Welcome to the latest One More Catch weekly newsletter, offering you a guide to the days ahead in Pokémon Go.
The big week is here! Tomorrow (Monday, 6th July) is when Pokémon Go turns a decade old, kicking off several weeks of 10th Anniversary events. The first has already begun, with the '10th Anniversary Party' debuting a new Gimmighoul form, leading into the raid-heavy 'Road of Legends' event and arguably the biggest weekend of the year, Go Fest: Global, where players around the world can finally get their hands on a Mega Mewtwo and Zeraora if they didn't attend Go Fest in Tokyo, Chicago or Copenhagen.
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.
Events in Pokémon Go this week (6th to 12th July)
All times are at your local time, unless otherwise stated.
What to know about this week
Here's the biggest opportunities and observations for the days ahead:
A raid-heavy week and a messy Monday
The main event this week is 'Road of Legends', which sees just about every Legendary, eligible Mythical and Ultra Beast return to the game. Almost everything is showing up on Monday, which also includes a special 6pm to 8pm raid hour. Elsewhere, powerful Legendaries which require fusing or a form change - such as Kyurem, Necrozma, Zacian, Zamazenta, Dialga and Palkia - will be featured on their own days and raid hours between Tuesday and Friday.
As well as the table at the top of this newsletter, this dedicated 'Road of Legends' raid schedule breaks down everything on offer, including what's eligible to be shiny. (Know that everything can also get a Special Background this week, too.)
With just about every Legendary returning on Monday, the start of the week is going to be messy. If you're out raiding, the best approach is to embrace whatever you come across and don't worry about a specific target (especially if you are a new or returning player - use it to catch up on your 'dex). But if you do fancy chasing a particular Pokémon, then Remote Raiding is probably the way to go; the pool of Pokémon is too wide to realistically farm them otherwise.
Tuesday to Friday, however, is a lot more focused, and these Pokémon (once changed form or fused) are very powerful, and are worth chasing if you don't have them already. Don't forget the Mega Pokémon appearing each day, too, including Primal Raids on Friday, as Primal Kyogre and Groudon are essential if you don't already have them.
So there are opportunities this week, especially for new players, but be prepared for it to not be as focused as most raid events. Either way, it might be best to save your Raid Passes for Mega Mewtwo Super Mega Raids at the weekend, as based on their Mega Energy requirements, you're going to need them - even if you're getting nine free passes both Saturday and Sunday from spinning Gyms.
Go Fest: Global is free, but powerful bonuses are extra
Access to the Go Fest: Global weekend is free, but there's a handful of powerful bonuses and items locked behind a premium Go Pass for 'Road of Legends'.
This Go Pass is available on the Monday and can be progressed until Sunday night. The cost hasn't been revealed, but with the inclusion of a Gold Bottle Cap - allowing you to max out the stats of almost any Pokémon - expect it to probably match last year's £20 / $20 price point.
Beyond that, the Deluxe track also offers a Mewtwo with a Special Background encounter (which you'll likely get from a raid at the weekend) but most importantly some powerful bonuses, including 2x Hatch Candy and Stardust, and an additional 5,000 XP plus extra 3 Candy and 1 Candy XL from five-star and higher raids.
I rarely advocate for Go Passes, but if you're playing a lot this week or over the weekend, there's probably enough there to justify the assumed £20 / $20 cost. (And if you don't fancy a Deluxe version, the free track does offer 1/2 Egg Hatch Distance, the Link Charge cap increasing to 2,000 Deluxe, a Go Fest Tee avatar item and a Lucky Trinket.)
Surprise bonus of the week
In case you missed it, a surprise bonus this week is the ability to Elite TM Origin Forme Palkia's and Dialga's Adventure Effects Spacial Rend and Roar of Time until the end of Go Fest: Global (7pm local time on Sunday). This should apply to any already caught Pokémon, as well as any new ones you catch this week.
It's a very welcome move that helps reduce FOMO - but I do feel for any folks who put in a shift (and who knows how many Raid Passes) trying to get these Adventure Effects natively in previous events.
There are no Daily Discoveries this week
Because of 'Road of Legends' and 'Go Fest: Global' at the weekend, all other events take a break - meaning no Daily Discoveries, such as Showcase Tuesday, Thursday's Spotlight Hour, and Friendship Friday.
An exception, however, might be Max Monday, which is listed to be taking place according to official comms (see the below screenshot). But this is likely just saying Chansey will appear in Max Battles all week than anything else, so don't be surprised if the increased Power Stop numbers and Rare Candy XL doesn't happen as usual on Monday.
As for Go Fest: Global itself...
We'll get into that with a dedicated guide / newsletter at the weekend. For now, best of luck with any raids you're targeting this week!
What's new in Pokémon and Pokémon Go?
Here's a roundup of the biggest stories from the week:
- Besides details of July's monthly Go Pass (including the surprise inclusion of 10th Anniversary Coin Gimmighoul encounters), the biggest news is a new feature - an in-game calendar, featured prominently on the lower right corner of the map screen. It's a useful idea, but a little fussy (it's struggled to load a couple of times for me) and not as organised as you'd hope, as it clusters events by type and not in chronological order.
- If you're after a day-by-day schedule, the good news is One More Catch's weekly newsletter will continue to have you covered.
Pokémon GO
- There's a new code to redeem - MLBxPOKEMONGO2026 - celebrating a new MLB partnership, giving you a branded T-shirt avatar item. Click the aforementioned link to redeem it in the store.
One More Catch notes
Aside from publishing 'Choose Your Path: Charged Embers', 'Road of Legends' and 10th Anniversary Coin Gimmighoul guides, I've been busy putting the finishing touches to some posts for Monday's 10th anniversary. Expect at least one of these to land in your inbox tomorrow.
One of these posts is news of the site's first ever sale! This won't be public until tomorrow, but as a newsletter reader, you can take advantage of annual Good Supporter and Great Supporter discounts a day early:
- 25% Good Supporter discount (£10 / ~$13 off a year)
- 25% Great Supporter discount (£16.25 / ~$21.75 off a year)
Otherwise, a bit of housekeeping is the next instalment of Behind the Catch (the quarterly blog for Great Supporters) will be pushed back a week or so to avoid a busy anniversary and Go Fest: Global week. Thanks for understanding - and hope you look forward to reading One More Catch's anniversary coverage!
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