Pokémon Go Wild Area 2026 event schedule, habitat spawns, and bonuses

Published Nov 14, 2026, 12:15 AM EST Everything you need to know for the Wild Area 2026 event Everything you need to know for the Wild Area 2026 event Graphic: Julia Lee/Polygon | Source images: Game Freak/Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, Scopely Explore Pokémon Go's big global Wild Area 2026 event is finally here, running on Nov. 14 and 15 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. in your local time. This event features the debut of Gigantamax Duraludon, as well as Dynamax Dialga and Palkia. Safari Balls and mighty Pokémon also make a return from the previous years' Wild Area events, which means you can find some powerful Pokémon roaming about. Additionally, you can find a costumed Machamp in a pretty nifty jacket in three-star raids, and quite a few legacy moves make their return for a limited time during this event. Black Kyurem and White Kyurem will also be making a return during this event, so it's a good chance to stock up on their Fusion Energy. As a reminder, these are powerful Pokémon with Adventure Effects, so it's definitely worth having at least one of each. Below, we list the full list of perks and bonuses for Pokémon Go's Wild Area 2026 event, including the habitat rotations, ticketed bonuses, and more. Pokémon Go Wild Area 2026 free perks and bonuses for all players The following bonuses will be active for all players, even if you don't buy a ticket: Chance to get Safari Balls from spinning PokéStops and photo discs at gyms Up to 3 free raid passes per day by spinning photo discs at gyms Daily Max Particle collection limit increased to 1,600 3 Go Snapshot surprise event encounters per day Party Play active for 8 hours Chance to encounter mighty Pokémon on routes As a reminder, the "Into the Wild" Go Pass from this week's earlier event will also continue this weekend with the daily point cap removed. Additionally, if you claimed the first rank of that pass (the T-shirt cosmetic), then you'll get early access to the deluxe version of the "Dynamax Trails" Go Pass, which rewards a bunch of Dynamax Pokémon encounters and Eternatus Candy. Pokémon Go Wild Area 2026 paid ticketed bonuses If you buy the event ticket for $11.99, you'll also get access to these perks: Increased chance of encountering shiny Pokémon Chance of encountering mighty Latios and Latias from Incense Chance of encountering Unown W, I, L, and D from Incense Special Research that gives a special pose and other rewards Go Safari Ball supply drops every hour Daily Max Particle collection limit increased to 3,200 Increased Max Particles from Power Spots and exploration Up to 6 free raid passes per day by spinning photo discs at gyms 2x candy for catching Pokémon 2x incense duration Increased chance of 10 km eggs from spinning PokéStops and photo discs at gyms 6 Go Snapshot surprise event encounters per day Lure modules activated will last for 2 hours Up to 6 special trades per day Halved Stardust cost for trades Notably, the two trade-based bonuses will last all day, from 12 a.m. until 11:59 p.m. on the event days. Pokémon Go Wild Area 2026 habitat schedule and spawns Each habitat will rotate every other hour, starting with the Solid as Steel hour. Graphic: Julia Lee/Polygon | Source images: Scopely Explore Habitat Solid as Steel (10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m.) Daring as Dragons (11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m.) Pokémon Alolan Sandshrew, Alolan Diglett, Magnemite, Shellder, Onix, Porygon, Shuckle, Skarmory, Nosepass, Aron, Beldum, Piplup, Shieldon, Bronzor, Lucario, Drilbur, Ferroseed, Klink, Galarian Stunfisk, Durant, Rookidee, Tinkatink Charmander, Magikarp, Dratini, Gligar, Trapinch, Swablu, Barboach, Bagon, Gible, Tynamo, Axew, Heatmor, Deino, Skrelp, Tyrunt, Amaura, Goomy, Noibat, Turtonator, Jangmo-o, Sizzlipede, Frigibax Different mighty Pokémon will spawn depending on the day. Graphic: Julia Lee/Polygon | Source images: Scopely Explore Day Saturday, Nov. 14 Sunday, Nov. 15 Mighty Pokémon Alolan Exeggutor*, Scizor*, Flygon*, Walrein, Metagross, Empoleon*, Magnezone*, Conkeldurr, Haxorus Azumarill*, Kingdra*, Aggron*, Ferrothorn, Hydreigon*, Goodra, Noivern, Tinkaton, Clodsire *These Pokémon will spawn on both days via Incense. Additionally, Latias and Latios may spawn from Incense if you purchased the event ticket. Pokémon Go Wild Area 2026 featured legacy moves Catching these Pokémon or evolving into these Pokémon will teach them special moves: Machoke → Machamp: Karate Chop* Vibrava → Flygon: Earth Power Metang → Metagross: Meteor Mash Magneton → Magnezone: Magnet Bomb Fraxure → Haxorus: Breaking Swipe Zweilous → Hydreigon: Brutal Swing Tinkatuff → Tinkaton: Gigaton Hammer *While the website lists Machamp under the "Certain Pokémon encountered or evolved during the event will know a featured attack!" description, it may be possible that only the event Machamp caught in the jacket will know this move. Pokémon Go Wild Area 2026 Field Research Field Research Tasks will also change according to what the featured habitat is. Solid as Steel Field Research Tasks Catch 2 mighty Pokémon (Mighty Scizor, Aggron, Magnezone, and Ferroseed encounter) Catch 4 different species of steel-type Pokémon (Duraludon or Lucario encounter) Catch 10 steel-type Pokémon (Magnemite, Piplup, Shieldon, or Ferroseed encounter) Hatch an egg (Beldum, Bronzor, or Drilbur encounter) Make an excellent throw (1 Golden Razz Berry or Silver Pinap Berry) Power up steel-type Pokémon 5 times (Alolan Sandshrew, Alolan Diglett, or Galarian Stunfisk encounter) Spin 5 PokéStops or gyms (5 Poké Balls, 3 Great Balls, 2 Ultra Balls, or 500 Stardust) Use a steel-type charged attack in battle (Onix, Skarmory, or Bronzor encounter) Win 2 Max Battles (Mighty Metagross or Tinkaton encounter) Daring as Dragon Field Research Tasks Catch 2 mighty Pokémon (Mighty Alolan Exeggcutor, Kingdra, Noibat, or Haxorus encounter) Catch 4 different species of dragon-type Pokémon (Duraludon or Turtonator encounter) Catch 10 dragon-type Pokémon (Charmander, Swablu, Trapinch, or Skrelp encounter) Hatch an egg (Noibat, Tyrunt, or Axew encounter) Make an excellent throw (1 Golden Razz Berry or Silver Pinap Berry) Power up dragon-type Pokémon 5 times (Dratini, Gible, or Deino encounter) Spin 5 PokéStops or gyms (5 Poké Balls, 3 Great Balls, 2 Ultra Balls, or 500 Stardust) Use a dragon-type charged attack in battle (Goomy, Jangmo-o, or Frigibax encounter) Win 2 Max Battles (Mighty Flygon or Goodra encounter) Pokémon Go Wild Area 2026 10 km egg hatches During the event,10 km eggs you get from spinning PokéStops may contain the following: Honedge Klefki Drampa Duraludon Pokémon Go Wild Area 2026 raid targets Graphic: Julia Lee/Polygon | Source images: Scopely Explore During this event, these Pokémon will be featured in raids and Max Battles: Three-star raids Five-star raids Max Battles Machamp (modern jacket) Zekrom (Saturday) Dynamax Dialga (Saturday) Reshiram (Sunday) Dynamax Palkia (Sunday) White Kyurem (Saturday) Gigantamax Duraludon Black Kyurem (Sunday)