Pokémon Go’s big yearly event is upon us. Pokémon Go Fest 2025 comes with its usual perks, including rotating spawns and the global debut of the Crowned forms of Zacian and Zamazenta.
The Crowned forms are the main feature here, encouraging all players to hop into raids to score energy to turn their Hero of Many Battles form puppies into big dogs. This event also features the global debut for Volcanion, but only if you have the paid ticket for the event. As usual with these events, there’s a ton of perks (including increased shiny rate for wild spawns) locked up behind the $15 ticket, but free players can still take advantage of fun spawns and Crowned Zacian and Zamazenta.
Below we dive into the perks and rotating spawns for Pokémon Go Fest: Global 2025.
What time does Pokémon Go Fest start and end?
Pokémon Go Fest 2025 will run on June 28 and 29, starting at 10 a.m. and ending at 6 p.m. in your local time. There are a few ticket-holder bonuses that also last outside of that time window, like the halved Stardust cost for trading, but the bulk of the good stuff will only be available from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Though you are highly encouraged to play throughout the day to make the most of your ticket purchase, and ensure you have plenty of time to complete each habitat’s Collection Challenges, even if you only log in once each day, you will unlock the Special Research to complete at your leisure.
Note that Zamazenta will be in raids on Saturday, June 28 and Zacian will be in raids on Sunday, June 29, so if you want both dogs, you’ll need to raid on both days.
Pokémon Go Fest 2025 habitat spawn schedule
Image: Niantic
These habitats will rotate all throughout the event (which is a change from last year, where they only rotated on Saturday), even if you don’t have a ticket. Each habitat will rotate in twice per day and be around for an hour before it rotates out.
This time, each day also has additional spawns that will be around in addition to the rotating habitats.
It should also be noted that the costume-wearing Pikachu and Falinks (as seen in the above image) seem to be locked behind raids only — and maybe snapshot encounters? Neither of them are listed as an available spawn on the Pokémon Go website.
Moonless Volcano (10-11 a.m., 2-3 p.m.)
- Houndour
- Numel
- Duskull
- Gothita
- Golett
- Fletchling
- Flabébé (red)
- Skrelp
- Fuecoco
- Carbink
- Torkoal (ticket-holder Incense only)
Galvanic Dojo (11 a.m.-12 p.m, 3-4 p.m.)
- Machop
- Electabuzz
- Teddirusa
- Scraggy
- Chespin
- Flabébé (yellow)
- Pancham
- Dedenne
- Crabrawler
- Mienfoo
- Skiddo (ticket-holder Incense only)
Hypnotic Tundra (12-1 p.m., 4-5 p.m.)
- Alolan Sandshrew
- Swinub
- Spheal
- Piplup
- Snover
- Munna
- Elgyem
- Flabébé (blue)
- Bergmite
- Frigibax
- Pachirisu (ticket-holder Incense only)
Fae Swamp (1-2 p.m., 5-6 p.m.)
- Clefairy
- Tentacool
- Mawile
- Gulpin
- Venipede
- Popplio
- Mareanie
- Morelull
- Togetic
- Flabébé (orange)
- Klefki (ticket-holder Incense only)
- Chansey
- Skarmory
- Larvitar
- Shieldon
- Shelmet
- Vullaby
- Oranguru
- Goomy
- Galarian Farfetch’d
- Cubone
- Ralts
- Karrablast
- Pawniard
- Deino
- Passimian
- Jangmo-o
Pokémon Go Fest 2025: Global ticket bonuses
If you buy the ticket for Pokémon Go Fest for $14.99, you’ll get the following:
- Special Research that allows you to catch Volcanion
- Special Research that allows you to power up Zacian or Zamazenta
- Access to a global challenge that unlocks special bonuses every hour
- Access to Collection Challenges
- Special Incense encounters for Unown D, E, H, I, L, S, O, R, and W, as well as Incense encounters for Torkoal, Skiddo, Pachirisu, and Klefki
- Increased chance to find shiny Pokémon
- Three surprise snapshot encounters per day
- Increased heart gains for buddy Pokémon
- The ability to open up to 40 gifts per day
- The ability to complete up to six special trades per day
- Halved Stardust cost for trading
- Up to nine free raid passes from spinning gym photo discs
Pokémon gated by real-money tickets usually do release for everyone, just later. If you’re not in a rush to get Volcanion or you don’t care for these other perks, you can always save your money and get the mythical Pokémon later.
Outside of that glorious shiny buff, one of the bigger perks here is access to Torkoal, Pachirisu, and Klefki, three Pokémon that are usually regional exclusives.
Did you finish that already? There’s still more to do for Pokémon Go Fest 2025.
We also have tons of guides for everything Zacian and Zamazenta, including raid guides for the both of them, an explainer on how their Crowned forms work, and a list of free codes to score extra Crown Energy. We also have an explainer for the Zacian and Zamazenta Special Research and the Volcanion Special Research, which you’ll have if you bought the Go Fest 2025 ticket.
