Pokemon Go’s Tales of Transformation season is coming to an end, and the mobile game is closing it out in November with a series of events and Pokemon debuts. In addition to the new raid bosses and spotlight Pokemon, this month will see the arrival of a new Gigantamax form, Gigantamax Garbodor, who will act in a special Max Bat Day on November 1st.
That’s not the only new Pokemon coming this month. Tarontula and Speedups make their debut during the Enchanted Hollow event, while the High Voltage and Final Justice events promise to introduce more new monsters into the mix. There’s also November’s Community Day to look forward to, as well as the Global Wild Area Event.
You can read more about the biggest Pokemon Go events this month.
November Raid Schedule
A new lineup of Legendary and Mega Pokemon is coming to Raid Battles in November, including some returning fan favorites.
Legendary beasts Anti, Raikou, and Suicide are making another appearance in five-star raids starting November 4.11, with Heatran and Swords of Swords (Kobalin, Terrakin, and Verizon) set to follow at the end of the month.
Mega Raids, meanwhile, will see a number of Mega Pokemon roam inside gyms over the course of the month, giving you another chance to battle Mega Bedril, Mega Altaria, Mega Garkamp and others. Shadow Lettuce will also appear in special Shadow Raids every weekend in November.
You can see the full raid schedule for this month below:
Five Star Raid
November 4.11
November 18-25
25 November 2 December
- Kobalin
- The Terracan
- Verizon
Mega Raids
November 4.11
- Mega Bedril
- Mega Panseer
- Mega Heracross
November 11-18
- Mega tyrannator
- Mega Altria
November 18-25
- Mega amphros
- Mega monetary
25 November 2 December
- Mega Aerodactyl
- Mega Medicum
- Mega Garcamp
Shadow raids
Weekends in November
More battles
- Dynamics Inc. (November 3-9)
- Dynamics Rauls (November 10-16)
- Dynamics Toxtricity (amped and low-key forms) (November 17-23)
- Dynamics AV (November 24-30)
- Dynamics Darumaka (December 1-7)
November Spotlight Hours
Pokemon Go’s weekly spotlight hours continue in November with a new selection of featured Pokemon and bonuses.
From every Tuesday evening 6-7pm local timea certain species of Pokemon appears more often, making it a good opportunity to fill up your Pokédex and stock up on candy. On top of that, you’ll get an extra bonus during that hour, like stardust or an XP boost for catching Pokemon.
You can see the full November Spotlight Hour schedule below:
November 4
- Spotlight Pokemon: Weedle
- Bonus: 2x Transfer Candy
November 11
- Spotlight Pokemon: Morelol
- Bonus: 2x evolution xp
November 18
- Spotlight Pokemon: Sibley
- Bonus: 2x Catch Stardust
November 25
- Spotlight Pokemon: Scraggy
- Bonus: 2x Catch XP
Gigantamax Garbodor Max Battle Day
Pokemon Go is kicking off in a big way this November with the arrival of a new Gigantamax Pokemon: Gigantamax Garbodor.
Trash Pokemon will work in the game’s next Maximum Beat Day event November 1st. Six Star Max battles from 2-5pm local time will pit you against Gigantamax Garbodor. The program will also feature new Time Quests, which will give you the chance to catch candy, more particles, and the Dynamax Dribbler.
Finally, you can enjoy some bonuses on maximum battle days. The maximum number of particles you can collect will be temporarily increased to 1,600. Power spots will also refresh more frequently, and they’ll typically offer up to eight times more particles.
Bonus
- Maximum particle collection limit increased to 1,600
- All powerhouses will host gigantemax battles
- Powerpoints will refresh more frequently
- 8x more particles than lightning points
- Two additional special trades
- Daily remote raid limit increased to 20 (October 31st to November 1st)
- 2x more particles than searching
- 1/4 adventure distance to get more particles
Hollow of magic
More new Pokemon are on the way this month as part of Pokemon Go’s Enchanted Hollow event, which runs November 4-9.
The episode is headlined by the spider Pokémon Tarantula, who will appear as a one-star raid boss alongside some familiar faces like Paras and Stantler. Collect 50 Tarantula Candies and you can craft one into Speedups.
In addition to raid bosses, some Pokemon such as Cotton, Patel, Shellmate, and Kerblast will appear frequently in the wild when you use a Musa Lure module at a PokéStop. As an added bonus, lore modules will last twice as long as they normally do during this event, and you’ll earn double the normal amount of XP when you spin PokéStops.
Featured Pokemon
One Star Raid
Three Star Raid
Musa lure contests
- Para
- Stantler
- Cotton
- Patel
- Karrablast
- The helmet
- tarountula
Bonus
- 2x XP for spinning pokestops
- 2x Lore module duration
- Increased chance of encountering Shiny Para and Shiny Stantler
Celebrating Mega Lucario pre-releases
Pokemon Go is holding another TCG tie-in event in November, this time to commemorate the release of the Pokemon TCG: Mega Lucario Ex Figure Collection.
from November 7-30Mega Lucario raids will occur more frequently at the following retailers:
- Best Buy, GameStop, Target (US)
- EB Games (Canada and Australia)
On top of that, you’ll also be able to earn special event-based timed research tasks by opening your game while visiting the aforementioned stores. Finally, everyone who buys and redeems a Pokemon Go gift card will get a bonus Lucario mask for their avatar from Target between November 1 and December 31.
In the wild
Pokemon Go is hosting a global wild area event later this month, but before that, it will include a wild event. November 10-14.
Throughout the program, Dark or Fairy Pokémon such as Alolan Ratata, Carvana, Carbonic, and Fido will appear in the wild more often than usual. There will also be new five-star raid bosses every day, including Shadow Ho Oh and Shadow Lugia.
Finally, you can take advantage of some bonuses during the event. The game is temporarily increasing the number of remote raid passes you can make to 30, and there will be no cap on how many remote raids you can participate in until November 15-16. You’ll also be able to use Charged TM on Shadow Pokemon to reverse the move’s frustration.
Featured Pokemon
Wild encounters
- Alolan Ratata
- Sibley
- The caravan
- Purrloin
- Cotton
- Scraggy
- Spritzy
- swirlix
- Carbonic
- The joke
- Phew
More battles
- Raults
- Sibley
- Toxtricity (amped form)
- Toxtricity (low-key form)
Five Star Raid
November 10
November 11
November 12
November 13
November 14
Bonus
- Remote RAID pass limit temporarily reduced to 30
- No limit on remote raids from November 15-16
- You can use Charged TM to help Shadow Pokemon forget the disappointment
Go Wild Area: Global 2025
The Global Go Wild Area event takes place November 15-16. More details about featured Pokemon and bonuses are coming closer to the event.
High voltage
Electric types take center stage in Pokémon Go’s high-voltage event, which takes place November 18-22.
Dynamax Max Bett Weekend
Pokemon Go has two Dynamax Max Bet weekends lined up this month, the first of which runs November 21-24. More details will be announced closer to the event.
Final justice
Pokemon Go’s last big event of the month is called Final Justice, and it goes on November 25-30. More information will be announced later this month.
Dynamax Max Bett Weekend
The second Dynamax Max Bett weekend of November will take place November 29-30.
Pokemon Go is supporting the month with its November Community Day, which is ongoing November 30.
