Pokemon Gojust began their latest in-game season, Might and Mastery, bringing new Pokemon, features, and changes to the game. This includes brand-new events, beginning this week with thePowerful Potential Event, offering several bonuses, and even a Pokemon Go debut.

The Powerful Potential Event will be active for almost an entire week, availablefrom Wednesday, Jun 05, 2025, at 10am local time to Monday, May 28, 2025, at 8pm local time. This will be a relatively large event, offering different bonuses and making changes to several features across the game; read on for all there is to know about it.

Image of Kubfu with the Pokemon Go wild encounter symbol behind it.

Pokemon Go Debut: Kubfu

Kubfuwill be available in Pokemon Go for the first time during this event. Kubfu has one further evolution:Urshifu, requiring the use of200 Kubfu Candyto complete this evolution, obtained from catching, transferring, and hatching Kubfu or Urshifu.

During the Powerful Potential Event, you will have the opportunity to catch Kubfu throughboth free and paid Special Research.

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Event Bonuses

There will beone main bonusavailable to all players during this event, active throughout its entirety. During this event,all Eggs that are placed in Incubatorswill have half of their normal hatch distance, allowing you to hatch Eggs more frequently.

Additionally, once the free Timed Research for this event is completed, this bonus will beupgraded to 25 percent hatch distance.

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Event Eggs

During the Powerful Potential Event,Charcadet will be added to the pool of Pokemon that can hatch from 2 km, 5 km, 7 km, and 10 km Eggs. Additionally, you will have thechance of hatching a Shiny Charcadetfor the first time with the start of this event.

Event Raids

You can expect to see achange in the Pokemon appearing in both One-Star and Three-Star Raidsduring this event. Below you can find each of these event Raid Pokemon and the type of Raid that they will be found in.

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Event Max Battles

FromSaturday, Jul 06, 2025, at 6am local time to Sunday, July 20, 2025, at 9pm local time, Power Spots will appear more frequently in Pokemon Go, allowing you to participate in more Max Battles than usual.

During this two-day window, you can expect to find several event-themed Pokemon in both One-Star and Six-Star Max Battles, each found in our table below.

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Event Research

Free Special Research

All players who log into Pokemon Go after 10am local time on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, will be granted access tothis season’s Special Research Story. This Special Research will be continually updated through the Might and Mastery Season, allowing you to complete various in-game tasks in exchange for different rewards.

There will bePaid Special Researchavailable to purchase for this event, titledFuzzy Fighter,and costing$8.00 USDin the Pokemon Go in-game shop. This Special Research will provide you with different in-game tasks to complete, rewarding you with the following when completed:

Timed Research

All players who log in and play during the Powerful Potential Event will be given access tofree Timed Research. Completing the different tasks that are part of this Timed Research will earn youCharcadet encounters and various in-game items.

Completing this Timed Research will unlock a25 percent Egg hatch distance bonusfor the rest of this event.

Image of Sobble, Scorbunny, Grookey, and Dreepy in front of Dynamaxed Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise.

Event Field Research Task Encounters

Visit and spindifferent PokeStop Photo Discsduring this event to obtainEvent Field Research Tasks. Completing these limited-time Field Research Tasks will reward you with an event-themed Pokemon encounter, giving you a chance to catch one of the following six Pokemon:

Professor Willow with Pikachu on his shoulder, with Mew and the Pokemon Go logo on the right.