Pokemon: GO Dev Tracker

Trainers,

Remember voting for the featured Pokémon for February Community Day? Well, we’re bringing it back—with a twist! From May 23 to May 24, you’ll be able to vote for the Pokémon you’d like featured via Twitter! The two Pokémon that receive...

Trainers,

The Pokémon Company is collaborating with UNIQLO UT to bring you more fun options to style up both in Pokémon GO and in real life! T-shirts from the UNIQLO UT With Pokémon Collection will be coming soon as avatar items to the Style Shop.

Three designs from the collection—featuring Pikachu, Ditto, and Eevee—will be available as avatar items that all Trainers can pick up at no cost starting Monday, May 18, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7).

The same T-shirt designs will also be available to buy from UNIQLO’s online stores, so you can match with your Trainer avatar as you continue your Pokémon GO adventure! For mo...

Trainers,

Terrakion is coming back to five-star raids! This time, you might encounter a Shiny Terrakion if you’re lucky. Before Terrakion returns, there’ll be a Raid Hour featuring Virizion this Wednesday, May 13, 2020, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. local time. If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny Virizion!

The ability to raid remotely is available to Trainers level 5 and above! With a Remote Raid Pass, you’ll be able to join a Raid Battle that you can see on the Nearby screen or tap on the map. You can pick up a Remote Raid Pass in the shop.

Date + Time

From Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at 1...

Trainers,

Get ready for another Community Day: Play at Home Edition, this time featuring Seedot, the Acorn Pokémon! This special event format will last six hours and will feature increased Incense duration, GO Snapshot surprises, a Special Research story, and more! We’ll also be testing the very first Community Day livestream during the event, so stay tuned for more details.

Date + Time

Sunday, May 24, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time

Features

• Seedot will be appearing more frequently in the wild. If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny Seedot.
• Evolve Nuzleaf...

Trainers,

There’s adventure everywhere! Even when you’re playing from the comfort of your home, there’s plenty to do in the world of Pokémon GO. The upcoming Play at Home section in the Poké Ball menu will soon be your go-to source for info on all the features that let you play the game in individual settings, wherever you are. Before Play at Home is released in the app, it will be available on the Pokémon GO website.

Play at Home will initially cover six categories: Catch, Gift, Battle, Research, Buddy, and Style. Take a quick refresher course on long-standing features, such as using Incense and dressing up your Trainer avatar with items from the Styl...

Trainers,

The next temporary 1 PokéCoin bundle is available from now until Monday, May 18, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7). This will be the final bundle and contains the following items.

• Remote Raid Pass × 1
• Poké Balls × 20
• Great Balls × 10
• Ultra Balls × 5

While this is the last of the temporary bundles, we’ve recently made the following changes to Pokémon GO that’ll help you get items more easily!

• Buddies can now bring you Gifts from PokéStops! Send Gifts to friends, and receive Gifts in return that you can open to receive items like Poké Balls, Berries, and more...

Trainers,

Right now, the only way to earn PokéCoins is to defend Gyms. But since Pokémon GO’s release, we’ve added features that have vastly changed the way you play. In addition, with more Trainers playing at home, we’re looking to provide more ways for you to earn PokéCoins while playing in one place. So, in the future, we’ll be rewarding you with PokéCoins for activities besides defending Gyms. We’ll soon be testing this update only with Trainers in Australia, and it’ll be coming to all Trainers after this testing phase.

In order to balance this new method of earning PokéCoins, the number of PokéCoins earned from defending Gyms will be reduced from si...

Trainers,

The ...

UPDATE: Trainers, we've identified a technical issue that needs to be addressed before we transition to Season 2 of GO Battle League. Due to this, we are delaying the start of Season 2 until Monday, May 11, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7). Trainers will also be able to claim their end-of-season rewards then.

Trainers,

As April comes to a close, so does Season 1 of the GO Battle League. A lot has happened these past few weeks!

GO Battle League Season 1 recap

We kicked off the season with a celebration event that helped Trainers prepare for the GO Battle League, where they had the opportunity ...

Trainers,

The following changes have been made to Pokémon GO until further notice.

• Rotating 1 PokéCoin bundles in the shop! New 1 PokéCoin bundles will be available in the shop each week as one-time purchases. The contents of these bundles change weekly, so be sure to get what is available each week. Right now, a new 1 PokéCoin bundle is available for you that contains the following.
• Incense × 3
• Poké Balls × 20
• Razz Berries × 15
• Pinap Berries × 10

You can access the above bundle from now until Monday, May 11, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7).

Be sure to f...

Trainers,

Now that the ability to raid remotely is available to Trainers level 5 and up, we’re excited to announce that Raid Hour is coming back this week, t...

Trainers,

Here’s an update on what you can look forward to this month.

Team GO Rocket Special Research update

It seems that Team GO Rocket has been quiet lately, so from May until the end of September, there’ll be no new Team GO Rocket Special Research available. Professor Willow and the team find this very odd and will continue to investigate to see if they can find any leads. We hope this means this is the last we’ll see of Team GO Rocket, but knowing the capabilities of these villains, we highly doubt that’s the case! Stay tuned for any updates. We really don’t expect Team GO Rocket to be quiet all summer...

May Research ...

Trainers,

Do you ever stop and think about how quickly time flies? It feels like it was just yesterday that some of us were faced with the choice between Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle right before starting our journey through the Kanto region. Now, over 20 years later, some of us are still exploring the world of Pokémon in the Galar region. Whether your journey with Pokémon began in 1996 with Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue or in 2016 with Pokémon GO, let’s celebrate our collective Pokémon journeys together throughout the month of May!

From Friday, May 1, 2020, to Friday, May 29, 2020, you’ll unlock Throwback Challenge Timed Research l...

Trainers,

The following changes have been made to Pokémon GO until further notice.

• Rotating 1 PokéCoin bundles in the shop! New 1 PokéCoin bundles will be available in the shop each week as one-time purchases. The contents of these bundles change weekly, so be sure to get what is available each week. Right now, a new 1 PokéCoin bundle is available for you that contains the following.
• Ultra Balls × 20
• Pinap Berries × 15
• Razz Berries × 15

You can access the above bundle from now until Monday, May 4, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7).

Be sure to follow us on social me...

Trainers,

In celebration of the release of Remote Raid Passes and the ability to take part in nearby Raid Battles remotely, some familiar faces are coming to five-star raids! If you missed out on getting Darkrai, Altered Forme Giratina, or Virizion, now’s your chance. If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one of any of these Pokémon!

• From Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. to Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7), Darkrai will be available in five-star raids.
• From Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. to Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7), Altered Forme Giratina will be available in five-star raid...

Trainers,

The following changes have been made to Pokémon GO until further notice.

• Rotating 1 PokéCoin bundles in the shop! New 1 PokéCoin bundles will be available in the shop each week as one-time purchases. The contents of these bundles change weekly, so be sure to get what is available each week. Right now, a new 1 PokéCoin bundle is available for you that contains the following.

• Great Balls × 50

You can access the above bundle from now until Monday, April 27, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7).

Be sure to follow us on social media, opt in to receive push notific...

Trainers,

The following events have been canceled, postponed, or changed.

• Landorus in raids: Landorus will now be available to challenge in raids until Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7).

Be sure to follow us on social media, opt in to receive push notifications, and subscribe to our emails to stay updated.

—The Pokémon GO team

Trainers,

We’ve made some temporary changes to Community Day to make it easier for you to participate from anywhere you play, including at home. We’d like to introduce you to Community Day: Play at Home Edition.

Date + Time

Rescheduled from March, April Community Day will still feature Abra, the Psi Pokémon. The event will take place on Saturday, April 25, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time—yes, you’ll have an additional three hours of Community Day gameplay to enjoy!

Features Remember our previous Abra Community Day announcement? From that, the f...

Trainers,

Time to buddy up and enjoy an event together with your Pokémon GO buddy! Spend time with your Buddy Pokémon with special bonuses, like decreased walking distance for earning Buddy Candy and hearts with your buddy. If you’re a dedicated Trainer, you may even get more items and Souvenirs from your buddy! Looking for a Pokémon to make your pal during this event? Alolan Meowth, Chansey, Eevee, Feebas, Lillipup, and Joltik make great buddies and will appear more often in the wild. Woobat will also be making a special appearance!

Volbeat and Illumise, the Firefly Pokémon, will be joining the fun and will be available in all regions during this...

Trainers,

We’re excited to announce upcoming changes to Pokémon GO. In our continued efforts to prioritize Pokémon GO experiences that can be enjoyed in individual settings and from home, you’ll soon be able to enjoy the following.

• With a Remote Raid Pass, you can access Raid Battles you can see on the Nearby screen from wherever you are.
• You’ll receive a bonus Field Research task daily without having to spin a PokéStop.
• As you run low on Gifts, your Buddy Pokémon will venture to nearby PokéStops and bring some Gifts back for you to send out to your friends.
• You’ll be able to power up your Pokémon ...