Patterns of the Wild

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Sep 11, 2026 at 11:00 am

Time and Date

Friday, October 2, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time in Indonesia

Featured Pokémon

For the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Pikachu ✨ wearing a batik shirt with a Special Background.

Trainers will have a chance to encounter Pikachu wearing a batik shirt with a Special Background through wild encounters, Timed Research, and surprise snapshot encounters!

Batik Shirt Pikachu

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

Wild Encounters

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild. You’ll also have an increased chance of encountering a Shiny one!

Caterpie

Batik Shirt Pikachu

Oddish

Gloom

Bellsprout

Ledyba

Ledian

Hoppip

Skiploom

Sunkern

Wurmple

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

Timed Research

Complete Timed Research to encounter Pikachu wearing a batik shirt with a Special Background! The Timed Research will be available from Monday, September 28, at 6:00 a.m. to Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.

Timed Research rewards include the following.

• Encounter with Pikachu wearing a batik shirt with a Special Background ✨
• Encounters with Oddish ✨, Ledyba ✨, and Hoppip✨
• 1,000 XP
• 1,000 Stardust
• And more!

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

Bonuses

• Incense duration increased to 2 hours
• Higher chance to encounter Pikachu and other event-themed Pokémon when Incense is activated

Collection Challenge

Complete the Collection Challenge by catching Patterns of the Wild–themed Pokémon to receive XP, Stardust, and stickers featuring Pikachu wearing a batik shirt.

Surprise Encounters

Smile! During the event, you might have a surprise encounter with Pikachu when you take a snapshot of one of your Pokémon! Surprise encounters will not occur when taking snapshots of wild Pokémon.