Pokémon GO Special Events This Week
- What: In-game events including GO Battle League: Memories in Motion and GO Pass: April. - When: Runs April 20–26, 2026 with time-limited bonuses and activities. - Where: Play locally in Braintree and nearby areas; full event details at pokemongohub.net.
Pokémon GO’s April 20-26 lineup is live now, with battle, raid and pass rewards changing by the day through Sunday, April 26. (pokemongohub.net) The week runs from 12 a.m. local time on Monday, April 20, to 11 p.m. local time on Sunday, April 26, and includes Dynamax Regirock in Max Battles, Tapu Koko in five-star raids, Mega Sharpedo in Mega Raids, and a Saturday return for Gigantamax Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise and Gengar. (pokemongohub.net) Wednesday, April 22, brings Raid Hour from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. local time with Tapu Koko featured across eligible gyms, while Saturday, April 25, runs the three-hour “Replay: GO Bigger” window from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. local time. (pokemongohub.net) This is the second month of the “Memories in Motion” season, which runs from March 3 to June 2, 2026, and Niantic has used it to reset the game’s weekly rhythm around fixed local-time events. (pokemongo.com) Under that seasonal format, Mondays now emphasize Max Battles and double GO Points from pass tasks, Wednesdays keep the 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Raid Hour, Thursdays raise GO Battle League play to as many as 10 sets, and Fridays add two Special Trades plus better Lucky Trade odds for in-person trading. (pokemongo.com) For players in Braintree and nearby towns, that means the busiest windows this week are local gym clusters during Raid Hour and Saturday’s Gigantamax return, because both events depend on showing up at in-person locations during short time blocks. (pokemongo.com; pokemongohub.net) April’s monthly GO Pass is running alongside the weekly schedule, with GO Points earned through pass tasks and milestone rewards that include an Entei encounter, experience point and Stardust bonuses, and a Lucky Trinket in the April track. (pokemongohub.net) The raid pool also turned over at the start of Wednesday, April 22, replacing Groudon with Tapu Koko in five-star raids and Mega Alakazam with Mega Sharpedo in Mega Raids through April 28. (pokemongohub.net; gamespot.com) Max Battles follow a similar weekly rotation in April: Dynamax Regirock is the featured boss from April 20 through April 26, after Dynamax Drilbur the prior week and before Dynamax Shuckle starting April 27. (pokemongohub.net; pokemongohub.net) For anyone opening the app this week, the simplest read is this: Wednesday is for Tapu Koko raids, Saturday is for Gigantamax battles, and the rest of the week feeds the April pass and the season’s new daily event cycle. (pokemongohub.net; pokemongo.com)
