The final days of Pokémon GO’s Season of Alola have arrived and the contents of the coming Season of GO have already been revealed. In addition, the second major event of the year is coming up with GO Fest 2022. Find out what’s coming up in Pokémon GO during the week of May 30 to June 5, 2022, in our weekly preview here.
Spotlight Hour: Pikipek
Tuesday, May 31, 2022, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. local time
The Season of Alola says goodbye with a Spotlight Hour for one of its regional monsters: Flying-type Pokémon Pikipek appears during the event period with a greatly increased spawn rate, and you’ll be rewarded with double experience points for catching Pokémon in that time window as well.
Season of GO: Launch
Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at 10 a.m. local time
The Season of GO starts on Tuesday and once again changes the list of regularly appearing Pokémon as well as Pokémon hatching from eggs. In addition, there are several bonuses in store and the necessary level for finding Candy XL has been lowered to level 31, which is a great change for anyone wanting to compete in GO Battle League, but hasn’t reached level 40 yet.
These are the bonuses active until September 1, 2022:
Increased friendship bonus damage for Raids.
Lure Module duration extended to one hour.
One extra Special Trade per day.
One extra Pokémon Candy when trading Pokémon.
Guaranteed Candy XL when trading Pokémon.
Guaranteed Gifts from PokéStop spins.
Increased damage for Pokémon participating in Raids remotely.
Increased Incense effectiveness while moving.
Raid Hour: Kyogre
Wednesday, June 1, 2022, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. local time
Hoenn Legendary Kyogre returns to the 5-Star Raids on Wednesday and faces the challenge of being targeted by users during Raid Hour in the evening – a tough first day back in the office. The extremely popular Water-type Pokémon, which is very powerful in competitions, will appear at all available gyms during the one-hour event – if you’re lucky, you’ll even find it in the Shiny variant.
GO Battle League: Super League and Super League Remix
Wednesday, June 1, 2022, starting at 1 p.m. PDT
Season 11 of GO Battle League takes over the Interlude Season’s weekly rotation and will bring you fresh contests every Wednesday for the next three months. Things kick off with the Great League and its open format for Pokémon up to 1,500 competition points (CP), as well as the Great League Remix. As usual, the 20 most popular monsters used by top players are locked for this particular competition.
These Pokémon are banned from competing in Season 11’s Great League Remix:
Venusaur.
Nidoqueen.
Alolan Ninetales.
Azumarill.
Umbreon.
Skarmory.
Swampert.
Sableye.
Medicham.
Altaria.
Walrein.
Deoxys (Defense Forme).
Bastiodon.
Drapion.
Scrafty.
Jellicent.
Galarian Stunfisk.
Talonflame.
Trevenant.
Obstagoon.
Pokémon GO Fest 2022: Kick-off event
Saturday and Sunday, June 4 and 5, 2022, each from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time
Pokémon GO Fest 2022 is split into several parts and regional events running over several weeks. First, however, things get underway with the kick-off event, which is available globally and online, and for which you can find all available information in our overview article. The short version: numerous Shiny debuts, raids, special spawns, and a number of tasks await you – as long as you purchase a ticket.
Written by Marco Wutz on behalf of GLHF.
