This Week in Pokémon GO: September 14-20, 2026

Pokémon GO’s September 14-20 2026 week has us enter the second week of the season of Twilight Trails! We welcome the new season with the end of the Mega Squads event, celebrate Pokémon Horizons with a new event, and Super Mega Staraptor Raid Day. Plus the weekly rotating Raid Hours, Spotlight Hour, Dynamax Battles and Mega Raids.

Weekly Pokémon GO Schedule

Max Monday: Dynamax Rhyhorn

Dynamax Rhyhorn

On Monday, September 14th, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Dynamax Rhyhorn will appear in Max Battles! Dynamax Rhyhorn will continue to appear from September 14-20 in Max Battles.

Raid Hour: Zamazenta

Hero Zamazenta

On Wednesday, September 16th, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Zamazenta will be the featured Pokémon for Raid Hour.

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Spotlight Hour: Charmander Wearing Friede’s Goggles

Charmander Wearing Friede's Goggles

On Thursday, September 17th, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Charmander wearing Friede’s Goggles will be the featured Pokémon for Spotlight Hour, along with 2× Stardust for catching Pokémon.

Events in Pokémon GO This Week

Mega Squad

The Mega Squads event kicks off the new Twilight Trails Season from Tuesday, September 8 at 10:00 a.m. to Monday, September 14, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. local time.

The event introduces Maschiff and Mabosstiff to Pokémon GO, alongside the debut of Shiny Flamigo. Mega Beedrill and Mega Houndoom can also reach the new Super Max Mega Level, unlocking powerful additional Charged Attacks while Mega Evolved.

Pokémon Horizons: The Series Celebration Event

The Pokémon Horizons: The Series Celebration Event celebrates season 3 of the TV series Pokémon Horizons: Rising Hope releasing in the USA and UK, taking place from Wednesday, September 16, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. local time. You can watch in the USA on Netflix, and in the UK on BBC iPlayer.

The event introduces Charmander, Charmeleon and Charizard wearing Friede’s goggles to Pokémon GO, as well as an increased chance to encounter Kecleon at Pokéstops. Pikachu with Cap’s Hat also returns, and there are rotating timed spawns.

Super Mega Staraptor Raid Day

Mega Staraptor will debut during a special Super Mega Raid Day event on Saturday, September 19, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time.

You can look forward to Mega Staraptor in Super Mega Raids, with the potential to be shiny (with boosted odds of 1 in 10 encounters), and up to five additional free raid passes for the day.

Raids

Five-Star Raids

From September 9 to September 15, Zacian will appear in Five-Star Raids.

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From September 16 to September 22, Zamazenta will appear in Five-Star Raids.

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Mega Raids

From September 8-15, Mega Beedrill will appear in Mega Raids.

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From September 11-15, Mega Houndoom will appear in Mega Raids.

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From September 16-22, Mega Venusaur will appear in Mega Raids.

📔 Related guides: Mega Venusaur

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 Incarnate Forme Thundurus will swoop into five-star Shadow Raids during Twilight Trails! You may even encounter a Shiny Shadow Incarnate Forme Thundurus—if you’re lucky!

September GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe

Pokémon GO’s September 2026 GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe feature exclusive rewards, including an encounter with Latios, XP and Stardust bonuses, and the Timed Incubator!

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: September on Tuesday, September 8, at 10:00 a.m. local time.

GO Battle League Season 28

GO Battle League: Twilight Trails began on Tuesday, September 8, 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
September 8–15	Great League: Mega Edition* Ultra League: Mega Edition* Master League: Mega Edition*
September 15–22	Great League Ultra League: Mega Edition Willpower Cup: Great League Edition

(*) 4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)

Season of Twilight Trails

Get ready for Pokémon GO’s Twilight Trails Season! Running from  September 8 at 10:00 a.m. to December 1, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. local time, this incredible season focuses on new Mega Pokémon, new Dynamax Pokémon, the Paldea Region and more!

Twilight Trails 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

Research Breakthrough

Complete Field Research to unlock Research Breakthrough encounters with one of a variety of Season-themed Pokémon. Find out where your trail leads you each week.