Pokemon Go is wrapping up its Delightful Days season with some big events and Pokemon debuts

Pokemon Go August 2025 Events: Raid Bosses, Spotlight Hours, Community Day, And More

Pokemon Go is wrapping up its Delightful Days season with some big events and Pokemon debuts

August Raid Schedule

A bunch of new raid bosses are coming to gyms throughout August.

The legendary Pokemon Lugia and Ho-Oh will return to five-star raids during the first half of the month, while Necrozma will appear toward the end of August. Mega raids, meanwhile, will feature Mega forms of Ampharos, Slowbro, Pidgeot, and Salamence, and Shadow Regirock will appear in special Shadow Raids every weekend.

You can see this month's full raid schedule below:

Five-Star Raids

August 4-11

Lugia

August 11-18

Ho-Oh

August 25-September 2

Necrozma

Mega Raids

August 4-11

Mega Ampharos

August 11-18

Mega Slowbro

August 18-25

Mega Pidgeot

August 25-September 2

Mega Salamence

Shadow Raids

Weekends in August

Shadow Regirock

Max Battles

August 4-10

Dynamax Omanyte

August 11-17

Dynamax Trubbish

August 25-31

Dynamax Chansey

August Spotlight Hours

Pokemon Go is spotlighting a new selection of Pokemon throughout August.

Every Tuesday evening from 6-7 PM local time, one species of Pokemon will appear more frequently in the wild, making this a good chance to fill out your Pokedex and stock up on candy. You'll also earn an extra bonus for participating in the event, such as double XP or Stardust when you catch Pokemon.

You can see August's full Spotlight Hour schedule below:

August 5

Featured Pokemon: Swirlix
Bonus: 2x catch Stardust

August 12

Featured Pokemon: Plusle and Minun
Bonus: 2x catch XP

August 19

Featured Pokemon: Ralts
Bonus: 2x catch candy

August 26

Featured Pokemon: Lechonk
Bonus: 2x transfer candy

Fossil Research Day

Pokemon Go is kicking off the month with a Fossil Research Day on August 2.

From 2-5 PM local time, fossil Pokemon like Kabuto, Cranidos, Tirtouga, and Archen will appear more frequently in the wild. You'll also have a chance to encounter the rare Tyrunt and Amaura when you complete Field Research tasks during the event.

Featured Pokemon

Wild encounters

Omanyte
Kabuto
Lileep
Anorith
Cranidos
Shieldon
Tirtouga
Archen

Research encounters

Tyrunt
Amaura

Gigantamax Butterfree Max Battle Day

Gigantamax Butterfree is making its Pokemon Go debut during a special Max Battle Day on August 3.

The Gigantamax Pokemon will appear as a six-star Max Battle boss from 2-5 PM local time. A few bonuses will also be active during the event hours. Power Spots will distribute eight times the usual amount of Max Particles, and the number of Max Particles you can collect will be temporarily increased to 1,600.

Bonuses

2x Max Particles from exploring
1/4 adventuring distance to receive Max Particles
Max Particle collection limit increased to 1,600
All Power Spots will host Gigantamax Battles
Power Spots will refresh more frequently than usual
8x Max Particles from Power Spots
Daily Remote Raid Pass limit will be increased to 20
You can make two additional Special Trades

Sweet Swarm

Combee and Swirlix are starring in a Sweet Swarm event from August 3-6.

You'll have a chance to catch the featured Pokemon by completing Timed Research tasks during different days of the event. You'll also earn other rewards for completing these tasks, including Stardust and Pinap Berries. As an added bonus, any Lure Modules you activate during the event will last for an hour, and they'll be more likely to attract both featured Pokemon.

Featured Pokemon

Research encounters

Combee
Swirlix

Bonuses

Lure Modules will last for one hour
Lure Modules are more likely to attract the event Pokemon
Increased chance to encounter shiny variants of Combee and Swirlix

Cozy Companions

It may be summer, but two new ice Pokemon will make their debut during the Cozy Companions event from August 6-12.

The snow worm Snom is one of several Pokemon that may hatch from 7 km eggs during the event. To evolve one into Frosmoth, you'll need to earn 10 hearts with Snom set as your buddy and then use 400 Snom candy.

Other Pokemon like Galarian Farfetch'd and Charcadet will also hatch from 7 km eggs, while Abra, Alolan Geodude, and Karrablast will appear more frequently in the wild. There will be a new set of Field and Timed Research tasks to complete as well, giving you even more chances to encounter the featured Pokemon.

Featured Pokemon

Wild encounters

Abra
Geodude
Alolan Geodude
Karrablast
Shelmet
Phantump

7 km eggs

Galarian Farfetch'd
Pancham
Snom
Charcadet

Bonuses

2x XP for hatching eggs
One extra Special Trade per day
First chance to encounter shiny Tandemaus
Increased chance to encounter Tandemaus from Party Play
Friendship levels with other players will increase faster through opening gifts, trading Pokemon, or battling together

Hatch Day

Pokemon Go is holding another Hatch Day event on August 9, and this one revolves around the adorable Munchlax.

From 11 AM to 5 PM local time, Munchlax will hatch more frequently from 2 km eggs, and you'll have an increased chance of hatching a shiny variant. There will also be some event-themed Timed Research tasks to complete, which will reward you with an Incubator and 5,000 XP.

Bonuses

2x candy from hatching eggs
Increased chance of hatching shiny Munchlax
Increased chance of receiving 2 km eggs from PokeStops

Ultra Unlock: Origin Raid Day

Origin Form Dialga and Palkia are returning for a Raid Day on August 10.

The two legendary Pokemon will appear as five-star raid bosses from 11 AM to 5 PM. Not only that, but you'll have an increased chance of encountering shiny versions of each.

Bonuses

Remote Raid Pass limit increased to 20
Receive up to five additional free Raid Passes from Gyms
Increased chance of encountering shiny variants of Dialga and Palkia
1.5 XP from raids
Increased chance to get Rare Candy XL from in-person raids (for players level 31 and above)

Delightful Days: Taken Over

Team Go Rocket is crashing the party once again during the Delightful Days: Taken Over event from August 11-17.

Throughout the event, Team Go Rocket grunts will appear more frequently at PokeStops and in balloons, and they'll have a new batch of Shadow Pokemon at their command, including Shadow Staryu, Shadow Fletchling, and Shadow Grubbin.

On top of that, Shadow Pokemon will appear in different raids, including the debuting Shadow Kyogre. There will also be a new Special Research story that culminates in a battle with Giovanni. If you can defeat the nefarious Team Go Rocket leader, you'll earn a chance to rescue Shadow Giratina.

Featured Pokemon

One-star raids

Shadow Bellsprout
Shadow Aipom
Shadow Teddiursa
Shadow Seedot

Three-star raids

Shadow Girafarig
Shadow Absol
Shadow Whirlipede

Five-star raids

August 16-17

Shadow Kyogre

Bonuses

Team Go Rocket grunts will appear more frequently in balloons and at PokeStops
You can used a Charged TM to make a Shadow Pokemon forget Frustration
First chance to hatch shiny Salandit

Pokemon World Championships Go Battle Weekend

To coincide with the 2025 Pokemon World Championships, Pokemon Go is hosting a Go Battle Weekend from August 15-17.

Shadow Raid Weekend

Go Battle Weekend isn't the only event happening during the Pokemon World Championships. Pokemon Go is also holding a Shadow Raid Weekend from August 16-17.