Pokémon GO Five-Star Raid Week May 13–19

Niantic’s Pokémon GO changed its five-star raid lineup on May 13, adding Xurkitree, Buzzwole and Pheromosa for a one-week run that lasts through May 19, according to the game’s May event schedule. The three Ultra Beasts are not appearing everywhere in the same way: Buzzwole is assigned to the Americas, Pheromosa to Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Xurkitree to Asia-Pacific. Pokémon GO Hub’s weekly event roundup lists the same regional split and says the featured Raid Hour for that rotation ran on May 13 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. local time. ### Which Ultra Beast is actually available in the United States? Buzzwole is the five-star boss assigned to the Americas during the May 13–19 rotation, according to Pokémon GO Hub’s monthly and weekly calendars. For players in the United States, that means local gyms should be showing Buzzwole rather than Pheromosa or Xurkitree during this window. (pokemongohub.net) Sunnyvale, California, falls inside that Americas region. The location in the prompt does not match the published regional split for five-star raids, which means a player raiding locally in Sunnyvale should expect Buzzwole from this event window, not all three bosses at once. That is an inference from the regional schedule published by Pokémon GO Hub. (pokemongohub.net) ### Are all three bosses in local gyms at the same time? Pokémon GO Hub’s May schedule says the bosses are simultaneous globally but separated by region, not mixed together inside each market. The listing for May 13–19 names Pheromosa for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Buzzwole for the Americas, and Xurkitree for Asia-Pacific. (pokemongohub.net) PoGO Calendar shows the same raid block as an ongoing event from May 13 at 6 a.m. to May 19 at 10 p.m. local time. That timing means players can raid the regional boss throughout the week, not only during the one-hour Raid Hour on Wednesday. ### What else is running during the same week? The Spring Marathon event began on May 12 at 10 a.m. local time and runs until May 18 at 8 p.m. local time, Pokémon GO Hub said. (pokemongohub.net) The same weekly roundup says Deino Community Day Classic took place on May 16 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. local time, with an evolution window for Hydreigon’s exclusive move lasting until 9 p.m. that day. (pogocalendar.com) Mega Glalie is the Mega Raid boss for May 13–19, according to the May calendar. Shadow Cresselia is also appearing in Shadow Raids on weekends during the broader May schedule, Pokémon GO Hub said. ### What should players watch before this rotation ends? May 17 is the last full day in the user’s prompt window, and the current five-star rotation remains active for two more days after that. (pokemongohub.net) PoGO Calendar lists the Ultra Beast raid block ending on May 19 at 10 p.m. local time. May 18 is also the final day of Spring Marathon, which ends at 8 p.m. local time, according to Pokémon GO Hub. (pokemongohub.net) Players still trying to finish event tasks or catch event spawns have that deadline before the raid lineup changes again. ### What replaces this raid lineup next? Pokémon GO Hub’s May event calendar says Tapu Bulu becomes the next five-star raid boss on May 20. (pogocalendar.com) The same calendar lists a Tapu Bulu Raid Hour on May 20 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. local time, with Mega Altaria replacing Mega Glalie in Mega Raids the same day. May 19 is the cutoff for the current Ultra Beast rotation, and Pokémon GO Hub’s weekly and monthly schedules remain the clearest published rundown for the switch. (pokemongohub.net) For U.S. players raiding in places such as Sunnyvale, the current target before that date is Buzzwole. (pokemongohub.net)