April 22, 2025

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

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

Crown Clash

Saturday, May 10, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time

Event Bonuses

  • 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.
  • Catching Slowpoke may award a King’s Rock.

Pokémon Debuts

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

Kingambit^

New costumed Pokémon will appear during this event!

Nidoqueen wearing a crown*
Nidoking wearing a crown*

*If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
^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.

Wild Encounters

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.

Slowpoke*
Slakoth*
Piplup*
Combee*
Snivy*
Litleo*

Some Trainers might even encounter the following!

Pawniard*

*If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Raids

The following Pokémon will appear in raids.

One-Star Raids
Sneasel*
Klink*
Pawniard*

Three-Star Raids
Nidoqueen wearing a crown*
Nidoking wearing a crown*

*If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Field Research Task Rewards

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.

PokéStop Showcases

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

Pokémon GO Web Store

Don’t forget to check out the Pokémon GO Web Store for all the best deals.

And don’t forget, Trainers can get a 15% discount on their first web store purchase of any item that costs US$9.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency) or more!

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.

Please be aware of your surroundings and follow guidelines from local health authorities when playing Pokémon GO. Upcoming events are subject to change. Be sure to follow us on social media, opt in to receiving push notifications, and subscribe to our emails to stay updated.

—The Pokémon GO team