Pokémon GO Replay: GO Bigger Event

Pokémon GO is rerunning its GO Bigger event on Saturday, April 25, with three hours of Gigantamax battles from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. local time. (pokemongohub.net) The returning raid lineup includes Gigantamax Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise, and Gengar, all appearing in Max Battles during the event window. Pokémon GO Hub’s weekly calendar lists the same four bosses and the same 2-to-5 p.m. local schedule. (pokemongohub.net, pokemongohub.net) Gigantamax battles are Pokémon GO’s larger co-op raids, built around giant boss encounters that Niantic has previously said can require groups of 10 to 40 trainers working together. That design pushes players toward parks, gyms, and organized meetup spots instead of solo play. (pokemongolive.com, campfire.nianticlabs.com) For Livermore players, that usually means checking the in-game map and Niantic Campfire before heading out, because Campfire is the company’s tool for finding nearby communities and live meetups. The event itself runs on local time, so the start and end stay fixed at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. where players are standing. (campfire.nianticlabs.com, pokemongohub.net) The April 2026 event calendar places Replay: GO Bigger near the end of the month, during a stretch that also includes rotating Max Battle bosses and other limited-time events. That makes April 25 one of the month’s set windows for players who still need these Gigantamax Kanto raids. (pokemongohub.net) Niantic has used replay events to bring back raid bosses after earlier debuts, giving local groups another scheduled chance to clear content that is hard to finish without a crowd. The Kanto Gigantamax trio was introduced as part of the wider GO Bigger push, while Gengar is part of the same return lineup for this replay. (pokemongolive.com, pokemongohub.net) Players looking to join in around Livermore will likely need to coordinate rather than roam, because Max Battles are tuned for groups and Campfire’s meetup map is built for exactly that kind of planning. By Saturday afternoon, the practical question is less whether the bosses are back than where enough trainers will gather to beat them. (campfire.nianticlabs.com, pokemongolive.com)