Pokémon GO: Steeled Resolve event
- Pokémon GO’s Steeled Resolve event starts Tuesday, April 28, adding Orthworm to the game and making lucky encounters with Shiny Orthworm available worldwide. - The event runs until Monday, May 4, revives Shiny Meltan through Mystery Box use, and sells a GO Pass Deluxe for $4.99. - The event also ties into a Team GO Rocket GO Pass track with a Super Rocket Radar reward. (pokemongo.com)
Pokémon GO’s Steeled Resolve event began Tuesday, April 28, bringing Orthworm into the game for the first time and allowing lucky players to find its shiny form. (pokemongo.com) Niantic says the event runs from 10:00 a.m. local time on April 28 through 8:00 p.m. local time on May 4, 2026. Orthworm appears in three-star raids during that window. (pokemongo.com) (leekduck.com) Shiny Meltan is also back during the event, but only through the Mystery Box, which players get by sending a Pokémon to Pokémon HOME or to Pokémon: Let’s Go on Nintendo Switch. (pokemongo.com) The event’s Steel-type focus shows up across the map. Magnemite, Aron, Ferroseed, and Pawniard are boosted in the wild, while Beldum, Shieldon, and Honedge headline one-star raids. (pokemongo.com) (serebii.net) A free GO Pass called “Steeled Resolve – Taken Over” also starts Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. local time. Players earn GO Points, rank up, and unlock rewards through May 4. (pokemongo.com) Niantic priced the paid GO Pass Deluxe at $4.99, with a $6.99 version that includes six extra ranks. The official event page says Deluxe rewards include faster progression and additional item and encounter rewards. (pokemongo.com) (leekduck.com) The pass is built around Team GO Rocket items as much as Steel-type spawns. Serebii’s event listing shows Super Rocket Radar rewards on the track, along with Shadow Shards, Mysterious Components, and Meltan encounters. (serebii.net) For players planning local sessions in places like League City, the event is not tied to a single venue. It plays out through normal wild spawns, raids, PokéStops, and field research wherever Pokémon GO is active. (pokemongo.com) (pokemongohub.net) The deadline after the deadline is May 6. Niantic says rewards unlocked in the GO Pass expire at 7:59 p.m. local time that day, two days after the event itself ends. (pokemongo.com)
