The 'World Space Week 2026' event in Pokémon Go offers Timed Research and one-star raids as its headline features.
The Timed Research - which ultimately rewards an Astronaut Pikachu - runs between Sunday, 4th October and Saturday 10th October, and requires a number of raid completions to finish.
This guide explains all 'World Space Week 2026' Timed Research rewards available in Pokémon Go.
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'World Space Week 2026' Timed Research Timed Research rewards in Pokémon Go
The Timed Research is available between Sunday, 4th October and Saturday 10th October, midnight to midnight, and features the following steps and rewards:
'World Space Week 2026' Timed Research (step 1/1)
- Win 1 raid (2,500 XP)
- Win 2 raids (2,500 Stardust)
- Win 3 raid (2,500 XP)
- Win 4 raids (2,500 Stardust)
- Win 5 raid (2,500 XP)
Reward: Astronaut Pikachu encounter, 2,500 XP, 2,500 Stardust
Thanks to Grass Cat on the PokeMiners Discord for helping with the above.
That's right - you need to complete five raids for a free Astronaut Pikachu encounter.
Thankfully, Astronaut Pikachu also appears in one-star raids all week to help for solo players, otherwise there's the likes of Xerneas and Mega Victreebel until Wednesday, where the raid rotation then switches over to Yveltal and Mega Blastoise; Yveltal's raid hour on Wednesday is a great opportunity to blitz through these if you have a local community to help.
Looking for more things to do? See the upcoming event schedule for what else is coming up in October.
