Pokemon Go: Season Of Go Begins on June 1

Pokemon Go’s new Season of Go runs the full length of summer, from June 1 to September 1. For trainers, that means rewards, bonuses, and a new rotation of wild pokemon. Per Niantic’s description, the below are active bonuses during Season of Go.

Bonuses

• Increased friendship bonus damage for raids
• Increased damage for pokemon participating in raids remotely
• 1 hr Lure Modules
• 1 extra Special Trade per day
• 1 extra pokemon Candy when trading pokemon
• Guaranteed Candy XL when trading pokemon
• Guaranteed Gifts from PokeStop spins

Events

• Pokemon Go Fest–Starts June 4. Head over to our Pokemon Go Fest primer for everything known about the event so far.
• Adventure Week–From June 7 – June 12, explore fossils and Rock-type pokemon
• Pokemon TGC Crossover Event–From June 16 – June 30, pokemon TGC and pokemon Go are getting a crossover. No details yet, so stay tuned for what’s in store.

Five-star Mega Raids

• Mega Steelix, Kyogre–June 1 – 7
• Mega Aerodactyl, Groudon–June 7 – 16
• Mega Venusaur, Mewtwo (Charged Attack Shadow Ball)–June 16 – 23
• Mega Blastoise, Mewtwo (Charged Attack Psystrike)–June 23 – 1

Pokemon Spotlight Hours

• Nosepass–June 7, 2× Candy for catching pokemon
• Mantine–June 14, 2× Candy for transferring pokemon
• Spinarak–June 21, 2× XP for evolving pokemon
• Pikachu wearing a pokemon TCG hat–June 28, 2× Catch Stardust

Check out Pokemon Go’s Season of Go page for a full list of bonus, rewards, and discoverable pokemon. Pokemon Go Fest 2022’s tickets are $15 and center around the Legendary gratitude pokemon named Shaymin. Players will have an increased chance of capturing Shinies, among other activities, during the Fest.