{"id":1238347,"date":"2026-02-27T04:50:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T04:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=609534"},"modified":"2026-02-27T04:50:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T04:50:03","slug":"pokemon-go-fest-2025-event-habitat-spawns-and-bonuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/pokemon-go-fest-2025-event-habitat-spawns-and-bonuses\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Go Fest 2025 event habitat spawns and bonuses"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/a><\/em>‘s big yearly event is upon us. Pok\u00e9mon Go Fest<\/strong> 2025 <\/strong>comes with its usual perks, including rotating spawns and the global debut of the Crowned<\/a> forms of Zacian<\/a> and Zamazenta<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Crowned forms<\/a> 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<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n

Below we dive into the perks and rotating spawns for Pok\u00e9mon Go Fest: Global 2025.<\/p>\n

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What time does Pok\u00e9mon Go Fest start and end?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Pok\u00e9mon 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<\/strong>. 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.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s Collection Challenges, even if you only log in once each day, you will unlock the Special Research to complete at your leisure.<\/p>\n

Note that Zamazenta will be in raids on Saturday, June 28 and Zacian will be in raids on Sunday, June 29<\/strong>, so if you want both dogs, you\u2019ll need to raid on both days.<\/p>\n

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Pok\u00e9mon Go Fest 2025 habitat spawn schedule<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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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\u2019t have a ticket. Each habitat will rotate in twice per day and be around for an hour before it rotates out.<\/p>\n

This time, each day also has additional spawns that will be around in addition to the rotating habitats.<\/p>\n

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 \u2014 and maybe snapshot encounters? Neither of them are listed as an available spawn on the Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em> website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Moonless Volcano (10-11 a.m., 2-3 p.m.)<\/strong><\/h3>\n