Mega Camerupt in Mega Raids (May 6–12)

Mega Camerupt is live in Pokémon GO right now, and that matters if you care about raid damage, Mega Energy, or just filling out the Mega Pokédex. The window is simple — it started on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 6 a.m. local time and runs until Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 6 a.m. local time. This week’s five-star boss is Nihilego, but the Mega slot is Camerupt. So if you’re opening the game and wondering what changed at gyms, that’s the change. (leekduck.com) ### What exactly is live? Mega Camerupt is the current Mega Raid boss. That means gyms can spawn a raid featuring Mega Camerupt, and beating it gives you the usual raid rewards plus Camerupt Mega Energy. The current weekly rotation lines up Mega Camerupt with Nihilego in five-star raids, which is why a lot of event roundups are pairing those two together. (leekduck.com) ### What are the dates? The clean version is May 6 to May 13, 2026, with both endpoints set at 6 a.m. local time. That’s a little more precise than saying “May 6–12,” and it matters because raid rotations in Pokémon GO usually flip in the morning, not at midnight. So on Friday, May 8, Mega Camerupt is firmly in the middle of its active run. (leekduck.com) ### Why would you raid this one? Basically, Mega Raids are how you collect the Mega Energy tied to that species. Pokémon GO’s Mega system still runs on that core loop — beat the Mega boss, get Mega Energy, then use that energy to Mega Evolve your own copy. The faster your group clears the raid, the more Mega Energy you can earn, which is why even a boss you don’t love can be worth doing a few times. (pokemongolive.com) ### Can it be shiny? Yes — but with the usual catch. You do not catch Mega Camerupt itself after the raid. You encounter regular Camerupt, and that encounter can be shiny if you’re lucky. So the shiny hunt here is really a Camerupt shiny hunt attached to a Mega raid rotation. (leekduck.com) Mega Evolution is the expensive one. Once you’ve Mega Evolved a specific Pokémon, later Mega Evolutions for that same individual cost less energy. That makes the first successful set of Mega Camerupt raids the important hurdle. After that, the system gets less painful. (pokemo([leekduck.com) Camerupt actually useful? That depends on what you want. Mega Pokémon are valuable even when they are not top-of-the-meta monsters, because a Mega-Evolved Pokémon boosts other trainers’ damage in raids, and matching move types get an extra bump. So Mega Camerupt can matter as a team support pick in the right raid, not just as a (pokemongolive.com)active at a time. (pokemongolive.com) ### What should players do this week? If you want Mega Camerupt in your roster, do the raids before the Wednesday, May 13 cutoff. If you care about efficiency, don’t wait for the last day — local raid availability is always easier when the boss is new in rotation. And if you only want the Pokédex entry, one or two successful clears may be enough to get started, depending on your energy total. (leekduck.com) ### Bottom line? This is a straightforward weekly rotation, not some huge game-changing event. But if Mega Camerupt is missing from your collection, this is your current shot — and the real deadline is 6 a.m. local time on May 13, 2026. (leekduck.com)