A new month in Pokemon GO means a whole slew of content updates. With that said, we made a nifty calendar guide for all the things happening in Pokemon GO this May. Without further ado, here is everything you need to know for the Pokemon GO May 2024 Calendar.
Featured Pokemon
This month of May, a whole new set of featured Pokemon are coming to raids and the spotlight hours. Here is a complete list of them for the Pokemon GO May 2024 Calendar.
Raids
This month's raids are highlighted by the return of Tapu Fini as well as the long-awaited debut of Blacephalon and Stakataka. Here's the complete alternating schedule of the featured five-star and mega raids as well as the legendary shadow raid for this month:
- Five-Star Raids
- Tapu Fini (May 2 to May 16)
- Regirock (May 16 to May 23)
- Blacephalon (May 23 to June 1)
- Stakataka (May 23 to June 1)
- Shadow Raids
- Shadow Suicune (all weekends in May)
- Mega Raids
- Mega Alakazam (May 2 to May 16)
- Mega Gyarados (May 16 to May 23)
- Mega Pidgeot (May 23 to June 1)
As usual, this month's weekly raid hours will also be featuring the five-star Pokemon listed above. Raid hours are scheduled every Wednesday from 6-7 PM local time. With that said, here are the scheduled raid hours for May 2024:
- Registeel (May 1)
- Tapu Fini (May 8 and May 15)
- Regirock (May 22)
- Blacephalon (May 29)
- Stakataka (May 29)
Along with its return, Tapu Fini caught this month will have the exclusive Fairy-type charged attack Nature's Madness that deals 80 power while also lowering the opposing Pokemon's defense (in PVP).
Meanwhile, Blacephalon's and Stakataka's debut is region-locked, thus rendering the two ultra beasts region exclusives akin to Kartana and Celesteela. That said, Blacephalon is exclusive to the Western Hemisphere while Stakataka is exclusive to the Eastern Hemisphere.
Spotlight Hours
In addition to the featured raid Pokemon, a whole new batch of Pokemon is set for this month's spotlight hours. Here is a list of them with their respective bonuses:
- Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee (May 7) – 2× Transfer Candy bonus
- Abra (May 14) – 2× Evolution XP bonus
- Elgyem (May 21) – 2× Catch Stardust bonus
- Mareanie (May 28) – 2× Catch XP bonus
All featured Pokemon for this month of May can also be shiny as long as their shiny versions are already in Pokemon GO.
Pokemon GO Events in May 2024
There is never a shortage of in-game events in Pokemon GO. Here is a list of all the confirmed events for the Pokemon GO May 2024 Calendar:
- GO Battle Weekend (May 4-5 from 12 AM to 11:59 PM)
- Rivals Week (May 4 at 10 AM to May 9 at 8 PM)
- Flock Together Research Day (May 11 from 2 to 5 PM)
- Catching Wonders (May 14 at 10 AM to May 19 at 8 PM)
- May Community Day (May 19 from 2 PM to 5 PM)
- Ultra Space Wonders (May 23 at 10 AM to May 28 at 8 PM)
- Incense Day (May 26 from 10 AM to 5 PM)
With all these exciting events, be sure to check out our event guides for them as soon as details about them are released.
So that's basically it for our Pokemon GO May 2024 Calendar guide. Thus, we hope you plan your Pokemon GO adventures this May accordingly. Good luck out there and remember to stay safe while you play Pokemon GO!
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