As a live-service game, Pokemon GO follows a seasonal format, rotating every three months or so. Each season of Pokemon GO has a unique theme and will feature several key events and featured Pokemon that tie in with each seasonal theme for players to catch.

Pokemon GO's Max Out Season began in September 2024, bringing the new Dynamax Pokemon and Max Battle mechanics to the game. If players are wondering what kind of events and Pokemon will be available during the Max Out Season, as well as the start and end dates for each scheduled event, they can find all of the information they'll need in the guide below.

Updated on November 16, 2024, by Grace Black: With many of the mid-late November Pokemon GO events now being released, this guide has been updated with all the latest details regarding this next batch of events, including opportunities such as Simply Groundbreaking, Max Mondays, and Into the Wild. Further updates for the final stretch of November/early December will take place as the last set of events are released closer to that time.

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Event Schedule For Pokemon Go's Max Out Season

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Pokemon GO's Max Out Season began on September 3, 2024, and will run until December 3, 2024. During this time, there will be a series of different events that players can participate in. These events offer the opportunity to capture certain Pokemon, work towards completing your Pokedex, participate in Research, Raid Battles, and Max Battles, and earn some solid rewards along the way.

Players can find all relevant details regarding the scheduled events for Pokemon Go's Max Out Season in the table below:

Not all events for the entire Max Out Season have been revealed yet. As more events are revealed for each month in the season, this article will be updated so that players will know what they can expect.

Event Name

Start Date & Time

End Date & Time

Key Features/Notes

GO All Out

  • September 3, 10 AM
  • September 10, 10 AM
  • Debut of Galar starters
  • Debut of Stonjourner
  • Debut of shiny Wooloo and shiny Skwovet

GO Big

  • September 10, 10 AM
  • September 15, 8 PM

Falinks Raid Day

  • September 8, 2 PM
  • September 8, 5 PM

Ponyta & Galarian Ponyta Community Day

  • September 14, 2 PM
  • September 14, 5 PM
  • Chance to obtain Wild Charge Rapidash/Galarian Rapidash

Psychic Spectacular

  • September 18, 10 AM
  • September 22 - 8 PM
  • Debut of Hatenna
  • Debut of Dynamax Beldum

Oranguru & Passimian Research Day

  • September 22, 2 PM
  • September 22, 5 PM

Legendary Heroes

  • September 26, 10 AM
  • October 1, 8 PM
  • Debut of shiny Zacian

Galarian Expedition

  • October 4, 10 AM
  • October 11, 8 PM
  • Debut of shiny Galarian Zapdos, shiny Galarian Articuno, and shiny Galarian Moltres.
  • Debut of shiny Zamazenta

Sewaddle Community Day

  • October 5, 2 PM
  • October 5, 5 PM
  • Chance to obtain Shadow Claw Levanny

Galarian Expedition: Taken Over

  • October 8, 12 AM
  • October 11, 8 PM
  • Increased Galarian Slowpoke spawns & 2x Evolution XP bonus

Galarian Slowpoke Spotlight Hour

  • October 8, 6 PM
  • October 8, 7 PM
  • Increased Galarian Slowpoke spawns & 2x Evolution XP bonus

Ultra League and Sunshine Cup

  • October 9, 9 AM
  • October 16, 9 AM
  • Pokemon must be at or below 2500 CP to enter Ultra League
  • Only Fire, Grass, Normal, and Ground Type Pokemon are eligible for Sunshine Cup. Charizard is not allowed.

Zamazenta Raid Hour

  • October 9, 6 PM
  • October 9, 7 PM
  • Increased number of 5-Star Raids, giving trainers a better opportunity at battling against and capturing Zamazenta.

Mega Mawile Raid Day

  • October 12, 2 PM
  • October 12, 5 PM
  • Mega Mawile debut
  • Increased odds for encountering shiny Mega Mawile

Shroomish Spotlight Hour

  • October 15, 6 PM
  • October 15, 7 PM
  • Increased odds for encountering Shroomish
  • 2x Catch Stardust

Magnetic Study

  • October 15, 12 AM
  • October 17, 11:59 PM
  • Multiple bonuses
  • Increased odds for encountering shiny Magnemite, shiny Plusle, and shiny Minun.

Master League and Halloween Cup: Little Edition

  • October 16, 9 AM
  • October 23, 9 AM
  • Pokemon must be at or below 500 CP to enter Halloween Cup: Little Edition
  • Only Poison, Bug, Ghost, Dark, and Fairy Type Pokemon are eligible for Halloween Cup: Little Edition

Origin Forme Giratina Raid Hour

  • October 16, 6 PM
  • October 16, 7 PM
  • Increased number of 5-Star Raids, giving trainers a better opportunity at battling against and capturing Origin Forme Giratina

Yamask Research Day

  • October 19, 2 PM
  • October 19, 5 PM
  • Increased odds for encountering shiny Yamask, shiny Galarian Yamask, shiny Cofagrigus, and shiny Runerigus.

Pokemon GO Halloween 2024 - Part 1

  • October 22, 10 AM
  • October 28, 10 AM
  • Increased odds for encountering shiny Umbreon and shiny Zorua
  • Multiple bonuses
  • Morpeko Pokemon GO debut

Gastly, Litwick, and Duskull Spotlight Hour

  • October 22, 6 PM
  • October 22, 7 PM
  • 2x Catch XP
  • increased odds for encountering Litwick, Gastly, and Duskull

Great League Remix and Halloween Cup: Great League Edition

  • October 23, 9 AM
  • October 30, 9 AM
  • Pokemon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter either cup.
  • The 20 Pokemon that are most used by Trainers ranked Ace and above in the Great League are not eligible for Great League Remix.
  • Only Poison, Bug, Dark, Ghost, and Fairy Type Pokemon are eligible for Halloween Cup: Great League Edition

Origin Forme Giratina Raid Hour

  • October 23, 6 PM
  • October 23, 7 PM
  • Increased number of Giratina in 5-Star Raids

GO Bigger: Gigantamax Debut

  • October 26, 10 AM
  • October 27, 8 PM
  • Gigantamax forms of Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise debut.

Halloween 2024: Part 2

  • October 28, 10 AM
  • November 3, 8PM
  • Multiple bonuses
  • Increased change to encounter costume Pokemon in Raids
  • Increased chance to hatch specific shiny Pokemon from Eggs
  • Gigantamax Gengar debut

Dia de Muertos 2024

  • November 1, 10 AM
  • November 4, 8 PM
  • Multiple bonuses
  • Team Rocket appears more frequently

Festival of Lights 2024

  • November 1, 10 AM
  • November 4, 8 PM
  • Multiple bonuses
  • Saree Pikachu debut

GO Battle Weekend: Max Out

  • November 12, 12 AM
  • November 3, 11:59 PM
  • 4x Stardust from rewards
  • Maximum sets per day increased from 5 to 20

Daily Pokecoin Bounty Ticket Part 3

  • November 3, 12 AM
  • December 2, 11:59 AM
  • Final part of Daily Pokecoin Bounty, granting increased Pokecoins

Surskit Spotlight Hour

  • November 5, 6 PM
  • November 5, 7 PM
  • 2x Transfer Candy and increased Surskit spawns

Great League and Master Premier

  • November 6, 10 AM
  • November 13, 10 AM
  • Pokemon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter Great League
  • There is no CP limit for Master League, but Legendary Pokemon, Mythical Pokemon, and Ultra Beasts are prohibited

Lugia Raid Hour

  • November 6, 6 PM
  • November 6, 7 PM
  • Increased number of Lugia in Five Star Raids

Harvest Festival

  • November 7, 10 AM
  • November 12, 8 PM
  • Multiple bonuses
  • Shiny Smoliv debut

Mankey Community Day

  • November 10, 2 PM
  • November 10, 5 PM
  • Multiple bonuses and increased wild Mankey spawns

Dynamax Charmander (Max Monday)

  • November 11, 6 PM
  • November 11, 7 PM

Smoliv Spotlight Hour

  • November 12, 6 PM
  • November 12, 7 PM
  • 2x Evolution XP and increased wild Smoliv spawns

Ultra League and Willpower Cup

  • November 13, 10 AM
  • November 20, 10 AM
  • Pokemon must be at or below 2500 CP to enter Ultra League.
  • Pokemon must be at or below 1500 CP to enter.
  • Only Fighting, Psychic, and Dark Type Pokemon will be eligible.

Simply Groundbreaking

  • November 15, 10 AM
  • November 17, 8 PM
  • Increased chance of encountering shiny Drilbur

Pokemon GO Wild Area: Fukuoka

  • November 16, 8 AM
  • November 17, 5 PM
  • Multiple event bonuses
  • Toxtricity & Dynamax Toxtricity debut

Into The Wild

  • November 18, 12 AM
  • November 22, 11:59 PM
  • Toxel debut
  • Multiple event bonuses

Dynamax Drilbur (Max Monday)

  • November 18, 6 PM
  • November 18, 7 PM

Nihilego Raid Hour

  • November 19, 6 PM
  • November 19, 7 PM
  • Increased Nihilego Raids

Teddiursa and Combee Spotlight Hour

  • November 19, 6 PM
  • November 19, 7 PM
  • 2x Catch Candy
  • Increased spawns for Teddiursa and Combee

Master League and Retro Cup

  • November 20, 10 AM
  • November 27, 10 AM
  • Dark, Steel, and Fairy-type Pokemon are not eligible in Retro Cup.

Tapu Koko Raid Hour

  • November 20, 6 PM
  • November 20, 7 PM
  • Increased Tapu Koko Raids

Origin Forme Dialga Raid Hour

  • November 21, 6 PM
  • November 21, 7 PM
  • Increased Origin Forme Dialga Raids

Origin Forme Palkia Raid Hour

  • November 22, 6 PM
  • November 22, 7 PM
  • Increased Origin Forme Palkia Raids

Pokemon GO Wild Area: Global

  • November 23, 10 AM
  • November 24, 6:15 PM
  • Toxel & Toxtricity encounters
  • Multiple event bonuses

Dynamax Bulbsasaur (Max Monday)

  • November 25, 6 PM
  • November 25, 7 PM
  • All Power Spots featuring Dynamax Bulbasaur

Joltik Spotlight Hour

  • November 26, 6 PM
  • November 26, 7 PM
  • Increased Joltik encounters
  • 2x Catch XP

Great League, Ultra League, Master League, and Catch Cup: Great League Edition

  • November 27, 10 AM
  • December 4, 10 AM
  • Pokemon must be at or below 1500 CP to enter Great League
  • Pokemon must be at or below 2500 CP to enter Ultra League
  • Pokemon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter Catch Cup: Great League Edition
  • Only Pokemon caught during the Max Out Season are eligible for Catch Cup: Great League Edition

Max Out: Finale

  • November 27, 10 AM
  • December 1, 8 PM
  • Marks the conclusion of the Max Out Season
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