Saturday
All Trainers can enjoy the following during Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global, whether they have a ticket or not!
- Quartz Terrarium: 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. local time
- Pyrite Sands: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time
- Malachite Wilderness: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time
- Aquamarine Shores: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time
Upgrade your GO Fest experience!
You can purchase a Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global ticket to upgrade your GO Fest experience! Ticket holders will receive exclusive content, bonuses, and more—including an encounter with the Mythical Pokémon Diancie!
Sunday
All Trainers can enjoy the following during Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global, whether they have a ticket or not!
Trainers participating in the global event will be able to find Meteorites, a new item in Pokémon GO, via Special Research. These Meteorites seem to have some connection with Mega Rayquaza…
Trainers who have tickets to GO Fest 2023: Global will have additional opportunities to receive Meteorites via Special Research tasks on Sunday.
For more information about Mega Rayquaza, head on over to our blog!
The Meteorites found during Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global seem to have a connection to Rayquaza and a powerful new attack. Trainers who give Rayquaza a Meteorite will find it can learn the Charged Attack Dragon Ascent!
Only Rayquaza that know Dragon Ascent will be able to Mega Evolve when given Rayquaza Mega Energy.
Stay tuned for more details about this new attack. For more information about Mega Rayquaza and Meteorites, head on over to our blog!
Wild Encounters
All Pokémon that appeared in the wild during the first day of the event will also appear during event hours on the second day. There are no rotating habitat hours on the second day, so these Pokémon may appear at any time!
Bonuses and Features
All Trainers can enjoy the following during Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global, whether they have a ticket or not!
All Trainers will receive the following bonuses and rewards during event hours.
Featured Attacks
Evolve Metapod during the event to get a Butterfree that knows the Fast Attack Bug Bite.
Evolve Sandshrew during the event to get a Sandslash that knows the Charged Attack Night Slash.
Evolve Clefairy during the event to get a Clefable that knows the Fast Attack Pound.
Evolve Vibrava during the event to get a Flygon that knows the Charged Attack Earth Power.
Evolve Shelgon during the event to get a Salamence that knows the Charged Attack Outrage.
Evolve Metang during the event to get a Metagross that knows the Charged Attack Meteor Mash.
Evolve Roselia during the event to get a Roserade that knows both the Fast Attack Bullet Seed and the Fire-type Charged Attack Weather Ball.
Evolve Lickitung during the event to get a Lickilicky that knows the Charged Attack Body Slam.
On Saturday, August 26, Trainers will be able to collect new Field Research tasks from PokéStops each hour from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time!
Trainers around the world can now start Raid Battles more quickly by using the Ready button! Just tap the button in the raid lobby when you’re ready to start. When all Trainers have indicated that they’re ready, the lobby timer will count down from 10 seconds. The Ready button will appear when there are at least two Trainers in the lobby. If a raid reaches full capacity—20 Trainers—the timer will be reduced to a 10-second countdown so everyone can get to the Raid Boss more quickly!
New avatar items
You can pick up the following avatar items from the in-game shop starting August 4, 2023.
GO Fest 2023 Tee
The following avatar items will be available for purchase starting August 4, 2023.
Diancie Headphones
Mega Rayquaza Set
Mega Rayquaza Helmet
All Trainers will be able to get Pokémon GO Fest 2023–themed stickers in the in-game shop from Friday, August 4, to Sunday, August 27, 2023! These stickers will also be available via PokéStops and Gifts from Saturday, August 5, to Sunday, August 27, 2023.
Pokémon GO Fest 2023 T-shirts: Mega Rayquaza design revealed!
We’re mega-excited to reveal the Pokémon featured on the official Pokémon GO Fest 2023 T-shirt: Mega Rayquaza! Commemorate your GO Fest 2023 experiences and show your love for the Sky High Pokémon with this T-shirt!
The GO Fest 2023: Global is available now, while supplies last!
Ticket Holder Exclusives
You can upgrade your Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global experience with a paid ticket to unlock exclusive content, rewards, bonuses, and more!
On Saturday, ticket-holding Trainers will be able to complete exclusive Special Research to learn more about the Mythical Pokémon Diancie—and they’ll get an opportunity to encounter it!
Then, on Sunday, ticket-holders will receive extended Special Research focused on Mega Rayquaza and the newly discovered Meteorites!
A double Diancie debut?! That’s right! Diancie’s Mega Evolution—Mega Diancie—will make its worldwide Pokémon GO debut during Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global, right alongside Diancie! Adventure through the ticket holder–exclusive Saturday Special Research story and learn more about the hidden power of this dazzling debut, plus collect Diancie Mega Energy by completing Carbink raids!
During each habitat hour on Saturday, ticket-holding Trainers around the world will be able to work together to complete a challenge! If the challenge is completed in time, a special bonus will be unlocked for the remainder of the hour for ticketed Trainers!
The following avatar items will be awarded to ticket-holding Trainers as part of their Special Research story.
Diancie T-shirt
Treasure Map Pose
All Trainers will be able to get Pokémon GO Fest 2023–themed stickers in the in-game shop from Friday, August 4, to Sunday, August 27, 2023! These stickers will also be available via PokéStops and Gifts from Saturday, August 5, to Sunday, August 27, 2023.
