This Week in Pokémon GO (May 19–25): Events, Bonuses, and Raids You Shouldn’t Miss
The Might and Mastery Season enter it’s final month as May continues. Get ready for the debut of Urshifu in GO Battle Week, Machop returns for Community Day Classic, and Gigantamax Machamp debuts! With Mega Gyarados and The Lake Trio (Azelf, Mesprit and Uxie) in raids, evolving bonuses, Spotlight and Raid Hours, and GO Battle League action, there’s something for every Trainer to dive into!
Highlights
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The GO Battle Week: Final Strike takes place from Wednesday, May 21, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time. |
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Machop Community Day is Saturday, May 24, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. |
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Gigantamax Machamp Max Battle Day occurs Sunday May 25, 2:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m. local time. |
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From May 12 to May 25 Mega Gyarados features in mega raids. |
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From May 12 to May 25 Azelf, Mesprit and Uxie returns to five-star raids in their respective regions. |
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Battle enthusiasts can gear up for the GO Battle League Season 22 |
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And keep your eyes peeled for the elusive Shiny Shadow Regirock! There’s a plethora of adventures waiting, so trainers, gear up and set out! |
GO Battle Week: Final Strike
Urshifu is coming to Pokémon GO, during the Final Strike GO Battle Week event, which takes place from Wednesday, May 21, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time. Alongside Urshifu, there are several featured Raid Bosses, the final stage of the Might & Mastery Season-Long Special Research unlocks, and more!
Machop Community Day Classic
May 2025 Community Day Classic features Machop, the Superpower Pokémon! Machop Community Day Classic takes place on Saturday, May 24, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time.
Gigantamax Machamp Max Battle Day
Gigantamax Machamp Max Battle Day takes place on Sunday May 25, 2:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m. local time! During the event, all Power Spots will host Gigantamax Battles, and Power Spots will refresh more frequently. If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny Machamp capable of Gigantamaxing!
Spotlight Hour
On Tuesday, May 20th, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Poochyena will be the featured Pokémon for Spotlight Hour, along with 2× XP for evolving Pokémon!
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2× XP for evolving Pokémon
Raids and Max Battles
Raid Hour
On Wednesday, May 21st, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Azelf, Mesprit and Uxie will be the featured Pokémon for Raid Hour!
- Uxie will appear in Asia-Pacific region
- Mesprit in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India
- Azelf will appear in the Americas and Greenland.
Five-Star Raids
From May 12 to May 25th, Azelf, Mesprit and Uxie will appear in the five-star raids.
- Related guide: Uxie Raid Guide | Mesprit Raid Guide | Azelf Raid Guide
Mega Raids
From May 12 to May 25, Mega Gyarados will appear in Mega Raids.
- Related guides: Mega Gyarados Raid Guide
Shadow Raids
One-star and three-star Shadow Raids will be available daily, while five-star Shadow Raids will take place on Saturdays and Sundays unless otherwise noted. Also, Shadow Regirock will swoop into five-star Shadow Raids during Might & Mastery! You may even encounter a Shiny Shadow Regirock—if you’re lucky!
Max Mondays
On Monday, May 19th, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Dynamax Sableye will appear in Max Battles.
Max Battles
From May 19 – May 26 the following Max Battles will take place:
Might and Mastery Season Long Free Special Research
Available to claim from Wednesday, March 5, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at 9:59 a.m. local time, you’ll encounter Dynamax Kubfu and more with this Season’s Special Research!
New parts of the Special Research will unlock over the course of the Season, so make sure to keep an eye on your research tab.
Might and Mastery Power Up Ticket
Starting May 1, 2025, Trainers will be able to purchase the brand new Power Up Ticket for May in the latest Season of Pokémon GO, Season of Might and Mastery.
This ticket will help Trainers to get the most out of Season of Might and Mastery by granting bonuses such as one additional Candy XL awarded to Trainers level 31 and up for completing Raid Battles and Max Battles!
For US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access bonuses and Timed Research opportunities throughout May.
GO Battle League Season 22
GO Battle League: Might and Mastery begins Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8).
The following will occur at the beginning of the Season:
- End-of-Season rewards will be available on the Battle screen.
- Your GO Battle League rank will be reset.
- Rank-up requirements will remain the same as the prior Season.
Active Cups and Leagues this week
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| May 13th to May 20th |
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| May 20th to May 27th |
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*4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)
Season of Might and Mastery
The following bonuses are specific to the Season of Might and Mastery:
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Increased friendship bonus damage dealt by Pokémon in raids. -
Trainers level 31 and above will receive one guaranteed Rare Candy XL when defeating a five-star Raid Boss during a Raid Hour. -
Trainers level 31 and above will receive one guaranteed Candy XL when trading Pokémon. -
Increased Stardust for the first catch of the day.
Season of Might and Mastery Breakthrough
Encounter Pokémon by completing the Research Breakthrough! Complete Field Research to unlock Research Breakthrough encounters with one of the following Pokémon:
A note on Seasonal Field Research tasks
During the Season of Might and Mastery, most Field Research tasks will be available during the entire Season, instead of changing every month. Field Research tasks that award an encounter with Spinda will still rotate monthly. Field Research available during in-game events will replace some of these Field Research tasks.
Wild Encounters
Different Pokémon will appear in the wild! As the Season changes, different Pokémon will appear in different areas across the world.
Mountains
Hemisphere exclusive encounters
Different Pokémon will appear in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere as well:
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Eggs
The following Pokémon hatch from Eggs this Season. These are just some highlighted Egg hatches, more Pokémon can hatch from each egg group!
2 km Eggs
5 km Eggs
7 km Eggs
10 km Eggs
Adventure Sync Rewards
The following Pokémon hatch from Adventure Sync Eggs this Season. These are just some highlighted Egg hatches, more Pokémon can hatch from each egg group.
5 km Eggs
10 km Eggs
Routes Rewards
7 km Eggs from Mateo Gift Exchange
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