Pokémon GO: PokémonXP 2026 – All Content of the Event

In San Francisco, the PokémonXP takes place, and the event is also celebrated in Pokémon GO. What to expect there is shown to you by MeinMMO

When does the event take place? The accompanying event in Pokémon GO takes place from Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at 10:00 AM to Friday, August 28, 2026, at 10:00 AM. Immediately afterwards, the Pokémon World Championship 2026 event will start.

In addition to a new costumed Pikachu and some monsters in the wild, you can also catch monsters with exclusive moves during the event that shine especially in the Super League. We have summarized all the content for you. Monsters that can also appear as Shiny are marked with a *.

What to expect at the PokémonXP 2026 event

Which monsters are in the event? In addition to the debut of Pikachu with Cosmog space suit*, there are many well-known monsters that you can obtain during the event.

In 1-star raids:

• Pikachu with Cosmog space suit*
• Bähmon*

In the wild:

• Trasla*
• Camaub*
• Seemops*
• Driftlon*
• Pygraulon*
• Memmeon*
• Pamo*
• Kapuno* (rare)

In field research:

In the field research, you can also encounter the event monsters.

What exclusive moves are available? If you catch or evolve the following monsters during the event, they will know the respective exclusive moves:

• Alolan Sandamer: Fast Move “Dark Claw”
• Rasaff: Charged Move “Wrath Fist”
• Schlurp: Charged Move “Body Slam”
• Impergator: Charged Move “Aqua Cannon”
• Morlord: Charged Move “Wet Tail”
• Guardevoir: Charged Move “Synchronoise”
• Walraisa: Fast Move “Powder Snow”
• Walraisa: Charged Move “Ice Spear”
• Metagross: Charged Move “Meteor Mash”
• Schlurplek: Charged Move “Body Slam”
• Togekiss: Charged Move “Aura Sphere”
• Galagladi: Charged Move “Synchronoise”
• Trikephalo: Charged Move “Whirlwind”
• Quajutsu: Charged Move “Aqua Cannon”
• Silvarro: Charged Move “Flora Statue”
• Fuegro: Charged Move “Flame Burst”
• Intelleon: Charged Move “Aqua Cannon”
• Krarmor: Charged Move “Wind Cut”
• Epitaff: Charged Move “Wrath Fist”

Additional event content: The event also features a special GO Pass, which includes the following content:

• Encounters with event Pokémon
• Bonus for double catch Stardust (level 10)
• 3,000 extra XP for raids (level 20)

In the Deluxe version, you will also find the following content:

• Backpack WM/PokémonXP 2026
• Encounter with Zapdos*^
• more encounters with event Pokémon
• up to 2 additional raid passes per day (level 20)

There are also event stickers that you can receive through gifts and at PokéStops, as well as a special arena with matching background music in the GO Battle League.

Will you participate in the event? Feel free to let us know in the comments. If you want to know which content awaits you in the current month and what raids and spotlight hours are coming up, check out our overview with all events in August 2026 in Pokémon GO. On the next page, you will find all the content that the second part of the event related to the Pokémon World Championship brings.