Pokémon GO’s Season of Memories in Motion’s Spring Marathon event guide

Flittle debuts in Pokémon GO during the Spring Marathon event! An event that’s all about celebrating the spring season by bringing back flower crown wearing Costumed Pokémon as well as introducing a new sporty outfit for Pikachu (Pikachu wearing a marathon visor). With the walking theme prevalent in this event, you’ll want to spin PokéStops for 5 km Eggs featuring previous Costumed Pokémon and Flittle. Plus, there will be an event-exclusive GO Pass for this event.

Now, check out what’s happening during the Spring Marathon event with our guide below:

 

Pokémon GO’s Season of Memories in Motion – Spring Marathon

Begins: Tuesday, May 12th, 2026 at 10 a.m. your local time.

Ends: Monday, May 18th, 2026 at 8 p.m. your local time.

 

Pokémon debuts – Pikachu wearing a marathon visor,Flittle, and Espathra + returning Costumed Pokémon

 

 

Pikachu wearing a marathon visor, Flittle, and Espathra debut during the Spring Marathon event!

• Pikachu wearing a marathon visor (Costumed Pikachu): Can only be found as a reward catch encounter from the event’s Timed Research.
• Flittle: Can be found via hatching 5 km Eggs obtained during the event and as a reward catch encounter from the event’s GO Pass.
  • Espathra: Can only be obtained by evolving a Flittle with 50 Flittle Candies.

 

In addition to these Pokémon debuts, previous Costumed Pokémon wearing flower crowns will be back! These include: Eevee wearing a flower crown, Chansey wearing a flower crown, Cottonee wearing a flower crown, Pichu wearing a flower crown, Togepi wearing a flower crown, Togetic wearing a flower crown, Happiny wearing a flower crown, and Buneary wearing a flower crown.

 

Note: Going forward, these Pokémon will be referred to as “Costumed” rather than the exact outfit they are wearing.

 

Event Bonuses

• Event-themed 5 km Eggs
• Event-themed Field Research

 

Plus, the following Season of Memories in Motion bonuses will be in effect:

• Increased XP for a seven-day PokéStop spin streak.
• Increased XP and Stardust for a seven-day Pokémon catch streak.
• One additional Candy when trading Pokémon in-person.
• Trainers level 31 and above will receive one guaranteed Candy XL when trading Pokémon in-person.

 

Plus, there will be an event-dedicated GO Pass (and GO Pass Deluxe) active during the event. Two bonuses can be earned when progressing through ranks:

• Tier 1 (Rank 10):
  • Free: 2× XP for spinning PokéStops
  • Deluxe: 3× XP for spinning PokéStops
    • Note: These bonuses will not stack.
• Tier 2 (Rank 20): 1/2 Hatch Distance

 

And if Trainers reach specific ranks in the GO Pass and/or GO Pass Deluxe, then the following bonuses will also be active until Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026 at 10 a.m. your local time:

• Tier 1 (Rank 25): 
  • Open up to 40 Gifts per day
  • Receive up to 125 Gifts per day from spinning PokéStop and Gym Photo Discs
  • Hold up to 10 additional Gifts in your Item Bag
• Tier 2 (Rank 50):
  • 2× Daily Adventure Incense duration
• Tier 3 (Rank 75):
  • Increased Stardust and XP from hatching Eggs.

If GO Pass Deluxe is purchased, then the following bonuses will active when Rank 25 is reached instead, until Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026 at 10 a.m. your local time:

• Tier 1 (Rank 25):
  • Open up to 50 Gifts per day
  • Receive up to 150 Gifts per day from spinning PokéStop and Gym Photo Discs
  • Hold up to 20 additional Gifts in your Item Bag

 

Event Boxes

If any special event boxes or bundles are released during the event, they’ll be listed here once the event is live. Daily bundles are also available and can be viewed online via the Pokémon GO Web Store.

• GO Pass Deluxe: Spring Marathon (US$4.99, purchase limit 1, Web Store only): 1 GO Pass Deluxe: Spring Marathon, 10 Ultra Balls, 5 Max Revives, 1 Premium Battle pass, 5 Max Points, and 60 Reward Points.
• GO Pass Deluxe: Spring Marathon + 6 Ranks (US$6.99, purchase limit 1, Web Store only): 1 GO Pass Deluxe: Spring Marathon, +6 Ranks, 10 Ultra Balls, 5 Max Revives, 1 Premium Battle pass, 5 Max Points, and 84 Reward Points.
• GO Pass Deluxe: Spring Marathon Ultra Box (US$8.99, purchase limit 1, Web Store only): 1 GO Pass Deluxe: Spring Marathon, +6 Ranks, 20 Ultra Balls, 10 Max Revives, 2 Premium Battle pass, 1 Egg Incubator, 1 Super Incubator, 10 Max Points, and 108 Reward Points.

 

Eggs

The following Pokémon will be hatching from Eggs that are obtained during the event:

• 5 km Eggs
  • 1-Egg Rarity: Costumed Pichu*, Costumed Togepi*, Costumed Happiny*, and Flittle.

 

Note: Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might hatch a Shiny one!”

 

Raids

Standard and Shadow Raids will be active during the event.

 

Standard Raids

The following Pokémon will be appearing in Raids:

• One-Star Raids: 
  • Hisuian Voltorb*, Bagon*, Shieldon*, and Espurr* (until Tuesday, May 12th, 2026 at 10 p.m. your local time).
  • Machop*, Doduo*, and Rockruff* (starting on Wednesday, May 13th, 2026 at 6 a.m. your local time).
• Three-Star Raids:
  • Nidoqueen*, Starmie*, and Druddigon* (until Tuesday, May 12th, 2026 at 10 p.m. your local time).
  • Rapidash*, Zebstrike*, and Scolipede* (starting on Wednesday, May 13th, 2026 at 6 a.m. your local time).
• Five-Star Raids:
  • Nihilego* (until Tuesday, May 12th, 2026 at 10 p.m. your local time).
  • Buzzwole*, Pheromosa*, and Xurkitree* (starting on Wednesday, May 13th, 2026 at 6 a.m. your local time).
    • Note: These Ultra Beasts are limited to specific regions:
      • Buzzwole: the Americas and Greenland.
      • Pheromosa: Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India.
      • Xurkitree: Asia-Pacific.
• Mega Raids:
  • Mega Camerupt* (until Tuesday, May 12th, 2026 at 10 p.m. your local time).
  • Mega Glalie* (starting on Wednesday, May 13th, 2026 at 6 a.m. your local time).

 

Shadow Raids

The following Pokémon will be appearing in Shadow Raids:

• One-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Larvitar*, Shadow Sableye*, Shadow Spheal*, and Shadow Inkay*.
• Three-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Ninetails*, Shadow Primeape*, and Shadow Onix*.
• Five-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Cresselia*.

 

Additional Notes:

• Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”
• Standard Raids:
  • Buzzwole*, Pheromosa*, and Xurkitree* will be available after the event (in Five-Star Raids), until Tuesday, May 19th, 2026 at 10 p.m. your local time.
  • Mega Glalie* will be available after the event (in Mega Raids), until Tuesday, May 19th, 2026 at 10 p.m. your local time.
• Shadow Raids:
  • One-, Three-, and Five-Star Shadow Raids will be available daily.

 

Max Battles

Max Battles will be active during the event.

• One-Star Max Battles: Dynamax Bulbasaur*, Dynamax Charmander*, Dynamax Squirtle*, Dynamax Caterpie*,Dynamax Abra*, Dynamax Gastly*, Dynamax Krabby*, Dynamax Omanyte*, Dynamax Kabut0*, Dynamax Ralts*, Dynamax Spheal*, Dynamax Pidove*, Dynamax Roggenrola*, Dynamax Woobat*, Dynamax Drilbur*, Dynamax Trubbish*, Dynamax Inkay*, Dynamax Bounsweet*, Dynamax Grookey, Dynamax Scorbunny, Dynamax Sobble, Dynamax Skwovet*, Dynamax Rookiedee*, Dynamax Wooloo*, and Dynamax Hatenna.
• Two-Star Max Battles: Dynamax Machop*, Dynamax Eevee*, Dynamax Shuckle*, Dynamax Wailmer*, and Dynamax Darumaka*.
• Three-Star Max Battles: Dynamax Chansey*, Dynamax Sableye*, Dynamax Beldum*, Dynamax Cryogonal*, Dynamax Passimian*, Dynamax Drampa*, and Dynamax Falinks*.

 

Additional Notes:

• Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”
• Max Battles require Max Particles (MP):
  • One-Star Max Battles cost 250 MP.
  • Two-Star Max Battles cost 400 MP.
  • Three-Star Max Battles cost 400 MP.
  • Five-Star Max Battles cost 800 MP.
  • Six-Star Max Battles cost 800 MP.

 

Timed Research – Spring Marathon

A Timed Research quest called Spring Marathon will be active during the event. A complete list of tasks and the rewards will be shared here once the event is live.

 

• Task: Explore 42 km
  • Reward: 21,000 XP
• Completion Rewards: Costumed Pikachu* encounter

 

Note: Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”

 

Field Research Tasks

There will be event-exclusive Field Research Tasks available and the rewards include the following: Costumed Eevee encounter, Costumed Cottonee* encounter, Costumed Buneary* encounter. and Rare Candy. These Field Research Tasks can be found when spinning PokéStops (and acquired if you have an open slot in your Field Research menu) when the event is active.

A complete list of tasks and rewards will be shared here once the event is live.

 

• Task: Explore 2 km
  • Reward: 1 Costumed Eevee* OR Costumed Cottonee* OR Costumed Buneary* encounter
• Task: Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms
  • Reward: 1 Costumed Eevee* OR Costumed Cottonee* OR Costumed Buneary* encounter
• Task: Spin a PokéStop you haven’t visited before
  • Reward: 1 Rare Candy

 

Note: Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”

 

PokéStop Showcase

During the event, PokéStop Showcases will be active. The theme of these contests is to submit the biggest Pokémon being requested. PokéStop Showcases will only be active on Tuesday, May 12th, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. your local time due to the new weekly Showcase Tuesday event. This week’s collection of themes can be found in our weekly PokéStop Showcase Tuesday event guide.

 

GO Pass: Spring Marathon

 

GO Pass

A GO Pass is a free, limited-time progression track available during a specified period. By collecting GO Points, you can increase your rank to earn rewards. Trainers will automatically receive GO Pass: Spring Marathon on Tuesday, May 12th, 2026 at 10 a.m. your local time. You can collect GO Points and rank up to get additional rewards through Monday, May 18th, 2026, at 8 p.m. your local time.

 

GO Pass Deluxe

For US$4.99, Trainers can upgrade to the GO Pass Deluxe, a paid version of the GO Pass that offers upgraded rewards and faster progression.

For US$6.99, Trainers can upgrade to the GO Pass Deluxe + 6 Ranks to also automatically earn enough GO Points to reach Rank 7.

While progressing through the GO Pass Deluxe, you’ll be able to claim all of the rewards from both the free GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe. You can upgrade to a GO Pass Deluxe at any time and still collect rewards from previously unlocked ranks.

 

Reward Information

Complete Pass Tasks to rank up your GO Pass.

GO Pass: encounters with event-themed Pokémon (Sprigatito, Costumed Buneary*, Roselia*, Flabébé (White)*, Flittle, Costumed Chansey, Costumed Togetic, Jumpluff, and Audino), Stardust, XP, Rare Candy, Ultra Balls, and even more goodies!

GO Pass Deluxe: an event-themed avatar item, additional encounters with even more event-themed Pokémon, Incense, Silver Pinap Berries, Rare Candy XL, Candy XL, and even more goodies!

Rewards unlocked in the GO Pass will expire on Wednesday, May 20th, 2026, at 8 p.m. your local time, so be sure to claim your rewards before they’re gone!

 

Earning Points

In order to earn rewards from GO Pass, you’ll need to partake in specific Pass Tasks to earn points. To reach a single rank, you’ll need to earn 100 Points. Be aware that there will be daily limits to earning points (500 points per day), until the final few days of the event where there will be no limit (Saturday, May 16th, 2026 at 12 a.m. to Monday, May 18th, 2026 at 7:59 p.m. your local time).

• Tasks
  • Standard Tasks (repeatable each day)
    • Catch a Pokémon: 5 Points
    • Hatch an Egg: 40 Points
    • Win a Raid: 100 Points
  • Daily Tasks (complete once per day)
    • Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms: 50 Points
    • Explore 2 km: 100 Points

 

 

 

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