In August 2025, there will again be many events and content in Pokémon GO. We have summarized all the information for you.
What kind of events are there? August brings the usual recurring events such as Spotlight Hours, Raid Hours, as well as of course more unique events. The Darkness event, which culminates in the Dyna-Finale, also takes place in August.
Highlights in August 2025: In addition to the Max Finale, there will also be some interesting Raid bosses in August. Alongside Lugia, Ho-Oh, and Necrozma, there will also be a strong Mega Raid with Mega Salamence in August.
We have summarized all the important dates for you below. All Pokémon that you can also obtain as Shiny are marked with an *.
These are the events in August 2025
In this list, you will see all the themed events taking place in the upcoming month. For some events, only the English title is currently known. As soon as the German version is also known, we will update the list accordingly.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| August 2 | Fossil Research Day |
| August 3 | Dyna Battle Day with Gigantamax Butterfree |
| August 3 – 6 | Sweet Swarm |
| August 6 – 12 | Cozy Companions |
| August 9 | Hatch Day |
| August 10 | Unknown Event |
| August 11 – 17 | Delightful Days: Taken Over |
| August 15 – 17 | 2025 Pokémon World Championships GO Battle Weekend |
| August 16 – 17 | Shadow Raid Weekend |
| August 18 – 23 | Dark Skies |
| August 23 – 24 | Max Finale |
| August 25 – 31 | Sunkissed Shores |
| August 30 | Community Day August with Rookidee* |
| August 31 | Mega Raid Day |
Raids in August 2025 – All 5-Star Raids, Mega Raids, and Raid Hours
The following raid events will take place in August 2025 in Pokémon GO:
| Date | Raid Boss |
|---|---|
| Every weekend from August 3 to September 2 | Shadow Regirock* |
| August 4 – 11 | Lugia* |
| August 4 – 11 | Mega Ampharos* |
| August 6 | Raid Hour with Lugia* |
| August 11 – 18 | Ho-Oh* |
| August 11 – 18 | Mega Slowbro* |
| August 13 | Raid Hour with Ho-Oh* |
| August 18 – 25 | Mega Pidgeot* |
| August 25 – September 2 | Necrozma* |
| August 25 – September 2 | Mega Salamence* |
| August 27 | Raid Hour with Necrozma* |
Spotlight Hours in August 2025 – Pokémon and Bonuses
During the Spotlight Hours, you each have a Pokémon that is in focus and appears in very high numbers on the respective day between 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM. Each event is accompanied by a bonus.
| Date | Spotlight Hour with Pokémon & Bonus |
|---|---|
| August 5 | Swirlix* and double catch Stardust |
| August 12 | Plusle* and Minun* and double catch XP |
| August 19 | Ralts* and double catch Candy |
| August 26 | Lechonk* and double transfer Candy |
Max Battles in August 2025
August also brings you various Dynamax bosses that you can challenge, defeat, and catch in Max Battles. The respective bosses will also be waiting for you every Monday, during the specified time frames, on the so-called Max Monday from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM at all power sources.
| Date | Dynamax Boss |
|---|---|
| August 4 – 10 | Omanyte* |
| August 11 – 17 | Trubbish* |
| August 25 – 31 | Chansey* |
| September 1 – 7 | Pidove* |
As soon as there are new information regarding the events and content of the month of August, we will add the corresponding information for you. If you are already looking for strong Pokémon to defeat the raid bosses in August, you will find our overview of the strongest attackers in Pokémon GO here.
