It’s the second month of Pokemon Go’s Delightful Days season, and the mobile game is keeping the festivities rolling with a variety of events and activities in July. This month marks Pokemon Go’s 9th anniversary, and the game is celebrating with a big event featuring some festive Pokemon debuts and a new Masterwork Research story.
On top of that, players have a few summery events to look forward to this month, including a Summer Concert and the return of the Water Festival. Pokemon Go is also hosting two Community Days in July, as well as new Spotlight Hours and raid battles.
You can read more about all of the biggest Pokemon Go events happening this month below.
July Raid Schedule
Pokemon Go is bringing back some fan-favorite legendary and Mega Pokemon for its July raid rotation.
The legendary Swords of Justice–Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion–will all return to five-star raids at various points in July, as will Pokemon Sun and Moon mascots Solgaleo and Lunala. Meanwhile, Mega Charizard X, Mega Blastoise, and Mega Venusaur will make an encore appearance in Mega raids this month, along with Mega Aggron and Mega Aerodactyl.
Max Battles will see the return of Dynamax Shuckle, Dynamax Gastly, and Dynamax Kabuto, and Shadow Registeel will make an appearance as a special Shadow raid boss every weekend this month.
You can see July’s full raid schedule below:
Five-star Raids
June 30-July 8
July 8-14
July 14-22
July 22-28
July 28-August 4
Mega Raids
June 30-July 8
July 8-14
July 14-22
July 22-28
July 28-August 4
Shadow Raids
Weekends in July
Max Battles
June 30-July 6
July 7-13
July 14-20
July 21-27
July 28-August 3
July Spotlight Hours
Pokemon Go is hosting more Spotlight Hour events in July.
Every Tuesday evening from 6-7 PM local time, one species of Pokemon will appear in the wild more frequently, making this a good opportunity to fill out your Pokedex and stock up on candy. The game will also offer an extra bonus during that hour, such as double XP or Stardust for catching Pokemon.
You can see July’s full Spotlight Hour schedule below:
July 1
- Featured Pokemon: Pikachu wearing a party hat
- Bonus: 2x catch Stardust
July 8
- Featured Pokemon: Voltorb and Hisuian Voltorb
- Bonus: 2x catch XP
July 15
- Featured Pokemon: Feebas
- Bonus: 2x catch candy
July 22
- Featured Pokemon: Jigglypuff
- Bonus: 2x transfer candy
July 29
- Featured Pokemon: Roggenrola
- Bonus: 2x evolution XP
9th Anniversary Party
Pokemon Go is kicking off the month with a 9th Anniversary celebration from July 1-6.
As part of the festivities, several party-ready Pokemon will make their debut. Party hat-wearing versions of Ivysaur and Venusaur will be available for the first time, and you’ll have a chance to catch a Gimmighoul holding a special 9th anniversary coin after completing Field Research tasks.
A slew of bonuses will be active throughout the event as well. You’ll have an increased chance of becoming Lucky Friends with another player, and you’ll be more likely to receive Lucky Pokemon from trades. A few bonuses will also be available during specific days. Eggs placed in Incubators from July 1-3 will hatch at half the distance they normally require, and you’ll earn double XP for catching Pokemon from July 3-5.
Rounding out the event are an assortment of challenges to complete. In addition to free Field and Timed Research tasks, the shop will offer a paid Masterwork Research story called Wish Granted. Complete this exclusive quest and you’ll earn a chance to catch a shiny Jirachi.
Featured Pokemon
Wild encounters
- Bulbasaur wearing a party hat
- Charmander wearing a party hat
- Squirtle wearing a party hat
One-star raids
- Pikachu wearing a cake hat
- Eevee wearing a party hat
Bonuses
Entire event
- Increased chance to become Lucky Friends with another player
- Increased chance to get Lucky Pokemon from trades
- PokeStops may turn gold without a Golden Lure Module
- Increased chance to encounter shiny, hat-wearing versions of Pikachu and Eevee
- Gimmighoul holding a 9th anniversary coin will have a special background
- Friendship levels will increase faster with other players
- Chance of finding 9 or 99 Gimmighoul coins when spinning a PokeStop with a Golden Lure Module
- First chance to encounter a shiny Gimmighoul
- Tapping on a party hat that appears on the map will award you with items or encounters with event-themed Pokemon
July 1-3
- 1/2 egg hatch distance when eggs are placed in Incubators
July 3-5
- 2x XP for catching Pokemon
July 5-6
- 2x Stardust for catching Pokemon
Pokemon Go is bringing Eevee back for a two-day Community Day Classic on July 5 and 6.
From 2-5 PM local time each day, Eevee will appear in the wild much more frequently than usual, making this a good chance to catch some and stock up on Eevee candy. Not only that, but you’ll have more chances of coming across a shiny Eevee as well.
The event will also give you another chance to snag some special moves. Eevee and its different evolved forms will each be able to learn an event-exclusive attack if you can hatch or evolve them before 10 PM local time on July 12. You can see the full list of featured attacks below.
Rounding out the event are the usual assortment of bonuses. Eggs placed in Incubators will hatch at a quarter of the distance they normally require, while Incense and Lure Modules will last for three hours. The game is also temporarily reducing the requirements for evolving Eevee, making it easier to get the aforementioned featured attacks.
Featured Attacks
Each Pokemon will know the following attacks upon hatching or evolving until 10 PM local time on July 10:
- Eevee: Charged Attack Last Resort
- Vaporeon: Charged Attack Scald
- Jolteon: Charged Attack Zap Cannon
- Flareon: Charged Attack Superpower
- Espeon: Charged Attack Shadow Ball
- Umbreon: Charged Attack Psychic
- Leafeon: Fast Attack Bullet Seed
- Glaceon: Charged Attack Water Pulse
- Sylveon: Charged Attack Psyshock
Bonuses
- 1/4 egg hatch distance
- Lure Modules and Incense will last for three hours
Limited-time evolution requirements
- Evolve Eevee into Espeon after exploring 1 km with Eevee as your buddy
- Evolve Eevee into Umbreon after exploring 1 km with Eevee as your buddy
- Evolve Eevee into Sylveon after earning seven hearts with Eevee as your buddy
These reduced evolution requirements will last until 10 PM on July 12.
Ultra Unlock: Hisui Celebration
As a bonus for completing enough Global Challenges during Pokemon Go Fest 2025, Pokemon Go is hosting a special Ultra Unlock: Hisui Celebration from July 8-13.
As part of the event, both Hisuian Zorua and its evolved form, Hisuian Zoroark, will be available in Pokemon Go for the first time. You’ll be able to encounter the ghost fox in the wild alongside other Pokemon from the Hisui region like Hisuian Voltorb, Petilil, Bergmite, and Hisuian Qwilfish.
There will also be new Research tasks and Collection Challenges to complete, as well as a few bonuses to enjoy. Catching Pokemon will net you four times the usual amount of XP and Stardust, and you’ll have increased odds of encountering shiny versions of Hisuian Voltorb, Hisuian Qwilfish, and Unown U.
Featured Pokemon
Wild encounters
- Zubat
- Hisuian Voltorb
- Magikarp
- Hisuian Qwilfish
- Sneasel
- Larvitar
- Bagon
- Starly
- Croagunk
- Petilil
- Hisuian Zorua
- Rufflet
- Bergmite
One-star raids
- Hisuian Growlithe
- Unown U
- Hisuian Sneasel
Three-star raids
- Hisuian Braviary
- Hisuian Avalugg
- Wyrdeer
- Kleavor
Bonuses
- 4x XP for catching Pokemon
- 4x Stardust for catching Pokemon
- Increased chance to encounter shiny versions of Hisuian Voltorb and Hisuian Qwilfish
- Increased chance to encounter shiny Unown U in raids
Raid Day
Another Raid Day is scheduled to take place on July 12.
Water Festival
Pokemon Go’s Water Festival returns from July 15-20.
Gigantamax Battle Day
Players can challenge another powerful Gigantamax Pokemon during a Gigantamax Max Battle Day on July 19.
Summer Concert
Pokemon Go is hosting a new Summer Concert event from July 19-22.
The second Community Day of the month takes place on July 20.
The featured Pokemon this time is Quaxly, the water-type starter from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. From 2-5 PM local time, Quaxly will appear in the wild much more frequently than usual. Moreover, the increased spawn rate means you’ll have better odds of encountering a shiny Quaxly during the event.
As with other Community Day Pokemon, the Quaxly line can also learn an event-exclusive attack as part of July’s Community Day. Any Quaxwell that you evolve into Quaquaval by 10 PM local time on July 27 will learn the Charged Attack Hydro Cannon.
On top of that, event-themed Field and Timed Research tasks will be available. Completing these will net you various rewards, including additional chances to catch Quaxly. The shop will also offer a paid Community Day Special Research ticket that includes extra rewards, such as a Rare Candy XL and a Premium Battle Pass.
Finally, the usual assortment of bonuses will be active throughout July’s Community Day. You’ll earn triple Stardust and double candy for catching Pokemon, and any Lure Modules or Incense you use during the event (excluding Daily Adventure Incense) will last for three hours.
Bonuses
- 3x catch Stardust
- 2x catch candy
- 2x chance to get Candy XL from catching Pokemon (players level 31 and higher)
- Lure Modules and Incense will last for three hours
- Players can make one additional Special Trade
- Trades will cost 50% less Stardust
Max Battle Weekend
Another Max Battle Weekend is happening July 26-27. More information will be announced closer to the event.
Adventure Week
Pokemon Go is closing out the month with its annual Adventure Week event, which runs July 29-August 3. Additional details will be announced later this month.
