Pokémon GO: Memories in Motion week

Niantic’s Pokémon GO is in the final month of its “Memories in Motion” season, and the current in-game schedule runs through Saturday, May 24, according to the season page and a weekly event roundup. The season began on March 3 and ends on June 2 at 10 a.m. local time, with Niantic shifting the game to a more regular event cadence and adding day-by-day “Daily Discovery” features. This week’s activity includes Monday Max Battles, Tuesday showcases, Wednesday Raid Hour and a Saturday raid-day event listed by Pokémon GO Hub. For players in places such as Archena, the structure is local-time based, so the same calendar applies by each player’s clock rather than a single global start hour. ### Which part of “Memories in Motion” is active right now? May 20 falls inside the “Memories in Motion” season window of March 3 to June 2, 2026, Niantic’s season page says. The season introduced weekly recurring bonuses under the “Daily Discoveries” label, with different features tied to specific weekdays. Niantic said Sunday extends Incense and Lure duration, Monday boosts GO Pass task points and Max Battle activity, Tuesday runs PokéStop Showcases, Wednesday keeps Raid Hour from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. local time, Thursday increases GO Battle League rewards and battle-set limits, and Friday boosts in-person trading bonuses. (pokemongo.com) The company also said evolved wild Pokémon can be shiny if their shiny form has already debuted, while raid and egg encounters have increased shiny odds compared with wild encounters. ### What is happening in Pokémon GO on Wednesday, May 20? Wednesday, May 20, features Tapu Bulu in Raid Hour from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. local time, according to Pokémon GO Hub’s weekly schedule. The site also lists May 20 as the date when Tapu Bulu enters the five-star raid pool for the May 20-26 rotation. May 20 also marks a Mega Raid change, with Mega Altaria replacing Mega Glalie in the rotation, Pokémon GO Hub said. (pokemongo.com) That means the headline raid content for midweek players is a one-hour Tapu Bulu push in five-star raids and a broader weeklong Mega Altaria window. ### Did anything already end earlier this week? Monday, May 18, was the last day of the Spring Marathon event, Pokémon GO Hub said. (pokemongohub.net) The event began on May 12 at 10 a.m. local time and ended on May 18 at 8 p.m. local time, bringing Flittle’s Pokémon GO debut and the first appearance of Pikachu wearing a marathon visor, according to the site’s weekly roundup. Monday also carried a Max Monday window for Dynamax Registeel from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. local time, with Dynamax Registeel continuing in Max Battles during May 18-24, Pokémon GO Hub said. That schedule fits Niantic’s season-wide Monday format, which says Max Battles rotate weekly and Power Spots refresh more often on Mondays. ### What should local players watch for the rest of the week? (pokemongohub.net) Tuesday’s recurring feature is PokéStop Showcases, which Niantic said run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time. Friday’s recurring feature is Friendship Friday, when in-person trades can receive lower Stardust costs, higher Lucky Trade odds, two Special Trades and guaranteed Candy XL for eligible players, according to the season page. (pokemongohub.net) Pokémon GO Hub’s weekly list also says one-star and three-star Shadow Raids are available daily, while five-star Shadow Raids usually run on Saturdays and Sundays. During the season, the site says, Shadow Cresselia is appearing in five-star Shadow Raids and can be encountered as a Shiny Shadow Cresselia if players are lucky. ### When is the next named event on the calendar? (pokemongo.com) Saturday, May 23, is the next named event in the weekly roundup, with Super Mega Falinks Raid Day scheduled from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. local time, according to Pokémon GO Hub. The site says Mega Falinks will make its Pokémon GO debut during that event, can appear shiny with boosted odds, and comes with up to five additional free raid passes for the day. (pokemongohub.net) June 2 at 10 a.m. local time is the next season milestone after this week, when Niantic says “Memories in Motion” ends. Pokémon GO Hub’s May 18-24 schedule page remains the published guide for the week’s raid rotations, event windows and Saturday’s Falinks debut. (pokemongo.com) (pokemongohub.net)