Sparring Partners Raid Day
Time and Date
Sparring Partners Raid Day will happen on Sunday, April 13, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time.
Featured Pokémon
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in Mega Raids.
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in raids.
✨If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
Attack Availability Updates
Starting with the event and continuing afterwards, the featured Pokémon will be able to learn the Charged Attack 
Upper Hand.
Event Bonuses
- Remote Raid Pass limit will increase to 20 from Saturday, April 12, at 5:00 p.m. to Sunday, April 13, 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
Heracross, 
Hariyama, and 
Scraggy from Raids.
Event Ticket
For US$4.99 (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, April 13, 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, April 13, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. local time.
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!
Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Sunday, April 13, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. local time.
