Pokémon GO Raid Hour — May 13

Pokémon GO’s May 13 Raid Hour is one of those events that looks straightforward until you notice the catch. Three Ultra Beasts are in the spotlight globally, but players do not all get the same one. For U.S. players — including anyone raiding around Bethesda — the featured boss is Buzzwole, not Pheromosa or Xurkitree. The event runs Wednesday, May 13, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time, and it lines up with the weekly five-star raid rotation that starts earlier that same day. ### So what is actually happening? Raid Hour is Pokémon GO’s weekly one-hour window when gyms get packed with the current five-star raid boss. This week, Niantic’s rotation switches to three Ultra Beasts on Wednesday morning, then the evening Raid Hour concentrates those same bosses into a denser, easier-to-chain format from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. local time. ### Which boss do U.S. players get? (pokemongohub.net) Buzzwole. That is the key detail for anyone in the United States. The global pool is split by region: Buzzwole appears in the Americas and Greenland, Pheromosa appears in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India, and Xurkitree appears in the Asia-Pacific region. So if you are playing in Bethesda, the Raid Hour target is Buzzwole across local gyms. ### Why are people confused by the three names? Because event roundups often list all three Ultra Beasts together, which is technically true but easy to misread. The shared headline makes it sound like all three might spawn everywhere during the hour. Turns out they stay region-locked even during Raid Hour. Think of it less like one mixed menu and more like three parallel events running at the same local time in different parts of the world. (leekduck.com) ### When does the switch happen? The five-star raid rotation begins on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 6:00 a.m. local time and runs until Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 10:00 p.m. local time. That matters because the evening Raid Hour is not a separate boss announcement — it is the concentrated one-hour version of the new weekly lineup that started that morning. ### Can you get the other two anyway? (pokemongohub.net) Yes, but not by walking around Bethesda during the hour. The usual workaround is remote invites from friends in other regions, assuming the raid is still remotely accessible and you have passes. Without that, local gyms in the U.S. should be Buzzwole-only during the event window. ### Is there anything else worth knowing? (leekduck.com) Yes — shiny odds are part of the appeal here. The event listings for this rotation note that lucky players may encounter shiny versions of Buzzwole, Pheromosa, or Xurkitree. That gives the hour extra value for players who already have the Pokédex entry and are now chasing IVs, XL Candy, or the shiny. ### What should Bethesda players actually do? (leekduck.com) Basically, plan for a one-hour Buzzwole loop. Pick a cluster of gyms, be ready before 6:00 p.m. local time, and do not show up expecting the full three-beast set on-site. If your goal is Pheromosa or Xurkitree, line up remote invites instead of relying on local spawns. ### Bottom line? This is a global Ultra Beast Raid Hour, but the local reality in the U.S. is much narrower. (leekduck.com) On Wednesday, May 13, Bethesda gets Buzzwole from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. local time — and that regional lock is the whole story. (pokemongohub.net)