Automatic local-timezone countdowns for Wednesday 6:00 PM 5-Star Raid Hour, Thursday 6:00 PM Spotlight Hour, and seasonal event schedules.
Local-timezone timers for Wednesday 6:00 PM 5-Star Raid Hour and Thursday 6:00 PM Spotlight Hour.
Featured Pokémon takes over wild spawns for 60 minutes with rotating 2x Catch Stardust, 2x Catch XP, 2x Catch Candy, or 2x Transfer Candy.
All available Gyms host the active 5-Star Legendary Raid Boss for 60 minutes. Use Party Play + Mega Rayquaza / Primal Groudon / Primal Kyogre for lobby-wide damage boosts.
Every Pokémon GO event for the current week and the rest of November 2026: the event calendar, the raid rotation, Raid Hour and Spotlight Hour dates, and the next Community Day. All times are local unless stated otherwise.
This is the week after GO Wild Area. Daily Discoveries were paused from November 9 to 15, so the regular Wednesday Raid Hour and Thursday Spotlight Hour return this week.
| Event | Dates | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Halloween Part Two | Nov 1–5 | Finished |
| Into the Wild | Nov 9–13 | Finished |
| GO Wild Area 2026: Global | Nov 14–15, 10 AM – 6 PM | Last global event of the season |
| Dynamax Trails | Nov 16–23 | Previously released non-Legendary Dynamax Pokémon return to Max Battles |
| Pawniard Community Day | Sat, Nov 21, 2 PM – 5 PM | Evolve Bisharp by 9 PM for Kingambit with Kowtow Cleave |
| Twilight Wishes | Nov 24–30 | Closes out the Twilight Trails season |
| Super Mega Clefable Raid Day | Sat, Nov 28, 2 PM – 5 PM | Raid Day |
The next Pokémon GO event with boosted Shiny odds is Pawniard Community Day on Saturday, November 21, 2026, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM local time. Pawniard spawns more often, can be Shiny, and Eggs hatch at 1/4 distance.
Evolve Bisharp between 2:00 PM and 9:00 PM that day to get Kingambit with the exclusive Dark-type Charged Attack Kowtow Cleave. During that window the buddy requirement to evolve Bisharp drops from 15 Dark- or Steel-type raid boss wins to 1.
Raid Hour is every Wednesday from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Remaining dates this month: November 18 (Cresselia and Darkrai) and November 25 (Deoxys).
| Raid tier | Boss | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Star | Altered Forme Giratina | Nov 4–8 |
| 5-Star | Cresselia and Darkrai | Nov 9–24 |
| 5-Star | Deoxys (Normal, Attack, Defense, Speed) | Nov 25 – Dec 1 |
| Mega | Mega Sableye | Through Nov 8 |
| Mega | Mega Banette | Nov 16–24 |
| Mega | Mega Metagross | Nov 25 – Dec 1 |
| Shadow (weekends) | Shadow Tornadus (Incarnate Forme) | Nov 3 – Dec 1 |
Spotlight Hour moved from Tuesday to Thursday in June 2026 and shares the day with GO Battle Thursdays. It still runs from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM local time.
Outside of big event weeks (GO Fest, GO Wild Area, GO Tour), each weekday has a fixed bonus. Use it to plan what to do in Pokémon GO today.
| Day | Feature | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Max Monday | Extra Power Spots; one Rare Candy XL for in-person Max Battles |
| Tuesday | Showcase Tuesday | More PokéStop Showcases |
| Wednesday | Raid Hour (6–7 PM) | One Rare Candy XL for in-person raids |
| Thursday | GO Battle Thursday + Spotlight Hour (6–7 PM) | Up to 10 GO Battle League sets; featured wild Pokémon with a 2x bonus |
| Friday | Friendship Friday | Extra Special Trades and a higher Lucky Trade chance (in-person trades) |
| Sunday | Scenic Sunday | More wild Pokémon on Routes |
On Sunday, November 15, 2026, GO Wild Area 2026: Global runs from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM local time. From Monday, November 16, the Dynamax Trails event is live through November 23.
Dynamax Trails starts on November 16, 2026, followed by Pawniard Community Day on Saturday, November 21, Twilight Wishes on November 24–30, and Super Mega Clefable Raid Day on November 28.
Pawniard Community Day is on Saturday, November 21, 2026, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM local time. Evolve Bisharp by 9:00 PM to get Kingambit with Kowtow Cleave.
Thursday, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM local time. Spotlight Hour moved from Tuesday to Thursday in June 2026. The next ones are November 19 (Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble) and November 26 (Noibat).
Cresselia and Darkrai are the 5-Star raid bosses from November 9 to 24, 2026. The four Deoxys forms follow from November 25 to December 1.