Event image

Crown Clash

Event
Starts:
Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 10:00 AM Local Time
Ends:
Sunday, May 18, 2025, at  8:00 PM Local Time

Witness glory with Kingambit’s debut in Pokémon GO’s Crown Clash event!

Bonuses Bonuses Features Features Spawns Spawns Raids Raids Research Research Shiny Shiny




Bonuses

2× XP for evolving Pokémon
2× XP for evolving Pokémon
Increased chance to encounter Shiny Nidoqueen wearing a crown, Shiny Nidoking wearing a crown, Shiny Slowpoke, Shiny Combee, and Shiny Litleo
Increased chance to encounter Shiny Nidoqueen wearing a crown, Shiny Nidoking wearing a crown, Shiny Slowpoke, Shiny Combee, and Shiny Litleo
Catching Slowpoke may award a King’s Rock
Catching Slowpoke may award a King’s Rock

Complete the Collection Challenge to earn this bonus.

Trainers Level 31 and up will receive one guaranteed Candy XL for evolving Pokémon
Trainers Level 31 and up will receive one guaranteed Candy XL for evolving Pokémon

Features

Pokémon Debuts

Kingambit, the Big Blade Pokémon, will make its Pokémon GO debut!

You can evolve Bisharp into Kingambit after you defeat 15 Dark-type or Steel-type Pokémon in Raid Battles with Bisharp as your buddy. You do not have to defeat these Pokémon with Bisharp.

  • Kingambit

Costumed Pokémon Debuts

New costumed Pokémon will appear during this event!

(Refer to the event image for the Crown Costume)

  • shiny
    Crown Nidoqueen
  • shiny
    Crown Nidoking

PokéStop Showcases

Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops where you can enter event-themed Pokémon!

Track Pokémon

If you are still missing Pawniard or other Pokémon, try using the recently released Pokémon Alert feature, which enables Trainers to track a Pokémon.* When a tracked Pokémon is nearby, Trainers with Pokémon Alert will receive a notification.

Pokémon Alert only tracks Pokémon that can be found in the wild.

Spawns

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.

  • shiny
    Slowpoke
  • shiny
    Slakoth
  • shiny
    Piplup
  • shiny
    Combee
  • shiny
    Snivy
  • shiny
    Litleo

Some Trainers might even encounter the following!

  • shiny
    Pawniard

Raids

Appearing in 1-Star Raids

  • shiny
    Sneasel
  • shiny
    Klink
  • shiny
    Pawniard

Appearing in 3-Star Raids

  • shiny
    Crown Nidoqueen
  • shiny
    Crown Nidoking

Research

Field Research Tasks

Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available.

Complete Field Research tasks to earn encounters with event-themed Pokémon.

Collection Challenge

An event-themed Collection Challenge is coming!

Complete the catch- and Evolution-focused Collection Challenge to receive XP, Stardust, and an encounter with Pawniard. Additionally, Trainers Level 31 and up will receive one guaranteed Candy XL for evolving Pokémon after completing the Collection Challenge.

Shiny

During this event, Trainers wil have an increased chance to encounter Shiny Nidoqueen wearing a crown, Shiny Nidoking wearing a crown, Shiny Slowpoke, Shiny Combee, and Shiny Litleo.

  • Crown Nidoqueen
  • Crown Nidoking
  • Slowpoke
  • Combee
  • Litleo
Leek Duck

Leek Duck

Hey, I'm LeekDuck. I create Pokémon GO graphics, resources and report Pokémon GO news. You can find them on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky. You can also find me on Twitch and YouTube!

LeekBeats Radio