With Raids, Spotlight Hours, Community Days, general events, and more, there's a lot to look forward to for the month of August 2025 in Pokemon GO. If you want to know what's happening in the next few weeks in the Pocket Monster-catching mobile game, check out this guide that has the rundown on what to expect.
We'll be sure to update this post with new Pokemon GO events if any are added for August 2025.
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Pokemon GO August 2025 Event Schedule
All August Raids in Pokemon GO
|
Featured Pokemon |
Date/Time |
Can It Be Shiny? |
|---|---|---|
|
Shadow Regirock (Shadow Raid) 
|
6 am Aug 3 to 10 pm September 2 |
Yes |
|
Lugia (5-Star Raid, Raid Hour) 
|
5-Star Raid: 10 am Aug 4 to 10 am Aug 11 Raid Hour: Aug 6 at 6 PM |
Yes |
|
Mega Ampharos (Mega Raid) 
|
10 am Aug 4 to 10 am Aug 11 |
Yes |
|
Ultra Unlock: Origin Raid Day (Palkia and Dialga) 
|
Aug 10 from 11 am to 5 pm |
Yes |
|
Ho-Oh (5-Star Raid and Raid Hour) 
|
5-Star Raid: 10 am Aug 11 to 10 am Aug 18 Raid Hour: 6 PM August 13 |
Yes |
|
Mega Slowbro (Mega Raid) 
|
10 am Aug 11 to 10 am Aug 18 |
Yes |
|
Shadow Kyogre (Shadow Raid) 
|
6 am Aug 16 to 10 pm Aug 17 |
No |
|
Shadow Raid Weekend (details coming) |
6 am Aug 16 to 9 pm August 17 |
- |
|
Mega Pidgeot (Mega Raid) 
|
Aug 18 to Aug 25 |
Yes |
|
Mega Salamence (Mega Raid) 
|
Aug 25 to September 2 |
Yes |
|
Necrozma (5-Star Raid, Raid Hour) 
|
5-Star Raid: Aug 25 to September 2 Raid Hour: Aug 27 at 6 PM |
No |
|
Pending Raid Day |
Aug 31 from 2 pm to 5 pm |
More info coming soon |
All Spotlight Hour Events in August
Spotlight Hour events happen every Tuesday, and tend to put a focus on individual Pokemon, increasing their chances of spawning and offering bonuses such as double Stardust, catch XP, catch Candy, and Transfer Candy.
|
Featured Pokemon and Bonus |
Date/Time |
Shiny? |
|---|---|---|
|
Swirlix (2x Catch Stardust) 
|
Aug 5 at 6 PM |
Yes |
|
Plusle and Minun (2x Catch XP) 
|
Aug 12 at 6 PM |
Yes |
|
Ralts (2x Catch Candy) 
|
Aug 19 at 6 PM |
Yes |
|
Lechonk (2x Transfer Candy) 
|
Aug 26 at 6 PM |
Yes |
All Other August Events in Pokemon GO
Besides the Spotlight Hours and the Raids, there are a bunch of other things happening in Pokemon GO throughout the month. We'll list each one here and provide a brief explanation of what makes each event special...
|
Event |
Time/Date |
Anything Special About It? |
|---|---|---|
|
Sweet Swarm |
Aug 3 to Aug 6 |
Swirlix and Combee appear more frequently. |
|
Eggs-pedition Access: August |
Aug 3 to September 3 |
You can get tons of XP, Stardust, and Incubators. |
|
Dynamax Omanyte Max Monday |
Aug 4 from 6 to 7 pm |
- |
|
Ultra League and Summer Cup: Ultra League Edition | Delightful Days |
Aug 5 to Aug 12 |
Pokemon have to be below 2500 CP to enter. |
|
Cozy Companions |
Aug 6 to Aug 12 |
Snom and Frosmoth make their debut. |
|
Munchlax Hatch Day |
Aug 9 from 11 am to 5 pm |
Munchlax will hatch more frequently from Eggs. |
|
Dynamax Trubbish Max Monday |
Aug 11 from 6 pm to 7 pm |
- |
|
Great League, Ultra League, and Master League | Delightful Days |
Aug 12 to Aug 19 |
Pokemon have to be 1500 CP or lower to enter. |
|
2025 Pokemon World Championships Celebration |
Aug 15 to Aug 17 |
There's a special Pikachu wearing a varsity jacket. |
|
Dark Skies |
Aug 18 to Aug 23 |
Eternatus arrives in Pokemon GO for the first time. |
|
Master League and Catch Cup: Great League Edition | Delightful Days |
Aug 19 to Aug 26 |
Pokemon used in this must have been caught during the Delightful Days season. |
|
Sunkissed Shores |
Aug 25 to Aug 31 |
Details coming soon |
|
Dynamax Chansey Max Monday |
Aug 25 from 6 pm to 7 pm |
- |
|
Great League, Ultra League, and Master League | Delightful Days |
Aug 26 to September 2 |
- |
|
Rookidee Community Day |
Aug 30 from 2 pm to 5 pm |
Rookidee will appear more frequently in the wild. |
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