A Pokémon Go event is a regular occurrence these days, with something new happening pretty much every week. If you’re a big fan of the location-based monster collector, then there’s very little reason to ever not be playing, whether it’s participating in a raid hour, Community Day, Go Fest, or the smaller events that take place in between.
Now, while this is positive, as you’ve always got something to do to keep you busy, there’s a downside to it as well, as it’s really difficult to keep on top of everything that’s happening to Pokémon Go at any given moment. But that’s where we come in. Before we get into the nitty gritty stuff, check out our Pokémon Go promo codes, Pokédex, and Pokémon Go Eevee Evolution guide.
This guide details each current and upcoming Pokémon Go event. We’ll keep it regularly refreshed and remove events from the previous months that are no longer applicable.
April research breakthrough
Throughout April, you can encounter Hisuian Sneasel, Dubwool, Furfrou, Goomy, Sandyghast, and Jangmo-o in research breakthrough encounters.
April Pokémon spotlight hours
Pokémon spotlight hours take place every Tuesday from 18:00 to 19:00 local time. Here’s each of the Pokémon you can encounter:
- April 2: Zubat is in the spotlight and you earn twice the transfer canady. You may even encounter a shiny!
- April 9: Croagunk is in the spotlight and you earn twice the evolution XP. You may even encounter a shiny!
- April 16: Caterpie, Weedle, and Wurmple are in the spotlight and you earn twice the catch stardust. You may even encounter a shiny!
- April 23: Trubbish is in the spotlight and you earn twice the catch XP. You may even encounter a shiny!
- April 30: Clefairy is in the spotlight and you earn twice the catch candy. You may even encounter a shiny!
April community day
Niantic has revealed the next Pokémon Go Community Day Classic features Bagon! It runs from 14:00 to 17:00 local time on April 7, you can expect to encounter the following bonuses:
- Three times the XP for catching Pokémon
- Incense and lure modules activated during the event last for three hours
- Two times the candy for catching Pokémon
- Trades require 50% less stardust
- Take a snapshot during the event for a surprise encounter
Upcoming Pokémon Go events
Here are all of the upcoming events in Pokémon Go:
- Sizeable Surprises
- April 4 – 9
- Bug Out Event
- April 12 – 17
- Sustainability Week
- April 22 – 26
World of Wonder – season 14
Niantic has now launched season 14, World of Wonder! This season is set to run from March 1 to June 1, 2024. We recommend you view the official Pokémon Go blog post to find full details for the season.
If you can’t get enough of this location-based game, we recommend you also take a look at our Pokémon Go Eevee evolution guide.