mega Raids. |
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From March 31 – April 9, Tapu Lele will feature in five-star raids. |
Stunning Styles
Discover Pokémon of different forms with the Stunning Styles event Thursday, April 3, at 10:00 a.m. to Monday, April 7, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time. Marshadow makes their global debut, along with the Paldean forms of Tauros. Different Paldean Tauros forms will debut in different parts of the world, following the tradition of Tauros being region exclusive.
Mega Audino Raid Day
Mega Audino makes their Pokémon GO debut with a dedicated Mega Raid Day event Saturday, April 5, 2025, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. local time! Enjoy an increased remote raid pass limit, extra raid passes from spinning photo discs at Gyms, and an increased chance of encountering shiny Audino!
Tyrogue Hatch Day
Tyrogue Hatch Day takes place on Sunday, April 6, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. Tyrogue will hatch much more frequently from 2 km Eggs. You’ll also have an increased chance of hatching Shiny Tyrogue!
Spotlight Hour
On Tuesday, April 1st, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, no Pokémon has been announced for Spotlight Hour, could an April Fool’s Day prank be afoot?
Raids and Max Battles
Raid Hour
On Wednesday, April 2nd, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Tapu Lele will be the featured Pokémon for Raid Hour! Tapu Lele caught from raids will know the move Nature’s Madness!
Five-Star Raids
From March 31st to April 9th, Tapu Lele will be featured in five-star raids. Tapu Lele caught from raids will know the move Nature’s Madness!
- Related guides: Tapu Lele Raid Guide.
Mega Raids
From March 31st to April 9th, Mega Blaziken will be featured in Mega Raids.
- Related guides: Mega Blaziken Raid Guide.
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 Registeel will swoop into five-star Shadow Raids during Might & Mastery! You may even encounter a Shiny Shadow Registeel—if you’re lucky!
Max Mondays
On Monday, March 31st, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Dynamax Scorbunny will appear in Max Battles.
Max Battles
From March 31-April 7 the following Max Battles will take place:
From April 7-April 14 the following Max Battles will take place:
Might and Mastery Season Long Free Special Research
Available to claim from Wednesday, March 5, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at 9:59 a.m. local time, you’ll encounter Dynamax Kubfu and more with this Season’s Special Research!
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.
Might and Mastery Power Up Ticket
Starting April 1, 2025, Trainers will be able to purchase the brand new Power Up Ticket for April in the latest Season of Pokémon GO, Season of Might and Mastery.
This ticket will help Trainers to get the most out of Season of Might and Mastery by granting bonuses such as one additional Candy XL awarded to Trainers level 31 and up for completing Raid Battles and Max Battles!
For US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access bonuses and Timed Research opportunities throughout March. The Power Up Ticket: April will only be available in the in-game shop until March 11, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time.
GO Battle League Season 22
GO Battle League: Might and Mastery begins Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 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.
Active Cups and Leagues this week
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| March 25th to April 1st |
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| April 1st to April 8th |
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*4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)
Season of Might and Mastery
The following bonuses are specific to Might and Mastery:
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Increased friendship bonus damage dealt by Pokémon in raids.
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Trainers level 31 and above will receive one guaranteed Rare Candy XL when defeating a five-star Raid Boss during a Raid Hour.
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Trainers level 31 and above will receive one guaranteed Candy XL when trading Pokémon.
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Increased Stardust for the first catch of the day.
Season of Might and Mastery Breakthrough
Encounter Pokémon by completing the Research Breakthrough! Complete Field Research to unlock Research Breakthrough encounters with one of the following Pokémon:
A note on Seasonal Field Research tasks
During the Season of Might and Mastery, most Field Research tasks will be available during the entire Season, instead of changing every month. Field Research tasks that award an encounter with Spinda will still rotate monthly. Field Research available during in-game events will replace some of these Field Research tasks.
Wild Encounters
Different Pokémon will appear in the wild! As the Season changes, different Pokémon will appear in different areas across the world.
Mountains
Hemisphere exclusive encounters
Different Pokémon will appear in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere as well:
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
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.
