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Pokemon GO April Event Schedule – Spotlight Hours, Raids, More

Starting off spring with Pink Lugia and ending it with a new Legendary debut!
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Published: Mar 28, 2023 05:29 pm

Spring is here, and with it comes a whole host of new events for the month of April. So, trainers, get ready to clear your calendar because here is Pokemon GO’s April Event Schedule, from Spotlight Hours to Raids and more.

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Pokemon GO April Event Schedule – Spotlight Hours, Raids, More

Starting off strong, here are the big bad Pokemon that will be dominating 5-Star Raids, Mega Raids, and Raid Hours.

5-Star Raids

All raids start at 10:00 am and end at 10:00 am local time!

  • March 28 – April 10: Lugia (Shiny)
  • April 11 – April 17: Incarnate Forme Landorus (Shiny)
  • April 17 – May 2: Tapu Bulu (Shiny)(Debut!)

Mega Raids

All raids start at 10:00 am and end at 10:00 am local time!

  • March 28 – April 4: Mega Alakazam (Shiny)
  • April 4 – April 11: Mega Lopunny (Shiny)
  • April 11 – April 17: Mega Blastoise (Shiny)
  • April 17 – May 2: Mega Slowbro (Shiny)

Raid Hours

All Raid Hours take place on Wednesday from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm local time!

  • April 5: Lugia
  • April 12: Incarnate Forme Landorus
  • April 19: Tapu Bulu
  • April 26: Tapu Bulu

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Spotlight Hours

Spotlight Hours take place between 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm local time!

  • April 4: Exeggcute (Shiny), 2x Candy for catching Pokemon
  • April 11: Shellder (Shiny), 2x Candy for transferring Pokemon
  • April 18: Trapinch (Shiny), 2x XP for evolving Pokemon
  • April 25: Tangela (Shiny), 2x Stardust for catching Pokemon

Research Breakthrough

Complete Field Research to unlock Research Breakthrough encounters with Parasect, Pinsir (Shiny), Snorlax (Shiny), Gible (Shiny), Furfrou (Shiny), and Goomy.

  • March 1 – June 1

All Events

We have quite a few events coming up, many of which will only last a day. Be sure to mark your calendar so you don’t miss them!

  • April 4 – April 10: Spring into Spring, 10:00 am to 8:00 pm local time
  • April 9: Elite Raids, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm local time
  • April 13 – April 17: A Mystic Hero, 10:00 am local time to 8:00 pm local time
  • April 15: April Community Day, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm local time
  • April 20 – April 26: Sustainability Week, 10:00 am to 8:00 pm local time
  • April 23: Limited Research, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm local time
  • April 29: Community Day Classic, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm local time

April promises to be a full month. But there’s still plenty of time to evolve your Slowpoke! Here’s how to evolve Galarian Slowpoke in Pokemon GO.

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Daphne Fama
A Staff Writer at Prima Games since 2022, Daphne Fama spends an inordinate amount playing games of all stripes but has a soft spot for horror, FPS, and RPGs. When she’s not gaming, she’s an author and member of the Horror Writers Association with a debut novel coming out in 2025. In a previous life, she was an attorney but found she preferred fiction to contracts and forms