Mega Absol Raid Day

Event Bonuses

• Remote Raid Pass limit increased to 20 from Saturday, March 22, at 5:00 p.m. to Sunday, March 23, 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).
• Increased chance of encountering Shiny Absol from Mega Raids.

Event Ticket

For US$5.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you can purchase a ticket that grants the following bonuses.

• Eight additional Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs (for a daily total of 14)
• Increased chance to get Rare Candy XL from Raid Battles
• 50% more XP from Raid Battles
• 2× Stardust from Raid Battles

These bonuses will be effective on Sunday, March 23, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 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.

*Please note that this ticket will only be available in the in-game shop until Sunday, March 23, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. local time.

Featured Pokémon

Mega Absol

Attack Availability Updates

Starting with the event and continuing afterwards, Absol will be able to learn 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

Timed Research

A free Timed Research opportunity will be available during the event.

Complete the Timed Research to earn the following rewards and bonuses.

• 10,000 Stardust
• 1,000 additional Stardust for completing a Raid Battle (for a total of 2,000 Stardust, or 3,000 Stardust with the event ticket)
• And more!