Pokémon GO’s Season of Twilight Trails’ Minior Showers: Orionids event guide

The Meteor Pokémon, Minior, is now available in Pokémon GO. There is a catch though, as Minior will be appear during Minior Showers events. These events will happen throughout the year and will feature Minior in its Meteor Form. As for Minior’s multiple color core versions, each event will feature at least one of these variants. For the Minior Showers: Orionids event, only Minior with the Green Core will be available.

Now, check out what’s happening during the Minior Showers: Orionids event with our guide below:

 

Pokémon GO’s Season of Twilight Trails – Minior Showers: Orionids

Begins: Monday, October 19th, 2026 at 5 p.m. your local time.

Ends: Saturday, October 24th, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. your local time.

Explore by Starlight time (Minior Showers active): 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. your local time.

 

Pokémon debuts – Minior

 

 

Minior has multiple forms and color versions. During this particular event, Trainers will be able to catch Minior (Meteor Form) that will transform into Minior (Green Core) when caught. Minior will change forms certain conditions are met in battle.

 

Event Bonuses

• Increased chance of encountering Minior in the wild between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. your local time.
• Shooting star visuals active in-game during a Minior Shower (5 p.m. to 9 p.m. your local time).
• Increased Stardust (1,000 Stardust) when catching Minior.

 

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, November 3rd, 2026 at 10 a.m. your local time:

• Tier 1 (Rank 1):
  • One additional Candy for trading Pokémon.
  • Trainers level 31 and above will receive one guaranteed Candy XL when trading Pokémon.
• Tier 2 (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 3 (Rank 50):
  • 2× Daily Adventure Incense duration.
• Tier 4 (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, November 3rd, 2026 at 10 a.m. your local time:

• Tier 2 (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.

 

Wild Encounters

• The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild: Minior (Meteor Form).

 

Notes:

• Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”
• There will be an increased chance of encountering Minior when Minior Showers are happening in-game (5 p.m. to 9 p.m. your local time nightly when the event is active).

 

Timed Research – Minior Shower Timed Research and Bonus Timed Research

Trainers will get one of two free Timed Research quests issued at the start of the event. Each will give out 1 Star Piece, but will have different Stardust payouts.

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

 

Minior Shower Timed Research

• Task: Claim Reward!
  • Reward: 1 Star Piece
• Task: Use a Star Piece
  • Reward: 7,740 Stardust
• Task: Use a Star Piece
  • Reward: 7,740 Stardust
• Task: Use a Star Piece
  • Reward: 7,740 Stardust
• Task: Use a Star Piece
  • Reward: 7,740 Stardust
• Task: Use a Star Piece
  • Reward: 7,740 Stardust
• Completion Rewards: 77,400 Stardust

 

Bonus Timed Research

• Task: Claim Reward!
  • Reward: 1 Star Piece
• Task: Use a Star Piece
  • Reward: 774 Stardust
• Completion Rewards: 1,000,000 Stardust

 

Future Minior Shower events

More Minior Shower events will happen in Pokémon GO! So far the following event dates have been announced:

• Minior Shower: Leonids
  • Saturday, November 14th, 2026 at 5 p.m. to Thursday, November 19th, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. your local time.
• Minior Shower: Geminids
  • Friday, December 11th, 2026 at 5 p.m. to Wednesday, December 16th, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. your local time.
• Minior Shower: Eta Aquariids 
  • Monday, May 3rd, 2026 at 5 p.m. to Saturday, May 8th, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. your local time.
• Minior Shower: Southern Delta Aquariids
  • Wednesday, July 28th, 2027 at 5 p.m. to Monday, August 2nd, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. your local time.
• Minior Shower: Perseids
  • Tuesday, August 10thth, 2027 at 5 p.m. to Sunday, August 15th, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. your local time.

 

Note: During the Minior Shower: Geminids event, two different Minior colors will debut, but each one will be exclusive to a particular region (Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere).

 

Battling with Minior in Pokémon GO

Due to Minior’s forms (Meteor Form and its color core options), Minior will have additional behaviors and conditions when battling.

Starting out, Minior will battle in its Meteor Form until its health is reduced to below 50%. When this percentage is reach, Minior will change its form and expose its core. These forms also affect Minior’s stats:

• In Meteor Form, Minior will have higher Defense and lower Attack.
• When its core is exposed, Minior will have higher Attack and lower Defense.

Initially, Minior will only be able to change forms when battling Team GO Rocket, team leaders, or in the GO Battle League. Also, Minior will not be eligible for the 2027 Latin America International Championships.

 

 

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