Everything you need to know about the next Wild Area event.
The Wild Area is a returning event in Pokémon Go, bringing both an in-person and Global event for players to partake in.
This year’s event celebrates Dark and Fairy-type Pokémon with the release of Impidimp, Morgrem and Grimmsnarl in Pokémon Go. Mighty Pokémon are also back, offering you the chance to catch incredibly strong, high-IV versions of already released Pokémon like Tyranitar using fancy GO Safari Balls. Plus, there’s a range of other bonuses and activities to get you out and about.
To help you learn everything about this new event, we’ve outlined the Go Wild Area date and start time, ticket price and an overview of the event activities — both free-to-play and ticketed — down below.
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Pokémon Go Wild Area date and start time: When is the Go Wild Area 2025 Global event?
The Go Wild Area 2025: Global event is running on Saturday 15th November and Sunday 16th November. The event will start at 10am (local time) and finish at 6pm (local time) on both days.
Go Wild Area 2025: Global is running a week after the in-person, three-day version of the event in Nagasaki, Japan, from Friday 7th November to Sunday 9th November. Joining the in-person event will grant you early access to the Go Wild Area activities, but you will need to visit (or live in) Japan to take part! It’s also worth noting that the Nagasaki Wild Area event already sold out, so if you don’t have a ticket, you’ll need to wait for the Global event!
Going back to the Global version of the Wild Area event, every player will have the chance to add Impidimp, Morgrem and Grimmsnarl to their Pokédex. There will also be new Mighty Pokémon to catch and both Cresselia and Darkrai will be making their return in five-star raids. Purchasing a ticket for Wild Area Global will grant you access to a special research quest and an additional set of bonuses.
Let’s take a more in-depth look at both the free and pay-to-play activities running through Go Wild Area 2025: Global…
November is here, so it’s time to learn the event and raid schedule. You can now catch Dynamax Pokémon through Max Battles. First, however, you need to visit Power Spots to collect Max Particles and complete the To the Max! quest. Don’t forget to learn about the new Level Cap, try out Routes, Gift Exchange and Party Play while you’re hunting down rare Pokémon, fighting in the Go Battle League or competing in PokéStop Showcases.
Free-to-play activities during Pokémon Go Wild Area
Go Wild Area 2025: Global has a range of free-to-play activities for you to enjoy in Pokémon Go, including the chance to catch new Pokémon, bonuses and the release of Mighty Pokémon.
Here’s everything we know about the free-to-play activities in Go Wild Area 2025: Global so far:
Impidimp, Morgrem and Grimmsnarl debut
The Go Wild Area 2025 marks the release of Impidimp, Morgrem and Grimmsnarl in Pokémon Go!
These Gen 8 Pokémon are the only Dark/Fairy-type Pokémon in the franchise, which makes them pretty interesting. This combo is weak to Poison, Steel and Fairy, but resistant to Ghost and Dark. In the main-series games, they’re also immune to Psychic and Dragon, making it an interesting Pokémon to have on your team.
While it doesn’t have a Mega evolution, it does have a Gigantamax form. And the good news here is that Gigantamax Grimmsnarl is being released as part of this event!
But wait, there’s more! For those of you keen on shiny Pokémon, we’re pleased to say that the shiny Impidimp, shiny Morgrem and shiny Grimmsnarl will be out in the wild, too!
Impidimp will in the wild and in 5km eggs during the Go Wild Area event. It evolves into Morgrem using 25 Impidimp Candy, and then Grimmsnarl using 100 Impidimp Candy.
Hatenna shiny debut
Alongside the release of shiny Impidimp family, we’re getting access to shiny Hatenna, shiny Hattrem and shiny Hatterene!
Gigantamax Grimmsnarl
Alongside being able to able to battle in Max Battles, you’ll also have the chance to defeat Gigantamax Grimmsnarl during Go Wild Area 2025: Global.
For those less keen on Max Battles, but want the chance to pick up a fancy Pokémon, simply complete this year’s event-exclusive Special Research story for a guaranteed encounter with a Grimmsnarl that can Gigantamax!
Mighty Pokémon
Mighty Pokémon are a cool variant you’ll encounter during Go Wild Area 2025: Global. What sets Mighty Pokémon apart from the rest is that they’re far more powerful from the regular Pokémon you can catch in the wild.
Mighty Pokémon are more likely to have high Attack, Defence and HP stats, thanks to their 13/13/13 baseline. In keeping with these higher stats, they’re also more likely to be either XL or XXL size. You may even encounter a shiny Mighty Pokémon!
The downside? Mighty Pokémon are more difficult to catch…
You’ll know you have a Mighty Pokémon instead of a regular one when you see ‘!!!’ instead of the usual CP above its head. Make sure you use your Go Safari Balls on these Pokémon as they greatly improve your chance of success.
The Mighty Pokémon you will encounter in the wild will also change between Saturday or Sunday, so it’s a good idea to know when each one is making an appearance if you’re planning on catching them.
Here are the Mighty Pokémon appearing on Saturday:
- Wigglytuff
- Galarian Rapidash
- Tyranitar
- Mawile
- Absol
- Golurk
- Hatterene
- Obstagoon
- Meowscarada
Here are the Mighty Pokémon appearing on Sunday:
- Alolan Ninetales
- Galarian Weezing
- Granbull
- Houndoom
- Gardevoir
- Honchkrow
- Garchomp
- Drapion
- Weavile
All Mighty Pokémon have a chance of being shiny over the course of the event, so if you’re desperately hunting for one of these as a shundo, consider buying a ticket to the event!
Habitat hours and Pokémon spawns
Go Wild Area 2025 wouldn’t be a global Pokémon Go event if it didn’t have habitat hours! Like last year, Go Wild Area Global will have two habitat hours celebrating the two types being showcased. This year, the two habitats are the Lurking Dark Hour followed by the Fanciful Fairy Hour. No prizes for guessing which hour contains which type…
Mighty Pokémon can appear during either habitat hour, regardless of their type. We’ve outlined the Mighty Pokémon spawns above!
For now, let’s take a look at the Pokémon spawning during the Dark Hour (commence Persona 3 battle music):
- Alolan Meowth
- Alolan Grimer
- Gastly
- Hoothoot
- Murkrow
- Sneasel
- Houndour
- Poochyena
- Galarian Zigzagoon
- Seedot
- Nincada
- Cacnea
- Kricketot
- Stunky
- Skorupi
- Scraggy
- Zorua
- Foongus
- Deino
- Inkay
- Phantump
- Impidimp
- Dreepy
And here are the Pokémon spawning during the Fairy Hour:
- Clefairy
- Alolan Vulpix
- Jigglypuff
- Galarian Ponyta
- Chansey
- Togetic
- Marill
- Snubbull
- Ralts
- Skitty
- Swablu
- Feebas
- Cherubi
- Audino
- Cottonee
- Espurr
- Dedenne
- Klefki
- Popplio
- Cutiefly
- Hatenna
- Impidimp
- Smoliv
Incense encounters
The following mighty Pokémon will be attracted to Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense) during both event days, for all Trainers:
- Alolan Ninetales
- Galarian Rapidash
- Tyranitar
- Mawile
- Absol
- Garchomp
- Drapion
- Weavile
- Hatterene
- Meowscarada
Raids
The Raids on offer are notably paired down from last year, with just one Three Star Raid option, plus two Shadow Raids on offer.
The Shadow Raids are the most interesting of these, offering Trainers the first ever chance to catch a Shadow Darkrai!
Shadow Cresselia will be appearing in Shadow Raids on Saturday.
Shadow Darkrai will be appearing in Shadow Raids on Sunday.
Wilderness Cape Bewear, a costume Bewear wearing a cape, will be appearing in Three Star Raids all weekend.
All three Pokémon can be shiny, which is nice to know!
Wilderness Cape Bewear
There is only one costumed Pokémon up for grabs this year, and that’s Bewear wearing a Wilderness Cape.
Regardless of your thoughts on costume Pokémon, it’s worth noting that Bewear in this event are special. You can either catch the costume Bewear or evolve a Stufful into a Bewear during the event to get a Bewear that knows the Fighting-type Charged Attack Drain Punch.
Bonuses
Every player will have access to the following bonuses during the Go Wild Area 2025: Global event hours:
- Up to three free Raid Passes per day by spinning Photo Discs at Gyms.
- Daily Max Particle collection limit increased to 1,600.
- Three GO Snapshot surprise event encounters per day.
- Pokémon will spawn more frequently and you will earn additional Buddy Candy while on Routes.
Featured attacks
Several Pokémon will have featured attacks during Go Wild Area 2025: Global, which can be earned by either catching a Pokémon which knows said attack or via evolution:
- Galarian Rapidash — Evolve Galarian Ponyta during the event to get a Galarian Rapidash that knows the Electric-type Charged Attack Wild Charge.
- Gardevoir — Evolve Kirlia during the event to get a Gardevoir that knows the Psychic-type Charged Attack Synchronoise.
- Absol — Absol caught during the event will know the Dark-type Charged Attack Brutal Swing.
- Garchomp — Evolve Gabite during the event to get a Garchomp that knows the Ground-type Charged Attack Earth Power.
- Bewear — Catch Bewear wearing a wilderness cape during the event or evolve Stufful to get a Bewear that knows the Fighting-type Charged Attack Drain Punch.
- Obstagoon — Evolve Galarian Linoone during the event to get an Obstagoon that knows the Dark-type Charged Attack Obstruct.
- Meowscarada — Evolve Floragato during the event to get a Meowscarada that knows the Grass-type Charged Attack Frenzy Plant.
Egg spawns
The following Pokémon will be in 5km Eggs during the event:
- Mime Jr.
- Sandile
- Pawniard
- Carbink
- Impidimp
- Tinkatink
New avatar items
The Pokémon Go Wild area 2025 Tee (Purple) will be available for all Trainers as a reward in the free Go Pass: Into the Wild rewards track.
Special background
Anyone who catch a Pokémon as a Raids/Max Battle reward (Shadow Cresselia, Shadow Darkrai, Wilderness Cape Bewear and Gigantamax Grimmsnarl) during the event will have a chance of it having a new Special Background on its summary page, showing when the Pokémon was caught and commemorating your adventures during Pokémon GO Wild Area!
Pay-to-play activities during Pokémon Go Wild Area
Purchasing a ticket for Go Wild Area 2025: Global will grant you access to several extra activities and bonuses to enjoy throughout the event.
Bonuses
The main reason for purchasing a Go Wild Area 2025: Global event is all of the additional bonuses it will unlock (between 10am and 6pm local time on Saturday and Sunday). There’s a fair few (albeit fewer than last year) so we’ve listed them down below for you:
- Double catch candy.
- Eggs placed in Incubators during event hours will have their hatch distance halved.
- Increased chance of encountering shiny Pokémon.
- Lure Modules activated will last for two hours
- Increased chance of 5km Eggs from spinning PokéStops and Photo Discs at Gyms
- Six free raid passes per day from spinning Gyms.
- Reduced Stardust (half) cost for trades (all day bonus).
- Able to conduct six Special Trades per day (all day bonus).
- Three additional Go Snapshot Photobombs encounters per day, so six in total across the event.
- Increased Max Particles from Power Spots and exploration.
- Max Particle daily collection limit increased to 3,200.
- 3/4 Max Particle cost for unlocking and powering up Max Moves
- A Supply Balloon giving GO Safari Balls will appear hourly during event hours.
Special Research Quest — Dark Detective or Fairy Fanatic
All Trainers will be able to embark on a branched Special Research story, allowing you to research either Dark- or Fairy-type Pokémon. The path you pick will affect your rewards and bonuses.
The Special Research will unlock on Saturday November 15th, 2025, at 10am (local time).
Dark Detective
Trainers who choose the Dark-type path will receive the following bonuses upon earning the Dark Detective medal.
- One additional Candy XL awarded for catching Dark-type mighty Pokémon (Trainers Level 31 or higher).
- Additional 1,000 Stardust for catching Dark-type Mighty Pokémon.
Fairy Fanatic
Trainers who choose the Fairy-type path will receive the following bonuses upon earning the Fairy Fanatic medal.
- One additional Candy XL awarded for catching Fairy-type mighty Pokémon (Trainers Level 31 or higher).
- Additional 1,000 Stardust for catching Fairy-type mighty Pokémon.
These bonuses will activate as soon as you claim your type-themed in-game medal, and they will expire at the end of this year’s event.
Additionally, completing this Research will unlock you a brand new avatar pose where you toss your Pokéball between your hands. More on that below!
Ticketed Incense encounters & shiny Unown W
On top of the Incense encounters seen by free-to-play Trainers, those who buy a ticket to the event will have access to the usual bevvy of Unown. This year’s event also marks the debut of shiny Unown W!
The Unown on offer this year are the letters WILD.
But more interestingly, perhaps, is the chance to encounter the following Legendary Mighty Pokémon:
- Uxie
- Mesprit
- Azelf
New avatar items
Both a Bewear Onesie and Morgrem Hairstyle will be on sale in-game shop from the moment Wild Area 2025 begins and will be available after the event ends.
It’s worth noting that, while not technically part of the ticket, the premium Go Pass Deluxe track will give you access to the Grimmsnarl hairstyle as a track reward. For those of you who fancy sporting an emo do, you can also purchase the Morgrem hairstyle from the in-game shop.
Finally, ticket-holding Trainers who complete their event Special Research will receive an all-new avatar pose where you toss your Pokéball between your hands. What’s particularly cool is that the Pokéball your avatar holds will match the ball that your Buddy Pokémon is in.
Pokémon Go Wild Area price: How much does Go Wild Area cost?
A ticket for Go Wild Area 2025: Global costs £11.99, $11.99 or the equivalent in your local currency.
Tickets are on sale now in both the in-game shop and from the web store. You’ll also be able to purchase a ticket during the event itself if you decide you want to partake in the paid version of the event. As always, it’s important to remember that tickets are non-refundable and can not be purchased using PokéCoin.
It is possible to gift a Wild Area event to another player. Those who purchase their Pokémon GO Wild Area: Global ticket on the Pokémon GO Web Store will receive a special avatar item: the Flower Crown!
How to purchase a ticket for Pokémon Go Wild Area
There are two ways to purchase a Go Wild Area 2025: Global ticket — in-game or through the web store. Though, no matter which method you choose, the price will always remain the same!
If you want to purchase your ticket in-game, open the store via the main menu and select the Go Wild Area 2025: Global banner. (It has a logo and everything.) Now, you’ll need to select ‘Buy’ and follow the purchase instructions for your specific device. The event’s ticket will now appear in your Item Bag and you’ll receive its dedicated medal a few days before the event begins.
For the web store, you first need to head to its dedicated website. Once there you need to select the ‘Go Wild Area Ticket option’. (Depending on when you purchase your ticket, this may be called ‘Go Wild Area Ultra Ticket Box’, which will offer additional items alongside your event ticket for no extra cost.) If you haven’t done so already, you’ll now have to log in before following the payment instructions. With that completed, you can also expect to get the Go Wild Area 2025: Global medal a couple of days before the event starts.
Hope you enjoy Pokémon Go’s Wild Area 2025 event!
