A Pokémon Go event is a regular occurrence these days, with something new happening pretty much every week. If you’re a big fan of the location-based monster collector, then there’s very little reason to ever not be playing, whether it’s participating in a raid hour, Community Day, Go Fest, or the smaller events that take place in between.
Now, while this is positive, as you’ve always got something to do to keep you busy, there’s a downside to it as well, as it’s really difficult to keep on top of everything that’s happening to Pokémon Go in any given moment. But that’s where we come in. We want to make your life much easier by providing a nice, chronological list of each upcoming event you can participate in. Before we get into the nitty gritty stuff, check out our Pokémon Go promo codes, Pokédex, and Pokémon Go Eevee Evolution guide.
This guide details each current and upcoming Pokémon Go event. We’ll keep it regularly refreshed and remove events from the previous months that are no longer applicable.
July research breakthrough
From June 1 at 13:00 PST/21:00 GMT to September 1 at 13:00 PDT/21:00 GMT, you can encounter Sableye, Beldum, Audino, Furfrou, Noibat, and Goomy in research breakthrough encounters.
July Pokémon spotlight hours
Pokémon spotlight hour takes place every Tuesday from 18:00 to 19:00 local time. Here’s each of the Pokémon you can encounter:
- July 4: Rufflet is in the spotlight and you earn twice the catch stardust. You may even encounter a shiny!
- July 11: Wailmer is in the spotlight and you earn twice the catch XP. You may even encounter a shiny!
- July 18: Rhyhorn is in the spotlight and you earn twice the catch candy. You may even encounter a shiny!
- July 25: Yungoos is in the spotlight and you earn twice the transfer candy. You may even encounter a shiny!
July community day
Niantic has revealed the next Pokémon Go Community Day Classic features Squirtle! It runs from 14:00 to 17:00 local time on July 9, you can expect to encounter the following bonuses:
- Evolve Wartortle during the event or up to five hours afterward to get a Blastoise that knows hydro cannon
- 1/4 egg hatch distance when you place an egg in an incubator during the event
- Incense and lure modules activated during the event last for three hours
- Take a snapshot during the event for a surprise encounter
Upcoming Pokémon Go events
Here are all the upcoming Pokémon events for you to look forward to.
- 7th Anniversary Party
- Runs from July 6 at 10:00 to July 12 at 18:00 local time
- Catching Some Z’s
- Runs from July 15 at 10:00 to July 16 at 18:00 local time
- Adventure Week
- Runs from July 27 at 10:00 to August 2 at 18:00 local time
Hidden Gems – season eleven
Niantic has now launched season eleven, Hidden Gems! This season is set to end on September 1 at 10:00 local time. We recommend you view the official Pokémon Go blog post to find full details for the season.
If you can’t get enough of this location-based game, we recommend you also take a look at our Pokémon Go Eevee evolution guide.
