Pokémon GO’s August 10-16 2026 week has us well into the post-GO Fest season of Forever Forward! The Summer Marathon comes to an end, and Nickit features for Community Day.
Plus the weekly rotating Raid Hours, Spotlight Hour, Dynamax Battles and Mega Raids.
⭐Highlights
- Max Monday (Mon, August 10): Dynamax Beldum is featured in Max Battles from 6 PM to 7 PM.
- Summer Marathon: Arctic Embers Event (August 4-10): Shiny Snom debuts, with Fire and Ice types featured
- Choose Your Path: Venom and Vines (Tue, August 11): From Tuesday, August 11, at 10:00 a.m. to Monday, August 17, at 8:00 p.m.
- Raid Boss Change (Wed, August 12): Groudon and Mega Garchomp return to the raid pool
- Raid Hour (Wed, August 12): Groudon is featured in Five-Star Raids from 6 PM to 7 PM
- Spotlight Hour (Thu, August 13): Wurmple is featured for Spotlight Hour from 6 PM to 7PM
- Nickit Community Day (Sun, August 16): Shiny Nickit debuts with boosted shiny rates
Weekly Pokémon GO Schedule
Max Monday: Dynamax Beldum
Dynamax Beldum
On Monday, August 10th, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Dynamax Beldum will appear in Max Battles! Dynamax Beldum will continue to appear from August 10 to August 16 in Max Battles.
Spotlight Hour: Wurmple
Wurmple
2x Evolution XP
On Thursday, August 13th, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Wurmple will be the featured Pokémon for Spotlight Hour, along with 2× XP for evolving Pokémon.
Raid Hour: Groudon
Groudon
On Wednesday, August 12th, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Groudon will be the featured Pokémon for Raid Hour.
📔 Related guides: Groudon
Events in Pokémon GO This Week
Summer Marathon: Arctic Embers
Shiny Snom makes their Pokémon GO debuts during the Summer Marathon: Arctic Embers event! Running from Tuesday, August 4, at 10:00 a.m. to Monday, August 10, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. local time, the event features a new GO Pass, boosted Shiny rates for select Pokémon, timed research, and more.
Choose Your Path: Venom and Vines
From Tuesday, August 11, at 10:00 a.m. to Monday, August 17, at 8:00 p.m. local time choose Your Path Timed Research: Venom and Vines will be available.
Nickit Community Day
The August 2026 Community Day features the cunning little Nickit, the Fox Pokémon! Join the event on Sunday, August 16, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time to enjoy 3x Catch Stardust, increased Nickit spawns, and a chance to encounter Shiny Nickit.
Evolve Nickit during the event—or up to four hours afterwards—to obtain Thievul with the exclusive Charged Attack Icy Wind.
Raids
Five-Star Raids
From August 5 to August 11, Mesprit, Uxie and Azelf will appear in Five-Star Raids in their respective regions.
📔 Related guides: Uxie, Mesprit, Azelf
From August 12 to August 18, Groudon will appear in Five-Star Raids.
📔 Related guides: Groudon
Mega Raids
From August 5 to August 11, Mega Blaziken will appear in Mega Raids.
📔 Related guides: Mega Blaziken
From August 12 to August 19, Mega Garchomp will appear in Mega Raids.
📔 Related guides: Mega Garchomp
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 Altered Forme Giratina will swoop into five-star Shadow Raids during Forever Forward! You may even encounter a Shiny Shadow Altered Forme Giratina—if you’re lucky!
August GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe
Pokémon GO’s August 2026 GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe feature exclusive rewards, including an encounter with Lugia, XP and Stardust bonuses, and the Lucky Trinket!
Trainers can earn GO Points by completing Pass Tasks, unlock milestone rewards through ranking up, and access premium items by upgrading to the Deluxe version via the Pokémon GO Web Store.
Trainers will automatically receive GO Pass: GO Pass: August on Tuesday, August 4, at 10:00 a.m. local time.
GO Battle League Season 27
GO Battle League: Memories in Motion began on Tuesday, June 2, 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 |
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| August 4 – 11 |
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| August 11 – 18 |
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(*) 4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)
Season of Forever Forward
Get ready for Pokémon GO’s Forever Forward Season! Running from June 2, 2026 to September 8, 2026, this incredible season focuses on new Mega Pokémon, new Dynamax Pokémon, GO Fest and more!
Forever Forward 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.
2km Eggs
5km Eggs
10km Eggs
7km 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
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Research Breakthrough
Encounter Pokémon by completing the Research Breakthrough! Complete Field Research to unlock Research Breakthrough encounters with one of the following Pokémon:
