Another Mega Evolution makes its way to Pokémon GO and this time it’s Mega Heracross. Treated as a regional exclusive in Pokémon GO, this will be the perfect time for Trainers around the world to finally add Heracross to their team and Pokédex. And Heracross’ shiny version if you’re lucky. To celebrate the debut, Mega Heracross will be getting their own Raid Day event, which means increased shiny rates, extra free Raid Passes during event hours, the daily limit raised on Remote Raid Passes, and more. (For more details about the Season of World of Wonder, you can check out our overall Season of World of Wonder guide hub.)
Now, check out what’s happening during the Mega Heracross Raid Day event with our guide below:
Pokémon GO’s Season of World of Wonder – Mega Heracross Raid Day
Begins: Saturday, April 13th, 2024 at 2 p.m. your local time.
Ends: Saturday, April 13th, 2024 at 5 p.m. your local time.
Pokémon debuts – Mega Heracross
Mega Heracross is finally here!
- Mega Heracross: Debuting on Saturday, April 13th, 2024 at 10 a.m. your local time, Mega Heracross will be available to challenge in Mega Raids (until Thursday, April 25th, 2024 at 10 a.m. your local time). Heracross is a regional exclusive, so here’s your chance to catch one, and a shiny one if you’re lucky! (Shiny rates will be increased during the Mega Heracross Raid Day event happening on Saturday, April 13th, 2024 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. your local time).
- Note: You’ll also need to compete in multiple Mega Heracross Mega Raids in order to get enough Heracross Mega Energy to Mega Evolve your own Heracross.
Event Bonuses
- The Remote Raid Pass limit will be increased to 20 from Friday, April 12th, at 5 p.m. to Saturday, April 13th, 2024, to 8 p.m. PDT.
- You can receive up to five additional daily Raid Passes from spinning Photo Discs at Gyms during the event.
- You’ll have an increased chance of encountering Shiny Heracross from Mega Raids.
- Once two or more Trainers successfully complete an in-person raid, more Pokémon will appear around the Gym that hosted the raid for 15 minutes.
The Mega Heracross Raid Day event happens during the Bug Out event, so the following bonuses will also be available:
- 2× XP for successfully catching Pokémon with Nice Throws or better.
- Increased Candy for Nice Throws or better.
- Increased Candy XL for Nice Throws or better for Trainers level 31 and up.
- Increased chance to encounter Shiny Combee and Shiny Burmy.
Paid Event Ticket Bonuses
Trainers can purchase an event ticket (priced at US$4.99 OR US$5.00 OR the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency) that will give them extra bonuses on Saturday, April 13th, 2024 from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. your local time (that time frame includes five hours after the event ends in their time zone). This ticket will be available for purchase until Saturday, April 13th, 2024 at 5 p.m. your local time.
Trainers can purchase the ticket in a bundle on the Pokémon GO Web Store for US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency) starting on Monday, April 8th, 2024 at 10 a.m. PDT. This bundle is called the Heracross Raid Ultra Ticket Box and comes with a bonus Premium Battle Pass.
According to Niantic, “[t]ickets are nonrefundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service).” Tickets can also be gifted to Trainers you’re friends with provided that you have a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with them. This can be done via the in-game shop and by selecting the “Gift” button instead of the “Buy” button. Tickets purchased for friends are nonrefundable as well.
These event ticket bonuses will be active on Saturday, April 13th, 2024, from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. your local time:
- Eight additional Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs
- Increased chance to get Rare Candy XL from Raid Battles
- 50% more XP from Raid Battles
- 2× Stardust from Raid Battles
Event Boxes
If any special event boxes or bundles are released during the event, they’ll be listed here once the event is live.
Raids
Standard and Shadow Raids will be active during the event. Yet, Mega Heracross Mega Raids will be given priority.
Standard Raids
The following Pokémon will be appearing in Raids:
- One-Star Raids: Pineco*, Shuckle*, Nincada*, and Skorupi*.
- Three-Star Raids: Beedrill*, Pinsir*, and Kleavor*.
- Five-Star Raids: Tapu Bulu* (See Additional Notes).
- Mega Raids: Mega Heracross* (See Additional Notes).
Shadow Raids
The following Pokémon will be appearing in Shadow Raids:
- One-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Drowzee*, Shadow Poliwag*, Shadow Barboach, and Shadow Foongus.
- Three-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Hitmontop, Shadow Wobbuffet, and Shadow Sneasel*.
- Five-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Entei* (See Additional Notes).
Additional Notes:
- Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”
- Standard Raids:
- Tapu Bulu* will be available after the event (in Five-Star Raids), until Thursday, April 25th, 2024 at 10 a.m. your local time.
- Mega Heracross* will be available after the event (in Mega Raids), until Thursday, April 25th, 2024 at 10 a.m. your local time.
- Shadow Raids:
- One- and Three-Star Shadow Raids will be available daily.
- Five-Star Shadow Raids will be available on weekends (Saturday and Sunday), unless otherwise stated by Niantic.
Featured Attack for Tapu Bulu
Tapu Bulu will know the attack Nature’s Madness (Charged Attack) when caught from Five-Star Raids between Friday, April 12th, 2024, at 10 a.m. to Thursday, April 25th, 2024, at 10 a.m. your local time. You can also teach Tapu Bulu this move with the aid of an Elite Charged TM.
Nature’s Madness’s (Charged Attack) stats are as follows:
- Trainer Battles: 80 power + decrease your opponent’s Defense stat
- Gyms and Raids: 90 power
PokéStop Showcase
During the event, PokéStop Showcases will be active from Saturday, April 13th, 2024 at 10 a.m. your local time to Sunday, April 14th, 2024 at 8 p.m. your local time. The theme of these contests is to submit the biggest Heracross.
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Written by Jennifer Burch
Illustrator, designer, writer and big Nintendo geek, you can find Jennifer with an N3DS within reach 24/7. As the oldest of three, she has survived many Mario Party, Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart sessions intact in addition to getting her brothers hooked on some really weird games. (Cubivore anyone?)
