Changes are afoot in Pokémon GO! There’s a Raid Day featuring Mega Gyarados coming soon, a change and expansion of player leveling and a new Season coming soon. Check out the details below.
Mega Gyarados Raid Day details
Mega Gyarados Raid Day will be held on Sunday, August 31, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. During the event, Gyarados caught at Raids will know the featured Charged Attack Aqua Tail and will have an increased chance of being Shiny! In addition, the following bonuses will be in effect:
- Remote Raid Pass limit increased to 20 from Saturday, August 30, at 5:00 p.m. to Sunday, August 31, 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).
There will also be an optional paid event ticket for more raid passes and other bonuses.
Level changes in Pokémon GO
On October 15, player leveling will be updated in Pokémon GO with an increased cap of 80 and an overall rebalancing. The developers have shared the following details:
- The level cap will increase from level 50 to level 80. The overall leveling curve from level 1 to 80 will be rebalanced, and players can earn levels more frequently.
- Tasks for Level-Up Research for levels 41 to 50 will be removed.
- New Level-Up Research tasks will be added to levels 71 to 80.
- Players at level 70 and higher have an increased chance of becoming Lucky Friends with other players.
- New rewards will be added to level-up progression, like increased storage capacity for Pokémon, items, and Gifts. This includes new avatar items starting at level 25!
- Based on previously earned experience, some players may automatically jump in level on October 15. Those players will receive rewards associated with reaching those levels at that time. Details about which players will jump in level, and by how many levels, will be shared later.
- No players will go down in level, but the amount of XP needed to reach the next level may change depending on your current level. Stay tuned for details.
Avatar items and poses that are currently rewarded for reaching certain levels will no longer be available, at least for leveling. You can still earn them until October 14 and the rewards that will be leaving are pictured below.
There will also be bonuses that start this afternoon and run until October 14:
- 2× Catch XP from Nice, Great, and Excellent Throws
- +3,000 XP from winning raids
- +3,000 XP from winning Max Battles
One of the tasks for the level 47 Level-Up Research has been adjusted to requiring players to explore 25 km in a week only twice, down from eight times.
Finally, there will also be free Timed Research to players level 5 and above to earn even more XP.
Tales of Transformation will be the new Pokémon GO Season
The trailer above shows that Mega Metagross, Gigantamax Eevee and Keldeo will all be a part of the upcoming Tales of Transformation Season in Pokémon GO! It will be starting on September 2 and more details are sure to be revealed soon.
Let us know what you think about the leveling changes and if you have any thoughts about the new Season teaser in the comments below! Don’t forget to check our Pokémon forums and Discord server.
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