Pokémon GO: Steeled Resolve event

Pokémon GO’s Steeled Resolve event started Tuesday, April 28, bringing Orthworm into the game for the first time and making shiny Orthworm available from launch. (pokemongo.com) (pokemon.com) The event runs from 10 a.m. local time on April 28 through 8 p.m. local time on Monday, May 4, 2026. Orthworm appears in three-star raids during that window. (pokemongo.com) Shiny Meltan is also back during the event, but only through the Mystery Box. Players get that box by sending a Pokémon from Pokémon GO to Pokémon HOME or to Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Let’s Go, Eevee! on Nintendo Switch. (pokemongo.com) (pokemon.com) Niantic also cut the wait time to reopen the Mystery Box during Steeled Resolve. That gives players more chances to hunt Meltan before the event ends on May 4. (pokemongo.com) (pokemon.com) In the wild, the event shifts spawns toward Steel-type Pokémon including Magnemite, Aron, Ferroseed, and Pawniard. Event Field Research can also reward Magnemite, Pineco, Nosepass, Bronzor, Drilbur, Ferroseed, Beldum, and Shieldon encounters. (pokemongo.com) Raids are split between one-star and three-star tiers. Honedge, Shieldon, and Beldum appear in one-star raids, while Orthworm is the featured three-star boss. (pokemongo.com) All players also received GO Pass: Steeled Resolve — Taken Over when the event began at 10 a.m. local time on April 28. The pass lets players collect GO Points, raise their rank, and unlock rewards through May 4. (pokemongo.com) (pokemon.com) From Saturday, May 2, at 12 a.m. through Monday, May 4, at 7:59 p.m. local time, the usual daily limit on GO Points is removed. Niantic is also selling a GO Pass Deluxe for $4.99 and a GO Pass Deluxe + 6 Ranks option for $6.99. (pokemongo.com) (pokemon.com) Rewards earned through the GO Pass stay claimable until Wednesday, May 6, at 7:59 p.m. local time. For players opening the app this week, the event is built around one new raid debut and one returning shiny hunt. (pokemongo.com)