Pokemon Go July 2025 Events: Raids, Spotlight Hours, Community Days, And More

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This month, we’re now in the second phase of Pokemon Go’s Delightful Days season, and the mobile game is continuing the celebration with numerous events and activities throughout July. As it happens, this month also marks the 9th anniversary of Pokemon Go, and the game is commemorating the occasion with a grand event that includes the introduction of some festive Pokemon and a new Masterwork Research storyline.

In addition, this month offers several exciting events for players to anticipate, such as a Summer Concert and the reoccurrence of the Water Festival. Furthermore, Pokemon Go is planning two Community Days in July, along with fresh Spotlight Hours and raid battles.

You can read more about all of the biggest Pokemon Go events happening this month below.

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  • July Raid Schedule
    • Five-star Raids
    • Mega Raids
    • Shadow Raids
    • Max Battles
  • July Spotlight Hours
  • 9th Anniversary Party
    • Featured Pokemon
    • Bonuses
  • July Community Day Classic
    • Featured Attacks
    • Bonuses
  • Ultra Unlock: Hisui Celebration
    • Featured Pokemon
    • Bonuses
  • Raid Day
  • Water Festival
  • Gigantamax Battle Day
  • Summer Concert
  • July Community Day
    • Bonuses
  • Max Battle Weekend
  • Adventure Week

July Raid Schedule

In July, the popular game Pokemon Go will reintroduce some well-loved legendary and Mega Pokemon as part of its raid lineup.

As a gamer, I’m super excited to share that the legendary trio, Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion, known as the Swords of Justice, will be gracing five-star raids throughout different parts of July! Not only that, but the mascots from Pokémon Sun and Moon, Solgaleo and Lunala, are also making a comeback during this month.

On top of that, it’s time for another round with Mega Charizard X, Mega Blastoise, and Mega Venusaur in Mega raids! And let’s not forget about Mega Aggron and Mega Aerodactyl joining the party as well. This month is shaping up to be an epic time for trainers like me!

In simple terms, during the upcoming weeks, Max Battles will feature the comeback of Dynamax Shuckle, Dynamax Gastly, and Dynamax Kabuto, while Shadow Registeel will be available for Shadow raids each weekend this month as a special boss.

You can see July’s full raid schedule below:

Five-star Raids

June 30-July 8

  • Cobalion

July 8-14

  • Solgaleo

July 14-22

  • Terrakion

July 22-28

  • Lunala

July 28-August 4

  • Virizion

Mega Raids

June 30-July 8

  • Mega Aggron

July 8-14

  • Mega Charizard X

July 14-22

  • Mega Blastoise

July 22-28

  • Mega Venusaur

July 28-August 4

  • Mega Aerodactyl

Shadow Raids

Weekends in July

  • Shadow Registeel

Max Battles

June 30-July 6

  • Dynamax Shuckle

July 7-13

  • Dynamax Gastly

July 14-20

  • Dynamax Wailmer

July 21-27

  • Dynamax Darumaka

July 28-August 3

  • Dynamax Kabuto

July Spotlight Hours

Pokemon Go is hosting more Spotlight Hour events in July.

On Tuesday evenings between 6 PM and 7 PM (local time), you’ll find one specific type of Pokémon populating the wild areas more frequently, providing a great chance to expand your Pokédex and accumulate candy. Additionally, during this hour, the game offers an added reward, like doubled XP or Stardust for capturing Pokémon.

You can see July’s full Spotlight Hour schedule below:

July 1

  • Featured Pokemon: Pikachu wearing a party hat
  • Bonus: 2x catch Stardust

July 8

  • Featured Pokemon: Voltorb and Hisuian Voltorb
  • Bonus: 2x catch XP

July 15

  • Featured Pokemon: Feebas
  • Bonus: 2x catch candy

July 22

  • Featured Pokemon: Jigglypuff
  • Bonus: 2x transfer candy

July 29

  • Featured Pokemon: Roggenrola
  • Bonus: 2x evolution XP

9th Anniversary Party

Pokemon Go is kicking off the month with a 9th Anniversary celebration from July 1-6.

During the celebration, I’m excited to see some Pokémon all geared up for a party! For the first time ever, Ivysaur and Venusaur will be sporting party hats, and there’s an opportunity to catch a Gimmighoul clutching our 9th anniversary coin after finishing Field Research missions.

During this event, several advantages will be in play. You’ll find yourself with a higher probability of forging friendships with other players that yield Lucky status, and it will become more common to receive Lucky Pokémon through trades. Additionally, certain bonuses will only be accessible on specific days. From July 1st to the 3rd, eggs inside Incubators will hatch at half the distance they usually need, and from July 3rd to the 5th, you’ll receive double XP for capturing Pokémon.

Completing the event are various tasks, including free Field Exploration and Time-limited Research assignments. Furthermore, the store provides a premium Masterwork Research tale titled “Wish Granted,” which, upon completion, offers an opportunity to capture a radiant Jirachi.

Featured Pokemon

Wild encounters

  • Bulbasaur wearing a party hat
  • Charmander wearing a party hat
  • Squirtle wearing a party hat

One-star raids

  • Pikachu wearing a cake hat
  • Eevee wearing a party hat

Bonuses

Entire event

  • Increased chance to become Lucky Friends with another player
  • Increased chance to get Lucky Pokemon from trades
  • PokeStops may turn gold without a Golden Lure Module
  • Increased chance to encounter shiny, hat-wearing versions of Pikachu and Eevee
  • Gimmighoul holding a 9th anniversary coin will have a special background
  • Friendship levels will increase faster with other players
  • Chance of finding 9 or 99 Gimmighoul coins when spinning a PokeStop with a Golden Lure Module
  • First chance to encounter a shiny Gimmighoul
  • Tapping on a party hat that appears on the map will award you with items or encounters with event-themed Pokemon

July 1-3

  • 1/2 egg hatch distance when eggs are placed in Incubators

July 3-5

  • 2x XP for catching Pokemon

July 5-6

  • 2x Stardust for catching Pokemon

July Community Day Classic

Pokemon Go is bringing Eevee back for a two-day Community Day Classic on July 5 and 6.

Between 2 and 5 PM each day, Eevee will be spotted in the wild much more often than typical, giving you a great opportunity to catch many Eevees and accumulate plenty of Eevee candies. Additionally, during these hours, you’ll have increased chances of encountering a shimmering, rare shiny Eevee!

At the upcoming event, you’ll get another opportunity to acquire unique abilities. If you manage to hatch or evolve Eevee and its various transformations by 10 PM local time on July 12, each one will learn an exclusive move tied to the event. You can find the complete list of these special attacks detailed below.

To summarize, here are some special features for this event:

1. Incubators will reduce the distance needed for eggs to hatch by a quarter of their usual requirement.
2. Incense and Lure Modules will last for three hours instead of their normal duration.
3. The game is temporarily reducing the conditions for evolving Eevee, making it simpler to obtain the mentioned special attacks.

Featured Attacks

Every newly hatched or evolved Pokemon will learn these attacks by July 10, 10 PM local time.

  • Eevee: Charged Attack Last Resort
  • Vaporeon: Charged Attack Scald
  • Jolteon: Charged Attack Zap Cannon
  • Flareon: Charged Attack Superpower
  • Espeon: Charged Attack Shadow Ball
  • Umbreon: Charged Attack Psychic
  • Leafeon: Fast Attack Bullet Seed
  • Glaceon: Charged Attack Water Pulse
  • Sylveon: Charged Attack Psyshock

Bonuses

  • 1/4 egg hatch distance
  • Lure Modules and Incense will last for three hours

Limited-time evolution requirements

  • Evolve Eevee into Espeon after exploring 1 km with Eevee as your buddy
  • Evolve Eevee into Umbreon after exploring 1 km with Eevee as your buddy
  • Evolve Eevee into Sylveon after earning seven hearts with Eevee as your buddy

These reduced evolution requirements will last until 10 PM on July 12.

Ultra Unlock: Hisui Celebration

For successfully participating in sufficient Global Challenges during Pokemon Go Fest 2025, Pokemon Go has arranged a unique Ultra Unlock: Hisui Celebration event, running from July 8th to the 13th.

During this special event, players will have their first chance to find both Hisuian Zorua and its evolved form, Hisuian Zoroark, in Pokemon Go for the very first time! You’ll get to come across the ghostly fox duo alongside other Pokemon originally from the Hisui region such as Hisuian Voltorb, Petilil, Bergmite, and Hisuian Qwilfish while you explore.

Apart from the new Research missions and Collection objectives, there are also some exciting bonuses to look forward to. Catching Pokemon will earn you four times more XP and Stardust, and your chances of encountering shimmering variants of Hisuian Voltorb, Hisuian Qwilfish, and Unown U will be higher.

Featured Pokemon

Wild encounters

  • Zubat
  • Hisuian Voltorb
  • Magikarp
  • Hisuian Qwilfish
  • Sneasel
  • Larvitar
  • Bagon
  • Starly
  • Croagunk
  • Petilil
  • Hisuian Zorua
  • Rufflet
  • Bergmite

One-star raids

  • Hisuian Growlithe
  • Unown U
  • Hisuian Sneasel

Three-star raids

  • Hisuian Braviary
  • Hisuian Avalugg
  • Wyrdeer
  • Kleavor

Bonuses

  • 4x XP for catching Pokemon
  • 4x Stardust for catching Pokemon
  • Increased chance to encounter shiny versions of Hisuian Voltorb and Hisuian Qwilfish
  • Increased chance to encounter shiny Unown U in raids

Raid Day

Another Raid Day is scheduled to take place on July 12.

Water Festival

Pokemon Go’s Water Festival returns from July 15-20.

Gigantamax Battle Day

On July 19th, players have the opportunity to face off against a formidable Gigantamax Pokemon during a Gigantamax Max Battle Day.

Summer Concert

Pokemon Go is hosting a new Summer Concert event from July 19-22.

July Community Day

The second Community Day of the month takes place on July 20.

This time around, the spotlight is on Quaxly, the water-type starter from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. From 2 to 5 PM local time, you’ll find Quaxly in the wild more often than normal. The boosted spawn rate also enhances your chances of discovering a rare, shiny version of Quaxly during the event.

During July’s Community Day, just like other featured Pokemon, the Quaxly line has a chance to learn an exclusive attack only available through events. If you evolve your Quaxwell into Quaquaval before 10 PM local time on July 27, it will acquire the Charged Attack Hydro Cannon.

Moreover, themed Field and Timed Research activities are being introduced. Finishing these tasks will grant you various prizes, including increased opportunities to capture Quaxly. Additionally, the store will sell a Community Day Special Research ticket for a fee. This ticket comes with extra rewards like a Rare Candy XL and a Premium Battle Pass.

In summary, the conventional set of bonuses will be active throughout July’s Community Day. This means you’ll receive triple Stardust and double candy for capturing Pokémon. Additionally, any Lure Modules or Incense activated during the event (except Daily Adventure Incense) will last an extended period of three hours.

Bonuses

  • 3x catch Stardust
  • 2x catch candy
  • 2x chance to get Candy XL from catching Pokemon (players level 31 and higher)
  • Lure Modules and Incense will last for three hours
  • Players can make one additional Special Trade
  • Trades will cost 50% less Stardust

Max Battle Weekend

Hey there fellow gamers! Mark your calendars for July 26th and 27th, because it’s going to be another thrilling Max Battle Weekend! Keep an eye out for more details as we get closer to the event. Can’t wait to see you all there!

Adventure Week

Pokemon Go is wrapping up July with its yearly Adventure Week event, scheduled from July 29th to the 3rd of August. Further specifics about the event will be shared in the upcoming weeks.

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2025-07-01 16:41