This Week in Pokémon GO: 8-14 January 2024

Dive into an action-packed week in Pokémon GO starting January 8th! Get into the Season of Timeless Travels, and learn more about the Hisui region. Kick off 2024 with new costume Pokémon and more!

The first Lustrous Odyssey takes place starting 6th January, with Dusk Form Lycanroc making their first appearance in Pokémon GO.

The Dazzling Dream event celebrates Fairy types with shiny Cutiefly debuting.

Hisuian Typhlosion Raid Day is on the 14th January, a dual Ghost and Fire type.

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 a variety of the Ultra Beast in raids depending on your region, swapping to Therian Forme Tornadus 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!


Lustrous Odyssey Event

Artwork of Dusk Lycanroc from Pokémon GO Dusk Lycanroc

January 6th until January 10th, 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. is the Lustrous Odyssey event! Lycanrock Dusk Form makes their debut in Pokémon GO.


Dazzling Dreams Event

Artwork of Cutiefly from Pokémon GO Cutiefly

January 13th 10:00 a.m. to January 16th 8:00 p.m. is the Dazzling Dreams event. Shiny Cutiefly debuts, and Fairy types feature in the wild.


Hisuian Typhlosion Raid Day

hisuian typhlosion raid day

Artwork of Hisuian Typhlosion from Pokémon GO Hisuian Typhlosion

January 14, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. is Hisuian Typhlosion Raid Day, it makes their debut and it can be shiny!


Featured Pokémon

Artwork of Therian Tornadus from Pokémon GO Therian Tornadus Artwork of Therian Landorus from Pokémon GO Therian Landorus Artwork of Therian Thundurus from Pokémon GO Therian Thundurus

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


Timeless Travels: Eggs-pedition Access

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

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 5-Jan 12
  • 🟡 Ultra League
  • 🔵 Great League Remix
Jan 12-Jan 19
  • 🟣 Master League*
  • 🔵 Fantasy Cup: Great League Edition*

Spotlight Hour

Pokémon Spotlight Hour

Artwork of Eevee from Pokémon GO Eevee

Tuesday January 9th 6pm till 7pm local time we have Eevee as the featured Pokémon for spotlight hour, along with 2x candy for catching Pokémon.


Showcases

The following PokéStop showcases will take place during this week:

Date and Time Showcase
 

Raids

Raid Hour

Artwork of Therian Tornadus from Pokémon GO Therian Tornadus

Wednesday January 10th 6pm till 7pm local time Therian Forme Tornadus will appear in five-star raids and it can be shiny. It will have the featured attack Bleakwind Storm.

Mega Raids

Artwork of Mega Ampharos from Pokémon GO Mega Ampharos

From January 1 to January 10 Mega Ampharos will appear in Mega Raids.

Artwork of Mega Medicham from Pokémon GO Mega Medicham

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

Five-Star Raids

Artwork of Buzzwole from Pokémon GO Buzzwole The Americas and Greenland Artwork of Xurkitree from Pokémon GO Xurkitree Asia-Pacific Artwork of Pheromosa from Pokémon GO Pheromosa Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India

From January 1 to January 10 Buzzwole will appear in five-star raids in the Americas and Greenland. Xurkitree will appear in five-star raids in the Asia-Pacific regions Pheromosa will appear in five-star raids in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India.

Artwork of Therian Tornadus from Pokémon GO Therian Tornadus

From January 10 to January 17 Therian Forme Tornadus will appear in five-star raids, and it can be shiny. This Pokémon will have the featured attack Bleakwind Storm.

Shadow Raids

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!

Artwork of Shadow Moltres from Pokémon GO Shadow Moltres

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


Season of Timeless Travels

Season of Timeless Travels: Bonuses

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

Season of Adventures Abound Research Breakthrough

  • 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

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

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

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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