Final Strike: GO Battle Week

Axl

May 05, 2025 at 10:13 pm

Time and Date

Final Strike: GO Battle Week will start on Wednesday, May 21, at 10:00 a.m. and end on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Might and Mastery Special Research

After a long Season of training, Kubfu is ready to evolve into Urshifu!

The next installment of the Seasonal Special Research story will be available to all Trainers beginning at the start of the event.

Trainers can complete tasks to earn Mysterious Components, Kubfu Candy, encounters with event-themed Pokémon like Charcadet with a Special Background, and more!

You can claim this Special Research at no cost until Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. local time.

Pokémon Debuts

The Wushu Pokémon Urshifu will make its Pokémon GO debut!

Urshifu Single Strike

Urshifu Rapid Strike

• You can evolve Kubfu into Urshifu (Single Strike Style) with 200 Kubfu Candy after you defeat 30 Dark-type Pokémon in raids or Max Battles with Kubfu as your buddy. You do not have to defeat the Pokémon with Kubfu.
  
• You can evolve Kubfu into Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style) with 200 Kubfu Candy after you defeat 30 Water-type Pokémon in raids or Max Battles with Kubfu as your buddy. You do not have to defeat the Pokémon with Kubfu.

Event Bonuses

• 2× XP for winning Raid Battles.
• Increased chance to encounter Shiny Meditite, Shiny Stunky, and Shiny Mareanie.

Upon completing the free Timed Research, the following bonus will unlock.

• One extra Raid Pass per day.

Wild Encounters

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.

Mankey

Seel

Galarian Zigzagoon

Meditite

Froakie

Some Trainers might even encounter the following!

Deino

Nickit

✨If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Raids

The following Pokémon will appear in raids.

One-Star Raids

Carvanha

Stunky

Mareanie

Three-Star Raids

Lapras

Hisuian Samurott

Bombirdier

✨If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Field Research Task Rewards

Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available.

Complete Field Research tasks to earn encounters with event-themed Pokémon.

Featured Attacks

Evolve certain Pokémon during the event to get a Pokémon that knows a featured attack!

Evolve Mankey during the event to get a Primeape that knows the Charged Attack Rage Fist.

Rage Fist

Charged Attack

Gyms & Raids

Power

100

DPS

33.33

DPE

2

Trainer Battles

Power

55

DPE

1.38

Energy Delta

-40

Evolve Seel during the event to get a Dewgong that knows the Fast Attack Ice Shard.

Ice Shard

Fast Attack

Gyms & Raids

Power

10

DPS

10

DPE

1

Trainer Battles

Power

9

DPE

0.9

Energy Delta

10

Evolve Zweilous during the event to get a Hydreigon that knows the Charged Attack Brutal Swing.

Brutal Swing

Charged Attack

Gyms & Raids

Power

65

DPS

32.5

DPE

1.97

Trainer Battles

Power

55

DPE

1.57

Energy Delta

-35

Evolve Frogadier during the event to get a Greninja that knows the Charged Attack Hydro Cannon.

Hydro Cannon

Charged Attack

Gyms & Raids

Power

90

DPS

45

DPE

1.8

Trainer Battles

Power

80

DPE

2

Energy Delta

-40

Lapras encountered in Raids and Field Research will also know the Charged Attack Ice Beam.

Ice Beam

Charged Attack

Gyms & Raids

Power

95

DPS

27.14

DPE

1.9

Trainer Battles

Power

90

DPE

1.64

Energy Delta

-55

Timed Research

There will be a free Timed Research opportunity available.

Timed Research rewards include the following.

• Rare Candy
• Kubfu Candy
• Encounters with event-themed Pokémon with Special Backgrounds, including Meditite, Stunky, and Mareanie.
• And more!

Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Paid Timed Research

For US$1.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access event-exclusive Timed Research.

Timed Research rewards include the following.

• Two Premium Battle Passes
• Four Lucky Eggs
• One Max Particle Pack
• Encounters with Meditite, Stunky, and Mareanie
• And more!

Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Trainers will be able to purchase and gift tickets to any of their Pokémon GO friends that they have achieved a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with. Please note that purchases—including those made for other Trainers—are non-refundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Tickets cannot be purchased with PokéCoins.

Paid Special Research – Fuzzy Fighter

For US$7.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you can play through separate Special Research and encounter Dynamax Kubfu again. Please note that Trainers who purchased or received this Special Research during the Powerful Potential event cannot receive it again.

Special Research rewards include the following.

• One Incense
• Two Premium Battle Passes
• One Star Piece
• Encounters with Season-themed Pokémon
• A rare encounter with a Dynamax Kubfu
• And more!

You can purchase a ticket for this Special Research from Monday, May 19, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Ticket holders will gain access to the Special Research during Might and Mastery. To receive the Special Research, you must open Pokémon GO at some point between Monday, May 19, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time. After you’ve received the Special Research, you can complete it at any time.

Please note that purchases—including those made for other Trainers—are non-refundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Tickets cannot be purchased with PokéCoins.

PokéStop Showcases

Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops where you can enter event-themed Pokémon!