GO Wild Area 2026: Sendai • Tohoku

GO Wild Area 2026: Sendai • Tohoku takes place on November 6, 7 and 8, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. JST each day, with in-person experiences centered in Sendai and gameplay throughout Miyagi Prefecture. Gigantamax Duraludon debuts in six-star Max Battles, Dynamax Dialga and Dynamax Palkia make their Dynamax debuts, Hisuian Sliggoo and Hisuian Goodra arrive, and Machamp gets a new look!

This is a ticketed, in-person event (¥4,000 per day, including taxes and fees). Ticket holders can add Battle Ready, Egg-thusiast and Extra Day add-ons to their order at any time.

Also see our guides to GO Wild Area 2026: Global and GO Wild Area 2026: Mexico City.

Event Highlights

Gigantamax Duraludon Debuts

Gigantamax Duraludon debuts in six-star Max Battles and can be Shiny. Ticket holders also get one with a Sendai Location Background from the event Special Research.

Dynamax Dialga and Dynamax Palkia Debut

Dynamax Dialga and Dynamax Palkia arrive in Max Battles for the first time. Both can be Shiny.

Machamp Wearing a Modern Jacket

Look at the drip on Machamp! Machamp wearing a modern jacket appears in three-star raids, knows Karate Chop and can be Shiny.

Hisuian Sliggoo and Hisuian Goodra Debut

Hisuian Sliggoo appears in the wild and can be Shiny. Evolve it into Hisuian Goodra with 100 Goomy Candy.

Mighty Lapras, Latias and Latios

Mighty Lapras, the official Support Pokémon of Miyagi Prefecture, is exclusive to Sendai. Ticket holders may also find mighty Latias and Latios from Incense. They flee quickly, so have GO Safari Balls ready.

Wild Spawns and Habitat Schedule

Two habitats alternate each day: Solid as Steel Hour runs first, then Daring as Dragons Hour. All times are JST, and every Pokémon below can be Shiny.

Habitat	Active hours on Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Solid as Steel Hour	10:00–11:00 a.m. 12:00–1:00 p.m. 2:00–3:00 p.m. 4:00–5:00 p.m.
Daring as Dragons Hour	11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 1:00–2:00 p.m. 3:00–4:00 p.m. 5:00–6:00 p.m.

Mighty Pokémon

Mighty Pokémon are rare, harder to catch, more likely to have high IVs and more likely to be XL or XXL. They can appear during either habitat hour and on Routes, and all can be Shiny. Use GO Safari Balls to catch them. Mighty Lapras is exclusive to Sendai.

Incense Encounters

Ticket holders can find Unown S, E, N, D, A and I and the mighty Pokémon below from Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense). All can be Shiny. Keep an Incense running while you walk between stamps.

10 km Egg Hatches

All four can be Shiny. Ticket holders get more 10 km Eggs from spinning PokéStops and Gyms.

Raids and Max Battles

All bosses can be Shiny. Catch them from in-person battles for a chance at a Sendai Location Background. You can now join Max Battles as a Private Group with a group code, and Sendai ticket holders get early access to activating Zacian’s and Zamazenta’s Adventure Effects right from the lobby.

Six-Star Max Battles and Max Battles

⚔️ Full counters: Gigantamax Duraludon guide and Dynamax Dialga guide

Five-Star Raids

All Trainers earn Crowned Sword or Crowned Shield Energy for defeating these bosses.

Zacian (Fairy/Steel) is weak to Fire and Ground. Zamazenta (Fighting/Steel) is weak to Fire, Fighting and Ground.

⚔️ Full counters: Crowned Sword Zacian and Crowned Shield Zamazenta

Three-Star Raids

Machamp is weak to Psychic, Flying and Fairy, and one or two Trainers can beat it. Top picks: Mega Mewtwo Y (Confusion / Psystrike), Mega Rayquaza (Air Slash / Dragon Ascent), Shadow Mewtwo (Confusion / Psystrike) and Deoxys (Zen Headbutt / Psycho Boost). Event spawns like Metagross, Noivern, Tinkaton and Azumarill work too.

⚔️ Full counters: Machamp Raid Guide

Research

Special Research (Ticket Holders)

Claim a Steel- and Dragon-themed Special Research story on your ticketed day. You only get it once, even with Extra Days.

GO Wild Area Sendai • Tohoku – The Suspense is Building (1/6)

Task	Rewards
Use an Incense	2000× XP
Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms	1× Poffin
Take snapshots of 3 different wild Pokémon	1× Incense
Rewards	2000× Stardust 3× Golden Razz Berry 3× Silver Pinap Berry

GO Wild Area Sendai • Tohoku – The Suspense is Building (2/6)

Task	Rewards
Catch 30 Pokémon	Lucario
Complete 5 Field Research tasks	Turtonator
Explore 1 km	Hisuian Sliggoo
Rewards	2× Fast TM 2× Charged TM 3× Rare Candy

GO Wild Area Sendai • Tohoku – The Suspense is Building (3/6)

Task	Rewards
Power up Steel-type Pokémon 15 times	10× Duraludon Candy
Catch 10 Steel-type Pokémon	10× Ultra Ball
Evolve 1 Steel-type Pokémon	1× Incense
Use a Steel-type Charged Attack in 2 battles	Orthworm
Rewards	Bastiodon 800× Max Particle 1× Steel Scholar Medal

GO Wild Area Sendai • Tohoku – The Suspense is Building (4/6)

Task	Rewards
Power up Dragon-type Pokémon 15 times	10× Duraludon Candy
Catch 10 Dragon-type Pokémon	10× Ultra Ball
Evolve 1 Dragon-type Pokémon	1× Incense
Use a Dragon-type Charged Attack in 2 battles	Applin
Rewards	Kommo-o 800× Max Particle 1× Dragon Defender Medal

GO Wild Area Sendai • Tohoku – The Suspense is Building (5/6)

Task	Rewards
Win a Gigantamax Battle	3× Silver Pinap Berry
Win 2 Raids	3× Golden Razz Berry
Level up a Max Move	1× Star Piece
Rewards	3× Rare Candy XL 1× Lure Module 1× Premium Raid Pass

GO Wild Area Sendai • Tohoku – The Suspense is Building (6/6)

Task	Rewards
Claim Reward!	1× Elite Charged TM
Claim Reward!	3× Lure Module
Claim Reward!	2× Super Incubator
Rewards	Gigantamax Duraludon 3× Rare Candy XL GO Wild Area 2026 avatar pose

Each medal unlocks bonuses for catching mighty Pokémon of its type until November 15 at 6:00 p.m. local time. Global ticket holders must pick one medal, but Sendai attendees get both:

With a GO Wild Area: Global ticket, you also get the separate Global Special Research on November 14–15.

Timed Research (Ticket Holders)

Two Timed Research experiences, one Steel and one Dragon, progress by spinning specially decorated PokéStops around Sendai, which also lead you between Stamp Rally stops. Both return on Extra Days. Claim all rewards before 8:00 p.m. JST each day.

A Wild Pursuit – Steel (1/1)

Task	Rewards
Spin a Steel type-themed PokéStop	5000× XP
Spin 2 Steel type-themed PokéStops	Magnezone
Spin 3 Steel type-themed PokéStops	5000× Stardust
Spin 4 Steel type-themed PokéStops	Scizor
Spin 5 Steel type-themed PokéStops	1× Poffin
Spin 6 Steel type-themed PokéStops	Empoleon
Spin 7 Steel type-themed PokéStops	2× Golden Razz Berry
Spin 8 Steel type-themed PokéStops	Tinkaton
Spin 9 Steel type-themed PokéStops	2× Silver Pinap Berry
Spin 10 Steel type-themed PokéStops	Metagross
Rewards	Bastiodon

A Wild Pursuit – Dragon (1/1)

Task	Rewards
Spin a Dragon type-themed PokéStop	5000× XP
Spin 2 Dragon type-themed PokéStops	Kingdra
Spin 3 Dragon type-themed PokéStops	5000× Stardust
Spin 4 Dragon type-themed PokéStops	Alola Exeggutor
Spin 5 Dragon type-themed PokéStops	1× Poffin
Spin 6 Dragon type-themed PokéStops	Flygon
Spin 7 Dragon type-themed PokéStops	2× Golden Razz Berry
Spin 8 Dragon type-themed PokéStops	Hydreigon
Spin 9 Dragon type-themed PokéStops	2× Silver Pinap Berry
Spin 10 Dragon type-themed PokéStops	Goodra
Rewards	Kommo-o

Field Research (All Trainers)

Collection Challenge

GO Wild Area: Sendai • Tohoku Collection Challenge

Rewards:

GO Safari Balls

Ticket holders get GO Safari Balls from spinning PokéStops and Gym Photo Discs and from Supply Balloons that appear every hour during event hours.

Sendai Location Backgrounds

Catch these Pokémon from in-person raids and Max Battles for a chance at the Sendai Location Background. Remote battles don’t qualify. The Special Research Gigantamax Duraludon also comes with it.

New: From November 6 at 10:00 a.m. local time, you can show your Buddy’s Location Background on your Trainer profile. The GO Wild Area 2026 Special Background and older Location Backgrounds follow on November 9.

Stamp Rally

Collect stamps by spinning seven PokéStops across Sendai City, in any order, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. JST on your main ticketed day only. Extra Days don’t include another Stamp Rally. See the official Stamp Rally details for more.

Event Map and In-Person Activities

All activities run November 6–8 (JST) unless noted, and times may change due to weather. More details are on the official in-person experiences page.

Pokémon Meet-and-Greets

• Pretend Tanabata Festival Pikachu at Tsutsujigaoka Park: 10:30 a.m., 11:50 a.m., 2:40 p.m., 4:00 p.m. and 5:20 p.m. Numbered tickets are handed out 30 minutes before each slot, first-come, first-served.
• “Iwate Pokémon Ambassador” Geodude and “Fukushima Pokémon Ambassador” Chansey at Tsutsujigaoka Park. Times to be announced.
• “Miyagi Pokémon Ambassador” Lapras and Professor Willow’s assistant Pikachu at AEON Mall Sendai Kamisugi. Times to be announced.

Performances and Shows

• Radio Taiso with Lucario: Morning exercises at Tsutsujigaoka Park, 9:00 a.m. daily.
• Sendai Suzume Odori with Pikachu: A traditional Sendai dance performance with Pikachu at Sunmall Ichibancho Shopping Street, 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Viewing may be restricted if crowded.
• Pokémon Kites: 15-meter Mega Charizard X and Mega Charizard Y kites fly at Lapras Park. Times depend on weather.

Exhibitions and Decorations

• Pokémon Tanabata Decorations: Pokémon-themed versions of Sendai’s famous Tanabata streamers at Ichibancho Square.
• Pokémon GO Art Exhibition: Artwork from the game at Sendai City Museum, 11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (last entry 4:15 p.m.).
• POKÉGENIC photo spots and Pokémon decorations, flags and themed PokéStops around the city. Share your finds with #PokemonGOWildArea.
• POKÉMON×KOGEI: About 100 Pokémon-inspired Japanese craft works at Tohoku History Museum in Tagajo (1 minute from JR Kokufu-Tagajo Station), October 10 – December 27, 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., closed Mondays. Separate admission: ¥1,600 (students ¥800).

Free Sun Visors

Pikachu and Lapras visors are handed out while supplies last at Tsutsujigaoka Park, Daterium, Jukyo Park Sendai Station West Exit, Nishi Park and Nishikicho Park. Distribution times vary by location.

Food, Shopping and Hotels

• Lapras Café: Collaboration menu at CROSS B PLUS (1F Shin-Sendai Building, 1-1-30 Omachi, Aoba-ku), 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. on event days.
• Shopping campaign: Show your Pokémon GO screen when buying at participating Sendai stores for an original event sticker. Details.
• Accommodation campaign (Nov 5–9): Event-original coasters at participating hotels. Details.

Campaign items are limited to one per Trainer while supplies last, require an active Pokémon GO account, and participants under 18 must be with a guardian.

Getting Around

• Loople Sendai: The tourist loop bus is decked out in GO Wild Area designs through November 8. Route info.
• 24- and 36-hour subway passes: Limited-time Namboku and Tozai Line passes via Sendai MaaS, on sale until November 8 and usable November 6–8. Details.
• Official Route: An in-game Route through Sendai highlighting places to eat, shop and explore.
• Community Hub: Meet local Trainers and learn about the Community Ambassador program.

Event Leaflet

Click either page to open it at full size.

Ticket-Holder Bonuses

Active anywhere in Miyagi Prefecture on your ticketed day, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. JST:

From 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on your ticketed day:

* Shiny Pokémon are not guaranteed. ** Collect all Max Particles in the Nearby menu first for this bonus to apply.

Add-Ons and Merchandise

Add-ons can be added to an existing ticket order and are active from November 6 at 12:00 a.m. to November 8 at 11:59 p.m. local time. All prices include taxes and fees.

Battle Ready – ¥2,000

Egg-thusiast – ¥2,000

Extra Day – ¥3,000

Adds another day of event spawns, Incense encounters, Eggs, Field and Timed Research and bonuses. The Special Research and Stamp Rally are only available on your main day.

Merchandise

The official GO Wild Area 2026 T-shirt is pre-order only and must be picked up on your ticketed day. You can still add it to an existing order while supplies last. No returns or exchanges are allowed.

In-game shop: The Duraludon Helmet, Gigantamax Duraludon Backpack and Fighting-Type Jacket arrive during the event and stay afterwards. See all new Wild Area 2026 features and avatar items.

Related Guides

• GO Wild Area 2026: Global
• GO Wild Area 2026: Mexico City
• GO Wild Area 2026 Brings Trainer Backgrounds, Private Dynamax Battles, and More
• Into the Wild 2026 Event
• Pokémon GO November 2026 Events
• How to Beat Gigantamax Duraludon
• How to Beat Dynamax Dialga
• Machamp Raid Guide
• Best Dynamax Attackers by Type