Pokémon GO events are announced on the official site pokemongolive.com under News and Events, and their times apply in your local time. They come in a handful of recurring types: Community Day, Super Mega Raid Day, Max Battle Day, Hatch Day and multi-day themed events, alongside the monthly GO Pass. This guide explains how each type works, what is free and what costs money. Specific dates appear only as examples from official 2026 announcements, valid as of 20 October 2026.
Where to find official event dates
The only reliable calendar is the official site. On pokemongolive.com/news you will find:
- News – announcements for each event with exact times and bonuses.
- Events – All Events and Featured In-Person Events.
- Seasons – details on the current season.
The site also has Code Redemption, Web Store, In-Person Tickets and Reward Road sections. Event times are in the player’s local time unless an announcement says otherwise, so a Community Day starting at 14:00 starts at 14:00 wherever you are, with no conversion needed. We also cover the game in our Pokémon news.
Event types at a glance
| Event type | Length | What it brings | Paid part | Example from an official announcement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Day | 3 hours | featured Pokémon appears more often, special move after evolving | Special Research for 1.99 USD | 10 Oct 2026, 14:00–17:00, Zorua |
| Super Mega Raid Day | 3 hours | Mega raids, new Mega Level Super Max | event ticket with bonuses, 4.99 USD | 31 Oct 2026, 14:00–17:00, Mega Chandelure |
| Max Battle Day | 3 hours | Gigantamax Pokémon in six-star Max Battles plus bonuses | Timed Research, 4.99 USD | 3 Oct 2026, 14:00–17:00 |
| Hatch Day | longer window | featured Pokémon hatches more often, hatching bonuses | Timed Research for 1.99 USD | 17 Oct 2026, 11:00–17:00 |
| Multi-day themed event | several days | Pokémon and form debuts | per announcement | Halloween 2026 Part II, 1–5 Nov 2026 |
Paid items are priced in USD or the equivalent in your local currency, as the publisher lists them.
Community Day
For three hours, the featured Pokémon appears more often. You can run into its shiny form and into Pokémon with a Special Background. Evolve it during the event or within 4 hours after it ends and it learns a special move. On Community Day on 10 October 2026 that was Zorua, with Zoroark getting Sucker Punch.
Community Day usually has an optional paid Special Research for 1.99 USD or the local equivalent. You can gift the ticket to friends you have reached at least Great Friends with.
Super Mega Raid Day
A three-hour raid event with Mega Pokémon. The official example is 31 October 2026, 14:00 to 17:00 local time, with Mega Chandelure and the new Mega Level Super Max.
Max Battle Day
Three hours of a Gigantamax Pokémon in six-star Max Battles. Max Battle Day on 3 October 2026, 14:00 to 17:00, came with these bonuses:
- Max Particles cap raised to 1,600,
- more Power Spots,
- up to 3 Special Trades,
- temporarily 20 Remote Raids per day instead of 10.
Hatch Day
Hatch Day runs over a longer window, for example 17 October 2026 from 11:00 to 17:00. The featured Pokémon hatches more often from 2 km Eggs, you get double Candy from hatching and Eggs need half the usual distance. There is free and paid Timed Research (1.99 USD). Timed Research expires when the event ends, so finish it in time.
Multi-day themed events
Bigger events run for several days. One example is Halloween 2026 Part II, from 1 November 10:00 to 5 November 2026 20:00 local time, with the debut of shiny Greavard and Mega Sableye at Super Max level. Our news story on Halloween 2026 has the details.
GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe
GO Pass is monthly, and its free track activates automatically. You progress by earning GO Points. The October GO Pass runs from 6 October 10:00 to 3 November 2026 10:00 local time, and rewards must be claimed by 5 November 10:00.
Paid options:
- GO Pass Deluxe – 7.99 USD or the local equivalent.
- GO Pass Deluxe + 10 Ranks – 9.99 USD or the local equivalent.
You can buy Deluxe in the game or in the Web Store on the official site.
Big in-person events: Pokémon GO Tour 2027
The big in-person event the publisher has already announced is Pokémon GO Tour 2027, themed around the Alola region. Live events take place in Kaohsiung and Los Angeles on 19–21 February 2027, and the global event for everyone runs on 27–28 February 2027. Tickets are promised for next season.
Moving Pokémon from GO to Pokémon HOME
You can send Pokémon from GO to Pokémon HOME. You do not need a HOME Premium plan, you only need to finish the tutorial in mobile HOME. Since HOME 4.1.0 in October 2026, Pokémon caught in a Safari Ball can also be transferred and arrive in a Strange Ball. The full process is in our HOME transfer guide.
Where to get Pokémon GO and which languages it supports
Pokémon GO is available on the App Store, Google Play and Samsung Galaxy Store. It supports 14 languages, including English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Thai, Brazilian Portuguese, Turkish, Hindi and Indonesian. If you enjoy cards too, check out TCG Pocket.
Join our Discord to find players for raids and Community Day: GamersTogether Discord.
FAQ
On pokemongolive.com under News and Events. That is where the publisher posts exact times, bonuses and paid parts of every event.
In the player’s local time unless the announcement says otherwise. An event starting at 14:00 starts at 14:00 where you are.
Three hours. You can still evolve the featured Pokémon for 4 hours after the event ends to get the special move.
The publisher lists 7.99 USD or the local equivalent, and Deluxe + 10 Ranks costs 9.99 USD. The basic GO Pass is free and activates automatically.
Information verified on 20 October 2026. More guides are in our Pokémon guides, and the official site is pokemongolive.com.