Even after years since its initial launch,Pokemon Gocontinues to release new in-game events, temporarily altering the experience for all players. This week they will be debuting theSmall Yet Strong Event, a limited-time event featuring different Pokemon that are particularly small.

This event will be available to all players for four days,spanning from Wednesday, Aug 01, 2025, at 10am local time, to Saturday, July 09, 2025, at 8pm local time. In addition to the different Pokemon that will be featured during this event, there will be several Pokemon Go debuts and bonuses; read on for all the information you need to know about it.

Three Poke Balls with a faded image of the Pokemon Go map as the background.

Event Bonuses

You will be able to benefit fromtwo different bonusesthroughout this event, active during all four days. These two bonuses include:

Event Wild Encounter Pokemon

There will be severalevent-themed Pokemon appearing in the wildduring this event, all of which are especially small. This includes Nymble, having thechance of appearing Shiny in Pokemon Go for the first time.

Below you can find each of these event wild encounter Pokemon.

Image of three different Burmy next to an image of Nymble.

You will encounterFlabébé with different colored flowersdepending on which region you’re playing in.

You will encounter red flowers in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, blue flowers in the Asia-Pacific region, yellow flowers in the Americas, and white and orange flowers in all regions.

Several different Pokemon Go Eggs and Incubators, with the Pokemon Go logo above.

Event Eggs

2 km Eggs obtained during the Small Yet Strong Event will hatch specific event-themed Pokemon, replacing those thattypically hatch from this type of Egg. Make sure to acquire these limited-time Eggs during this event, giving you the chance of obtaining one of the following six Pokemon.

Event Raid Pokemon

During this event, there will be different Pokemon found inboth Five-Star and Mega Raids. Each of these event Raid Pokemon can be found below with the type of Raid they will be found in.

Mega Tyranitar

Mega Raid

Dialga andMega Medichamwill be available to Raid againstuntil February 6, at 10am local time.

Event Research

Timed Research

You will have the option of completingfree Timed Researchduring this event, requiring you to complete different in-game tasksbefore the end of the Small Yet Strong Event. Completing these tasks will provide you with different in-game rewards, includingXP, Poke Balls, and event-themed Pokemon encounters.

Event Field Research Tasks

Make sure tovisit different PokeStopsduring this event to obtainEvent Field Research Tasks. Completing these Field Research Tasks will reward you withencounters with either Nymble or Burmy.

Event Collection Challenge

There will also be aCollection Challengeavailable to complete during the Small Yet Strong Event. To complete this Collection Challenge, you will need tocatch and evolve specific event-themed Pokemon, rewarding you withStardust and a Nymble encounter.

Different Pokemon Go Raids scattered throughout a crowded city.

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