In this year’s edition, the Pokémon GO Fest brings you some strong attackers again. You shouldn’t miss 10 of them.
The GO Fest 2025 is around the corner and presents you with a variety of interesting content again. Both collectors and fighters can enjoy the event and catch exciting monsters.
We have compiled a list of 10 strong monsters that you shouldn’t miss this year. The order of the featured monsters does not represent a ranking.
Zacian
What is this Pokémon good for? For Zacian, you can obtain the King of the Sword form for the first time at GO Fest 2025. This brings you a new adventure effect that increases your Pokémon’s attacks for raids and Dyna battles. Additionally, Zacian can also be used in Dyna battles without Dyna evolution.
Where can this monster be found? You can challenge Zacian in 5-star raids on Sunday. Here you will only receive the Heroic Warrior form of the monster. For every successful battle, you will receive energy. Once you have collected 1,000, you can perform the form change.
Zamazenta
What is this Pokémon good for? Zamazenta is also available for the first time in the form King of the Shield in Pokémon GO at GO Fest 2025. This monster also has an adventure effect and can be used in Dyna battles. The adventure effect increases your monsters’ defense.
Where can this monster be found? You can challenge Zamazenta in 5-star raids on Saturday and collect the necessary energy to perform the form change for this monster.
Machollo
What is this Pokémon good for? Evolving Machollo to its final form, Machomei, gives you one of the strongest attackers in Pokémon GO of the fighting type. In its shadow form, Machomei is even stronger but requires more candies. If you have a shadow specimen, you can also use the Machollo from the GO Fest for this.
Where can this monster be found? You can find Machollo on both days of the event in the Habitat Electric Dojo.
Elektek
What is this Pokémon good for? Evolving Elektek to Elevoltek gives you a strong attacker of the electric type. Similar to this monster, the shadow variant is also stronger than the regular form.
Where can this monster be found? Elektek can be found just like Machollo on both days of the event in the Habitat Electric Dojo.
Quiekel
What is this Pokémon good for? Quiekel can evolve into Keifel and then into Mamutel. Mamutel can be used as both an ice and a ground attacker.
Where can this monster be found? This monster can be found in the Habitat Hypnotic Tundra. This habitat is active for 2 hours each on Saturday and Sunday.
Frospino
What is this Pokémon good for? If you evolve Frospino into Espinodon, you will receive one of the strongest ice attackers currently available in the game. This monster is also available as shiny for the first time at GO Fest 2025.
Where can this monster be found? You can find Frospino on both days in the Habitat Hypnotic Tundra. You can also challenge it in 1-star raids.
Larvitar
What is this Pokémon good for? The final evolution stage of Larvitar, Despotar, is still one of the strongest Pokémon to date. It can be played as a rock and dark attacker and also has a mega evolution.
Where can this monster be found? You can find Larvitar in the wild throughout Saturday regardless of the current habitat.
Trasla
What is this Pokémon good for? Trasla can evolve into Kirlia and subsequently into Gardevoir or Gallade. You will only receive Gallade if you possess a male Kirlia. While Gardevoir in its regular form is one of the best fairy attackers in the game, both monsters also have a strong mega evolution.
Where can this monster be found? Trasla can be found in the wild throughout Sunday.
Kapuno
What is this Pokémon good for? If you evolve Kapuno into Duodino and then into Trikephalo, you will receive a strong dark attacker. With the right moveset, it is even currently the strongest dark monster, aside from some shadow Pokémon and mega evolutions.
Where can this monster be found? Just like Trasla, you can also find Kapuno in the wild throughout Sunday, regardless of which habitat is active.
Gladiantri
What is this Pokémon good for? Recently you can evolve Gladiantri into Caesurio and into Gladimperio. This monster is currently one of the best dark attackers available in Pokémon GO.
Where can this monster be found? Gladiantri is also one of the monsters that you can find in the wild throughout the event on Sunday.
At the global GO Fest 2025, not only strong monsters await you. Collectors of rare Pokémon can also enjoy the event. We have summarized what the largest event of the year brings: All content of the global GO Fest 2025 in Pokémon GO.
