Pokemon GO Announces New Event Starting on March 14

Pokemon GO is launching its new Weather Week event on March 14 with boosted encounter rates and other rewarding event bonuses to take advantage of. Similar to Raid Day events, Pokemon GO players will also be able to team up and battle select Pokemon to earn more rewards and potentially capture a Shiny Pokemon.

Niantic, the developer of Pokemon GO, hosts several events for the popular mobile game every month. Pokemon GO’s Community Day and Raid Day events are especially rewarding for trainers, since encounter rates and XP gains are greatly increased. The Weather Week event combines elements of Community Day and Raid Day with a variety of featured Pokemon that represent different weather conditions.

The new Pokemon GO Weather Week event begins on Thursday, March 14, 2024, at 10:00 am local time and lasts until Monday, March 18, 2024, at 8:00 pm. During the event, Pokemon GO players may encounter select Pokemon more frequently in the wild in certain weather conditions. For example, the chances of encountering Roggenrola in Pokemon GO are greater than normal when the weather is partly cloudy. Some Pokemon, including Paras and Drifloon, will appear more frequently, regardless of the weather conditions that are active. Players can also earn extra Stardust from catching Pokemon and potentially capture a Shiny Castform, thanks to its boosted overall encounter rate.

Pokemon GO Weather Week Dates, Featured Pokemon, and Raids

• March 14, 2024, from 10:00 am to March 18, 2024, at 8:00 pm local time
• Featured Pokemon:
  • Cacnea (Sunny)
  • Lotad (Rainy)
  • Snover (Snow)
  • Roggenrola (Partly Cloudy)
  • Spritzee (Cloudy)
  • Swablu (Windy)
  • Gastly (Fog)
  • Paras
  • Drifloon
  • Helioptile
  • Amaura
  • Lickitung
• One-Star Raids
  • Poliwhirl
  • Gastly
  • Hippopotas
  • Amaura
• Three-Star Raids
  • Charizard
  • Lickitung
  • Drampa
• Five-Star Raids
• Mega Raids

Multiple raids ranging from one-star to Mega will be held during the Weather Week event, with the opportunity to capture popular Pokemon like Poliwhirl, Gastly, Charizard, and Lickitung. July 2023’s Mega Tyranitar raid will return, giving Pokemon GO players another opportunity to potentially encounter and capture a Shiny Tyranitar. A variety of Weather Week-themed Field Research tasks will be available as well. Completing the new Field Research tasks awards players with boosts to encounter rates for the featured Weather Week Pokemon. Additional rewards, such as Stardust and Incense, may be earned by completing Collection Challenges during Weather Week.

Weather Week is a major opportunity for Pokemon GO players to bolster their Pokemon collection with new catches and earn more rewards than usual. During Weather Week, players may also participate in the new Primal Kyogre Raid Day event in Pokemon GO on March 17. A Primal Groudon Raid Day event will begin just one week later, and Season 14 will feature even more new events in the months to come.

Pokémon GO

After a test run via an April Fools’ joke on Google Maps, Pokemon GO was released to the public in the summer of 2016. The AR mobile app saw unparalleled success and continues to be one of the largest mobile games in the world, pulling in billions for developer Niantic.