In Pokémon GO most of the events for the month of April are now known. We show you the starts and ends of the events and reveal which events are particularly worthwhile.
What kind of events are these? For the month of April, numerous events are scheduled that developer Niantic has already announced. This includes raid and spotlight hours, new raid bosses, and multi-day events.
We provide you with an overview of all events in a table. You can check back here in the coming weeks as we regularly update it with new information.
Overview of April Events
These are the events: In the following table, you will always find the period and the exact name of the event. Further down we will show you the highlights of the month.
| Period | Event |
| April 1 to April 8 | Timed Research for Team GO Rocket with new Super Rocket Radar |
| March 30 to April 13 | Raids featuring Tornadus (Therian Form) start |
| April 1 to April 4 | Mega-Houndoom, Mega-Blastoise, and Mega-Voltorb in Mega Raids. |
| April 1 to May 1 | Research Breakthrough with Male Swablu |
| April 4 to April 8 | Spring Event featuring the Chansey family with Flower Crown |
| April 4 to April 30 | Mega Raids featuring a new, unknown Mega Pokémon |
| April 5 to April 20 | Mega-Gengar and Mega-Voltorb in Mega Raids |
| April 6 | Spotlight Hour featuring Haspiror |
| April 7 | Raid Hour featuring Tornadus |
| April 11 | Community Day featuring Serpifeu |
| April 13 to April 18 | Rivals Week with new Pokémon |
| April 13 to April 27 | Raids featuring Thundurus (Therian Form) start |
| April 13 | Spotlight Hour featuring Mankey |
| April 14 | Raid Hour featuring Thundurus |
| April 20 to April 25 | Sustainability Week featuring Sleima and Unratütox |
| April 20 to unknown | Mega-Venusaur and Mega-Blastoise in Mega Raids |
| April 20 | Spotlight Hour featuring Sleima |
| April 21 | Raid Hour featuring Thundurus |
| April 24 | Friendship Day |
| April 27 to unknown | Raids featuring Tornadus, Thundurus, and Thundurus (Incarnate Form) start |
| April 27 | Spotlight Hour featuring Finneon |
| April 28 | Raid Hour featuring Tornadus, Thundurus, and Thundurus |
| End of April to early May | A special event with more information to follow |
Which events are particularly worthwhile?
Spring Event in Pokémon GO: This event starts at Easter and promises exciting bonuses. The entire Chansey family with flower crown is expected to appear. Aside from the flower crown, Chansey and Blissey are really strong gym defenders, making them quite worthwhile. Outside of events, these Pokémon are quite rare, and here you will have a good chance of getting a Shiny.
Thundurus in Therian Form: This Pokémon is going to be really strong! The Therian form of Thundurus is the best Ground-type attacker, and you should definitely secure a good specimen. You have two weeks and at least two raid hours to collect enough candies from Thundurus.
Community Day featuring Serpifeu: On this Community Day, you have the chance to obtain a currently quite rare Shiny. Serpifeu has only been available more frequently in one event, making its Shiny version very rare since then. Additionally, there will be triple Stardust for captured Pokémon. This is the most important resource in the game, and on Community Day, you can really rake it in.
Rivals Week with new Pokémon: For this event, we currently only know that it involves rivals and that new Pokémon are coming to the game. The new Pokémon might include Algitt and Scampisto. While they are not direct rivals, they are considered adversaries in console games.
Which events are you most looking forward to in the month of April? Feel free to write your opinion in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers about the events.
What do you think of the numerous events in April? Is it too much or do you like having an event every day?
