Pokémon Go 'Into the Wild' 2026 event guide

Published Nov 9, 2026, 11:12 AM EST Get ready for the global Wild Area event Image: Scopely Explore Pokémon Go’s 2026 "Into the Wild" event rolls into this weekend's big Wild Area flagship event, so if you need to do some Max Battles to catch up on building a good party, this is the time. Dynamax Regidrago and Dynamax Meltan will be making their debuts during this, so if you like collecting special Dynamax Pokémon, now's your chance. This event runs from Nov. 9-13. During this event, Meltan can also be shiny when you use a Mystery Box and the cooldown between Mystery Box uses will be reduced. Additionally, some of the legendary Pokémon caught during this event will know legacy moves: Registeel will know Metal Claw, Latias will know Mist Ball, Latios will know Luster Purge, and Regidrago will know Dragon Breath. Below, we list all the other bonuses for Pokémon Go's "Into the Wild" 2026 event, including information about the Go Pass and the Collection Challenge. Pokémon Go 'Into the Wild' event Go Pass This event features a Go Pass with 100 main ranks. You can earn points towards this pass by winning raids, winning Max Battles, hatching eggs, and catching Pokémon. There are some of the usual goodies in this pass, including Incense, Lucky Eggs, and Pokémon encounters, but the crown jewel lies at the end: at Rank 100, you'll get a Dynamax Meltan. If you pay $14.99 for the deluxe pass, you'll also unlock a Silver Bottle Cap, as well as the deluxe bonuses listed below. Rank 1 (deluxe): Additional 5,000 XP awarded for successful raids and Max Battles Rank 2 (deluxe): Reduced Max Particle cost to unlock and level up Max Moves Rank 3 (deluxe): 1 additional candy from raids and Max Battles, 1 additional guaranteed Candy XL from all raids and Max Battles Rank 25: Halved hatch distance This is the pass that will roll into the global Wild Area event, so don't fret too much if you can't seem to complete it by Friday. During the weekend, the daily point cap will be removed, and if you plan on going out and playing during the Wild Area event, you'll likely complete the pass fairly quickly just from playing the game. Image: Scopely Explore Pokémon Go 'Into the Wild' event Collection Challenge This event actually brought back Collection Challenges. If you catch the following before the event ends, you'll get a reward: Magnemite Aron Noibat Mareep Galarian Meowth Skrelp Togedemaru Mawile Scyther Bagon Horsea Dratini Reward: Dynamax Ralts encounter, 5,000 XP, and 5,000 Stardust Pokémon Go 'Into the Wild' event Field Research and rewards Spinning a PokéStop during the event period may yield one of these tasks: Catch 10 Pokémon (Magnemite, Horsea, Aron, or Skrelp encounter) Catch a Dynamax Ralts (5,000 Stardust or 25 Ralts Candy) Catch a Dynamax Machop (5,000 Stardust or 25 Machop Candy) Power up dragon-type Pokémon 5 times (Horsea, Dratini, Bagon, or Skrelp encounter) Power up steel-type Pokémon 5 times (Galarian Meowth, Magnemite, Aron, or Togedemaru encounter) Win a Max Battle (Bagon or Mawile encounter) Win a raid (2 Rare Candy, or Dratini or Scyther encounter) Thanks to Leek Duck for confirming the rewards we were unable to confirm ourselves. Pokémon Go 'Into the Wild' event boosted spawns These Pokémon will spawn more frequently during the event period, according to the event blog post: Magnemite Noibat Togedemaru Players have also reported seeing the following: Galarian Meowth Horsea Scyther Dratini Mareep Mawile Aron Bagon Skrelp Pokémon Go 'Into the Wild' event raid targets The following changes to the raid schedule will take place as part of the event: Difficulty Raids Max Battles One-star - Ralts Two-star - Machop Three-star Druddigon, Orthworm - Five-star Crowned Sword Zacian, Crowned Shield Zamazenta Registeel (Nov. 11), Regidrago (Nov. 12), Latias and Latios (Nov. 13)