Fighting-type Pokémon are ready to flex their might on Sparring Partners Raid Day!
Sparring Partners Raid Day
Sunday, April 13, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time
Featured Pokémon
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in Mega Raids.
- Mega Heracross*
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in raids.
- Hariyama*
- Scraggy*
*If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
Attack Availability Updates
Starting with the event and continuing afterwards, the featured Pokémon will be able to learn the Charged Attack Upper Hand.
Upper Hand
- Trainer Battles: 70 power and a chance to lower the opposing Pokémon’s Defense by one stage
- Gyms and raids: 50 power
Event Bonuses
- Remote Raid Pass limit will increase to 20 from Saturday, April 12, at 5:00 p.m. to Sunday, April 13, 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).
- Increased chance of encountering Shiny Heracross, Hariyama, and Scraggy from Raids.
Event Ticket
For US$4.99 (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)
- 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, April 13, 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.
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!
Pokémon GO Web Store – Sparring Partners Raid Day Ultra Ticket Box
The Sparring Partners 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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—The Pokémon GO team
