The Pokémon Company has announced a new event for Pokémon GO, titled Sunkissed Shores. The event will start on August 25 and feature the debut of Dondozo, the Catfish Pokémon.
The event will last until August 31 and feature double XP for winning Raid Battles as an event bonus. There’s also Paid Timed Research for $1.99, which includes 4,000 XP, 3,000 Stardust, Pinap Berry Bag avatar item, and more. Further, the following wild Pokémon and Raids will be available:
Wild Encounters
- Psyduck
- Shellder
- Marill
- Shuckle
- Wingull
- Tepig
- Helioptile
- Baile Style Oricorio (Europe, Middle East, Africa)
- Pom-Pom Style Oricorio (Americas)
- Pa’u Style Oricorio (African, Asian, Pacific, and Caribbean islands)
- Sensu Style Oricorio (Asia-Pacific)
- Bounsweet
- Sandygast
- Lechonk
- Alolan Exeggutor
Raids
- One-Star Raids
- Slakoth wearing a visor
- Curly Form Tatsugiri (Europe, Middle East, Africa)
- Droopy Form Tatsugiri (Americas)
- Stretchy Form Tatsugiri (Asia-Pacific)
- Three-Star Raids
- Alolan Raichu
- Alolan Marowak
- Dondozo
Recently, The Pokémon Company has revealed the dates for the next batch of Pokémon GO Community Days. Community Days allow players to meet up at local parks to play Pokémon GO, catch Pokémon, and create new connections. The next season will feature these days on the following dates:
- Sunday, September 14, 2025
- Sunday, October 12, 2025
- Sunday, November 30, 2025
Additionally, according to a blog post, the following other events will take place during the season:
- Sunday, September 7, 2025 (Raid Day)
- Saturday and Sunday, September 20–21, 2025 (Shadow Raid Weekend)
- Sunday, September 28, 2025 (Raid Day)
- Saturday, October 4, 2025 (Raid Day)
- Saturday, October 18, 2025 (Raid Day)
- Saturday, November 1, 2025 (Max Battle Day)
- Friday through Monday, November 21–24, 2025 (Max Battle Weekend)
- Saturday and Sunday, November 29–30, 2025 (Max Battle Weekend)
