Pokémon GO Events This Week: 23 February – 1 March 2026
Pokémon GO’s February 23 to March 1 week has us entering the final week of Precious Paths! Enjoy a bumper week of daily raid hours, the build up to Kalos Tour, and the epic Global Kalos Tour event!
Plus the weekly rotating Spotlight and Raid Hours, Dynamax Battles and Mega Raids.
Highlights
- Raid Boss Change (February 21): Lunala and Mega Absol return to the raid pool.
- Mystery Max Monday (February 23): A mystery Dynamax Pokémon is featured in Max Battles from 6 PM to 7 PM.
- Spotlight Hour (February 24): Totodile is featured with 2x stardust for catching Pokémon
- Road to Kalos (February 23-27): Daily rotating spawns, raid bosses, featured attacks and more, with half hatch distance.
- Raid Hour (February 23): Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres are featured in Five-Star Raids from 6 PM to 7 PM.
- Raid Hour (February 24): Shadow Lugia and Shadow Ho-Oh are featured in Five-Star Raids from 6 PM to 7 PM.
- Raid Hour (February 25): Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon are featured in Five-Star Raids from 6 PM to 7 PM.
- Raid Hour (February 26): Dialga, Origin Forme Dialga, Palkia and Origin Forme Palkia are featured in Five-Star Raids from 6 PM to 7 PM.
- Raid Hour (February 27): Reshiram, Black Kyurem, Zekrom and White Kyurem are featured in Five-Star Raids from 6 PM to 7 PM.
- Global Kalos Tour (February 28-March 1): Shiny Diancie, Mega Victreebel and Mega Malamar will make their Pokémon GO debut, with Shiny Klefki, Hawlucha and Honedge also making an appearance for the first time.
Weekly Pokémon GO Schedule
Mystery Max Monday
On Monday, February 23rd from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, an unknown Dynamax Pokémon will appear in Max Battles! Dynamax Chansey will continue to appear from February 16 to February 22 in Max Battles.
Spotlight Hour: Totodile
2× Catch Stardust
On Tuesday, February 24th, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Totodile will be the featured Pokémon for Spotlight Hour, along with 2× Catch Stardust.
Daily Raid Hours
Since this entire week is preparation for the GO Tour Kalos – Global event, every day there will be a different Raid Hour featuring different Legendary and Primal Pokémon, with exclusive backgrounds.
| Date | Pokémon | Raid Guides |
|---|---|---|
| February 23, 2026 | ||
| February 24, 2026 | ||
| February 25, 2026 | ||
| February 26, 2026 | ||
| February 27, 2026 |
Events in Pokémon GO This Week
Road to Kalos
Road To Kalos is a week long rewind of previous GO Tour events that takes place before Pokémon GO Tour: Kalos – Global begins on February 28, 2026. The event celebrates Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Unova regions, with Legendary Pokémon, previously featured at each GO Tour event, making an reappearance in raids, plus daily rotating spawns and featured attacks for certain Pokémon.
GO Tour Kalos: Global
GO Tour 2026: Global takes place from February 28, 2026 to March 1, 2026 anywhere in the world! Event hours are 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM daily. Ticket holders receive exclusive gameplay, spawns, raids, and bonuses. Shiny Diancie will make their Pokémon GO debut, with Shiny Klefki, Hawlucha and Honedge also making an appearance for the first time.
Global GO Tour 2026 Tickets cost US$9.99 (or the equivalent local pricing). This price includes the Masterwork Research that’s usually $4.99 on it’s own.
Raids
Five-Star Raids
From February 22 to March 4, Lunala will appear in Five-Star Raids.
Related guides: Lunala Raid Guide
Road to Kalos
During Road to Kalos there are daily rotating five-star raid bosses:
| Date | Pokémon | Raid Guides |
|---|---|---|
| February 23, 2026 | ||
| February 24, 2026 | ||
| February 25, 2026 | ||
| February 26, 2026 | ||
| February 27, 2026 |
Mega Raids
From February 21 to March 4, Mega Absol will appear in Mega Raids.
Related guides: Mega Absol 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 Regigigas will swoop into five-star Shadow Raids during Precious Paths! You may even encounter a Shiny Shadow Regigigas—if you’re lucky!
GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe
Pokémon GO’s February 2026 GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe feature exclusive rewards, including an encounter with Origin Forme Giratina, XP and Stardust bonuses, and PokéCoins! Trainers will automatically receive GO Pass: February on Tuesday, February 3, at 10:00 a.m.
GO Battle League Season 25
GO Battle League: Precious Paths begins Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8).
At the start of the season:
End-of-season rewards become available
Your GBL rank fully resets
Rank-up requirements remain unchanged
Active Cups and Leagues this week
| Dates | Cups |
|---|---|
| Feb 17 – Feb 24 |
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| Feb 24 – Mar 3 |
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*4× Stardust win rewards active during these weeks (excludes end-of-set rewards)
Season of Precious Paths
Get ready for Pokémon GO’s Precious Paths Season! Running from December 2, 2025, to March 3, 2026, this incredible season focuses on the Pokémon GO Tour: Kalos, the return of Master Ball Special Research, new costume Pokémon and more!
Season-long bonuses
The following bonuses are specific to Precious Paths:
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One additional Special Trade per day. -
Increased Stardust for the first catch of the day. -
Increased friendship bonus damage dealt by Pokémon in raids.
Precious Paths Egg Hatches
The following Pokémon will hatch from Eggs this Season. These are just some highlighted Egg hatches, more Pokémon can hatch from each egg group.
2km Eggs
5km Eggs
10km Eggs
7km 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 Adventure Sync Eggs
10 km Adventure Sync Eggs
Routes Rewards
7 km Eggs from Mateo Gift Exchange
Research Breakthrough
Encounter Pokémon by completing the Research Breakthrough! Complete Field Research to unlock Research Breakthrough encounters with one of the following Pokémon:
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