In Pokémon GO, you will find the GO Pass again in April. There is a free and a paid version. What’s included?
What is the GO Pass? As part of the GO Tour, Pokémon GO released a kind of “Battle Pass”, the Tour Pass. This pass came with a free and a paid version with different rewards.
This is the case again: The GO Pass will be tested in various regions, including Germany, starting April 1, 2025, at 10:00 AM. If you check the game now, the Pass can already be found in the menu. The current Pass ends on May 6, 2025, at 10:00 AM.
How much does the Pass cost? The basic GO Pass is free, the Deluxe version costs 8.99 euros.
How does the Pass work? You collect points by completing tasks. By collecting these points, you level up in the Pass and earn rewards.
These range from simple items like Poké Balls, experience points, and stardust to Pokémon encounters and other bonuses. We summarize the most important ones for you here.
What’s included in the Tour Pass for Pokémon GO?
In total, the Pass consists of 200 levels, all of which come with rewards. However, it is important to note that starting from level 101, all content is considered “bonus levels”, which only provide stardust as a reward. But before that, there are various things.
Notably, even in the basic Pass, there are already very good rewards. This includes an encounter with the legendary Pokémon Xerneas, which you receive at the end of the 100 levels.
Above all, the three major milestones that you can reach are interesting:
- At level 25, you unlock double the duration for the daily adventure incense. This is quite powerful, as you will have half an hour daily to search for the legendary Galar birds.
- At level 50, you trigger a bonus that gives you more experience points and stardust for research breakthroughs.
- And from level 75, you will receive more stardust and experience points for hatching eggs.
These are good rewards that you should probably get as quickly as possible – because then you benefit longer from the bonuses. At least assuming that the bonuses last as long as the Pass is active.
What does the paid Deluxe Pass include? The biggest difference is the Lucky exchange, which you can also receive as in the Tour Pass. This is an item that allows you to make a guaranteed lucky trade.
Otherwise, you receive some better items in the Deluxe Pass, such as raid passes, lucky eggs, incense, egg incubators, and similar items. Additionally, there are some XL candies included, whereas you only receive standard candies in the normal Pass.
You should note: As of now, the Pass is in a testing phase. This can lead to differences, as explained by the Pokémon GO team on its blog. This includes, for example, varying rewards or a different distribution of rewards across the levels. Additionally, there may be fewer levels for some, or stickers or coins as rewards at certain levels.
April is starting: The new month in Pokémon GO has arrived, bringing not only the new GO Pass. There are plenty of dates and events on the agenda. Today, for example, Pokémon GO kicks off with the typical April Fools’ event, which this time distributes Poké Balls on the map. And what else is coming up? You can see in our overview of all events in April 2025 in Pokémon GO.
