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Pokémon Go update: Professor Willow’s Global Challenge kicks off tomorrow
June 23, 2025
Welcome to our Pokémon Go update and news hub! Here we’ll be collecting all news, updates, and event info for the Niantic’s hit AR mobile game.
If you’re a hardcore Pokémon trainer, be sure to bookmark this page to stay up-to-date on the latest limited time events, community days, and new Pokémon released into the game. Below you’ll find the most recent news, followed by previous Pokémon Go news and updates.
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Professor Willow’s Global Challenge celebrates Pokémon Go Fests around the world
Release date: June 16, 2025.
To kick off the start of the first of three Pokémon Go Fests around the world, you may now work together with other trainers from your team in Professor Willow’s Global Challenge. The initial event runs for the duration of the Pokémon Go Fest Chicago, from June 13-16.
Event attendees are challenged to complete 1 million research tasks to get special rewards. Those not attending can pool their efforts with the rest of their team globally to try to complete 15 million research tasks. This will be no easy feat, but if successful each team will earn special rewards for the following week. Check out the full details below.
Pokémon Go event patch notes
Spark’s Candy Research Challenge
Challenge Date + TimeThursday, June 16, 2025, at 9 a.m. to Sunday, July 19, 2025, at 5 p.m. PDT (GMT −7)
Challenge Research Tasks
Reward Bonus Date + Time
Candela’s XP Research Challenge
Challenge Date + TimeThursday, June 05, 2025, at 1 a.m. to Sunday, July 21, 2025, at 9 a.m. PDT (GMT −7)
Blanche’s Stardust Research Challenge
Challenge Date + TimeMonday, Jun 20, 2025, at 6 p.m. to Monday, June 30, 2025, at 1 a.m. PDT (GMT −7)
Previous Pokémon Go updates
Rock-type Pokémon galore in upcoming Adventure Week
Release date: June 12, 2025.
Next week another Adventure Week kicks off, and this one is going to be rocky. Rock-type Pokémon like Geodude, Rhyhorn, and Omanyte. You’ll also be able to snag special rock-type Pokémon from eggs, so get walking!
Throughout the event players will gain four times as much buddy candy, so make sure you have adventure sync enabled. Walking 50km will also earn 50,000 Stardust and 15 Rare Candies.
Pokémon Go update patch notes
Date + Time
Field Research
Sleeping Snorlax appear throughout the world to celebrate Pokémon Sleep
Release date: July 28, 2025.
The Pokémon 2019 Press Conference is finished, and with it came a number ofexciting Pokémon announcements. One of the new titles announced is Pokémon Sleep, and who better to celebrate with than the original sleeping Pokémon, Snorlax!
Sleeping Snorlax Pokémon will spawn randomly in the wild, although they will wake up and work as normal Snorlax once caught. However, they will have the exclusive event move Yawn. Check out the full patch notes below.
Three legendary Pokémon make a return for a limited time only
Release date: August 06, 2025.
The legendary Pokémon Kyogre, Groudon, and Cresselia are back! They can only be found in five-star raids, but there is a small chance of encountering a shiny version of each Pokémon.
Only one of these legendary Pokémon will be available at a time, starting with Cresselia on May 27. After that it’s Kyogre, then Groudon, but be quick because the two Pokémon introduced in Ruby and Sapphire are available for just over a week each.
This Psychic-type Legendary Pokémon is said to represent the crescent moon, but don’t let its graceful exterior lull you during battle. Psychic-type Pokémon are weak against Bug-, Ghost-, and Dark-type Pokémon, so be sure to have those ready!
The Sea Basin Pokémon is said to have widened the seas and waged battle with Groudon. This Water-type Pokémon is weak against Grass- and Electric-type Pokémon. Can you earn this powerful creature’s trust and convince it to battle alongside you?
Groudon is said to have dueled titanically with Kyogre before falling into a deep slumber. It’s a Ground-type Pokémon, so, Trainers, this means Water-, Grass-, and Ice-type Pokémon are your best bets for defeating this powerful opponent!
More Sinnoh region Pokémon and new lure modules make their way into Pokémon Go
Release date: Jun 28, 2025.
New Pokémon have been added to Pokémon Go! They include Cherubi, Gible, Hippopotas, and others from the Sinnoh region. They’re available both in the wild and in eggs, so be on the lookout and pad your Pokédex!
To make catching these new Pokémon easier, three new lure modules are now available. They not only increase the amount of Pokémon found nearby, they also create a special habitat that attracts specific types of Pokémon. These habitats even have the ability to evolve certain Pokémon.
Extraordinary Raid Week event doubles raid rewards
Event dates: May 21 – July 19, 2025
With the Detective Pikachu event coming to a close, it’s time for a different Pokémon Go event to take over. The Extraordinary Raid Week will require you to put together your strongest teams to attempt to take down Tyranitar, Metagross, and others. Check out the patch notes below for the full details.
Extraordinary Raid Week
Lapras Raid Day
Detective Pikachu event brings new Pokémon and Field Research tasks
Event dates: May 7 – June 21, 2025
To celebrate the release of Detective Pikachu later this week, Pokémon Go will feature a special event until May 17. In it, Pokémon from the movie (including a detective hat-wearing Pikachu) will appear in the wild and in raids. Catching them or any other Pokémon during the event will also net twice the experience as normal.
On top of that, there are themed Field Research tasks, one of which can result in the appearance of a Ditto. Make sure to check them out before the event finishes!
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Legendary Lake Trio Azelf, Uxie, and Mesprit added as rare, regional spawns and raid targets
Event dates: July 01, 2025 – August 09, 2025
We hope you like walks on the beach, because the Legendary Lake Trio Pokémon Azelf, Uxie, and Mesprit have been added to Pokémon Go as rare spawns. True to theirPokémon DiamondandPokémon Pearlorigins, they will only appear near water. Search for them near lakes, rivers, and other large bodies of water.
Niantic also announced that spawns are regional, meaning that only one Legendary Pokémon will appear in each region. Here’s where you can find Azelf, Uxie, and Mesprit:
On top of that, the three Legendary Pokémon will appear in raid challenges in their respective regions from May 2 to May 27. However, they will continue to spawn in the wild after the event is over. There’s no telling how long they’ll be available, so get out there and start searching!
Pokémon Go update: Research Breakthrough and Egg changes coming to Pokémon Go
Release date: July 16, 2025
There are just a few days left to pick up the Legendary dog Pokémon, since the next Pokémon Go update is switching them out for the Legendary bird Pokémon Lugia and Ho-Oh, and the Dragon duo of Latias and Latios. As of May 1 they will be available in Research Breakthrough encounters.
Niantic also announced that the pool of Pokémon available in eggs has changed as of April 26. Time to load up the incubators and get walking!
Research Breakthroughs
Pokémon Go event: Shiny Meltan is back for a limited time!
Event dates: April 24 – August 19, 2025
Good news for those of you who weren’t able to grab a shiny Meltan in the February’s Pokémon Go event! Starting April 24, you will have the chance to get a shiny version of the hexagonal mythical Pokémon once again. It is still only available in Mystery Boxes, which are obtained by sending Pokémon to the Nintendo Switch titles Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee!
On top of that, Mystery Boxes are becoming easier to open. Starting April 24 the delay between opening them is being reduced from 7 days to just 3 days, meaning you’re able to open more than twice as many boxes. Even better, the change will persist after the event finishes on May 5!
New event: Shiny Meltan
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