Pokémon GO Raid Hour — Pheromosa & Friends

Pokémon GO is doing a pretty packed Raid Hour this week — and the unusual part is that it is not built around one boss. On Wednesday, May 13, 2026, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. local time, the featured five-star raids are Pheromosa, Buzzwole, and Xurkitree. That gives players one concentrated hour to hunt three Ultra Beasts at once, right as the broader raid pool rotates for the week. ### What is actually happening? This is the standard Wednesday Raid Hour slot, but with a shared headliner setup. Instead of one legendary or one Ultra Beast taking over gyms, Niantic’s current weekly schedule has Pheromosa, Buzzwole, and Xurkitree all featured during that 6 to 7 p.m. local window on May 13. The same weekly event roundup also notes that the raid boss change happens that day, with Mega Glalie returning to the mega pool. (pokemongohub.net) ### Why does the three-boss format matter? Because it changes how you plan the hour. A normal Raid Hour is simple — walk a loop, hit the same boss repeatedly, chase IVs or shinies, done. Here, you have to choose. Pheromosa is the glass cannon, Buzzwole is the bulky fighter, and Xurkitree is the electric specialist. If your local group splits routes badly, you can burn the whole hour just trying to find the one you actually want. (pokemongohub.net) ### Which of the three is the real prize? For raid usefulness, Xurkitree is usually the cleanest answer. It hits hard as an Electric-type attacker and tends to have the broadest practical value in PvE. Pheromosa is interesting, but it is much more fragile, which limits how comfortable it feels in real raid lobbies. Buzzwole has fans, especially for collection value and niche use, but it is usually not the first “must farm” pick if you are optimizing raid teams. (pokemongohub.net) That last part is an inference from current guide rankings and role descriptions, not an official label. ### So should players focus on one boss? Basically, yes. The best version of this hour is going in with a target. If you want electric damage, chase Xurkitree. If you want dex entries, XL candy, or shiny chances across the whole Ultra Beast group, then hop between all three. The catch is travel time. A one-hour event sounds long, but in practice every lobby countdown, catch screen, and walk between gyms eats into it fast. (pokemongohub.net) ### Is this tied to one city? No — Raid Hour runs in local time everywhere the game event is active, not just in one meetup spot. If players in Zaragoza are organizing around gyms and plazas, that is a community plan, not the event’s geographic limit. The actual schedule shown for this week is global in structure: Wednesday Raid Hour, local 6 to 7 p.m., with the May 13 boss rotation built into the wider monthly calendar. (pokemongohub.net) ### What changed versus earlier expectations? The big correction is that this is not a vague “Pheromosa & friends” social gathering. It is a specific in-game Raid Hour with named bosses, a fixed local-time window, and a same-day raid pool change. That makes the event more concrete — and more time-sensitive — than a casual community meetup description suggests. (pokemongohub.net) ### What is the bottom line? If you play Pokémon GO and care about Ultra Beasts, Wednesday, May 13 is a real calendar item. Pick your target before 6 p.m., coordinate a gym route, and treat the hour like a sprint — because three featured bosses means more choice, but also more ways to waste time. (pokemongohub.net)