Pokemon GO Reveals Community Day Dates for March, April, and May 2026

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Pokémon GO has announced the dates for its Community Day events in the upcoming season. Players can now save four dates on their calendars. Although there are still events happening now in the current season, called Precious Paths – including one Community Day – that season is coming to a close.

Throughout the year, the mobile game Pokémon GO hosts regular Community Day events. These events, typically lasting just one day, significantly increase players’ chances of finding a particular Pokémon. Plus, the featured Pokémon is more likely to appear in its rare, shiny form, which makes these days especially popular with fans. So far in 2026, there’s already been one Community Day and a Community Day Classic, with more planned for the future.

Scopely, the company behind Pokemon GO, has announced the dates for the next series of Community Day events. They’ll be held on March 14th, April 11th, May 9th, and May 16th. The May 16th event will be a special “Community Day Classic,” letting players experience a previously held event. Scopely hasn’t revealed which Pokemon will be featured in each event yet, so players should watch for more announcements as the new season gets closer.

Pokemon GO Community Day Dates

Image via Scopely/The Pokemon Company

  • Saturday, March 14, 2026
  • Saturday, April 11, 2026
  • Saturday, May 9, 2026
  • Saturday, May 16, 2026 (Community Day Classic)

Pokemon GO Event Dates

  • Saturday through Monday, March 7–9, 2026 (Season event)
  • Saturday, March 21, 2026 (Research Day)
  • Saturday, March 28, 2026 (Max Battle Day)
  • Saturday, April 4, 2026 (Raid Day)
  • Saturday, April 18, 2026 (Hatch Day)
  • Saturday, April 25, 2026 (Max Battle Day)
  • Saturday, May 2, 2026 (Shadow Raid Day)
  • Saturday, May 23, 2026 (Raid Day)

In addition to the announced Community Days, Pokemon GO will have several other events next season. A special event, currently unnamed, is scheduled for March 7-9, followed by a Research Day on March 21 and a Max Raid Day on March 28. April will bring a Raid Day on the 4th, a Hatch Day on the 18th, and another Max Raid Day on the 25th. May will feature a Shadow Raid Day on the 2nd and a final Raid Day on the 23rd. While more events are expected throughout the season, these are the only confirmed dates so far.

Pokemon GO Has Already Had Community Day Events This Year

Details about the next season of Pokémon GO have been released, following a busy start to 2026 for players. The year kicked off with a special event on January 4th, giving players a better chance to catch the Water-type Pokémon, Piplup. Then, on January 18th, Pokémon GO held its first Community Day of the year, featuring the Pokémon Grookey.

As a big Pokemon GO player, I always get excited for events! We have Community Days regularly, but sometimes Niantic does these longer events too. They just wrapped up the High Zaptitude event where it was easier to find a shiny Tadbulb. And we have two more awesome things coming up at the end of January! Starting on January 20th is Precious Pals, which will finally let us catch a shiny Fidough. Then, on January 27th, Into the Depths kicks off and we’ll be able to get our hands on Glimmet, a new Pokemon from Generation 9!

Even though it’s only January, Pokémon GO players have a lot to anticipate in 2026! It will be exciting to see what new Pokémon are added to the game this year. While the game is starting to run out of Pokémon from older generations, there are still plenty of options from the ninth generation available. Plus, the tenth generation could be released this year, giving the developers, Scopely, even more Pokémon to choose from. No matter what, the upcoming Community Days will be a great chance for players to finally catch the Pokémon they’ve been hoping for.

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2026-01-20 05:08