The “Dark Skies” event in Pokémon Go runs from August 18 to August 23, 2025. It brings back nearly all Dynamax Pokémon seen so far. The event focuses on Max Battles and raids, so visit nearby gyms and Power Spots to join in.
Event Highlights
- More Power Spots will be active and refresh more frequently.
- You can collect up to 1,600 Max Particles each day.
- The remote raid limit is raised to 30 raids per day during the event.
Timed Research and Rewards
Finish the “Dark Skies” Timed Research before the event ends to get these rewards:
Step 1 of 1
- Win 1 Max Battle: Grookey encounter
- Win 2 Max Battles: Scorbunny encounter
- Win 3 Max Battles: Sobble encounter
- Rewards: 8 Zacian Candy, 8 Zamazenta Candy
Increased Pokémon Spawns
These Pokémon will appear more often during the event:
- Grookey
- Scorbunny
- Sobble
- Skwovet
- Wooloo
Max Battle Schedule
The following Dynamax Pokémon (not Gigantamax) will be available in Max Battles on these days:
Monday, August 18
- Squirtle
- Caterpie
- Gastly
- Krabby
- Shuckle
- Sableye
- Beldum
- Latias
- Latios
- Trubbish
- Sobble
- Hatenna
Tuesday, August 19, and Wednesday, August 20
- Charmander
- Omanyte
- Kabuto
- Articuno
- Zapdos
- Moltres
- Pidove
- Drilbur
- Cryogonal
- Rookidee
- Toxtricity
- Scorbunny
Thursday, August 21, and Friday, August 22
- Bulbasaur
- Machop
- Chansey
- Raikou
- Suicune
- Entei
- Wailmer
- Darumaka
- Passimian
- Grookey
- Skwovet
- Wooloo
- Falinks
Raid Schedule
The raid schedule features special Pokémon. Crowned Zacian and Zamazenta appear only during specific raid hours. Outside these hours, you’ll encounter their Hero of Many Battles versions, which cannot participate in Max Battles.
One-Star Raids
Three-Star Raids
- Sinistea
- Galarian Farfetch’d
- Galarian Weezing
Five-Star Raids
- Hero of Many Battles Zacian: August 18–21
- Hero of Many Battles Zamazenta: August 18–20, August 22
- Crowned Sword Zacian: August 21, 6–7 p.m.
- Crowned Shield Zamazenta: August 22, 6–7 p.m.