Legendary Giants Are Back in Pokemon GO!

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Summary

  • Legendary Giants are returning to Pokemon GO just ahead of GO Fest 2025.
  • The six Legendaries will be available as part of the Ancients Recovered event, running from June 23 to 27.
  • New timed research, global challenge, and rewards will be available over the course of the event.

Legendary Pokémons are making a comeback in Pokemon GO before GO Fest 2025, as announced by Niantic. These powerful creatures will be accessible throughout a five-day Pokemon GO event filled with raids and numerous bonuses.

In the scorching heat of summer 2018, the Epic Behemoths made their debut in the popular mobile game. Compared to the primary Pokémon RPGs, they were relatively simpler to capture. However, chances to acquire them in Pokémon GO remained scarce and hard to come by.

Players of Pokemon GO can look forward to another opportunity to capture Legendary Giants, as they are making a comeback during the upcoming Ancients Recovered event. The event takes place from June 23rd to June 27th. During the initial four days, Regirock, Regice, Registeel, Regieleki, Regidrago, and Regigigas will appear in raids on a rotating basis. On the final day, all six Legendaries can be obtained.

With the introduction of shiny versions for all Legendary Giants in Pokemon GO, any Legendary showcased during the upcoming event could potentially be a shiny one. These Legendaries will be encounterable in raids between 6pm and 7pm local time each day. Legendary Giants captured during Raid Hour will possess special moves, primarily charged attacks, with Regidrago being an exception as it will have the fast attack Dragon Breath. Additionally, the Ancients Recovered event will introduce three Max Battles, showcasing the Gigantamax forms of Rillaboom, Cinderace, and Inteleon. As always, these multiplayer battles can be accessed by interacting with Power Spots.

Starting soon, a new set of time-limited Pokemon GO research missions called “Ancients Recovered” will roll out. These missions provide players with the chance to obtain at least one of each Legendary Giant Pokemon. Completing all tasks within this event also rewards players with an intriguing option to make a secret choice, though Niantic hasn’t shared details about what this mysterious decision entails. The raid-focused Timed Research can be completed multiple times.

In addition, the event will introduce “Fleeting Legends Timed Research,” a paid promotion that offers an encounter with the Galarian variant of one of the Legendary Birds. Priced at $7.99, players can select which bird they’d like to meet during their research experience.

As a global gamer, I’m super excited to be part of the new Global Challenge presented by Ancients Recovered! Working together with fellow gamers worldwide, we can conquer this challenge. If we succeed, some fantastic bonuses will be unlocked and active until June 29, 2025 – the end of GO Fest 2025. These perks include quicker Party Power charging during raids and a higher catch rate with Premier Balls post-raids. Can’t wait to team up and make this happen!

Pokemon GO Ancients Recovered Event Details

Start and End Dates

  • June 23 at 10:00 a.m. to June 27, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time

Limited-Time Raids

Every day, Pokémons appearing in five-star raids will additionally be highlighted during a specific hour called Raid Hour, which takes place between 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM in your local timezone on the same day.

The following Pokémon will appear in raids:

  • Five-Star Raids: Monday, June 23
    • Regirock*
    • Regice*
    • Registeel*
  • Five-Star Raids: Tuesday, June 24
    • Regieleki*
  • Five-Star Raids: Wednesday, June 25
    • Regidrago*
  • Five-Star Raids: Thursday, June 26
    • Regigigas*
  • Five-Star Raids: Friday, June 27
    • Regirock*
    • Regice*
    • Registeel*
    • Regigigas*
    • Regieleki*
    • Regidrago*

*If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Featured Attacks

When you catch the following Pokémon during the event, they will know the following attacks:

  • Regirock will know the Charged Attack Earthquake.
  • Regice will know the Charged Attack Thunder.
  • Registeel will know the Charged Attack Zap Cannon.
  • Regieleki will know the Charged Attack Thunder Cage.
  • Regidrago will know the Fast Attack Dragon Breath.
  • Regidrago will know the Charged Attack Dragon Energy.
  • Regigigas will know the Charged Attack Crush Grip.

Max Battles

The following Pokémon will appear in six-star Max Battles:

  • Gigantamax Rillaboom
  • Gigantamax Cinderace
  • Gigantamax Inteleon

Ancients Recovered Timed Research: Legendary Giants

Legendary giants raid–themed Timed Research will be available throughout the event!

Complete the research tasks to earn encounters with the following event-themed Pokémon:

  • Regirock*
  • Regice*
  • Registeel*
  • Regigigas*
  • Regieleki*
  • Regidrago*

Completing this Timed Research allows trainers to make an unexpected decision once, and they’ll also have the chance to redo the research several times.

Ancients Recovered Timed Research: Fleeting Legends Ticket

You can buy the ticket starting from June 23rd at 10:00 AM and ending on June 29th at 6:00 PM, all in the local time zone.

For approximately 7.99 US dollars (or its equivalent in your local currency), you will gain access to unique, time-limited research tasks at the event, culminating in an encounter where you can choose to meet either Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos, or Galarian Moltres.

Trainners can buy and give away tickets as gifts to their Pokémon GO friends who have reached a level of Great Friends or higher. Remember, these purchases (for other users) are not refundable, except under specific legal conditions and exceptions stated in the Terms of Service. Unfortunately, you cannot use PokéCoins to buy these tickets.

Pokemon GO Web Store – Fleeting Legends Ultra Ticket Box

The Ultra Ticket Box for Fleeting Legends event will be accessible on the Pokémon GO online store, priced at approximately $7.99 (depending on your local currency). This purchase grants you an Event Timed Research ticket, a Premium Battle Pass bonus, one Max Particle Pack, and five Ultra Balls!

New Pokemon Backgrounds Debut

Winning specific Pokémon during Raid Battles may reward Trainers with Unique Backdrops! These memento backdrops will show up on a Pokémon’s information screen, much like the Location Backdrops which can only be obtained at real-life events.

Global Challenge

During the upcoming event, trainers globally can collaborate to accomplish a Global Task. Successfully finishing this task before the deadline will reward all trainers with these benefits throughout the entire 2025 Global GO Fest event:

During our upcoming event, trainers from around the world can join forces to conquer a Global Mission. If completed on time, all trainers will enjoy these perks up until the conclusion of the 2025 Global GO Fest event:

  • Premier Balls will be more effective at catching Pokémon after raids.
  • Party Power will charge faster in raids.

The Ancients Recovered Global Challenge will take place from Sunday, June 22, 1:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) or 20:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), until June 27, 2025, at the same time, 1:00 p.m. PDT or 20:00 UTC.

The Ancients Recovered Global Challenge will begin on Sunday, June 22, at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), and end five days later, on Sunday, June 27, also at 1:00 p.m. PDT. This event will follow the same time schedule in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Event Bonuses

  • Remote Raid Pass limit increased to 30 from Monday, June 23, to Thursday, June 26, 2025.
  • No Remote Raid limit from Friday, June 27, to Sunday, June 29, 2025.
  • Trainers level 31 and up are guaranteed to receive Candy XL for trading Pokémon from June 23 at 10:00 a.m. local time to June 29 at 11:59 p.m. local time.
  • Trainers can receive special event stickers from PokéStops and Gifts.

Special Offers on the Pokémon GO Web Store

Beginning on June 23, 2025, at 10:00 in the morning Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), fantastic discounts will be offered on the Pokémon GO Online Shop!

At a cost of $4.99, the GO Fest Ultra Storage Box comes with an upgraded Item Bag, enhanced Pokémon Storage, a Remote Raid Pass, a Premium Battle Pass, an Incubator, and a Super Incubator.

The GO Fest Ultra Storage Box costs $4.99 and includes various in-game bonuses such as an upgraded storage space for items and Pokémon, passes for Raid Battles and premium battles, as well as Incubators and Super Incubators to help you hatch eggs faster.

At a cost of $7.99, the GO Fest Battle Box includes ten Premium Battle Passes, three Remote Raid Passes, one Max Particle Pack, and one Silver Poke Ball filled with Pinap Berries.

At a cost of $19.99, the GO Fest Ultra Raid Box offers 40 Premium Battle Passes along with three Remote Raid Passes.

For $19.99, you’ll get 40 Premium Battle Passes and 3 Remote Raid Passes with the GO Fest Ultra Raid Box.

At a cost of $39.99, the GO Fest Hatcher Box includes 25 Incubators, 30 Super Incubators, and a couple of Poffins.

Or,

The GO Fest Hatcher Box is priced at $39.99 with a total of 25 Incubators, 30 Super Incubators, and two Poffins inside.

In summary, the GO Fest Ultimate Box costs $99.99 and includes 60 standard Incubators, 60 Super Incubators, 30 Premium Battle Passes, three Remote Raid Passes, and three Max Particle Packs.

The GO Fest Ultimate Box priced at $99.99 comes with a total of 60 Incubators (standard ones and super ones), 30 Premium Battle Passes, three Remote Raid Passes, and three Max Particle Packs.

All prices listed may also be in the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency.

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2025-05-23 19:42