Pokémon GO Raid Hour — Tapu Bulu

Pokémon GO’s next Raid Hour is set for Wednesday, May 20, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. local time, with Tapu Bulu featured in five-star raids across gyms. Community event trackers and schedule guides published this week list Tapu Bulu for that one-hour window, matching Pokémon GO’s standing Wednesday Raid Hour format. (pokemongohub.net) For players, the format is straightforward: gyms that can host five-star raids are expected to turn over heavily during that hour, giving local groups a concentrated chance to battle and catch the same legendary boss without waiting on scattered raid spawns. Tapu Bulu is also listed in separate May 2026 raid guides as a five-star boss beginning May 20, which supports the Raid Hour placement. (gosilph.com) The timing matters because Raid Hour runs on local time, not a single global start. A trainer in New York will see the event from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern, while a trainer in Los Angeles will get the same one-hour window later in Pacific time. Pokémon GO’s official posts describing Raid Hours say they take place on Wednesdays from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. local time and feature the current legendary raid boss in greater numbers. (pokemongohub.net) Tapu Bulu itself is not new to Pokémon GO. Niantic introduced the legendary Pokémon during the Season of Alola in 2022, identifying it as the guardian deity of Ula'ula Island. That older debut post does not verify the 2026 schedule on its own, but it does establish the species and its role in the game’s raid rotation history. (pokemongolive.com) The practical takeaway for Wednesday is that players who want Tapu Bulu candy, high-IV catches or a faster run of legendary raids should be ready before 6 p.m. local time, ideally with an in-person group or a preplanned route between gyms. Niantic’s raid updates in past official posts have emphasized group play around gyms, and community guides this week point players to local meetups and nearby raid clusters for the same reason. (pokemongolive.com) There are limits to what could be independently confirmed from official Pokémon GO posts for this specific May 20, 2026 listing. Search results did not surface a current official Niantic event post naming Tapu Bulu for this exact Raid Hour, so the date-and-boss pairing here is verified through current community schedule pages and event databases, while the Raid Hour structure itself is supported by official Pokémon GO posts describing the recurring format. (pokemongohub.net) After Wednesday’s one-hour event, Tapu Bulu is listed by community raid trackers as remaining in five-star raids through May 26, 2026, giving players additional chances outside Raid Hour if they miss the main evening window. (pokemon-go.name)