Pokémon GO’s April 20 to April 26 week sees us in the swing of things with Memories in Motion! Wrap up Sustainability Week, and get your second chance at some returning Gigantamax battles during Max Battle Day.
Plus the weekly rotating Raid Hours, Dynamax Battles and Mega Raids.
Highlights
- Raid Boss Change (April 22): Tapu Koko and Mega Sharpedo return to the raid pool.
- Max Monday (April 13): Dynamax Regirock is featured in Max Battles from 6 PM to 7 PM.
- Raid Hour (April 22): Tapu Koko is featured in Five-Star Raids from 6 PM to 7 PM.
- Replay: GO Bigger Event (April 25): Gigantamax Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise and Gengar return to G-Max Battles from 2 PM to 5 PM.
Weekly Pokémon GO Schedule
Max Monday: Dynamax Regirock
On Monday, April 20th, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Dynamax regirock will appear in Max Battles! Dynamax Regirock will continue to appear from April 20 to April 26 in Max Battles.
Raid Hour: Tapu Koko
On Wednesday, April 22nd, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Groudon will be the featured Pokémon for Raid Hour!
Related guides: Tapu Koko
Events in Pokémon GO This Week
Replay: GO Bigger Event
Replay: GO Bigger Event takes place on Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. Gigantamax Venusaur, Gigantamax Charizard, Gigantamax Blastoise and Gigantamax Gengar are making their return to Pokémon GO! Get ready for a three-hour long G-Max battle spree on April 25, from 2 to 5 p.m. local time.
Related guides: Gigantamax Venusaur, Gigantamax Charizard, Gigantamax Blastoise, Gigantamax Gengar
Raids
Five-Star Raids
From April 15 to April 21, Groudon will appear in Five-Star Raids.
Related guides: Groudon Raid Guide
From April 22 to April 28, Tapu Koko will appear in Five-Star Raids.
Related guides: Tapu Koko Raid Guide
Mega Raids
From April 15 to April 21, Mega Alakazam will appear in Mega Raids.
Related guides: Mega Alakazam
From April 22 to April 28, Mega Sharpedo will appear in Mega Raids.
Related guides: Mega Sharpedo
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 Latios will swoop into five-star Shadow Raids during Memories in Motion! You may even encounter a Shiny Shadow Latios—if you’re lucky!
GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe
Pokémon GO’s April 2026 GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe feature exclusive rewards, including an encounter with Entei, XP and Stardust bonuses, and the return of the Lucky Trinket!
Trainers can earn GO Points by completing Pass Tasks, unlock milestone rewards through ranking up, and access premium items by upgrading to the Deluxe version via the Pokémon GO Web Store.
Trainers will automatically receive GO Pass: April on Tuesday, April 7, at 10:00 a.m. local time.
GO Battle League Season 26
GO Battle League: Memories in Motion begins Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. PST GMT −8.
At the start of the Season:
End of Season rewards become available on the Battle screen.
Your GO Battle League rank will reset.
The number of wins required to advance from Rank 19 to Rank 20 returns to 20.
All other rank up requirements remain unchanged.
Active Cups and Leagues this week
| Dates | Cups |
|---|---|
| Apr 7 – Apr 14 |
|
| Apr 14 – Apr 21 |
|
Season of Memories in Motion
Get ready for Pokémon GO’s Memories in Motion Season! Running from March 3, 2026, to June 2, 2026, this incredible season focuses on new Daily Discovery experiences, shiny evolved Pokémon in the wild, new shiny Shadow Pokémon, boosted shiny odds for hatching eggs and in raid encounters and more!
Season-long bonuses
The following bonuses are specific to Memories in Motion:
-
Trainers level 31 and above will receive one guaranteed Candy XL when trading Pokémon in-person. -
One additional Candy when trading Pokémon in-person. -
Increased XP for a seven-day PokéStop spin streak. -
Increased XP for a seven-day Pokémon catch streak. -
Increased Stardust for a seven-day Pokémon catch streak.
Memories in Motion 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:
The post Pokémon GO Events This Week: 20-26 April 2026 appeared first on Pokémon GO Hub.
