Pokémon Go players who cannot make it to Chicago, Copenhagen, or Tokyo for this yr’s in-person Pokémon Go Fest occasions have some superb information: Pokémon Go Fest: Global will likely be free for all players through the weekend of July 11-12, developer Niantic announced Tuesday.
That consists of entry to Pokémon Go Fest: Global’s Special Research, boosted Shiny Pokémon encounter charges, and event-specific bonuses — no want for a paid ticket. The free event will likely be a part of this yr’s tenth anniversary celebrations for Pokémon Go.
Pokémon Go players who attend in-person Go Fest occasions in Chicago, Copenhagen, or Tokyo may have early entry to both Mewtwo with Level 1 unlocked for Mega Mewtwo X or Mewtwo with Level 1 unlocked for Mega Mewtwo Y through branching Timed Research. Mewtwo caught throughout in-person Go Fest occasions will know the strikes Fast Attack Counter and the Charged Attack Psystrike. Attendees can even get entry to an enormous 1,000-player Raid Battle towards the top of the in-person expertise.
During Pokémon Go Fest 2026: Global, players will be capable of earn Mega Energy X or Mega Energy Y by defeating Mega Mewtwo X or Mega Mewtwo Y in Super Mega Raid Battles or by finishing timed analysis. All Mewtwo caught from these Super Mega Raids may have no less than one Mega Level already unlocked, and so they can Mega Evolve with out utilizing power, Niantic says. Some fortunate players would possibly catch Mewtwo at Mega Level 2 or 3.
As a part of the worldwide event, Mewtwo caught from Mega Mewtwo X Super Mega raids will know the Fast Attack Counter, whereas Mewtwo caught from Mega Mewtwo Y Super Mega raids will know the Charged Attack Psystrike.
On the official Pokémon Go weblog, Niantic additionally outlined upcoming Mega system updates, which embody:
Faster Mega Level Progression
In an upcoming replace, Trainers may have the choice to make use of their further Mega Energy to rapidly degree up their Pokémon’s Mega Levels without having to attend for the day by day development cooldown.
Split Mega Level Progression
For Pokémon with a number of Mega Evolutions, akin to Mewtwo, development will now be tracked individually for every Mega Evolution. For instance, the Mega Level for Mega Mewtwo X will enhance independently from the Mega Level for Mega Mewtwo Y.
For Mega Charizard X and Mega Charizard Y, any Charizard that you’ve Mega Evolved will carry over its Mega Level to each Mega Evolutions after this break up. Charizard’s Mega Evolutions can even require separate Mega Energy going ahead, which you will get from taking up both Mega Charizard X or Mega Charizard Y in Mega Raids. If you have already got Charizard Mega Energy, you can be awarded that quantity of each Mega Charizard X Energy and Mega Charizard Y Energy after this break up.
Here are the dates for this yr’s Pokémon Go Fest occasions:
- Pokémon Go Fest 2026: Tokyo – May 29-June 1
- Pokémon Go Fest 2026: Chicago – June 5-7
- Pokémon Go Fest 2026: Copenhagen – June 12-14
- Pokémon Go Fest 2026: Global – July 11-12
Tickets for the Chicago and Copenhagen in-person occasions are nonetheless out there.
