Pokémon GO Into the Wild 2026: Full Schedule, Raids, Max Battles and Bonuses

Pokémon GO Into the Wild 2026 puts new Max Battle debuts and returning Crowned legendary raids into the five days before GO Wild Area. The catches aren’t available on the same day, and the GO Pass has a longer deadline than the weekday event.

The Raid Hours and Max Battle Hours are particularly worth planning around, with one featured set of bosses each evening. The schedule below separates raids, Power Spot battles and pass rewards so you can decide where to spend your time.

Pokémon GO Into the Wild 2026: Event dates and daily schedule

The event begins on November 9 at 10 AM and finishes on November 13 at 8 PM local time. These are the event’s start and finish times, not the opening hours of each individual day. The event leads into the November 14–15 weekend, when the Remote Raid Pass limit is lifted entirely. That makes the five weekdays and the following weekend different parts of the same wider programme.

Plan around the one-day encounters rather than assuming everything remains available throughout the event. November 11 features Registeel, November 12 is Regidrago’s debut, and November 13 brings Dynamax Latias and Latios.

Five-star Max Battles and the featured raid bosses

In Pokémon GO Into the Wild 2026, Dynamax Regidrago debuts in five-star Max Battles on November 12, with a featured Max Battle Hour from 6 to 7 PM local time. Registeel’s featured five-star Max Battle Hour falls on November 11, while the Dynamax versions of Latias and Latios appear on November 13.

Crowned Sword Zacian and Crowned Shield Zamazenta return to raids. Those are raid encounters, not a reason to use ordinary raid counters in Dynamax Max Battles: the eligible Pokémon and battle mechanics differ.

Pokémon GO Into the Wild 2026: Remote Raid changes and Global Challenge bonuses

For Pokémon GO Into the Wild 2026, the Remote Raid limit rises to 30 before becoming unlimited on November 14 and 15. Check the precise timing in the live raid menu, especially if you play across time zones.

When Trainers finish the Global Challenge, the Adventure Effects of Behemoth Blade and Behemoth Bash improve, and the Max Battle energy meter fills faster. These are global unlocks rather than individual guaranteed rewards for every single battle.

Free Meltan, Coin Bag and Mystery Box bonuses

The free Into the Wild GO Pass gives access to Dynamax Meltan and runs until November 15 at 6 PM local time. Claim earned pass rewards by November 17 at 11:59 PM local time. An upgraded Deluxe track adds more encounters and has a Silver Bottle Cap among its rewards.

Ordinary Shiny Meltan returns through Mystery Boxes from November 9–15, with a shorter Mystery Box cooldown. Dynamax Meltan encounters from the pass are a distinct acquisition method; a normal Meltan caught through a box should not be described as automatically Dynamax-capable.

The five evening battle hours

One-star Max Battles feature Ralts and two-star Max Battles feature Machop. Three-star raids feature Druddigon and Orthworm; five-star raids feature the two Crowned legendary Pokémon. Shiny encounters are possible for the species marked in Niantic’s schedule, but aren’t guaranteed.

Pokémon GO Into the Wild 2026: wild spawns, special backgrounds and research

Wild encounters in Pokémon GO Into the Wild 2026 include Magnemite, Noibat and Togedemaru. Five-star raid and Max Battle catches have a chance to carry a special event background. The event also offers themed Field Research encounters, stickers, and a chance to find Shiny Gimmighoul through the Coin Bag.

Shiny Meltan through Mystery Boxes and Shiny Gimmighoul through Coin Bags are available from November 9 at 10 AM to November 15 at 6 PM local time. Meltan uses a transfer through Pokémon HOME or Let’s Go; Gimmighoul requires a Postcard sent to Scarlet or Violet. Daily Discoveries will pause November 9–15. In the Global Challenge, it is the Adventure Effects of Behemoth Blade and Behemoth Bash that improve; the Max Battle energy meter also fills faster. Niantic hasn’t published the exact increases.

How to plan your week around the featured hours

If you can only play Pokémon GO Into the Wild 2026 once or twice, choose the 6 to 7 PM local-time hours that feature your targets. Zacian and Zamazenta lead the schedule, followed by Registeel, Regidrago and the Eon duo. Prepare Raid Passes for the Crowned forms and Max Particles for the Max Battles.

Pass rewards, Silver Bottle Cap and Dynamax Trails

The free GO Pass includes an encounter with Dynamax Meltan, event Pokémon, and a Rank 25 bonus of half Hatch Distance for Eggs put into Incubators during the event. Deluxe costs US$14.99 or the equivalent local store price and adds more Meltan encounters plus a Silver Bottle Cap. The pass is separate from Remote Raid limits and the Global Challenge.

Players who claim Tier 1 rewards on the Into the Wild pass also qualify for early access to GO Pass: Dynamax Trails from November 14 at 10 AM local time, including a free upgrade to the later pass’s Deluxe track. Pokémon GO Into the Wild 2026 is therefore worth checking even if your main target is next week’s Max Battle event.

Official source: Pokémon GO Into the Wild 2026 announcement