Pokémon GO: Memories in Motion Week (May 18–24)

Niantic’s Pokémon GO entered the May 18–24 stretch of its Memories in Motion season with a lighter in-game schedule than earlier May event weeks, according to Pokémon GO Hub and the game’s season page. The week sits inside the broader Memories in Motion season, which runs from March 3 at 10 a.m. to June 2 at 10 a.m. local time, the official season page says. Pokémon GO Hub said the week opens with the final hours of the Spring Marathon event and closes with Mega Falinks’ debut in a Saturday raid event. The remaining calendar is built around the game’s newer daily and weekly rotations, including Max Monday and Wednesday Raid Hour. ### Which events are actually running between May 18 and May 24? Pokémon GO Hub said the May 18–24 window includes the end of Spring Marathon on Monday, May 18, and a Super Mega Falinks Raid Day on Saturday, May 23. The Spring Marathon event began May 12 at 10 a.m. local time and ended May 18 at 8 p.m. local time, according to the site. (pokemongo.com) Leek Duck’s event tracker showed that, as of Tuesday, May 19, the previous five-star raid lineup of Buzzwole, Pheromosa and Xurkitree was still active until 10 p.m. local time that day. The same tracker listed Tapu Bulu in five-star raids and Mega Altaria in Mega Raids beginning Wednesday, May 20, matching Pokémon GO Hub’s weekly schedule. ### How does Memories in Motion change the weekly rhythm? (pokemongohub.net) The official Memories in Motion season page said Niantic shifted Pokémon GO to a more regular weekly structure starting with this season. Daily Discovery features now attach recurring bonuses to specific weekdays, and the page says those bonuses generally run from 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. local time unless otherwise stated. (leekduck.com) Monday’s feature is Fast-Track Monday, which gives 2x GO Points from Pass Tasks and adds more active Power Spots, according to the season page. Wednesday remains the game’s Raid Hour, with five-star raid bosses featured from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. local time, while Friday allows up to two Special Trades, the page says. ### What is the main thing players can do this week? (pokemongo.com) Dynamax Registeel is the featured Max Monday boss for the May 18–24 cycle, according to both Pokémon GO Hub’s weekly roundup and its May event calendar. Pokémon GO Hub said Registeel appeared in Max Battles on Monday, May 18, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. local time and remains the featured Dynamax Pokémon in Max Battles through May 24. (pokemongo.com) Wednesday, May 20, brings Tapu Bulu Raid Hour from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. local time, Pokémon GO Hub said. The site’s May schedule also lists Tapu Bulu as the five-star raid boss from May 20 to May 26 and Mega Altaria as the Mega Raid boss over the same dates. ### Why is May 23 the key date on the calendar? (pokemongohub.net) Saturday, May 23, is the date Mega Falinks makes its Pokémon GO debut, according to Pokémon GO Hub’s weekly events post. The site said the Super Mega Falinks Raid Day runs from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. local time. Pokémon GO Hub also said Mega Falinks can appear shiny, with boosted shiny odds during the event, and that players can receive up to five additional free raid passes that day. (pokemongohub.net) Those details make May 23 the most distinct one-day event in the week’s schedule. ### Are there any missing pieces players should know about? (pokemongohub.net) Pokémon GO Hub’s May guide said there are no Spotlight Hours in May 2026. That leaves Max Monday, Raid Hour and the Saturday raid event as the clearest fixed-time activities for local groups during this stretch. The next named event after this week is Blanche’s Quest for Knowledge, which Pokémon GO Hub and Leek Duck both list as starting Tuesday, May 26. (pokemongohub.net) Memories in Motion itself continues until June 2 at 10 a.m. local time, according to the official season page. (pokemongohub.net) (pokemongohub.net)