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Mega Absol Raid Day

Raid Day
Starts:
Sunday, March 23, 2025, at  2:00 PM Local Time
Ends:
Sunday, March 23, 2025, at  5:00 PM Local Time

The Mega Absol Raid Day event will take place on March 23, 2025 from 2 pm to 5 pm. Stay tuned for more details.

Bonuses Bonuses Features Features Raids Raids Research Research Shiny Shiny Sales Sales




Bonuses

Remote Raid Pass limit increased to 20 from Saturday, March 22, at 5:00 p.m. to Sunday, March 23, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. PDT
Remote Raid Pass limit increased to 20 from Saturday, March 22, at 5:00 p.m. to Sunday, March 23, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. PDT
Receive up to five additional free Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs (for a total of six)
Receive up to five additional free Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs (for a total of six)
Increased chance of encountering Shiny Absol from Mega Raids
Increased chance of encountering Shiny Absol from Mega Raids

Event Ticket

For US$5.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you can purchase a ticket that grants the following bonuses.

Eight additional Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs (for a daily total of 14)
Eight additional Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs (for a daily total of 14)
Increased chance to get Rare Candy XL from Raid Battles
Increased chance to get Rare Candy XL from Raid Battles
50% more XP from Raid Battles
50% more XP from Raid Battles
2× Stardust from Raid Battles
2× Stardust from Raid Battles

These bonuses will be effective on Sunday, March 23, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time.

Trainers will be able to purchase and gift tickets to any of their Pokémon GO friends that they have achieved a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with. Please note that purchases—including those made for other Trainers—are non-refundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Tickets cannot be purchased with PokéCoins.
Please note that this ticket will only be available in the in-game shop until Sunday, March 23, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. local time.

Features

Attack Availability Updates

Starting with the event and continuing afterwards, Absol will be able to learn the Charged Attack Brutal Swing.

Brutal Swing

  • Trainer Battles: 55 power
  • Gyms and raids: 65 power

Raids

Appearing in Mega Raids

Mega Absol will appear at every available Gym during Raid Day.

  • shiny
    Mega Absol

Research

Timed Research

A free Timed Research opportunity will be available during the event. Complete the Timed Research to earn the following rewards and bonuses:

  • 10,000 Stardust
  • 1,000 additional Stardust for completing a Raid Battle (for a total of 2,000 Stardust, or 3,000 Stardust with the event ticket)
  • And more!

Shiny

Trainers will have an increased chance of encountering Shiny Absol from Mega Raids.

  • Absol
  • Mega Absol

Sales

Pokémon GO Web Store – Mega Absol Raid Day Ultra Ticket Box

The Mega Absol Raid Day Ultra Ticket Box will be available for US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency) and includes an event ticket and a bonus Premium Battle Pass at no additional cost!

Check it out in the Pokémon GO Web Store! Be sure to visit the web store! You never know what you may find.

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