Pokémon GO Fest 2026 Mega Finale Bonuses

Mega Ascension begins the mega-powered week before the two-day Mega Finale. Check the dates on each group below—some bonuses apply only during the lead-up, while others begin during Finale event hours.

Mega AscensionMon, Aug 31 – Fri, Sep 4

Active during the Mega Ascension lead-up event.

Remote Raid Pass limit increased to 30 from Monday, August 31, to Friday, September 4, 2026

Mega Finale weekendSat, Sep 5 + Sun, Sep 6

Active during Pokémon GO Fest 2026: Mega Finale.

No limit on Remote Raids from Saturday, September 5, to Sunday, September 6, 2026

Premier Balls have an increased catch rate

All Mega-Evolved Pokémon will receive an extra CP boost from Saturday, September 5, to Sunday, September 6, 2026

Mega Finale Day 2 compensationSun, Sep 6

As compensation for a short network disruption that affected raids in the Americas, this bonus is available to all Trainers on Day 2.

Up to two additional free Raid Passes for all Trainers on Day 2 (Sunday, September 6)

GO Pass bonuses

Gameplay bonuses unlock as you rank up on the Free and Deluxe tracks of GO Pass: Mega Finale. Each one is tagged with the rank it kicks in at.

Free

Rank 1

Link Charge cap increase to 2,000

Deluxe

Rank 1

Increased chance of encountering your chosen Kalos first partner as a Shiny Pokémon

Rank 2

Increased chance of encountering Shiny Raid Bosses from four-star Mega Raids

Rank 3

3 additional Candy, 1 additional Candy XL, and 5,000 additional XP from Mega Raids

Rank 70

Increased chance of encountering Shiny Pokémon in the wild during GO Fest: Mega Finale event hours

See the GO Pass: Mega Finale ranks and rewards for the published milestone details.

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