Background (GO)

A background (Japanese: 背景 Background) is an image displayed behind a Pokémon when viewing its summary in the . By default, all Pokémon display an animated background based on their primary type. Lucky Pokemon and override the type background with a gold or dark blue background, respectively.
Certain Pokémon caught during events can also receive a Location BackgroundInbound from Ultra Space—Ultra Beasts alight ahead of Pokémon GO Fest 2024: Global!Pokémon GO City Safari: Jakarta (also known as a Location CardCatch Pokémon with Location Cards at Pokémon GO Tour: Hoenn – Las VegasPikachu’s Indonesia Journey: Bali – Pokémon GO), to commemorate the real-life location where the event took place, or a Special Background, to commemorate an aspect of the event or the Pokémon. If a Pokémon has a Location or Special Background, when viewing the Pokémon's summary, the background will periodically fade between the type/Lucky background and the Location/Special Background.
==Filters==
Players can filter their Pokémon Box to search for Pokémon with certain backgrounds with the following filters:
*lucky for Lucky Pokémon
*shadow for Shadow Pokémon
*background for Pokémon with a Location Background or a Special Background
*locationbackground for Pokémon with a Location Background
*specialbackground for Pokémon with a Special Background
==List of backgrounds==
===Standard===
GO Normal-type background.png|
GO Fighting-type background.png|
GO Flying-type background.png|
GO Poison-type background.png|
GO Ground-type background.png|
GO Rock-type background.png|
GO Bug-type background.png|
GO Ghost-type background.png|
GO Steel-type background.png|
GO Fire-type background.png|
GO Water-type background.png|
GO Grass-type background.png|
GO Electric-type background.png|
GO Psychic-type background.png|
GO Ice-type background.png|
GO Dragon-type background.png|
GO Dark-type background.png|
GO Fairy-type background.png|
GO Lucky background.jpg|Lucky
GO Shadow background.png|Shadow
===Locations===
Except where noted, all of these backgrounds required purchasing a local event ticket.
Background	Location 	Eligible Pokémon	Guaranteed?	Source
 	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 	 	No 	Raid Battles: February 18–19, 2023
 	Jeju Island, South Korea 	 	No 	Raid Battles: July 28–30, 2023
 	Osaka, Japan 	 	No 	Raid Battles: August 4–6, 2023
 	London, England 	 	No 	Raid Battles: August 4–6, 2023
 	New York City, New York, USA 	 	No 	Raid Battles: August 18–20, 2023
 	Seoul, South Korea 	 	Yes 	Special & Timed Research: October 7–8, 2023
 	Barcelona, Spain 	 	Yes 	Special & Timed Research: October 13–14, 2023
 	Mexico City, Mexico 	 	Yes 	Special & Timed Research: November 4–5, 2023
 	Los Angeles, California, USA 	 	No 	Raid Battles: February 17–18, 2024
 	Bali, Indonesia 	 	No 	Raid Battles: March 2–3, 2024
 	Tainan, Taiwan 	 	Yes 	Special & Timed Research: March 9–10, 2024
 	Surabaya, Indonesia 	 	No 	Raid Battles: May 11–12, 2024
 	Sendai, Japan 	 	No 	Raid Battles: May 30–June 2, 2024
 	Sendai, Japan 	 	Yes 	Special Research: May 30–June 2, 2024
 	Madrid, Spain 	 	No 	Raid Battles: June 14–16, 2024
 	Madrid, Spain 	 	Yes 	Special Research: June 14–16, 2024
 	New York City, New York, USA 	 	No 	Raid Battles: July 5–7, 2024
 	New York City, New York, USA 	 	Yes 	Special Research: July 5–7, 2024
 	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 	 	No 	Raid Battles, Field & Timed Research: August 16–20, 2024 (no ticket required)
 	Yogyakarta, Indonesia 	 	No 	Raid Battles: August 24–25, 2024
 	loanDepot Park, Miami, Florida, USA 	 	Yes 	Raid Battles: September 7, 2024
 	T-Mobile Park, Seattle, Washington, USA	 	Yes 	Raid Battles: September 13, 2024
 	Jakarta, Indonesia 	 	No 	Raid Battles: September 21–22, 2024
 	Jakarta, Indonesia 	 	Yes 	Special & Timed Research: September 21–22, 2024
 	Incheon, South Korea 	 	No 	Field & Special Research: September 27–29, 2024
 	Fukuoka, Japan 	 	No 	Raid & Max Battles: November 16–17, 2024
 	Los Angeles, California, USA 	 	No 	Raid Battles: February 21–23, 2025
 	New Taipei City, Taiwan 	 	No 	Raid Battles: February 21–23, 2025
===Special===
Except where noted, all of these backgrounds did not require purchasing an event ticket.
Background	Eligible Pokémon	Guaranteed?	Source
 	 	No 	Raid Battles: July 8–14, 2024
 	 	Yes 	Timed Research: August 26, 2024–December 31, 2025
 	 	Yes 	Special Research: July 14, 2024 (ticketed)
 	 	Yes 	Special Research: July 14, 2024 (ticketed)
 	 	Yes 	a with the Ultra Wormhole background and a with the Radiance background
 	 	Yes 	a Necrozma with the Ultra Wormhole background and a with the Umbra background
 	 	Yes 	Timed Research: August 26–31, 2024
 	 	Yes 	Timed Research: August 28–31, 2024
 	 	Yes 	Timed Research: August 29–31, 2024
 	 	No 	Raid & Max Battles: November 23–24, 2024
 	 	No 	Field Research: December 21–22, 2024
 	 	Yes 	Timed Research: December 21–22, 2024
 	 	Yes 	Special Research: December 21–22, 2024 (ticketed)
 	 	Yes 	Special Research: December 21–22, 2024 (ticketed)
 	 	No 	Field Research: January 5, 2025
 	 	Yes 	Special & Timed Research: January 5, 2025
 	 	No 	Field Research: January 25, 2025
 	 	Yes 	Special & Timed Research: January 25, 2025
 	 	No 	Field Research: February 9, 2025
 	 	Yes 	Special & Timed Research: February 9, 2025
 	 	Yes 	Enigma Field Research: February 21–23, 2025 (ticketed)
 	 	Yes 	Tour Pass final Major Milestone: February 24 – March 2, 2025
 	 	No 	Raid Battles: February 24-March 1, 2025
 	 	No 	Raid Battles: February 24-March 1, 2025
 	 	No 	Raid Battles: March 1-2, 2025
 	 	No 	Raid Battles: March 1-2, 2025
 	 	No 	Raid Battles: February 24-March 1, 2025
 	 	No 	Raid Battles: February 24-March 1, 2025
 	 	No 	Raid Battles: March 1-2, 2025
 	 	No 	Raid Battles: March 1-2, 2025
 	 	Yes 	a with the Black Version background and a with the White Version background
 	 	Yes 	a with the White Version background and a with the Black Version background
 	 	No 	Field Research: March 8, 2025
 	 	Yes 	Special & Timed Research: March 8, 2025
==Trivia==
*No Shadow Pokémon have been released with a Location or Special Background.
*Since the type backgrounds only display depending on a Pokémon's primary type:
**The and backgrounds were unused until the release of most Generation II Pokémon on February 16, 2017.
**The background was unused until the release of on February 4, 2020.
*The Enigma background released in February 2025, based on N's Pokémon, is the only Special Background exclusive to in-person events.
==Notes==
==References==
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