Pokemon GoThe Tales of Transformation season is coming to an end, and the mobile game is capping it off with plenty of events and the debut of Pokémon in November. In addition to the new Raid Bosses and Spotlight Pokémon, a new Gigantamax form, Gigantamax Garbodor, will be arriving this month and will star in a special Maxi Battle Day on November 1st.
This isn't the only new Pokemon coming this month. Taruntula and Speedops will debut during the Enchanted Hollow event, while the High Voltage and Final Justice events promise to introduce even more new monsters to the game. We are also looking forward to November's Community Day as well as the global wildlife event.
You can read more about all the biggest Pokemon Go events happening this month below.
November raid schedule
Raid Battles will feature a new lineup of Legendary and Mega Pokémon in November, including some returning fan favorites.
Legendary beasts Entei, Raikou and Suicune will make another appearance in five-star raids from November 4 to 11, followed by Heatran and the Swords of Justice (Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion) later this month.
Meanwhile, Mega Raids will have plenty of Mega Pokemon rotating through gyms throughout the month, giving you another chance to battle Mega Beedrill, Mega Altaria, Mega Garchomp, and more. Shadow Latios will also appear in special Shadow Raids every weekend in November.
You can see the full raid schedule for this month below:
Five Star Raids
November 4–11
November 18-25
November 25 – December 2
- Cobalion
- Terrakion
- Virizion
Mega Raids
November 4–11
- Mega Beedrill
- Mega Pinsir
- Mega Heracross
November 11-18
- Mega Tyranitar
- Mega Altar
November 18-25
- Mega Ampharos
- Mega Manectric
November 25 – December 2
- Mega Aerodactyl
- Mega Medicham
- Mega Garchomp
Shadow Raids
Weekend in November
Max Fights
- Dynamax Inkay (November 3–9)
- Dynamax Ralts (November 10-16)
- Dynamax Toxtricity (Enhanced and Restrained Forms) (November 17–23)
- Dynamax Eevee (November 24–30)
- Dynamax Darumaka (December 1–7)
November attention hours
Pokemon Go's Weekly Spotlight Hours will continue in November with a new selection of Pokemon favorites and bonuses.
Every Tuesday evening from 18-19 hours local timeOne particular type of Pokemon will appear in the wild more often, giving you a good chance to fill out your Pokédex and stock up on candies. In addition, during this hour you will receive an additional bonus, such as an increase in stardust or experience for catching Pokemon.
You can see the full Spotlight Hour schedule for November below:
November 4
- Pokemon Spotlight: Weedle
- Bonus: 2x transfer candies
November 11
- Pokemon Spotlight: Morulall
- Bonus: 2x evolution experience
November 18
- Pokemon Spotlight: Saber
- Bonus: Catch stardust 2 times
November 25
- Pokemon Spotlight: Skinny
- Bonus: 2x catching experience
Gigantamax Garbodor Max Battle Day
Pokemon Go is kicking off November with a bang with the introduction of a new Gigantamax Pokemon: Gigantamax Garbodor.
Junk Pile Pokemon will play a major role in the game's next Max Battle Day event. November 1. You'll meet Gigantamax Garbodor in six-star max battles from 2 to 5 p.m. local time. There will also be a new timed research for the event that will reward you with candy, max particles, and a chance to catch a Dynamax Drilbur.
Finally, you can enjoy several bonuses during Max Battle Day. The maximum number of particles you can collect will be temporarily increased to 1600. Power points will also update more frequently and offer eight times the maximum number of particles than usual.
Bonuses
- The maximum particle collection limit has been increased to 1600.
- Gigantamax battles will take place at all power points.
- Power points will be updated more frequently
- 8x maximum particles from places of power
- Two additional special deals
- Daily remote raid limit increased to 20 (from October 31 to November 1)
- 2x Max. particles from research
- Complete 1/4 of the adventure distance to get the maximum amount of particles.
Enchanted Hollow
There are even more new Pokemon coming this month as part of the Pokemon Go Enchanted Hollow event taking place November 4-9.
Headlining the event will be the spider Pokémon Taruntula, who will appear as a one-star raid boss along with some familiar faces like Paras and Stantler. Collect 50 Taruntula Candies and you can transform one of them into Speedops.
In addition to raid bosses, certain Pokémon such as Cottonee, Petilil, Shelmet, and Karrablast will spawn in the wild more often if you use the Mossy Lure module on a PokeStop. As an added bonus, Lure Modules will last twice as long as normal during this event, and you'll earn double the normal amount of XP when spinning PokeStops.
Recommended Pokemon
One-star raids
Three star raids
Meeting with mossy bait
- Items
- costs
- Cottoni
- Petil
- Karrablast
- Shelmet
- Taruntula
Bonuses
- 2x XP per PokeStops spin
- 2x bait module duration
- Increased chance of encountering Shiny Paras and Shiny Stantler.
Celebrating the release of the former Mega Lucario
Pokemon Go will host another TCG-related event in November, this time to celebrate the launch of the Pokemon TCG: Mega Lucario exFigure Collection.
From November 7-30Mega Lucario raids will occur more frequently in the following stores:
- Best Buy, GameStop, Target (USA)
- EB Games (Canada and Australia)
In addition, you will also be able to receive special event-based Timed Research missions by unlocking the game while visiting the aforementioned stores. Finally, anyone who purchases and redeems a Pokemon Go gift card from Target between November 1st and December 31st will receive a bonus Lucario mask for their avatar.
Into the wild
Pokemon Go will host a global Wild Area event later this month, but before that there will be an Into the Wild event from November 10-14.
Throughout the event, Dark or Fairy Pokémon such as Alolan Rattata, Carvanya, Carbink, and Fidow will appear in the wild more frequently than usual. There will also be new five-star raid bosses appearing every day, including Shadow Ho-oh and Shadow Lugia.
Finally, you can take advantage of several bonuses during the event. The game is temporarily increasing the number of Remote Raid Passes you can have to 30, and from November 15th to 16th there will be no limit on the number of Remote Raid Passes you can participate in. You will also be able to use Charged TM on Shadow Pokemon to replace the Frustration attack.
Recommended Pokemon
Wild encounters
- Alolan Rattata
- Saber
- Caravanya
- Murrloin
- Cottoni
- Skinny
- Spritzy
- Swirlix
- Carbink
- Nikit
- Fidow
Max Fights
- Ralts
- Saber
- Toxicity (intensified form)
- Toxicity (moderate form)
Five Star Raids
November 10
November 11
November 12
November 13
November 14
Bonuses
- The Remote Raid Pass limit has been temporarily increased to 30.
- No restrictions on remote raids from November 15th to 16th.
- You can use Charged TM to help Shadow Pokemon forget the disappointment.
Go Wild Area: Global 2025
Global event Go Wild Area is taking place November 15-16. More detailed information about the Pokémon featured and bonuses will appear closer to the event.
High voltage
Electric-types are taking center stage in the Pokemon Go high voltage event that's taking place November 18-22.
Dynamax Max Battle Weekend
Pokemon Go is scheduled to have two Dynamax Max Battle Weekends this month, the first of which will last from November 21-24. More details will be announced closer to the event.
Final Justice
The last big event of the month in Pokemon Go is called Final Justice and takes place from November 25-30. More information will be announced later this month.
Dynamax Max Battle Weekend
The second Dynamax Max Battle Weekend in November will be held with November 29-30.
Pokemon Go ends the month with November's Community Day, which takes place November 30.
