January 6, 2025

Rescue Shadow Ho-Oh from Team GO Rocket during a Shadow Raid Day event!

Rescue Shadow Ho-Oh from Team GO Rocket during a Shadow Raid Day event!

Ho-Oh Shadow Raid Day

Sunday, January 19, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time

Event Bonuses

  • Up to five additional free Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs (for a total of seven).
  • Increased chance of encountering Shiny Ho-Oh from Shadow Raids.

Featured Attack

During the event, you can use a Charged TM to teach Ho-Oh the Charged Attack Sacred Fire!

Sacred Fire

  • Trainer Battles: 130 power
  • Gyms and raids: 120 power

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 15)
Increased chance to get Rare Candy XL from Raid Battles
50% more XP from Raid Battles
2× Stardust from Raid Battles

These bonuses will be effective on Sunday, January 19, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 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, January 19, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. local time.

Pokémon GO Web Store – Ho-Oh Shadow Raid Day Ultra Ticket Box

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

Check it out in the Pokémon GO Web Store!

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—The Pokémon GO team