What is GO Fest in-game?
Annual flagship in-person + global event. Multi-day, with city-specific live activations + a global ticketed weekend.
Annual flagship in-person + global event. Multi-day, with city-specific live activations + a global ticketed weekend.
GO Fest is Niantic's biggest annual event. Each year features 1-2 in-person city events (Chicago, London, Yokohama, Sendai, NYC, Tokyo, etc.) plus a global ticketed weekend everyone can join from home.
Tickets unlock exclusive Special Research, debut mythicals, raid days, and ultra-boosted shiny rates. In-person tickets add city-walking tours, exclusive habitats, and meetup areas.
Past GO Fests have debuted Mythicals like Shaymin, Meloetta, Diancie, and themed rotations like Ultra Beasts and Paradox forms.
A color-variant mons, marked with a ✦ icon. Independent of IVs and stats — purely cosmetic but rare.
Ultra-rare class of mons (Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Deoxys, etc.). Usually unlocked via Special Research…
Monthly 3-hour event featuring one species with boosted shiny rate (~1 / 25) and an exclusive move.
What does GO Fest mean in-game?
Annual flagship in-person + global event. Multi-day, with city-specific live activations + a global ticketed weekend.
GO Fest explained in detail
GO Fest is Niantic's biggest annual event. Each year features 1-2 in-person city events (Chicago, London, Yokohama, Sendai, NYC, Tokyo, etc.) plus a global ticketed weekend everyone can join from home. Tickets unlock exclusive Special Research, debut mythicals, raid days, and ultra-boosted shiny rates. In-person tickets add city-walking tours, exclusive habitats, and meetup areas. Past GO Fests have debuted Mythicals like Shaymin, Meloetta, Diancie, and themed rotations like Ultra Beasts and Paradox forms.
What are other names for GO Fest?
GO Fest is also called: go fest, pokemon go fest. All refer to the same concept in-game.