Pokémon GO: Weeklong events May 4–10
- Lechonk Community Day anchors Pokémon GO’s May 4–10 week, while Nihilego and Mega Camerupt rotate into raids and the May GO Pass just went live. - The big new grind starts May 5 at 10 a.m. local time — GO Pass: May offers Suicune, up to 1,400 PokéCoins, and milestone bonuses. - This week matters because Memories in Motion is entering its final month, so Niantic is stacking raids, pass rewards, and a Community Day.
Pokémon GO this week is basically a checklist week. Not in a bad way — in a “there’s finally a clean answer to what should I do when I open the app” way. The May 4 to May 10 stretch lines up a new monthly GO Pass, a midweek raid rotation, and Lechonk Community Day on Saturday. If you’ve been half-playing lately, this is the kind of week that pulls you back in. (pokemongohub.net) ### What changed this week? The big reset happened Tuesday, May 5, at 10 a.m. local time, when GO Pass: May and GO Pass Deluxe became available. That pass runs until June 2 at 10 a.m. local time, and it adds a monthlong progression track on top of the usual event calendar. At almost the same time, the raid pool flipped on May 6, bringing Nihilego into five-star raids and Mega Camerupt into Mega Raids for this week’s cycle. (leekduck.com) ### What’s the GO Pass actually for? Think of it like a battle pass, but spread across general play. Everyone gets the base GO Pass automatically, and you rank it up by earning GO Points through pass tasks and weekly tasks. The headline reward is a Suicune encounter, plus PokéCoins, Stardust, XP, and Max Particles. The paid Deluxe version costs $7.99 and pushes the total (leekduck.com)ssion. (leekduck.com) ### Are the pass bonuses worth caring about? Yes — mostly because the milestone bonuses help your routine play, not just your inventory. Rank 25 boosts gift limits, Rank 50 doubles Daily Adventure Incense duration, and Rank 75 doubles Hatch Stardust and Hatch XP. There’s also a no-cap GO Points weekend coming on May 30 and 31, which means this month’s pass is built to ramp up rather than just sit there as background clutter. (leekduck.com) ### What should you do before Saturday? Wednesday’s clean target is Raid Hour. Nihilego is the featured boss from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. local time on May 6, and it stays in five-star raids through May 12. Dynamax Cottonee is also the Max Battle focus for the May 4–10 window, so if you care about keeping up with rotating battle content, that’s the other weekly box to tick. (po([leekduck.com)events-this-week-4-10-may-2026/)) ### Why is Lechonk the main event? Because Community Day is still the most efficient three-hour block in the game. On Saturday, May 9, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. local time, Lechonk spawns heavily, shiny odds go up, and you get 2× Catch Candy. If you evolve Lechonk during the event or up to four hours after, you get an Oinkologne with the e(pokemongohub.net) the move” event. (pokemongohub.net) ### What just ended? Two overlapping events wrapped on May 4 at 8 p.m. local time — Steeled Resolve and the Team GO Rocket takeover tied to it. Those added Orthworm, let players remove Frustration from Shadow Pokémon, and introduced Shadow Incarnate Forme Landorus plus Shiny Varoom from 12 km eggs. So this week feels different because the game just moved from takeover cleanup into a more structured monthly schedule. (pokemongohub.net) ### Why does this week matter more than a normal rotation? Because it’s the start of the final month of Memories in Motion. Niantic is clearly front-loading May with systems that reward steady play — raids, pass progression, Max Battles, then Community Day. That’s usually a sign the game is trying to keep engagement high before the next seasonal handoff. (pokemongohub.net) ### Bottom line? If you only have time for a few things, do three: claim the GO Pass, hit Nihilego Raid Hour, and play Lechonk Community Day. That’s the core of May 4–10 — everything else is bonus XP around the edges.
