Wild Area News

Wild Area News (Japanese: ワイルドエリアニュース Wild Area News) is a feature in Pokémon Sword and Shield that expands on the available Max Raid Battles in the Wild Area, making certain Pokémon more common for a limited time. It can be accessed via Mystery Gift or updated automatically by connecting to the internet in game. Wild Area News typically spawns different Max Raid Battles depending on the game version. Certain species of Gigantamax Pokémon, which are usually very rare, are often made more common through Wild Area News events. Additionally, during the Wild Area News events, certain Pokémon such as Mewtwo and Zeraora sometimes cannot be captured.

Any Pokémon Den can spawn a Max Raid Battle from Wild Area News. Pokémon Dens that do so will always emit a red beam, indicating the "common" pool. In contrast to normal Max Raid Battles (which either only allow Pokémon in 4★ and 5★ raids to have their Hidden Abilities, or guarantee Pokémon in the Pokémon Den will always have their Hidden Abilities), all Pokémon that spawn from Wild Area News have a chance of having their Hidden Abilities. Wild Area News Raids battled after Version 1.2.0 and 1.3.0 can drop Armorite Ore and Dynite Ore, respectively, regardless of whether or not the player has purchaced the Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass.

List of Max Raid Battles

The following lists, in reverse chronological order, the encounter rates for Max Raid Battles from different Wild Area News events.

March 1 to 31, 2021

This Wild Area News event focuses on Flying and Fairy-type Pokémon. While Rufflet and Braviary are normally exculsive to Pokémon Sword Version, they can be found in both versions for this event.^[1]

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Koffing	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Ralts	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Rufflet	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Rookidee	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Cramorant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Hatenna	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
★★
Koffing	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Kirlia	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Rufflet	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Corvisquire	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Cramorant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Hattrem	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
★★★
Weezing Galarian Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Gardevoir	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Braviary	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Cramorant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Hattrem Gigantamax Factor	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
★★★★
Weezing Galarian Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Gardevoir	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Braviary	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Cramorant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Hatterene Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
★★★★★
Weezing Galarian Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Gardevoir	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Braviary	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Cramorant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Hatterene Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

February 27, 2021

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Machoke	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Riolu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Gothita	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Solosis	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Dottler	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Falinks	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
★★
Machamp Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Riolu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Gothita	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Solosis	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Orbeetle Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Falinks	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
★★★
Machamp Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Lucario	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Gothorita	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Duosion	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Orbeetle Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Falinks	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
★★★★
Machamp Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Lucario	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Gothitelle	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Reuniclus	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Orbeetle Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Falinks	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
★★★★★
Pikachu Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	98%
Pikachu Gigantamax Shiny	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	2%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

February 11 to 14, 2021

This Valentine's Day special Wild Area News event focuses on Milcery. Every Milcery will have the Gigantamax Factor. Notably, one of the 5★ encounters is a battle with a guaranteed Shiny Milcery.^[2]

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Milcery Gigantamax Factor	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	100%
★★
Milcery Gigantamax Factor	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	100%
★★★
Milcery Gigantamax Factor	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	100%
★★★★
Milcery Gigantamax Factor	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	100%
★★★★★
Milcery Gigantamax Factor	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	98%
Milcery Gigantamax Factor Shiny	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	2%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

February 4 to 8, 2021

This Wild Area News event focuses on Pokémon that were featured in Secrets of the Jungle. Notably, one of the 5★ encounters is a battle with a guaranteed Shiny Cramorant. Additionally, if players collectively defeat Cramorant more than 500,000 times, a Flame Orb, a Toxic Orb and a Light Ball will be distributed via Mystery Gift. If players collectively defeat Cramorant more than one million times, a Gold Bottle Cap, three Bottle Caps and three Pearl Strings will also be distributed.

The official English Pokémon website erroniously lists this event to have started on February 3, 2021.^[3]

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Quagsire	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Flygon	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Golurk	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Cramorant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	50%
Indeedee Female	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
★★
Quagsire	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Flygon	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Golurk	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Cramorant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	50%
Indeedee Female	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
★★★
Quagsire	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Flygon	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Golurk	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Cramorant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	50%
Indeedee Female	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
★★★★
Quagsire	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Flygon	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Golurk	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Cramorant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	50%
Indeedee Female	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
★★★★★
Quagsire	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Flygon	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Golurk	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Cramorant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	48%
Cramorant Shiny	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	2%
Indeedee Female	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

February 1 to 28, 2021

This Wild Area News event focuses on Fighting and Psychic-type Pokémon.^[4]

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Machoke	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Riolu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Gothita	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Solosis	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Dottler	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Falinks	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
★★
Machamp Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Riolu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Gothita	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Solosis	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Orbeetle Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Falinks	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
★★★
Machamp Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Lucario	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Gothorita	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Duosion	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Orbeetle Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Falinks	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
★★★★
Machamp Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Lucario	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Gothitelle	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Reuniclus	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Orbeetle Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Falinks	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
★★★★★
Machamp Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Lucario	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Gothitelle	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Reuniclus	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Orbeetle Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Falinks	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

January 22 to 24, 2021

This Wild Area News event focuses on the Pokémon Tauros, Miltank and Bouffalant in celebration of the Year of the Ox. Notably, one of the 5★ encounters is a battle with a guaranteed Shiny Tauros.^[5]

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Tauros	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	34%
Miltank	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	33%
Bouffalant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	33%
★★
Tauros	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	34%
Miltank	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	33%
Bouffalant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	33%
★★★
Tauros	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	34%
Miltank	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	33%
Bouffalant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	33%
★★★★
Tauros	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	34%
Miltank	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	33%
Bouffalant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	33%
★★★★★
Tauros	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	32%
Tauros Shiny	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	2%
Miltank	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	33%
Bouffalant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	33%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

January 8 to 11, 2021

This Wild Area News event is exactly the same as the one from November 20 to 22, 2020

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Cherubi	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Foongus	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Morelull	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Skwovet	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	52%
★★
Cherubi	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	16%
Foongus	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	16%
Shiinotic	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	16%
Skwovet	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	32%
Greedent	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
★★★
Cherubi	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Amoonguss	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Shiinotic	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Skwovet	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	35%
Greedent	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
★★★★
Cherubi	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Amoonguss	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Shiinotic	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Skwovet	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	35%
Greedent	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
★★★★★
Cherubi	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Amoonguss	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Shiinotic	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Skwovet	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	33%
Skwovet Shiny	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	2%
Greedent	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

January 1 to 31, 2021

This Wild Area News event focuses on Normal and Dragon-type Pokémon.^[6]

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Munchlax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Minccino	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Axew	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Goomy	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Stufful	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Duraludon Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
★★
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Minccino	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Axew	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Goomy	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Stufful	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Duraludon Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
★★★
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Cinccino	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Fraxure	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Sliggoo	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Bewear	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Duraludon Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
★★★★
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Cinccino	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Haxorus	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Goodra	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Bewear	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Duraludon Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
★★★★★
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Cinccino	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Haxorus	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Goodra	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Bewear	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Duraludon Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

December 25 to 27, 2020

This Christmas-themed Wild Area News event focuses mainly on Ice-type Pokémon, temporarily overriding the event from December 1 to 31, 2020.^[7] Notably, one of the 5★ encounters is a battle with a guaranteed Shiny Alolan Vulpix

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Vulpix Alolan Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	25%
Jynx	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Delibird	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	40%
Litwick	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
Frosmoth	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
★★
Vulpix Alolan Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	25%
Jynx	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Delibird	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	40%
Lampent	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Frosmoth	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
★★★
Vulpix Alolan Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	25%
Jynx	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Delibird	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	40%
Chandelure	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Frosmoth	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
★★★★
Vulpix Alolan Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	25%
Jynx	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Delibird	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	40%
Chandelure	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Frosmoth	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
★★★★★
Vulpix Alolan Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	23%
Vulpix Alolan Form Shiny	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	2%
Jynx	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Delibird	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	40%
Chandelure	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Frosmoth	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

December 1 to 31, 2020

This Wild Area News event focuses on Fire and Ice-type Pokémon.^[8]

This event was temporarily unavailable from December 25 to 27, 2020.

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Ponyta	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Lapras Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Weavile	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Bergmite	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Turtonator	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Sizzlipede	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
★★
Ponyta	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Lapras Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Weavile	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Bergmite	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Turtonator	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
★★★
Rapidash	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Lapras Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Weavile	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Avalugg	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Turtonator	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
★★★★
Rapidash	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Lapras Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Weavile	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Avalugg	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Turtonator	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
★★★★★
Rapidash	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Lapras Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Weavile	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Avalugg	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Turtonator	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

November 20 to 22, 2020

This Wild Area News event focuses heavily on the Pokémon Skwovet and Greedent, temporarily overriding the event from November 2 to 30, 2020. While Cherubi, Morelull, Shiinotic, Foongus, and Amoonguss will all drop Armorite Ore and Dynite Ore, Skwovet and Greedent will only drop large amounts of Berries. Notably, one of the 5★ encounters is a battle with a guaranteed Shiny Skwovet.^[9]

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Cherubi	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Foongus	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Morelull	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Skwovet	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	52%
★★
Cherubi	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	16%
Foongus	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	16%
Shiinotic	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	16%
Skwovet	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	32%
Greedent	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
★★★
Cherubi	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Amoonguss	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Shiinotic	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Skwovet	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	35%
Greedent	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
★★★★
Cherubi	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Amoonguss	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Shiinotic	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Skwovet	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	35%
Greedent	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
★★★★★
Cherubi	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Amoonguss	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Shiinotic	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Skwovet	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	33%
Skwovet Shiny	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	2%
Greedent	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

November 2 to 30, 2020

This Wild Area News event focuses on Bug and Poison-type Pokémon.^[10]

This event was not available temporarily from November 20 to 22, 2020.

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Oddish	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Shuckle	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Nincada	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Croagunk	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
Trubbish	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	16%
★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Vileplume	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	16%
Shuckle	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	16%
Ninjask	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	16%
Croagunk	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	16%
Trubbish	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	16%
★★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Vileplume	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Shuckle	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Ninjask	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Toxicroak	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Garbodor Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
★★★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Vileplume	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Shuckle	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Ninjask	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Toxicroak	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Garbodor Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
★★★★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Vileplume	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Shuckle	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Ninjask	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Toxicroak	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Garbodor Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

October 30 to November 1, 2020

This Halloween-themed Wild Area News event focuses on Ghost-type Pokémon, temporarily overriding the event from October 1 to 31, 2020. Notably, the 4★ encounters have a total 20% chance of being a Gourgeist of varying size while two of the 5★ encounters are battles with a guaranteed Shiny Gourgeist.^[11]

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Yamask	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	25%
Trevenant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	25%
Mimikyu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	25%
Polteageist Phony Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	25%
★★
Cofagrigus	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Trevenant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Pumpkaboo	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Mimikyu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Polteageist Phony Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
★★★
Cofagrigus	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Trevenant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Pumpkaboo	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Mimikyu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Polteageist Phony Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
★★★★
Cofagrigus	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Trevenant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Gourgeist Average Size	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	8%
Gourgeist Small Size	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	5%
Gourgeist Large Size	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	5%
Gourgeist Super Size	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	2%
Mimikyu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Polteageist Phony Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
★★★★★
Cofagrigus	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Trevenant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Gourgeist Average Size	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Gourgeist Shiny Small Size	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	1%
Gourgeist Large Size	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	8%
Gourgeist Shiny Super Size	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	1%
Mimikyu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Polteageist Phony Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

October 1 to 31, 2020

This Wild Area News event focuses on Ghost and Dark-type Pokémon.^[12]

This event was not available temporarily from October 30 to November 1, 2020.

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Haunter	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Duskull	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
Drifloon	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
Deino	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
Impidimp	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Morpeko	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
★★
Gengar Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Duskull	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Drifblim	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Deino	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Impidimp	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Morpeko	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
★★★
Gengar Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Drifblim	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Dusknoir	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Deino	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Morgrem	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Morpeko	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
★★★★
Gengar Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Drifblim	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Dusknoir	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Zweilous	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Grimmsnarl Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Morpeko	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
★★★★★
Gengar Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Drifblim	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Dusknoir	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	12%
Hydreigon	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Grimmsnarl Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Morpeko	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	13%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

September 18 to 20, 2020

This Wild Area News event focuses on Moon Stone- and Sun Stone-centric Pokémon in celebration of the seasonal equinox, temporarily overriding the event from September 1 to 30, 2020. Notably, one of the 5★ encounters is a battle with a guaranteed Shiny Clefable.^[13]

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Clefable	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Wigglytuff	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Gloom	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	13%
Musharna	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	13%
Whimsicott	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	14%
Lilligant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
★★
Clefable	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Wigglytuff	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Bellossom	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	13%
Musharna	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	13%
Whimisicott	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	14%
Lilligant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
★★★
Clefable	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Wigglytuff	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Bellossom	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	13%
Musharna	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	13%
Whimisicott	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	14%
Lilligant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
★★★★
Clefable	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Wigglytuff	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Bellossom	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	13%
Musharna	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	13%
Whimisicott	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	14%
Lilligant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
★★★★★
Clefable	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	22%
Clefable Shiny	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	2%
Wigglytuff	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	22%
Bellossom	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	16%
Musharna	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	16%
Lilligant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	22%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

September 1 to 30, 2020

This Wild Area News event focuses on Electric and Grass-type Pokémon.^[14]

The evolved from of Applin encountered in each game version is the opposite of that normally found in Max Raid Battles, mirroring its previous appearance in a Wild Area News event. In contrast, the base form of the Gigantamax Toxtricity encountered in each game version during this event is the opposite of that found in previous Wild Area News events.

This event was not available temporarily from September 18 to 20, 2020.

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Ferroseed	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
Heliolisk	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
Gossifleur	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
Yamper	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
Applin	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Toxel	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
★★
Ferroseed	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Heliolisk	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Eldegoss	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Boltund	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Flapple Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Appletun Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Toxtricity Amped Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Toxtricity Low Key Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
★★★
Ferrothorn	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Heliolisk	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Eldegoss	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Boltund	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Flapple Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Appletun Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Toxtricity Amped Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Toxtricity Low Key Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
★★★★
Ferrothorn	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Heliolisk	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Eldegoss	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Boltund	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Flapple Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Appletun Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Toxtricity Amped Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Toxtricity Low Key Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
★★★★★
Ferrothorn	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Heliolisk	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Eldegoss	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Boltund	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Flapple Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Appletun Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Toxtricity Amped Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Toxtricity Low Key Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

August 6 to 9, 2020

This Wild Area News event focuses on the Pikachu family, including Alolan Raichu,^[15] temporarily overriding the event from August 1 to 31, 2020. Notably, one of the 5★ encounters is a battle with a guaranteed Shiny Pikachu.^[16]

Previously, the official English Pokémon website erroneously reported the event to last until August 16, 2020.

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Pikachu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	39%
Raichu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Raichu Alolan Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Pichu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Mimikyu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	1%
★★
Pikachu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	39%
Raichu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Raichu Alolan Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Pichu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Mimikyu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	1%
★★★
Pikachu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	39%
Raichu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Raichu Alolan Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Pichu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Mimikyu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	1%
★★★★
Pikachu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Pikachu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	19%
Raichu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Raichu Alolan Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Pichu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Mimikyu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	1%
★★★★★
Pikachu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	31%
Pikachu Shiny	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	8%
Raichu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Raichu Alolan Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Pichu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Mimikyu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	1%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

August 1 to 31, 2020

This Wild Area News event focuses on Water and Ground-type Pokémon.^[17]

This event was not available temporarily from August 6 to 9, 2020.

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Wooper	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Feebas	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Shellos East Sea	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
Hippopotas	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
Chewtle	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
Silicobra	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
★★
Quagsire	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Feebas	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Gastrodon East Sea	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Hippopotas	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Silicobra	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
★★★
Quagsire	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Milotic	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Gastrodon East Sea	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Hippowdon	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
★★★★
Quagsire	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Milotic	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Gastrodon East Sea	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Hippowdon	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
★★★★★
Quagsire	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Milotic	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Gastrodon East Sea	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Hippowdon	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

July 17 to 19, 2020

This Wild Area News event revolving around sea-dwelling Pokémon was released in observance of Marine Day in Japan, temporarily overriding the event from June 30 to July 31, 2020. Notably, one of the 5★ encounters is a battle with a guaranteed Shiny Wailord.^[18]

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Krabby	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
Carvanha	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
Wailmer	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
Mantyke	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
Frillish	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Pyukumuku	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
★★
Krabby	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Sharpedo	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Wailmer	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Mantyke	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Frillish	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Pyukumuku	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
★★★
Kingler	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Mantine	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Sharpedo	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Wailord	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Jellicent	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Pyukumuku	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
★★★★
Kingler Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Mantine	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Sharpedo	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Wailord	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Jellicent	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Pyukumuku	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
★★★★★
Mantine	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Sharpedo	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	18%
Wailord	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Wailord Shiny	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	2%
Jellicent	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Pyukumuku	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

June 30 to July 31, 2020

This Wild Area News event focuses on Steel and Rock-type Pokémon.^[19]

For the first few hours after this round of news went live, instead of dropping Armorite Ore, the Pokémon here dropped an invalid item which would crash the game upon receipt.^[20] An update released later that day fixed the drop tables to include the correct item.

This event was not available temporarily from July 17 to 19, 2020.

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Meowth Galarian Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
Onix	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
Rhyhorn	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Steelix	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Rolycoly	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
Cufant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
★★
Onix	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Rhyhorn	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Steelix	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Carkol	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Perrserker	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Cufant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
★★★
Onix	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Rhydon	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Steelix	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Coalossal Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Perrserker	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Copperajah Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
★★★★
Onix	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Steelix	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Rhyperior	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Coalossal Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Perrserker	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Copperajah Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
★★★★★
Onix	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Steelix	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Rhyperior	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Coalossal Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Perrserker	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Copperajah Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

June 17 to 28, 2020

This event featured every Gigantamax Pokémon available at the time,^[21] temporarily overriding the event from June 2 to 29, 2020.

To promote the release of The Isle of Armor, uncatchable Zeraora appeared in 3★ to 5★ raids. In 5★ raids, some Zeraora were also Shiny and more difficult to defeat. This represented Shiny Zeraora's first appearance. As an additional promotion, if at least 1 million players defeated Zeraora before the event ended, a Shiny Zeraora would be distributed via Pokémon HOME, and for every 100,000 players after that up to 2 million, each player would receive a piece of Armorite Ore (max. 10).^[22]

On June 23, the official Japanese Pokémon Twitter account announced that the milestone for the Shiny Zeraora had been met.^[23] The distribution awarded a total of 8 pieces of Armorite Ore.

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	100%
★★
Machamp Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	100%
Lapras Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	100%
★★★
Kingler Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Zeraora	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	40%
Orbeetle Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Flapple Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Appletun Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
★★★★
Charizard Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Garbodor Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Zeraora	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	40%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Hatterene Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Grimmsnarl Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Alcremie Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
★★★★★
Machamp Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Gengar Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Lapras Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Zeraora	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	35%
Zeraora Shiny	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	100	5%
Coalossal Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Toxtricity Amped Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Toxtricity Low Key Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Copperajah Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Duraludon Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

June 2 to 29, 2020

This Wild Area News features only Gigantamax Pokémon.^[21] With the sole exception of Snorlax, all available Pokémon are different for Pokémon Sword and Shield.

This event was not available temporarily from June 17 to 28, 2020.

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	100%
Alcremie Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	100%
★★
Machamp Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	30%
Lapras Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	30%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	40%
Orbeetle Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	30%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	30%
★★★
Kingler Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	30%
Orbeetle Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	30%
Flapple Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	40%
Appletun Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	40%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	30%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	30%
★★★★
Charizard Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Garbodor Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	30%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	30%
Hatterene Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	30%
Grimmsnarl Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	30%
Alcremie Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
★★★★★
Machamp Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Gengar Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Lapras Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	25%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Coalossal Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	25%
Toxtricity Amped Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	25%
Toxtricity Low Key Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	25%
Copperajah Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Duraludon Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

May 26 to June 1, 2020

All Wild Area News encounters during this time are encounters battles against Gigantamax Meowth, previously only available via a now-expired event distribution for early adopters of Pokémon Sword and Shield.^[24] This also marks the first time players can legitimately obtain Shiny Gigantamax Meowth. It is also the first time to be available with the Abilities Technician or Unnerve.

Each tier of this Wild Area News has different variants of Meowth that know different moves.

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Meowth Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	100%
★★
Meowth Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	100%
★★★
Meowth Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	100%
★★★★
Meowth Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	100%
★★★★★
Meowth Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	100%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

May 19 to 25, 2020

All Wild Area News encounters during this time are encounters battles against Gigantamax Eevee, previously only available to players who have a save file of Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! on their Nintendo Switch.^[24] This also marks the first time players can legitimately obtain Shiny Gigantamax Eevee. It is also the first time to be available with its Hidden Ability Anticipation.

Each tier of this Wild Area News has different variants of Eevee that know different moves.

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Eevee Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	100%
★★
Eevee Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	100%
★★★
Eevee Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	100%
★★★★
Eevee Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	100%
★★★★★
Eevee Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	100%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

May 12 to 18, 2020

All Wild Area News encounters during this time are encounters battles against Gigantamax Pikachu, previously only available to players who have a save file of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! on their Nintendo Switch.^[24] This also marks the first time players can legitimately obtain Shiny Gigantamax Pikachu. It is also the first time to be available with its Hidden Ability Lightning Rod and with the move Volt Tackle, the latter exclusive to 5★ Max Raid Battles.

Each tier of this Wild Area News has different variants of Pikachu that know different moves.

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Pikachu Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	100%
★★
Pikachu Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	100%
★★★
Pikachu Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	100%
★★★★
Pikachu Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	100%
★★★★★
Pikachu Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	100%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

April 28 to May 11, 2020

Among other Pokémon, Tyranitar, Togekiss, Rotom, and Dragapult, as well as Excadrill and Whimsicott became available for this event.^[25]

For a portion of the first day of this round of news, Drilbur raids originating from Pokémon Shield came with the illegal move Hydro Pump. The same raids for the rest of the event's duration, or from Pokémon Sword, come with the correct move, Scratch. Players who caught a Drilbur with Hydro Pump cannot trade or battle online with it unless that move is deleted.

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Togepi	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Larvitar	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
Rotom Heat	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
Rotom Wash	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
Drilbur	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Cottonee	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
Dreepy	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
★★
Togetic	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Pupitar	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Rotom Heat	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Rotom Wash	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Drilbur	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Cottonee	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Drakloak	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
★★★
Tyranitar	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Togekiss	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Rotom Heat	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Rotom Wash	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Excadrill	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Whimsicott	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Dragapult	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
★★★★
Tyranitar	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Togekiss	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Rotom Heat	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Rotom Wash	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Excadrill	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Whimsicott	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Dragapult	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
★★★★★
Tyranitar	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Togekiss	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Rotom Heat	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Rotom Wash	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Excadrill	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Whimsicott	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
Dragapult	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	15%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

April 10 to 15, 2020

Over the Easter weekend, Baby Pokémon were available alongside Ditto during Max Raid Battles.^[26] This event was temporarily overriding the event from March 26 to April 27, 2020.

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Charmander	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	30%
Trubbish	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Cufant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Duraludon	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	30%
★★
Charmeleon	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	30%
Trubbish	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Cufant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Duraludon	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	30%
★★★
Tyrogue	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	12%
Budew	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	12%
Bonsly	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	12%
Mime Jr.	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	14%
Munchlax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	12%
Riolu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	14%
Mantyke	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	12%
Toxel	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	12%
★★★★
Charizard Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	30%
Pichu	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Cleffa	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Togepi	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Wynaut	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Duraludon	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	30%
★★★★★
Charizard Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	35%
Ditto	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	40%
Garbodor Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	25%
Copperajah Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	25%
Duraludon Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	35%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

March 26 to April 27, 2020

Gigantamax Charizard, Garbodor, Copperajah, and Duraludon appear in Max Raid Battles for this event.^[27]

This event was not available temporarily from April 10 to 15, 2020.

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Charmander	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	30%
Trubbish	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Cufant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Duraludon	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	30%
★★
Charmeleon	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	30%
Trubbish	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Cufant	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Duraludon	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	30%
★★★
Charizard Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	30%
Garbodor Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Copperajah Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Duraludon Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	30%
★★★★
Charizard Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	30%
Garbodor Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Copperajah Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Duraludon Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	30%
★★★★★
Charizard Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	60%
Garbodor Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	40%
Copperajah Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	40%
Duraludon Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	60%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

March 19 to 25, 2020

Certain game-exclusive Pokémon Pokémon are more common in Max Raid Battles.^[28] Game-exclusive Pokémon found in 3★ to 5★ raids will always have Hidden Abilities.

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Machop	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	17%
Gastly	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	17%
Corsola Galarian Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	17%
Darumaka Galarian Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	17%
Karrablast	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	15%
Shelmet	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	17%
Pincurchin	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	17%
★★
Machoke	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	17%
Ponyta Galarian Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Farfetch'd Galarian Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	15%
Haunter	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	17%
Snorlax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	17%
Corsola Galarian Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	17%
Darumaka Galarian Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	17%
Pincurchin	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	17%
★★★
Machamp Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Ponyta Galarian Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Farfetch'd Galarian Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Gengar Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Corsola Galarian Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Darumaka Galarian Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	15%
Pincurchin	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
★★★★
Machamp Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Gengar Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Escavalier	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Accelgor	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	15%
Pincurchin	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
★★★★★
Machamp Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Rapidash Galarian Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Gengar Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Braviary	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Mandibuzz	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Oranguru	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Passimian	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Sirfetch'd	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Indeedee Male	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Indeedee Female	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

March 9 to 18, 2020

Gigantamax Snorlax returned to Max Raid Battles, making this the first time a limited availability Gigantamax form has returned to the game. In addition, the Gigantamax forms of Machamp and Gengar have been made more common and are available to catch in 3★ and 4★ raids hosted in either game, though remain version-exclusive in 5★ raids. The raids also include non-Gigantamax versions of these Pokémon and their pre-evolutions.^[29]

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Machop	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	34%
Gastly	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	34%
Munchlax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	32%
★★
Machoke	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	34%
Haunter	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	34%
Snorlax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	32%
★★★
Machamp	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Machamp Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Gengar	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Gengar Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Snorlax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
★★★★
Machamp	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Machamp Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Gengar	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Gengar Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Snorlax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
★★★★★
Machamp	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Machamp Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	40%
Gengar	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Gengar Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	40%
Snorlax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	40%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

February 27 to March 1, 2020

Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Squirtle, Wartortle, and Mewtwo, which do not normally appear in-game, became available for a limited time during Wild Area News, as part of a tie-in with Pokémon Day. The event also includes Charmander and Charmeleon.^[30] This event was temporarily overriding the event from February 16 to March 8, 2020.

Mewtwo cannot be captured during the event—the Max Raid Battle's only purpose is to provide rare and lucrative rewards, such as Ability Capsules and Big Nuggets. There are multiple Mewtwo slots, with each one knowing different moves; some based around physical moves, and some based around special moves.

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Bulbasaur	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Charmander	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Squirtle	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Krabby	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Dottler	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Toxel	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Hatenna	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Impidimp	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
★★
Bulbasaur	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Charmander	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Squirtle	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Kingler Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Orbeetle Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Toxtricity Amped Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Toxtricity Low Key Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Hatenna	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Impidimp	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
★★★
Bulbasaur	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Charmander	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Squirtle	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Kingler Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Orbeetle Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Toxtricity Amped Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Toxtricity Low Key Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Hattrem	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Morgrem	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
★★★★
Ivysaur	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Charmeleon	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Wartortle	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Kingler Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Orbeetle Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Toxtricity Amped Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Toxtricity Low Key Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Hatterene Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Grimmsnarl Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
★★★★★
Kingler Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Mewtwo	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	100	30%
Orbeetle Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Toxtricity Amped Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	30%
Toxtricity Low Key Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	30%
Hatterene Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Grimmsnarl Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

February 16 to March 8, 2020

Gigantamax Toxtricity, which do not normally appear in Max Raid Battles, became available for a limited time, with its Amped Form exclusive to raids hosted in Pokémon Sword and its Low Key Form exclusive to raids hosted in Pokémon Shield. Additionally, Gigantamax Kingler^Sw/Orbeetle^Sh, and Grimmsnarl^Sw/Hatterene^Sh became more common for a limited time.^[31] Unlike the Toxtricity available at higher ratings, Toxel found through this event can have any Nature, allowing them to potentially evolve into either form of Toxtricity regardless of the raid's game of origin.

This event was not available temporarily from February 27 to March 1, 2020.

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Krabby	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Dottler	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Toxel	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	40%
Hatenna	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	40%
Impidimp	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	40%
★★
Kingler	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Kingler Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Orbeetle	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Orbeetle Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Toxtricity Amped Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	40%
Toxtricity Low Key Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	40%
Hatenna	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	40%
Impidimp	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	40%
★★★
Kingler	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Kingler Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Orbeetle	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Orbeetle Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Toxtricity Amped Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Toxtricity Low Key Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Toxtricity Amped Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	40%
Toxtricity Low Key Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	40%
Hattrem	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Morgrem	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
★★★★
Kingler	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	3%
Kingler Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Orbeetle	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	3%
Orbeetle Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Toxtricity Amped Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	4%
Toxtricity Low Key Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	4%
Toxtricity Amped Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	40%
Toxtricity Low Key Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	40%
Hatterene	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	3%
Hatterene Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	30%
Grimmsnarl	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	3%
Grimmsnarl Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	30%
★★★★★
Kingler	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	3%
Kingler Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Orbeetle	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	3%
Orbeetle Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Toxtricity Amped Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	4%
Toxtricity Low Key Form	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	4%
Toxtricity Amped Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	40%
Toxtricity Low Key Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	40%
Hatterene	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	3%
Hatterene Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	30%
Grimmsnarl	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	3%
Grimmsnarl Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	30%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

February 7 to 16, 2020

Gigantamax Toxtricity, which do not normally appear in Max Raid Battles, became available for a limited time, with its Amped Form exclusive to raids hosted in Pokémon Sword and its Low Key Form exclusive to raids hosted in Pokémon Shield. Additionally, Gigantamax Kingler^Sw/Orbeetle^Sh, and Grimmsnarl^Sw/Hatterene^Sh became more common for a limited time.^[31]

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Milcery Gigantamax Factor	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	100%
★★
Milcery Gigantamax Factor	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	100%
★★★
Kingler Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Orbeetle Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Toxtricity Amped Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	30%
Toxtricity Low Key Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	30%
Hattrem	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Morgrem	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Milcery Gigantamax Factor	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	30%
★★★★
Kingler Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Orbeetle Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Toxtricity Amped Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	30%
Toxtricity Low Key Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	30%
Hatterene Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Grimmsnarl Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Milcery Gigantamax Factor	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	30%
★★★★★
Kingler Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Orbeetle Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Toxtricity Amped Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	30%
Toxtricity Low Key Form Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	30%
Hatterene Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Grimmsnarl Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Milcery Gigantamax Factor	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	30%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

January 31 to February 6, 2020

Milcery with the Gigantamax Factor, which do not normally appear in Max Raid Battles, became available for a limited time. The rewards included Star Sweets and Ribbon Sweets, which likewise cannot otherwise be obtained.^[32]

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Milcery Gigantamax Factor	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	100%
★★
Milcery Gigantamax Factor	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	100%
★★★
Lapras Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	40%
Coalossal Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	40%
Flapple Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	30%
Appletun Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	30%
Milcery Gigantamax Factor	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	30%
★★★★
Lapras Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	30%
Coalossal Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	30%
Flapple Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	30%
Appletun Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	30%
Milcery Gigantamax Factor	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	40%
★★★★★
Lapras Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	30%
Coalossal Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	30%
Flapple Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	30%
Appletun Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	30%
Milcery Gigantamax Factor	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	40%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

January 9 to 31, 2020

Gigantamax Coalossal^Sw/Lapras^Sh, Flapple^Sw/Appletun^Sh, and Alcremie became more common. Several of Alcremie's forms became available with the Gigantamax Factor for the first time, but—like all Gigantamax Alcremie that appear in Max Raid Battles—they are decorated with Strawberry Sweets. Certain forms of Alcremie were exclusive to raids hosted in Pokémon Sword while others were exclusive to raids hosted in Pokémon Shield.^[33]

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Lapras	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	40%
Rolycoly	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	40%
Applin	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	30%
Milcery	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	30%
★★
Lapras	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	40%
Carkol	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	40%
Flapple	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	30%
Appletun	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	30%
Alcremie Vanilla Cream Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	30%
★★★
Lapras	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Lapras Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	40%
Coalossal	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Coalossal Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	40%
Flapple	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Flapple Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Appletun	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Appletun Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Alcremie Mint Cream Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Alcremie Lemon Cream Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Alcremie Ruby Cream Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Alcremie Matcha Cream Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
★★★★
Lapras	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Lapras Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	40%
Coalossal	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Coalossal Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	40%
Flapple	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Flapple Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Appletun	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Appletun Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Alcremie Ruby Cream Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Alcremie Matcha Cream Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Alcremie Caramel Swirl Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Alcremie Rainbow Swirl Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
★★★★★
Lapras	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Lapras Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	40%
Coalossal	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Coalossal Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	40%
Flapple	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Flapple Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Appletun	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Appletun Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Alcremie Salted Cream Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Alcremie Ruby Swirl Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Alcremie Mint Cream Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Alcremie Lemon Cream Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

December 31, 2019 to January 3, 2020

In celebration of the New Year 2020, Magikarp became more common in Max Raid Battles, with some of the Max Raid Battles programmed to guarantee a Shiny. Rewards for defeating Magikarp include a Big Nugget and several potential Nuggets.^[34] This event was temporarily overriding the event from December 4, 2019 to January 9, 2020.

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Magikarp	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	52%
Magikarp Shiny	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	8%
Munchlax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Rookidee	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Chewtle	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Silicobra	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Sizzlipede	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Magikarp	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	52%
Magikarp Shiny	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	8%
Snorlax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Corvisquire	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Drednaw	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Silicobra	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Centiskorch	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
★★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Magikarp	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	52%
Magikarp Shiny	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	8%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
★★★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Magikarp	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	52%
Magikarp Shiny	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	8%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
★★★★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Magikarp	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	52%
Magikarp Shiny	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	8%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	10%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	10%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	10%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	10%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	10%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

December 20 to 25, 2019

Delibird was made more common in celebration of the holidays, whose rewards include Ice-type TRs and Exp. Candy.^[35] This event was temporarily overriding the event from December 4, 2019 to January 9, 2020.

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Butterfree	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	1%
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	9%
Delibird	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	60%
Munchlax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Rookidee	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Chewtle	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Silicobra	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Sizzlipede	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Snorlax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Delibird	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	60%
Corvisquire	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Drednaw	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Silicobra	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Centiskorch	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
★★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Delibird	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	60%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Drednaw	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	1%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	9%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Centiskorch	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	1%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	9%
★★★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Delibird	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	60%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Drednaw	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	1%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	9%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Centiskorch	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	1%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	9%
★★★★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	10%
Delibird	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	60%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	10%
Drednaw	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	1%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	9%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	10%
Centiskorch	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	1%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	9%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

December 4, 2019 to January 9, 2020

Gigantamax Snorlax, which do not normally appear in Max Raid Battles, became available for a limited time.^[36]

This event was not available temporarily from December 20 to 25, 2019 and from December 31, 2019 to January 3, 2020.

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Butterfree	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Munchlax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	40%
Rookidee	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Chewtle	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Silicobra	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Sizzlipede	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Snorlax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	40%
Corvisquire	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Drednaw	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Silicobra	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Centiskorch	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
★★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Snorlax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	40%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Drednaw	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Centiskorch	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
★★★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Snorlax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	40%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Drednaw	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Centiskorch	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
★★★★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Snorlax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	40%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	10%
Drednaw	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	20%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	10%
Centiskorch	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

November 15 to December 4, 2019

Gigantamax Butterfree, Drednaw^Sw/Corviknight^Sh, and Sandaconda^Sw/Centiskorch^Sh became more common for a limited time.^[37]

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Butterfree	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Rookidee	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	40%
Chewtle	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	40%
Silicobra	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	40%
Sizzlipede	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	40%
★★
Butterfree	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Corvisquire	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	40%
Drednaw	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	40%
Silicobra	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	40%
Centiskorch	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	40%
★★★
Butterfree	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	5%
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Corviknight	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	5%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	30%
Drednaw	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	30%
Sandaconda	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	5%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	30%
Centiskorch	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	30%
★★★★
Butterfree	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	5%
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Corviknight	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	5%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	30%
Drednaw	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	30%
Sandaconda	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	5%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	30%
Centiskorch	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	30%
★★★★★
Butterfree	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	5%
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	20%
Corviknight	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	5%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	30%
Drednaw	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	30%
Sandaconda	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	5%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	30%
Centiskorch	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	30%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

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German		Neuigkeiten Aus
Italian		Bollettino delle Terre Selvagge
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