Pokémon GO: Mega Camerupt & Shadow Raids

Mega Camerupt is the new thing in Pokémon GO raids right now — and the timing matters more than it first looks. It rotated into Mega Raids on Tuesday, May 6, and it stays there through Monday, May 12. At the same time, the game’s regular five-star boss is Nihilego, while the weekend-only five-star Shadow slot is Shadow Cresselia. (pokemongohub.net) So if you were trying to figure out what actually deserves your raid passes on Sunday, May 10, that’s the real board. (pokemongohub.net) ### What changed this week? Pokémon GO swapped its raid lineup at 10:00 a.m. local time on May 6. Mega Banette left the Mega slot, and Mega Camerupt took over. (pokemongohub.net) In the same weekly rotation, Nihilego replaced Tapu Lele in standard five-star raids. ### So is Mega Camerupt a debut? Not exactly. What’s new is that Mega Camerupt is the current Mega boss again, live right now for this May 6–12 window. If you want Mega Energy, this is the active period to farm it, because the Mega schedule moves on to Mega Glalie starting May 13. ### What Shadow Raids are actually up? (pokemongohub.net) The daily Shadow pool is split by tier. One-star Shadow Raids are available every day, and the current one-star bosses are Shadow Larvitar, Shadow Sableye, Shadow Spheal, and Shadow Inkay. Three-star Shadow Raids are also daily, with Shadow Ninetales, Shadow Primeape, and Shadow Onix in the pool. ### What’s the weekend-only part? Five-star Shadow Raids are the special case. Right now that boss is Shadow Cresselia, and it only appears on weekends from May 6 through June 2. That means Saturday and Sunday are the only days this higher-tier Shadow slot is active, which is why the raid map feels busier than it does midweek. (pokemongohub.net) ### Why does that matter for today? Because Sunday, May 10, stacks both systems at once. Mega Camerupt is still in the Mega slot, Nihilego is still the standard legendary, and Shadow Cresselia is up because it’s the weekend. Basically, if you’re planning a local loop in Sunnyvale or anywhere nearby, you can choose between Mega Energy farming, Ultra Beast raiding, or the harder local-only Shadow legendary track in the same session. (pokemongohub.net) ### Is there any catch with Shadow Raids? Yes — Shadow Raids are still the more restrictive format. They’re the raids that push you toward in-person play, especially at the five-star level, because you need enough local players and the boss only appears during the weekend window. (pokemongohub.net) Mega Camerupt is simpler — it’s just the active Mega boss across the whole May 6–12 stretch. ### What should players prioritize? If you don’t already have Mega Camerupt energy, this is the clean farm week for it. If you care more about scarce Shadow legendary chances, Shadow Cresselia is the time-sensitive target because the weekend window is narrower. (pokemongohub.net) Nihilego sits in the middle — useful, available all week, but not tied to the same “raid it now or wait” pressure as the weekend Shadow slot. ### Bottom line? This isn’t just “Mega Camerupt is in raids.” The real story is that May 10 is one of those overlap days where Mega Camerupt, Nihilego, and weekend Shadow Cresselia are all live at once — and that makes today unusually efficient for raiders. (pokemongohub.net) (pokemongohub.net)