Pokémon GO: Memories in Motion Week
- Steeled Resolve and its Team GO Rocket takeover end Monday, May 4, while Pokémon GO’s weekly Memories in Motion rhythm rolls straight into Max Monday. - The next hard date is Saturday, May 9, when Lechonk Community Day runs 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. local time with 1/4 hatch distance. - This matters because Memories in Motion changed the whole season’s cadence — fixed weekday bonuses now shape how players plan every session.
Pokémon GO isn’t doing one big “Memories in Motion Week” event on Monday, May 4. That’s the first thing to clear up. What’s actually happening is a season-wide schedule change: the Memories in Motion season runs through June 2, and this week is one of the clearest examples of the new rhythm. Steeled Resolve and its Rocket takeover wrap up tonight, then the game rolls into a set of repeatable weekday bonuses, a midweek raid rotation, and Lechonk Community Day on Saturday. ### So what changed today? Monday, May 4 is basically a handoff day. Steeled Resolve 2026 and the related GO Pass both end at 8:00 p.m. local time, while the season’s standing Monday bonus — Fast-Track Monday — is active all day. That Monday package gives 2× GO Points from Pass tasks, refreshes Power Spots more often, adds extra Power Spots, and rotates Max Battles, with time. ### What is Memories in Motion, exactly? It’s the current Pokémon GO season, running from March 3, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. to June 2, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. local time. The big design shift is structural, not just cosmetic: weekend events move to Saturdays, paid tickets give way to GO Passes, and each weekday now has its own built-in “Daily Discovery” style bonus. That makes the weekly routine. ### Why does that matter to regular players? Because planning suddenly matters more than grinding everything every day. Tuesday is for Showcases. Wednesday is for raid rotations and Raid Hour from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. local time. Thursday boosts GO Battle League rewards and raises the daily set cap from five to 10. Friday sweetens in-person trading with up to two Special Trades and Candy XL for level 31+ players. ### What happens after Monday? The next checkpoint is Tuesday, May 5, when the April GO Pass ends at 10:00 a.m. local time and the GO Battle League rotation changes at 1:00 p.m. PDT. Then Wednesday, May 6 brings a fresh raid slate: Nihilego in five-star raids, Mega Camerupt in Mega Raids, and Shadow Cresselia in Shadow Raids, with Nihilego featured again for Raid Hour that evening. ### Is Lechonk the real headline this week? Honestly, yes. Lechonk Community Day lands Saturday, May 9, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. local time, and that’s the week’s most concrete, player-facing event. The bonuses are strong and simple: increased Lechonk spawns, 1/4 Egg Hatch Distance, 2× Catch Candy, 2× Candy XL chance from catches, three-hour Incense, one
