Pokémon GO Twilight Trails Season

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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 the Paldea region, Mega Pokémon, new Dynamax Pokémon, and more! Don’t miss the updated Field Research List and Egg Chart.

Season Highlights

Twilight Trails Season looks set to be a busy season with plenty of new Pokémon debuts and more.

Paldean Pokémon Debut

More Pokémon originally discovered in the Paldea region, which was featured in the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet games for Nintendo Switch, will be debuting in Pokémon GO. Be on the lookout for Maschiff, Mabosstiff, and more.

New Mega Pokémon

Keep an eye out for more Mega-Evolved Pokémon debuts in Mega Raid Days during Twilight Trails. We will have much more to share soon!

Stay tuned for more details on how to continue your Mega Evolution journey with the Mega Squads event, September Community Day Classic, and more.

New Dynamax Pokémon

Dynamax Rhyhorn, Dynamax Sneasel, Dynamax Sizzlipede, and more will make their way into Max Battles throughout the Season. Keep an eye out for new Dynamax Pokémon at Power Spots.

Dynamax Uxie, Dynamax Mesprit, and Dynamax Azelf will appear in a Max Battle Day during Twilight Trails.

Twilight Trails GO Pass

GO Pass, a limited-time progression track, will be available during Twilight Trails! Complete Pass Tasks to earn GO Points to increase your rank and earn rewards. The GO Pass Deluxe, a paid version of the GO Pass, will be available for Trainers looking for upgraded rewards and faster progression.

Major GO Pass Milestone Rewards

Reach Major Milestones on your GO Pass to unlock the following bonuses:

Tier 1 – Rank 1

One additional Candy for trading Pokémon
Trainers level 31 and above will receive one guaranteed Candy XL when trading Pokémon

Tier 2 – Rank 25

Increased limits on opening, receiving from PokéStop and Gym Photo Discs, and storing Gifts

Tier 3 – Rank 50

2x Daily Adventure Incense duration

Tier 4 – Rank 75

Increased Stardust from hatching Eggs.
Increased XP from hatching Eggs.

Twilight Trails Community Day Dates

Pokémon GO Community Day

Twilight Trails will have Community Day events on the following dates:

Date	Pokémon	Event
September 12	Gible	September Community Day Classic
October 10		October Community Day
November 21		November Community Day

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.

A note on Seasonal Field Research tasks

During the Season of Twilight Trails, 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.

Attack Changes

The following attacks will be updated during the Twilight Trails Season:

Move	Changes
Air Cutter	Power 45 → 60 Energy cost increased Reduced chance to raise the user’s Attack
Bulldoze	Power 45 → 80 Energy cost increased Now guaranteed to lower the opponent’s Defense
Body Slam	Power 55 → 65 Energy cost increased
Sand Tomb	Power 40 → 55 Energy cost increased
Brine	Power 60 → 100 Energy cost increased
Bubble Beam	Power 25 → 50 Energy cost increased
Mirror Coat	Power 60 → 75 Energy cost decreased
High Horsepower	Energy cost decreased
Charge Beam	Power 5 → 6
Blaze Kick	Energy cost decreased
Iron Head	Power 70 → 85
Draining Kiss	Power 60 → 80 Now guaranteed to raise the user’s Defense
Poison Fang	Power 45 → 50
Lunge	Power 60 → 70
Bite	Power 4 → 2 Energy generation increased
Infestation	Power 6 → 10
Take Down	Power 5 → 14 Energy generation increased
Scratch	Power 4 → 3 Energy generation increased
Moonblast	Power 110 → 90 Energy cost decreased
Shadow Ball	Power 100 → 90
Dark Pulse	Energy cost decreased
Psycho Boost	Trainer Battles: Power 70 → 85 Gyms and raids: Power 70 → 130 Energy cost decreased in Gyms and raids
Rage Fist	Power 50 → 55 Energy cost increased
Magnet Bomb	Energy cost decreased
Double Iron Bash	Power 55 → 70
Shadow Force	Energy cost decreased
Low Kick	Power 5 → 6

Attack Availability Updates

The following Pokémon will gain access to new moves during the Twilight Trails Season:

Pokémon	Moves
Volbeat	Infestation Bug Lunge Bug
Illumise	Infestation Bug Shadow Ball Ghost
Arbok	Brutal Swing Dark Wrap Normal
Aerodactyl	Brutal Swing Dark
Alola Muk	Brutal Swing Dark Ice Punch Ice
Greninja	Brutal Swing Dark
Ariados	Foul Play Dark
Darkrai	Foul Play Dark Sucker Punch Dark
Grafaiai	Foul Play Dark Scratch Normal
Victreebel	Sucker Punch Dark
Audino	Charge Beam Electric
Raichu	Volt Tackle Electric
Alola Raichu	Volt Tackle Electric
Grimmsnarl	Draining Kiss Fairy
Aggron	Brick Break Fighting
Zeraora	Dynamic Punch Fighting
Defense Deoxys	Low Kick Fighting
Kingambit	Low Kick Fighting
Gallade	Sacred Sword Fighting
Houndoom	Incinerate Fire Trailblaze Grass
Mismagius	Mystical Fire Fire
Crobat	Gust Flying
Flamigo	Peck Flying
Chandelure	Astonish Ghost
Cofagrigus	Energy Ball Grass
Skarmory	Drill Run Ground
Bombirdier	Drill Run Ground
Lugia	Earth Power Ground
Miltank	High Horsepower Ground
Nidoking	Avalanche Ice
Ursaluna	Scratch Normal
Hisuian Zoroark	Swift Normal
Low Key Toxtricity Amped Toxtricity	Swift Normal
Snorlax	Psywave Psychic