This week in Pokémon Go (7th to 13th September): Even more Megas

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

Hope you're all recovered from the Mega Finale, as there's another Mega-focused week ahead. The 'Mega Squads' event sees the debut of Mega Level 4 Beedrill and Houndoom, two new Gen 9 additions, a new shiny to chase, and a very welcome Community Day Classic on Saturday.

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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Events in Pokémon Go this week (7th to 13th September)

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

Date	New events and updates	Regular events and raids
Monday 7th	Raid update (until Wednesday 9th) • Five-star: Regirock, Regice, Registeel • Mega Raids: Mega Gyarados	Max Monday (Dynamax Ralts focus)
Tuesday 8th	Mega Squads event begins (10am until Monday 14th, 8pm) • Maschiff and Mabosstiff debuts in Eggs, Field Research, and event Go Pass • Shiny Flamigo debuts • Mega Level 4 Beedrill & Houndoom also debut in regular Mega raids this week (Beedrill today until EOD Tuesday 15th) • Event Go pass with bonuses: 2x Hatch Stardust, chance to get Mega Energy when catching Weedly, Pidgey, Houndour, Carvanha (or their evolutions) • Deluxe track: ½ Egg Hatch Distance, Maschiff Jersey and extra Mega Energy for Beedrill and Houndoom • Until Friday 11th, increased chance of finding shiny Pidgey, plus event-specific wild spawns, 5km Eggs, Field Research Task refresh ~ Go Pass: September debuts (10am) • New monthly Go Pass with an encounter with Latios for Free, Timed Incubator on the Deluxe track ~ Shadow legendary five-star raid update • Shadow Incarnate Forme Thundurus (until 6th October) ~ Twilight Trails season begins (10am) • Changes to 2km, 5km, 7km and 10km Egg pools	Showcase Tuesday ~ Go Battle League refresh (9pm UK / 4pm EST / 1pm PST) • Great League: Mega Edition • Ultra League: Mega Edition • Master League: Mega Edition
Wednesday 9th	Wednesday raid refresh • Five-star: Zacian Hero of Many Battles • Mega Raids: Mega Beedrill	Raid Hour (6pm to 7pm) • Five-star: Zacian Hero of Many Battles
Thursday 10th	N/A	Go Battle Thursday ~ Spotlight Hour (6pm to 7pm) • Weedle (and chance of finding Kakuna, Beedrill) • 2x Candy Transfer
Friday 11th	Mega Squads spawns and raid refresh (10am until Monday 14th, 8pm) • Increased chance of finding shiny Carvanha, Mega Houndoom appears in raids (until EOD Tuesday 15th), plus event-specific wild spawns, 5km Eggs, Field Research Task refresh	Friendship Friday
Saturday 12th	Gible Community Day Classic (2pm to 5pm) • Increased Gible spawns and shiny catch rate • £1.99 / $1.99 Special Research • Free Garchamp Collection Challenge • 3x Catch XP bonus • Lure Module bonus until 9pm	N/A
Sunday 13th	N/A	Scenic Sunday ~ Spotlight Hour (6pm to 7pm) • Houndour (and chance of finding Houndoom) • 2x Candy Transfer

What to know about this week

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

Five new debuts

For completionists, there are five new things arriving as part of the 'Mega Squads' event starting 10am Tuesday:

Gen 9's Maschiff and Mabosstiff (from Eggs and Field Research from Friday, and the event Go Pass)
Shiny Flamigo (appears in the wild, Field Research, event Go Pass and Eggs)
Mega Beedrill at Mega Level 4 (plus third Charged Attack Fell Stinger+ at all Mega levels)
Mega Houndoom at Mega Level 4 (plus third Charged Attack Dark Pulse+ at all Mega Levels)

Maschiff and evolution Mabosstiff in front of a polygonal shape and textured background. — **Maschiff and evolution Mabosstiff.** *Credit: One More Catch (via The Pokémon Company)*

Thankfully, there's a few ways to get Mega Beedrill and Mega Houndoom Energy throughout the event - from the usual Mega Raids (Beedrill from Tuesday, Houndoom from Friday) and a chance of Mega Energy dropping when catching Weedle and Houndour - or their evolutions - in the wild (something which also applies to Pidgey and Carvanha spawns).

Mega Energy dropping upon catches is particularly useful because...

There are two Spotlight Hours this week

There are Spotlight Hours on both the usual Thursday slot and Sunday this week, focusing on Weedle (and evolutions) and Houndour (and evolution) respectively.

On paper, this is a great way to try and get both all the way to Mega Level 4 without having to lean on Mega Raids. Of course, we don't know the Mega Energy drop rate, or how much Mega Energy you'll receive each time, so it could be a bit of a bust - but I'm going to be showing up to both to see how far I get.

Both share also the same 2x Transfer Candy bonus, by the way - perfect for clearing out your storage post-Mega Finale week.