The Season of Alola Is Here!

Pokémon originally found in the Alola region will start appearing on March 1, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time!

March Community Day

Community Day will take place on Sunday, March 13, 2022! Both Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew will be appearing more frequently in the wild

Upcoming events

• Welcome to Alola: Get ready to meet Pokémon first found in the Alola region of the Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon games! This season’s kick-off event will run from Tuesday, March 1, 2022, to Wednesday, March 9, 2022!
• Festival of Colors: From Tuesday, March 15, 2022, to Sunday, March 20, 2022, you can experience a fluttering of festive hues during the Festival of Colors!
• Lush Jungle: From Tuesday, March 22, 2022, to Tuesday, March 29, 2022, get ready to brave the jungle during this Alola-inspired adventure!

Featured Pokémon in raids

Five-Star Raids

A guardian deity of the Alola region, the Legendary Pokémon Tapu Koko will be making its Pokémon GO debut in five-star raids this March. Therian Forme Tornadus will also be appearing in five-star raids.

Please note: Raid rotations all start and end at 10:00 a.m. local time on the dates listed unless otherwise noted.

Tuesday, March 1, 2022, to Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Tuesday, March 15, 2022, to Tuesday, March 22, 2022

• Therian Forme Tornadus

Tuesday, March 22, 2022, to Tuesday, April 5, 2022

• To be announced

Mega Raids

Tuesday, March 1, 2022, to Tuesday, March 15, 2022

• Mega Venusaur

Tuesday, March 15, 2022, to Tuesday, March 22, 2022

• Mega Lopunny

Tuesday, March 22, 2022, to Tuesday, April 5, 2022

• Mega Charizard Y

Raid Hours

Every Wednesday in March, a Raid Hour event will occur from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time. The following Pokémon will be featured.

• March 2: Tapu Koko
• March 9: Tapu Koko
• March 16: Therian Forme Tornadus
• March 23: To be announced
• March 30: To be announced

Weekly 1 PokéCoin bundles

Every Monday in March, a one-time-purchase bundle containing a Remote Raid Pass and other items will be available in the shop for 1 PokéCoin.

March Research Breakthrough encounters

Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. PST to Friday, April 1, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7).

Pokémon Spotlight Hours

In the month of March, Pokémon Spotlight Hour will take place every Tuesday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time, and each will spotlight a different Pokémon and a special bonus!

• March 1: Cubone & 2× Candy for transferring Pokémon
• March 8: Exeggcute & 2× XP for evolving Pokémon
• March 15: Growlithe & 2× Catch Stardust
• March 22: Sudowoodo & 2× Catch XP
• March 29: Paras & 2× Catch Candy

Other Feature Updates

A new visual update will be released in March for Gyms and PokéStops. These in-game locations will now be visually different depending on whether you are within 40 m, within 80 m, or out of range of the location.

This change is purely visual in nature and will not impact gameplay.