Pokémon GO Week: Mega Camerupt In Raids

Mega Camerupt is back in Pokémon GO, and the useful part is simple — if you want its Mega Energy, this week is your window. The rotation flipped on Wednesday, May 6, with Mega Camerupt taking over Mega Raids through Wednesday, May 13, at 6 a.m. local time. At the same time, Nihilego moved into five-star raids, and Shadow Cresselia remains the shadow legendary to watch on weekends. (leekduck.com) ### What actually changed today? The raid board rolled over into a new weekly setup. Mega Banette left the Mega slot, and Mega Camerupt took its place for the May 6–12 stretch. That sounds routine — and it is — but raid rotations are the whole economy of Pokémon GO endgame play. If the boss you need is live now, you raid now. If not, you wait for Niantic to cycle it back. (polygon.com) ### Why do players care about Mega Camerupt? Because beating a Mega Raid does not give you Mega Camerupt directly. You catch regular Camerupt afterward, and the real prize is Mega Energy, which lets you Mega Evolve your own Camerupt later. The faster your group clears the raid, the better the Mega E(polygon.com) future use. (polygon.com) ### How long is the window? One week, basically. Leek Duck’s event listing pins Mega Camerupt from May 6, 2026, at 6 a.m. local time to May 13, 2026, at 6 a.m. local time. Polygon’s monthly schedule lines up with the same May 6–12 placement in the broader May calendar. In practice, that means players have one standard raid cycle — not a full event month — to get what they need. (leekduck.com) ### What else is in raids this week? Mega Camerupt is only one lane of the week. Nihilego is the five-star headline from May 6 to May 12, and Shadow Cresselia is the month’s shadow legendary, generally showing up on weekends. Pokémon GO Hub’s weekly roundup also flags the usual spread of lower-tier and shadow activity around tha(leekduck.com)tiple desirable bosses overlap. (polygon.com) ### Is there a shiny angle? Yes — and that’s part of the appeal. The current Mega Camerupt listing notes that, if you’re lucky, you can encounter Shiny Camerupt. That matters because raid demand often comes from two different groups at once: players farming Mega Energy and shiny hunters chasing the alternate color. When both groups want the same boss, local raid coordination usually gets easier. (leekduck.com) ### Why does the timing matter so much? Because Mega slots move fast. Polygon’s May schedule already shows Mega Glalie taking over next, followed later by Mega Altaria and Mega Medicham. So the catch is not whether Mega Camerupt is good in some abstract sense. The catch is scarcity. A one-week rotation is like a store shelf that disappears next Wednesday morning — miss it, and the game moves on. (polygon.com) ### What should players do this week? Prioritize the first few clears if you have zero Mega Energy for Camerupt, then decide whether you care about better IVs or the shiny chase. Also remember that raids spawn at gyms during local daytime and evening hours, so planning around raid hour groups or com(polygon.com)d flips again. (polygon.com) ### Bottom line This is not a giant surprise event. It is a raid rotation, and that’s exactly why it matters. Mega Camerupt is live now, the timer ends on May 13 at 6 a.m. local time, and the value is in grabbing Mega Energy before the slot rotates away. (leekduck.com)