Pokémon Go Fest 2026 Global Event Now Free For All Players

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 shall be free for all players in the course of 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 shall 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 can have early entry to both Mewtwo with Level 1 unlocked for Mega Mewtwo X or Mewtwo with Level 1 unlocked for Mega Mewtwo Y by way of branching Timed Research. Mewtwo caught throughout in-person Go Fest occasions will know the strikes Fast Attack Counter and the Charged Attack Psystrike. Attendees will even get entry to an enormous 1,000-player Raid Battle towards the tip of the in-person expertise.

During Pokémon Go Fest 2026: Global, players will have the ability to 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 can have a minimum of one Mega Level already unlocked, they usually can Mega Evolution 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 can have the choice to make use of their additional Mega Energy to shortly stage up their Pokémon’s Mega Levels while not having to attend for the every day development cooldown.
Split Mega Level Progression
For Pokémon with a number of Mega Evolutions, reminiscent of 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 got Mega Evolved will carry over its Mega Level to each Mega Evolutions after this cut up. Charizard’s Mega Evolutions will even require separate Mega Energy going ahead, which you may get from taking over both Mega Charizard X or Mega Charizard Y in Mega Raids. If you have already got Charizard Mega Energy, you may be awarded that quantity of each Mega Charizard X Energy and Mega Charizard Y Energy after this cut up.

Here are the dates for this yr’s Pokémon Go Fest occasions: