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This week in Pokémon Go (20th to 26th April): Go big then go home

A challenging Max Battle event gets another go-around in an otherwise quiet week.

A split image showing, from top left going clockwise: Gigantamax Charizard, Gigantamax Gengar, Gigantamax Blastoise, Gigantamax Venusaur
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Welcome to the latest One More Catch weekly newsletter, offering you a guide to the week ahead in Pokémon Go.

It's another week where the Tuesday doesn't kick off a week-long event, meaning all eyes are on the Monday, Wednesday and Saturday updates, the last of which offers a replay of a frustrating Max Battle event that should be much easier to take part in today.

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.

Format tweak

Adjustments to the newsletter continue, with a table showing each day's highlights at a glance replacing the day-by-day breakdown I usually feature. Hopefully, for yourselves, this results in a snappier read, while also being a little quicker for me to put together. If you have any feedback about the newsletter, from the format to the contents, I'd love to hear your thoughts in these early months as it continues to take shape:

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This week in Pokémon Go (20th to 26th April)

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

Date

Major updates

Also happening...

Monday 20th

Sustainability Week event ends (8pm)

• Last chance to find costumed Galarian Corsola and progress the event Go Pass

Fast Track Monday


Max Monday (Regirock focus)

Tuesday 21st

N/A (no new event this week!)

Showcase Tuesday


Go Battle League change

• Great League

• Ultra League

• Master League

Wednesday 22nd

Raid refresh

• Five-star: Tapu Koko

• Mega Raids: Mega Sharpedo

Raid Hour

• Tapu Koko

Thursday 23rd

N/A

Go Battle Thursday

Friday 24th

N/A

Friendship Friday

Saturday 25th

Replay: Go Bigger (2pm to 5pm)

• Gigantamax Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise and Gengar all appear in Max Battles

• Max Particle collection limit increases to 1,600

• Additional, regularly refreshing Power Spots

• £4.99 / $4.99 ticket available

N/A

Sunday 26th

N/A

Double-Time Sunday

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A reminder you can read this guide to the week ahead two ways once you've signed up to the mailing list - by email, or through the Newsletters area of the One More Catch website.

It's a quieter week without a Tuesday update, so let's look at what is happening and how much it's worth taking part in: