Summary: Explore all Pokémon GO events for May 2025 including Final Strike Week, Community Day Classic: Machop, Gigantamax Machamp battles, and Road Trip 2025 details.
Catch up on Pokémon GO's May 2025 events like Final Strike Week, Machop Community Day Classic & more. Don’t miss the highlights—get the latest now!
In this article
- Current Events
- Final Strike: GO Battle Week
- Upcoming Events
- Community Day Classic: Machop
- Gigantamax Machamp Max Battle Day
- Past Events
- Good To Know
- Pokémon GO Road Trip 2025
- RSVP planner has arrived
Current Events
Final Strike: GO Battle Week
From May 21 to May 27, 2025, Pokémon GO hosts the Final Strike: GO Battle Week event, concluding the "Might and Mastery" season. This event marks the debut of Urshifu, the Wushu Pokémon. Trainers can evolve Kubfu into Urshifu by setting it as their buddy and defeating 30 Dark-type Pokémon for the Single Strike Style or 30 Water-type Pokémon for the Rapid Strike Style in Raids or Max Battles. Event bonuses include double XP for winning Raid Battles and increased chances of encountering Shiny Meditite, Shiny Stunky, and Shiny Mareanie. Featured Pokémon such as Mankey, Seel, Galarian Zigzagoon, Meditite, Froakie, Deino, and Nickit appear more frequently in the wild. One-star raids feature Carvanha, Stunky, and Mareanie, while three-star raids include Lapras, Hisuian Samurott, and Bombirdier. Evolving certain Pokémon during the event grants exclusive moves: Primeape and Annihilape learn Rage Fist, Dewgong learns Ice Shard, Hydreigon learns Brutal Swing, Greninja learns Hydro Cannon, and Lapras caught during the event knows Ice Beam.
Trainers have access to a free Special Research segment, offering rewards like Mysterious Components, Kubfu Candy, and encounters with event-themed Pokémon. This research is available to claim until June 2, 2025. Additionally, a paid Special Research titled "Fuzzy Fighter" is available for US$7.99, providing items such as an Incense, two Premium Battle Passes, a Star Piece, and an encounter with a Dynamax Kubfu. A separate paid Timed Research for US$1.99 offers rewards including two Premium Battle Passes, four Lucky Eggs, a Max Particle Pack, and encounters with Meditite, Stunky, and Mareanie. Event-themed Field Research tasks reward Trainers with encounters featuring Pokémon like Seel, Mankey, Carvanha, Galarian Zigzagoon, Froakie, Nickit, Mareanie, Stunky, Lapras, Hisuian Samurott, and Bombirdier. New avatar items, including Urshifu (Single Strike Style) and Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style) poses, are introduced in the in-game shop and remain available after the event concludes.
We have an article about the Final Strike: GO Battle Week with more information.
Upcoming Events
Community Day Classic: Machop
On May 24, 2025, from 2 to 5 p.m. local time, a Community Day Classic will be held featuring Machop. It’ll be showing up more often in the wild, and shiny versions will be easier to find. Anyone who evolves a Machoke into Machamp during the event—or up until May 31 at 10 p.m.—will get a Machamp that knows the Charged Attack Payback.
A paid Special Research story will be offered for $1.99, which includes things like a Premium Battle Pass, Rare Candy XL, and multiple Machop encounters (some with special backgrounds). These tickets can also be sent to friends, as long as the in-game friendship level is high enough. Timed Research will also be live for anyone who logs in during the event, with tasks that need to be wrapped up by May 31 at 10 p.m.
Bonuses during the event include triple Catch Stardust, three-hour Lures and Incense (not counting Daily Adventure Incense), and surprise snapshot encounters. PokéStop Showcases and themed Field Research will also be happening. Starting May 14, an Ultra Community Day Box with Rare Candies and a Research ticket will be sold through the Pokémon GO Web Store.
Everything you need to know about the Community Day Classic: Machop.
Gigantamax Machamp Max Battle Day
On Sunday, May 25, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time, Gigantamax Machamp will be featured in Max Battles. During this event, all Power Spots will host Gigantamax Battles, refreshing more frequently, and offering 8× Max Particles. The Max Particle collection limit will be increased to 1,600, and two additional Special Trades will be available. From 12:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time, 2× Max Particles can be collected from exploring, and the adventuring distance to receive Max Particles will be reduced to 1/4.
A Timed Research will be active from May 19 at 6:00 p.m. to May 25 at 5:00 p.m. local time, offering an encounter with Dynamax Beldum, along with Candy and Max Particles. If lucky, a Shiny Beldum may be encountered. This research must be completed and rewards claimed before May 25 at 5:00 p.m. local time.
An event-exclusive Timed Research ticket will be available for US$4.99 (or equivalent local pricing), granting access to a Max Mushroom, 25,000 XP, 2× XP from Max Battles, and increasing the Max Particle collection limit to 5,600. This Timed Research will be effective on May 25 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. Tickets can be purchased and gifted to friends with whom a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher has been achieved. Purchases are non-refundable and cannot be made with PokéCoins. Tickets will be available in the in-game shop until May 25 at 5:00 p.m. local time.
Full details in our article: Gigantamax Machamp Max Battle Day in Pokémon GO – May 25, 2025 or our Gigantamax Machamp Battle Guide.
Past Events
Crown Clash
From May 10 to 18, 2025, the Crown Clash event took place, featuring the debut of Kingambit, the Big Blade Pokémon. To evolve Bisharp into Kingambit, Trainers had to defeat 15 Dark- or Steel-type Pokémon in Raid Battles while Bisharp was set as their buddy. Crown-wearing Nidoqueen and Nidoking appeared in the wild and raids, with increased chances of encountering their Shiny forms. Other Pokémon such as Slowpoke, Combee, Litleo, and Slakoth spawned more frequently, some with Shiny possibilities. Catching Slowpoke could yield a King's Rock, and event bonuses included double XP for evolving Pokémon.
A Collection Challenge titled "The Crowned" was available, rewarding a Pawniard encounter, 5,000 Stardust, 10,000 XP, and a guaranteed Candy XL for Trainers level 31 and above. Field Research tasks were available from spinning PokéStops, offering encounters with event-themed Pokémon. Additionally, PokéStop Showcases featured event-themed Pokémon.
Crown Clash: Taken Over
From May 14 to 18, 2025, the "Crown Clash: Taken Over" event took place, featuring increased Team GO Rocket activity at PokéStops and in balloons. During the event, Trainers could use a Charged TM to remove the move Frustration from Shadow Pokémon. Shadow Raids included encounters with Shadow Magnemite, Cyndaquil, Murkrow, Spoink, Lapras, Piloswine, and Gurdurr—some with Shiny potential. Shadow Slakoth, Inkay, Tyrunt, and Amaura were also used by Team GO Rocket Grunts and leaders. A Special Research was available, granting a Super Rocket Radar to challenge Giovanni and rescue Shadow Dialga, claimable until June 3, 2025. Event-themed Field Research rewarded Fast TMs, Charged TMs, and Mysterious Components. A paid $4.99 Timed Research offered a Super Rocket Radar, two Premium Battle Passes, and encounters with crown-wearing Nidoqueen and Nidoking. It had to be completed by May 18, 2025. PokéStop Showcases featured event-themed Pokémon, and Larvitar and Pawniard were added to 10 km Eggs, replacing their previous 12 km availability.
Regigigas Shadow Raid Day
On Saturday, May 17, 2025, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. local time, Shadow Regigigas appeared in five-star Shadow Raids. During the event, Trainers could use Remote Raid Passes, with the limit increased to 20 from Friday, May 16, at 5:00 p.m. to Saturday, May 17, at 8:00 p.m. PDT. Up to five extra free Raid Passes were available by spinning Gym Photo Discs, and Regigigas caught during the event had boosted Attack, Defense, and HP, along with an increased chance of being Shiny. A free Timed Research offered rewards like 10,000 Stardust and additional Stardust for completing Raid Battles. A $4.99 event ticket granted eight extra Raid Passes, higher odds of Rare Candy XL, 50% more XP from Raid Battles, and double Stardust during event hours. Tickets could be gifted to Great Friends or higher. A Regigigas Shadow Raid Day Ultra Ticket Box containing the event ticket and a bonus Premium Battle Pass was also available in the Pokémon GO Web Store for $4.99.
Good To Know
Pokémon GO Road Trip 2025
Pokémon GO Road Trip 2025 is hitting the road this summer, bringing a fully branded, interactive experience to seven European cities starting July 16. The event will visit Manchester, London, Paris, Valencia, Berlin, Den Haag, and wrap up in Cologne from August 20–24. Each stop will feature a special Pokémon GO truck offering Trainer Battles, community challenges, photo ops, giveaways, and the chance to meet notable and local Trainers. It’s a celebration for both new and veteran players to connect and enjoy the game together.
For those in England, France, Spain, Germany, and the Netherlands who can’t attend in person, in-game events will also be available. The Pokémon GO Road Trip is designed to spotlight community spirit, exploration, and the joy of shared adventures. Trainers are encouraged to follow the journey and share their experiences using #PokemonGORoadTrip.
RSVP planner has arrived
The RSVP planner feature is launching in Pokémon GO on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. PDT. This new tool helps Trainers coordinate raids by allowing them to view and join scheduled raid times on the map, see detailed information like time slots and participants, and even invite up to five other Trainers globally—including for Shadow Raids. Trainers can RSVP to raids as
