Pokémon GO: Memories in Motion Week

Pokémon GO players are getting a week built around in-person play, with Memories in Motion’s daily bonuses now overlapping the tail end of April’s event schedule. (pokemongo.com) (pokemongohub.net) The current season, called Memories in Motion, runs from March 3 to June 2, 2026, and Niantic says it changed how events are paced: weekend events now shift to Saturdays, paid tickets are being replaced by event GO Passes, and an in-game event calendar is due later this season. (pokemongo.com) This week’s calendar, running through Sunday, April 26, includes Tapu Koko in five-star raids from April 22 to April 28, Mega Sharpedo in Mega Raids over the same stretch, and Dynamax Regirock in Max Battles from April 20 to April 26. Wednesday’s Raid Hour features Tapu Koko from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. local time. (pokemongohub.net) (pokemongo.com) Memories in Motion also assigns a standing bonus to each day of the week. On Fridays, players can make up to two Special Trades, get a higher Lucky Trade chance, pay up to 10% less Stardust in trades, and receive two guaranteed Candy XL from trades if they are level 31 or higher. (pokemongo.com) Those Friday bonuses only apply to in-person trades, which keeps Pokémon GO tied to the local meetups and park gatherings it was built around when trading first launched in 2018. Niantic’s earlier updates to raids also added extra rewards for local participation, reinforcing the same design. (pokemongo.com) (pokemongolive.com 1) (pokemongolive.com 2) The April calendar shows how that structure now works in practice. Sustainability Week ran from April 14 to April 20, Riolu Hatch Day landed on Saturday, April 18, and Max Battle Day is scheduled next for Saturday, April 25. (pokemongohub.net) For players opening the app this week, the rhythm is straightforward: Raid Hour on Wednesday, trade bonuses on Friday, Shadow Latios in weekend Shadow Raids, and Dynamax Regirock holding Power Spots through Sunday night. (pokemongohub.net) (pokemongo.com)