Pokemon GO Fest 2025 kicked off in late May with exciting events for participating players in-person and online. Now that the festivals in Osaka, Jersey City, and Paris have concluded, it’s time for the rest of the world to join the fun through the Pokemon GO Fest 2025: Global event. This festival lasts from June 28 to June 29, with a plethora of nice rewards for ticket holders and F2P players alike. The Pokemon GO Fest has been the game’s flagship live event since 2017, with its first iteration reaching over 20,000 players in attendance in Chicago. While this event was plagued with mobile network issues, developer Niantic improved on its future festivals. Multi-day events and three locations across different continents became the norm to ensure that all participants could get the best experience in Pokemon GO. Global events have also become commonplace to give every player a chance to get the rare critters they can only get from Pokemon GO Fest.

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Pokemon GO Fest 2025 Debuts New Pokemon and Shinies Through Boosted Encounters and Research
Everyone with the game and account can participate in the festivities. However, players can also purchase a Pokemon Go Fest 2025: Global Ticket for US$14.99 to gain access to limited Special Research and boosted encounters for new Pokemon.

Volcanion Makes its Debut in Pokemon GO Fest 2025: Global’s Special Research

Volcanion is a Mythical Fire/Water-type Pokemon with a Fire and Water Gen Six Pokemon roster. Only ticket-holders can go on a Special Research task on the first day to catch it through a one-time encounter.
Klefki, Skiddo, and Some Shiny Pokemon Debut in Pokemon GO Fest 2025: Global

All trainers can encounter Shiny versions of Frigibax and Carbink during the event. The former will appear in the Hypnotic Tundra, while the latter can be encountered in the Moonless Volcano habitat. Meanwhile, ticket-holders have the chance to catch new Pokemon GO Pokemon additions Skiddo and Klefki.
Sword and Shield-Themed Pokemon Get Boosted All-Day Encounters

Trainers will encounter more Sword and Shield-themed Pokemon from June 28 to 29.

Shield-Themed Critters (June 28): Goomy, Skarmory, Larvitar, Shelmet, Oranguru, Vullaby, Chansey, and Shieldon

Sword-Themed Critters (June 29): Cubone, Jangmo-o, Karrablast, Ralts, Deino, Galarian Farfetch’d, Passimian, and Pawniard

Trainers Can Catch Event-Themed Critters in Rotating Habitats

Players can visit the following habitats at set local times to encounter some event-themed critters:

Moonless Volcano (10 AM to 11 AM and 2 PM to 3 PM): Fuecoco, Numel, Duskull, Houndour, Gothita, Golett, Flabebe (Red Flower), Fletchling, and Skrelp

Galvanic Dojo (11 AM to 12 PM and 3 PM to 4 PM): Machop, Teddiursa, Electabuzz, Dedenne, Scraggy, Pancham, Flabebe (Yellow Flower), Chespin, Crabrawler, and Mienfoo

Hypnotic Tundra (12 PM to 1 PM and 4 PM to 5 PM): Swinub, Piplup, Spheal, Alolan Sandshrew, Munna, Flabebe (Blue Flower), Snover, Bergmite, and Elgyem

Fae Swamp (1 PM to 2 PM and 5 PM to 6 PM): Murelull, Tentacool, Gulpin Mawile, Clefairy, Venipede, Popplio, Mareanie, Togetic, and Flabebe (Orange Flower)

Incense Boosts Specific Encounters for Ticket-Holders

Ticket-holding trainers can use their Incense to attract the following critters in specific habitats:

Skiddo (Galvanic Dojo)

Klefki (Fae Swamp)

Pachurisu (Hypnotic Tundra)

Torkoal (Moonless Volcano)

They can also attract Unown D, E, H, I, L, O, R, S, and W by using Incense from June 28 to June 29.
Pokemon GO Fest 2025: Global’s Raids Feature Exciting Pokemon Forms

Trainers with access to Pokemon GO raids for the event can encounter these Pokemon:

One-Star Raid: Dapper Pikachu with Red, Blue, or Yellow accents and Frigibax

Two-Star Raid: Falinks

Five-Star Raid (June 28): Crowned Shield Zamazenta

Five-Star Raid (June 29): Crowned Sword Zacian

Additional Bonuses for All Trainers and Ticket-Holders

Every trainer will get special bonuses like surprise encounters in snapshots, eight-hour party play duration, and one-hour lure modules. Meanwhile, ticket-holders get boosted shiny chances, Special Research access, and Global Challenges. Other rewards from ticket-holders include halved Stardust cost for trades, up to nine daily free Raid Passes from Photo Discs, more hearts from friendship activities, up to six special Trades, and a maximum of 40 Gift openings per day.

Pokémon GO

Systems

Released

July 6, 2016

ESRB

e

Engine

Unity

Multiplayer

Online Multiplayer

Cross-Platform Play

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