Flying Taxi
A flying-type takeover June 23–29: the Squawkabilly four-plumage debut, Kartana and Shadow Dialga as top raid targets, the GO Pass with a Super Rocket Radar, and a Team GO Rocket takeover that puts Shadow Reshiram on Giovanni.
Brand new to the game, with a possible Great League niche — though its moves may still change before release. Green is Eastern-Hemisphere only and Blue is Western-Hemisphere only, so it is worth grabbing one of each regional color for the dex.
- NecrozmaDay 1
- CelesteelaSouthern Hemisphere
- KartanaNorthern Hemisphere
- Mysterious components, shadow shards, and a Super Rocket Radar — plus the encounters below.
- Tier 1 · rank 102× catch Candy — hit this rank early to make the whole event more candy-efficient.
- Tier 2 · rank 20More Stardust from beating Rocket Grunts and Leaders.
- Deluxe · $5Extra flying-type encounters plus a second Super Rocket Radar.
From June 25, Giovanni carries Shadow Reshiram — the 3rd best fire-type attacker overall and the best non-Mega fire-type. The Super Rocket Radar from the GO Pass is how you track him down. The Go Points cap also lifts June 27–29, which is the ideal stretch to finish the GO Pass.
- 1Corviknight
Great League rank 21, Ultra League rank 5, and one of the best Max Battle tanks. The highest-priority catch of the event.
- 2Altaria
Great League rank 2 — an elite pick for that league.
- 3Fearow
Great League rank 22.
- 4Staraptor
28th best flying attacker now; a future Mega pushes it to roughly 5th best overall.
- 5Mandibuzz
Great League rank 71, Ultra League rank 101.
- 6Braviary
38th best flying attacker — a budget option. Note that Unova Braviary is the better of the two (31st).
- 7Squawkabilly
New to the dex — grab one of each available color.
- 1Kartana
2nd best grass-type attacker in the game and the best non-Mega grass attacker, so you can field multiples. Master League rank 83. The #1 raid target of the event.
- 2Dialga
9th best dragon attacker, 7th best steel attacker, Master League rank 37. Its candy fuels Origin Dialga’s Roar of Time adventure effect, so this is almost always worth raiding.
- 3Necrozma
Caveat: fusion energy comes from fusion raids, NOT these Necrozma raids. Raid these only for candy, shiny, or high-IV hunting.
- 4Scizor
5th best bug-type attacker. Bug is niche, but you bank extra bug and steel candy.
- 5Pidgeot
13th best flying-type attacker.
- 6Celesteela
No meta relevance — raid only for the shiny or the dex entry.
Hit GO Pass rank 10 as soon as you can for 2× catch Candy. With that bonus a Pinap Berry gives 12 Candy per catch and a Silver Pinap gives 14.
Mega-evolve a mon sharing a type with what you are catching for extra Candy, Candy XL, and XP. For a flying event, the standout is Dragonite.
Trading helps too: the June monthly GO Pass rank 1 grants +1 Candy and 1 guaranteed Candy XL per trade.
- Wingull Spotlight Hour on June 25, 18:00–19:00 gives 2× catch Stardust — pop a Star Piece for it.
- Frigibax Community Day on June 20 gives 3× catch Stardust — see the Frigibax guide
- Anniversary event July 4–6 gives 4× catch Stardust — the best multiplier of the bunch.
Bird Keeper covers the flying spawns; Paldean ticks up when you catch Squawkabilly. Battle Legend tracks Shadow Dialga, Celesteela, and Kartana raids, while Champion covers the rest. During the takeover, Platinum Hero, Purifier, and Ultra Hero all progress too.