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This week in Pokémon Go (5th to 11th October): Disguise disguise

The upcoming schedule and what to focus on - including 'Zorua Community Day' - plus news from the week.

Sizzlipede, Zorua and Kyogre in front of a polygonal shape and textured background.
Sizzlipede, Zorua and Kyogre. Credit: One More Catch (via Scopely Explore / The Pokémon Company)

Welcome to the latest One More Catch weekly newsletter, offering you a guide to the days ahead in Pokémon Go.

With the 'World Space Week 2026' event already in full swing, it's mainly regular updates to keep us busy - with a new Dynamax debut, October's Go Pass and the Shadow Legendary rotation all dropping between Monday and Wednesday. The headline event, then, is Tricky Fox Pokémon Zorua's own Community Day, which should be unlike any other we've seen before.

So here's a snapshot of everything coming to Pokémon Go in the days ahead, the biggest opportunities available, and a roundup of Pokémon news and site updates you may have missed.

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Pokémon Go this week (5th to 11th October)

All times are at your local time, unless otherwise stated.

Date

New events and updates

Regular events and raids

Monday 5th

Harvest Festival event ends (8pm)

• Final chance to progress Go Pass, complete Flapple, Appletun or Dipplin choose a path research and find easier Applin spawns

Max Monday (Dynamax Sizzlipede focus)

Tuesday 6th

Go Pass: October debuts (until Tuesday, 3rd November)

• Month-long Go Pass debuts with Kyogre encounter (free) and Lucky Trinket (Deluxe)

Showcase Tuesday

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Go Battle League refresh (9pm UK / 4pm EST / 1pm PST)

• Great League: Mega Edition

• Ultra League: Mega Edition

• Master League: Mega Edition

Wednesday 7th

Wednesday raid refresh (until next Wednesday)

• Five-star: Yveltal

• Mega Raids: Mega Blastoise

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Shadow legendary raid refresh (until 3rd November)

• Shadow Incarnate Forme Landorus in five-star raids

Raid Hour (6pm to 7pm)

• Five-star: Yveltal

Thursday 8th

N/A

Go Battle Thursday

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Spotlight Hour (6pm to 7pm)

• Elgyem

• 2x Catch Candy

Friday 9th

N/A

Friendship Friday

Saturday 10th

Zorua Community Day (2pm to 5pm)

• Increased Zorua spawns and shiny catch rate

• £1.99 / $1.99 Special Research

• 2x Catch Candy and 3x Catch XP bonus

• Lure Module bonus until 9pm

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World Space Week 2026 event ends (11:59pm)

• Last chance to complete Timed Research and encounter Astronaut Pikachu in raids

N/A

Sunday 11th

N/A

Scenic Sunday

If you want to see what's coming for the rest of the month, see this Pokémon Go events schedule guide.


What to know about this week

Here's what jumps out to me in the days ahead:

'World Space Week' will keep you busy...

It's not mentioned in the standard Monday to Sunday format above because it debuted on Sunday, 4th October, but the focus of the week is 'World Space Week', which lasts until midnight at the end of Saturday (overlapping with 'Zorua Community Day').

Astronaut Pikachu in front of a polygonal shape and textured background.
Credit: One More Catch (via Scopely Explore / The Pokémon Company)

By the time you read this, all players would have received 'World Space Week 2026' Timed Research with an Astronaut Pikachu encounter, but as with recent adidas and National Trust offerings, there is more if you visit science-themed locations across the UK and Europe in person, which will last until April 2027.

Pokémon Go ‘World Space Week 2026’ event Timed Research
Constellation prize.
How to get Astronaut Pikachu in Pokémon Go
The costume is available until the end of April 2027 at in-person locations - though everyone has a chance to get one for one week only.

...but there are some mid-week updates

But even without the usual Tuesday event, since it's the first full week of the month, there are regular updates to pay attention to.

First is the release of Go Pass: October on Tuesday, offering a Kyogre encounter (free track) and a Lucky Trinket (Deluxe track). Wednesday, meanwhile, sees Shadow Incarnate Forme Landorus appear in five-star raids until 3rd November.

A promotional image for Pokémon Go's Go Pass: October, featuring Kyogre and a Lucky Trinket.
Credit: Scopely Explore / The Pokémon Company