Hello, coaches! The week of rivals is coming and brings rival Pokémon and competition! The Season of Legends continues with Rivals’ Week, an event that celebrates rivalries between Pokémon.
The Rivals Week event runs from Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at 10 am, to Sunday, April 18, 2021, at 8 pm local time. For more events happening on Pokémon GO this month, check out our Pokémon GO Events guide for April 2021.
Date and time
- Begins: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10am
- Ends: Sunday, April 18, 2021, at 8 pm local time.
Therian Forme Landorus, Skrelp and Clauncher debut on Pokémon GO
Therian Forme Landorus will make an appearance on 5-star raids for the first time! Check out our Landorus (Therian) Attack Counters Guide to get ready!
Skrelp and Clauncher, along with their evolutions will be making their debut on Pokémon GO. They will appear in the jungle, on raids and in field research meetings.
Increased wild spawning
Pokémon known for their rivalries will appear more often in the wild
Featured 5 km eggs
The following Pokémon will hatch from 5 km eggs obtained during the event
Rivals in Raids
The following Pokémon will appear more often in raids
Event field research
Enjoy exclusive field research tasks for events that will lead to encounters with rival Pokémon, such as Skrelp and Clauncher!
Go Rocket Team
Our sources tell us that Team GO Rocket will dominate PokéStops more often and that their balloons will fly in greater numbers. So stay tuned.