Pokémon GO Fest 2025 is here, as the biggest event on thePokémon GOcalendar takes center stage. Every year GO Fest is the highlight of the summer, offering players all around the world a weekend full of bonuses, rare spawns and opportunities not available on a day-to-day basis inPokémonGO. While there are also in-person GO Fest events taking place during the summer, this is the main chance for trainers to catch rare Pokémon.
All trainers can play in the event for free, with many of the bonuses available for all players. However, there are numerous elements and further bonuses for those that purchase a GO Fest ticket, priced at 14.99 or the equivalent in local currencies.GO Fest 2024was a stand-out year for the event, with 2025’s edition set to follow suit, but with so much going on it is vital you know all the important information to make the most out of the two days.
When Is Pokémon GO Fest 2025
A Two Day World Pokémon Festival
As it has done in previous years, GO Fest 2025 will once again take place over a full weekend for two days.PokémonGOFest 2025 will start onSaturday,June28,2025,at10amlocaltimeand runs untilSunday,June29,2025,at6pmlocaltime. Ahead of the event,this week’s Ancients Recovered event, has had global challenges, which, if completed, will provide bonuses during and after GO Fest 2025 for all players.
Tickets for GO Fest are now available to buy in the in-gamePokémon GOstore and will remain available for trainers to buy during the event until 6pm on the Sunday. For anyone who buys a ticket, you will receive 3 Premium Battle Passes, 5 Rare Candies and 5 Max Revives immediately to use at the time of purchase. Additionally, all trainers will have their first chance to catch theShinyversionsofCarbinkandFrigibaxduring the event, as they both make their debuts.
Debuts, Bonuses And Features Of Pokémon GO Fest 2025
A Mythical Debut And Bonuses Galore
While there are a number of big features during the event, the standout highlight istheglobaldebut ofMythicalPokémonVolcanion. The Fire- and Water-type has appeared in two in-person events, but this is the first time the majority of trainers will be able to get a hold of it. Event ticket holders will receive special research, which once completed will reward you with an encounter with the Mythical Pokémon.
Trainers with an event ticket will also benefit from two further global debuts.
Klefki was previously only available for those playing in France and Skiddo during City Safari events, but both will be available in the wild on both days ofPokémon GOFest 2025. Players who have alsobought the controversial GO Passwill have the chance to get a golden bottle cap.
During the eight hours the event is live for both days, there are bonuses that all players will receive. This includes surprise encounters via GO Snapshot, all Lures will last for an hour and Party Play is increased to eight hours.
However, the majority of thePokémonGO Fest 2025 bonuses are only available for players with a ticket for the event.
During event hours,ticketedplayerswillhave anincreasedchanceofcatchingshinyPokémon, additional Pokémon will be attracted to any Incense used and there will be further global challenges. Trainers will also get three surprise GO Snapshot encounters each day and gain further branching special research relating to the mainstreamPokémonSwordandShieldgames.
Finally, ticketed players will receive further bonuses for the duration of both event days, including outside the hours the main GO Fest 2025 will take place. Including an increase in free daily raid passes, more gift openings, more special trades and half Stardust cost for trainers.
Pokémon Spawns In Pokémon GO Fest 2025
Four Habitats Featuring Different Pokémon
One of the biggest aspects ofPokémonGOFest is the rotating spawns that are available for players to take advantage of. This consists of hours which will release certain Pokémon into the wild. Then, for the next hour, it will swap again to a different set of Pokémon, with this continuing for all eight hours of both days.
10am-11am and 2pm-3pm local times (both days)
11am-12pm and 3pm-4pm local times (both days)
12pm-1pm and 4pm-5pm local times (both days)
1pm-2pm and 5pm-6pm local times (both days)
10am-6pm Saturday
10am-6pm Sunday
The above table shows the wild spawns available for all players at various times throughoutPokémonGOFest, including a number of very rare Pokémon. However, there are also further spawns for those who have event tickets.If you use Incense during each of the different Habitats, one additional Pokémon will spawn: Torkoal, Skiddo, Pachirisu and Klefki respectively.
Finally, trainers who have event tickets will have the chance to catch the extremely rare Unown in a variety of forms throughout the event. If you use Incense on Saturday, you will find letters D, E, H, I, L and S, on the Sunday you can catch, D, O, R, S and W.
Pokémon Raids In Pokémon GO Fest 2025
Sword And Shield Legendaries On Offer
The final element of this year’sPokémonGOFest 2025 isspecialraidshappeningfortheweekend. In some years, such as GO Fest 2020, the event was based around rotating raids of legendary Pokémon. While this year there are only a handful of raids available specifically for the event, these are worthwhile keeping an eye out for.
One and three star raids can be beaten on your own, but five-star raids will require multiple players to beat.
The easiest raids in one-star difficulty will be Pikachu in its Dapper outfit, in three different colors: Red, Blue and Yellow, alongside Frigibax. In three-star raids, you may find Falinks in its Train Conductor outfit. Finally, the five-star raids will differ depending on the day, to include Legendary Pokémon from Sword and Shield.
On Saturday you can face off againstZamazenta and on Sunday Zacian.PokémonGOFest 2025 is set to be one of thePokémonGOevents of the year, with huge incentives to play in it, meaning it is one you should be logging in for.
Pokémon GO
Created by Niantic, Pokémon GO is an augmented reality RPG where players can wander around catching Pokémon as they pass by various landmarks in real life. Players can engage in a traditional Pokémon experience via battles with other trainers, catching Pokémon to breed new ones, and even trade them with other trainers they come across.
