Sparring Partners Raid Day

Axl

Apr 07, 2025 at 5:32 pm

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.

Mega Heracross

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in raids.

Hariyama

Scraggy

✨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.

Upper Hand

Charged Attack

Gyms & Raids

Power

70

DPE

1.75

Energy Delta

-40

Trainer Battles

Power

50

DPS

25

DPE

1.52

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.