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Pokémon GO
Pokémon GO has fully detailed the coming Pokémon GO Wild Area events this year. As reported previously, the live event will run on November 7th through 9th in Nagasaki, Japan while the global event runs on November 15th & 16th 2025. These events add Impidimp into the game alongside Shiny Impidimp, Shiny Hatenna, Shadow Darkrai and Shiny Unown W
Global
Shadow Cresselia will be in 5 Star Raids on Saturday and be able to be Shiny
Shadow Darkrai will be in 5 Star Raids on Sunday and will be able to be Shiny
Spawns will vary by hour: Lurking Dark Hour and Fanciful Fairy Hour
In Lurking Dark Hour, Alolan Meowth, Alolan Grimer, Gastly, Hoothoot, Murkrow, Sneasel, houndour, Poochyena, Galarian Zigzagoon, Seedot, Nincada, Cacnea, Kricketot, Stunky, Skorupi, Scraggy, Zorua, Foongus, Deino, Inkay, Phantump, Impidimp and Dreepy will spawn in the wild
In Fanciful Fairy Hour, Clefairy, Alolan Vulpix, Jigglupuf, Galarian Ponyta, Chansey, Togetic, Marill, Snubbull, Ralts, Skitty, Swablu, Feebas, Cherubi, Audino, Cottonee, Espurr, Dedenne, Klefki, Popplio, Cutiefly, Hatenna, Impidimp and Smoliv will spawn in the wild
Mighty Pokémon will return. As before they have higher stats, more likely to be XL or XXL and are harder to catch. On Saturday, Wigglytuff, Galarian Rapdiash, Tyranitar, Mawile, Absol, Golurk, Hatterene, Obstagoon and Meowscarada can spawn as Mighty Pokémon and on Sunday Alolan Ninetales, Galarian Weezing, Granbull, Houndoom, Gardevoir, Honchkrow, Garchomp, Drapion and Weavile can spawn as Mighty Pokémon.
Mime Jr., Sandile, Pawniard, Carbink, Impidimp and Tinkatink will be in 5km eggs
Unown D, I, L and W will spawn on Incense for ticketed trainers, alongside Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf as Mighty Pokémon
There will be a ticket to purchase which gives a Special Research that has you choose a path to become expert on Dark or Fairy-type Pokémon.
All players will get up to 3 Free Raid Passes a day, a Max Particle Limit of 1600 and three Snapshot Encounters.
Ticketed players will have increased Shiny Chance, 3,200 Max Particle Limit, increased Max Particles from Power Spots, 3/4 Max Particle Cost for powering up and unlocking Max Moves, 6 free Raid Passes a day, 2* Catch Candy, 50% Incubator Distance, 2 hour Lure Modules and 6 Snapshot encounters, as well as up to 6 Special Trades a Day and 50% Stardust Cost
Nagasaki
The Nagasaki event will run on your chosen day, with a city experience available as an add-on
During the event, Shadow Cresselia and Shadow Darkrai will be in 5 Star Raids
The wild spawns will match the global event in rotating hours
Alolan Ninetales, Wigglytuff, Galarian Rapidash, Galarian Weezing, Ampharos, Granbull, Houndoom, Tyranitar, Gardevoir, Mawile, Absol, Honchkrow, Garchomp, Drapion, Weavile, Golurk, Hydreigon, Primarina, Corviknight, Hatterene, Obstagoon, Meowscarada will spawn as Mighty Pokémon
Unown A, Unown D, Unown G, Unown I, Unown K, Unown L, Unown N, Unown S, Unown W and Mighty Alolan Ninetales, Galarian Rapidash, Tyranitar, Mawile, Absol, Garchomp, Drapion, Weavile, Uxie, Mesprit, Azelf, Hydreigon, Primarina, Corviknight, Hatterene, Meowscarada will spawn on Incense
There will be Special Research to become expert in Dark and Fairty-type Pokémon. There will also be two Timed Research from Dark or Fairy PokéStops in Nagasaki. If you get an extra day add-on, you will be able to repeat them on each day you have the add-on for
Ticket holders will get increased chance of Shiny Pokémon, 50% Incubator Distance, 10 Raid Passes, 3 Snapshot encounters, 8,000 Max Particle collection limit, more Max Particles from Power Spots, 2 hour Lure Modules, 2 Hour Incense, 2* Catch Candy, 75% Max Particle cost for Max Moves, 50% Trade Stardust Cost and up to 6 Special Trades a day
More info is expected soon
