List of Pokémon by availability (GO)

This is a list of Pokémon based on their availability in Pokémon GO.
==List of Pokémon by date==
Every generation of Pokémon is represented in Pokémon GO. By generation, the following Pokémon are available:
*All 151 species from Generation .
*All 100 species from Generation .
*All 135 species from Generation .
*104 out of 107 species from Generation (%).
*All 156 species from Generation .
*68 out of 72 species from Generation (%).
*78 out of 88 species from Generation (%).
*46 out of 96 species from Generation (%).
**40 out of 89 species from Galar (%).
**6 out of 7 species from Hisui (%).
*46 out of 120 species from Generation (%).
In total, 884 out of 1025 species (%) are currently in the game.
The following table details when each Pokémon species and form has been made available in GO.
Date 	Pokémon	Notes
Jul 6, 2016 	 	Initial release.Debut of all Generation I Pokémon except , Legendary Pokémon, and .
Nov 23, 2016	 	debuted disguised as Pidgey, Rattata, Zubat, or Magikarp. Ditto has since been able to appear disguised as other Pokémon.
Dec 12, 2016	 	Generation II baby Pokémon (besides ) debuted in s. Togepi could evolve into .
Feb 16, 2017	 	Debut of most remaining Generation II Pokémon, except , , and two forms of (! and ?). Generation I Pokémon with Generation II cross-generational Evolutions could now evolve into those Pokémon. Togetic could now appear in the wild.
Jul 22, 2017	 	Debut of Legendary Pokémon. appeared in s until July 30. appeared in Raid Battles until August 31.
Jul 31, 2017	 	appeared in Raid Battles until August 7.
Aug 7, 2017 	 	appeared in Raid Battles until August 14.
Aug 14, 2017	 	appeared in Raid Battles at the Pokémon GO Stadium event. Mewtwo was subsequently available in field tests and full EX Raid Battles, then appeared in five-star raids on September 20, 2018.
Aug 31, 2017	 	, , and appeared in Raid Battles in the Americas, Europe and Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region, respectively, until September 30. They then appeared in the preceding region until October 31, then in the final region until November 30.
Oct 20, 2017	 	Debut of Generation III Pokémon for the Halloween 2017 event.
Nov 28, 2017	 	appeared in Raid Battles until December 14 after the successful Global Catch Challenge.
Dec 8, 2017 	 	Debut of 50 Generation III Pokémon. and were only available in Raid Battles.The Official 50 Gen 3 list : TheSilphRoad
Dec 15, 2017	 	appeared in Raid Battles until January 15, 2018.
Dec 21, 2017	 	Debut of 21 additional Generation III Pokémon.Generation 3 pokemon release status (wild, nest,...) : TheSilphRoad was available exclusively during the Holiday 2017 event.
Jan 12, 2018	 	appeared in Raid Battles until February 15.
Jan 23, 2018	 	Debut of 23 additional Generation III Pokémon.
Feb 9, 2018 	 	Debut of 20 additional Generation III Pokémon.
Mar 27, 2018	 	debuted in Special Research, which was activated alongside Field Research.At this point, all Generation I Pokémon species had been released.
Apr 2, 2018 	 	and appeared in Raid Battles. Latias was available in Europe, Asia, and Australia while Latios was available in North America, South America, and Africa. They switched locations on May 8 and were available until June 5.
May 30, 2018	 	Exeggutor debuted in the wild as the first regional form in GO.
Jun 12, 2018	 	Unown ! debuted in the wild.
Jun 21, 2018	 	Alolan Rattata, Meowth, Grimer, Vulpix, and Sandshrew debuted in 7 km Eggs from Gifts. Alolan Rattata debuted in the wild on June 23.Alolan Rattata appearing on my sightings! : TheSilphRoad appeared in Raid Battles until July 19.
Jul 14, 2018	 	Alolan Diglett and Geodude appeared temporarily in the wild, then became exclusive to 7 km Eggs starting July 19. At Pokémon GO Fest 2018, Unown ? debuted in the wild. debuted in Special Research, then was available worldwide on August 20.
Jul 19, 2018	 	Alolan Raichu and Marowak appeared in three-star Raid Battles. appeared in five-star Raid Battles until August 16.
Aug 1, 2018 	 	debuted in Field Research.
Aug 16, 2018	 	appeared in Raid Battles until September 20.
Sep 21, 2018	 	Normal Forme appeared in EX Raid Battles.
Oct 16, 2018	 	Debut of 26 Generation IV Pokémon.Updated list of 26 available Gen IV Pokémon, including shinies and egg and raid exclusives : TheSilphRoad
Oct 23, 2018	 	Debut of 6 additional Generation IV Pokémon. was available in Special Research. Altered Forme was available in Raid Battles until November 20.
Nov 1, 2018 	 	debuted in Field Research with as the only possible evolution. debuted as a .
Nov 6, 2018 	 	debuted in Eggs and debuted in the wild.
Nov 14, 2018	 	Debut of 11 additional Generation IV cross-generational Evolutions of previously released Pokémon, each requiring a Sinnoh Stone to evolve. officially debuted in the Mystery Box and Special Research after being teased in the September 2018 Chikorita Community Day.
Nov 20, 2018	 	appeared in Raid Battles until December 18.
Dec 18, 2018	 	Debut of 14 additional Generation IV Pokémon. , , and debuted in 7 km Eggs. appeared in Raid Battles until January 15, 2019.
Dec 20, 2018	 	Attack Forme Deoxys appeared in EX Raid Battles.
Jan 30, 2019	 	appeared in Raid Battles until February 28.
Feb 1, 2019 	 	Debut of 15 additional Generation IV Pokémon, including 6 cross-generational Evolutions (, , , , , and ), each requiring a Sinnoh Stone to evolve.
Feb 13, 2019	 	debuted in 7 km Eggs for the Valentine's Day 2019 event.
Feb 16, 2019	 	could now evolve from Piloswine using a Sinnoh Stone during the Swinub Community Day.
Feb 23, 2019	 	debuted in Limited Research and later in the wild.
Feb 25, 2019	 	debuted in surprise encounters via the GO Snapshot feature.At this point, all Generation II Pokémon species had been released.
Mar 1, 2019 	 	appeared in Raid Battles until March 28.
Mar 25, 2019	 	Defense Forme Deoxys appeared in EX Raid Battles.
Apr 2, 2019 	 	Origin Forme Giratina appeared in Raid Battles until April 29.
Apr 29, 2019	 	, , and debuted in the wild and later in Raid Battles. and were accidentally made available in the wild for about 30 minutes.
May 17, 2019	 	Debut of 14 additional Generation IV Pokémon, including 4 cross-generational Evolutions (, , , and ), each requiring a new type of Lure Module to evolve. Shellos and Gastrodon officially debuted, their forms becoming region-exclusive several hours after initial release.
Jun 13, 2019	 	debuted in Special Research at Pokémon GO Fest 2019 Chicago, then later appeared in Dortmund and Yokohama.
Jun 28, 2019	 	Speed Forme Deoxys appeared in EX Raid Battles.
Jul 10, 2019	 	Armored Mewtwo appeared in Raid Battles until July 30.
Sep 16, 2019	 	Debut of 46 Generation V Pokémon.
Sep 26, 2019	 	debuted in 5 km Eggs in Europe.
Oct 17, 2019	 	appeared in Raid Battles until November 1. was available exclusively during Halloween 2019.
Nov 2, 2019 	 	debuted in a paid, limited-time Special Research event, then later appeared in EX Raid Battles on November 18.
Nov 4, 2019 	 	appeared in Raid Battles until November 26.
Nov 16, 2019	 	Weezing appeared in three-star Raid Battles.
Nov 26, 2019	 	appeared in Raid Battles until December 17.
Dec 17, 2019	 	appeared in Raid Battles until January 7, 2020.
Dec 24, 2019	 	and debuted in the wild.
Jan 10, 2020	 	Debut of 34 additional Generation V Pokémon along with Trade Evolution.
Jan 24, 2020	 	debuted in 7 km Eggs during the Lunar New Year 2020 event, then became available in the wild and in 10 km Eggs.
Jan 29, 2020	 	debuted as a GO Battle League reward.
Feb 1, 2020 	 	debuted in Research Breakthroughs until March 1, then became available in the wild after the Buddy Up event.
Feb 2, 2020 	 	debuted in 5 km Eggs and in Limited Research.
Feb 4, 2020 	 	Incarnate Forme appeared in Raid Battles until February 25.
Feb 14, 2020	 	and debuted in the wild for Valentine’s Day 2020.
Mar 2, 2020 	 	Incarnate Forme appeared in Raid Battles until March 31.
Mar 13, 2020	 	debuted as a GO Battle League reward.
Mar 20, 2020	 	debuted in a paid, limited-time Special Research event. It was later added to general Special Research and was available in Raid Battles from August 14 to 21.
Mar 27, 2020	 	and debuted in the wild.
Mar 31, 2020	 	Incarnate Forme appeared in Raid Battles until April 28 and as a GO Battle League reward.
Apr 1, 2020 	 	debuted in the wild and as a Field Research reward.
May 26, 2020	 	appeared in Raid Battles until June 16.
Jun 3, 2020 	 	Galarian Meowth, Zigzagoon, and Darumaka debuted in 7 km Eggs. Galarian Stunfisk debuted in the wild, in Raid Battles, and in Special Research.
Jun 16, 2020	 	appeared in Raid Battles until July 7.
Jun 17, 2020	 	Galarian Farfetch'd debuted in the wild worldwide, though it could not yet evolve into .
Jul 3, 2020 	 	debuted in the wild, in 5 km Eggs, and in Timed Research.
Jul 7, 2020 	 	appeared in Raid Battles until July 31.
Jul 17, 2020	 	debuted in the wild, in 5 km Eggs, and in Timed Research.
Jul 25, 2020	 	Wash debuted for paid Pokémon GO Fest 2020 players in GO Snapshot.
Jul 26, 2020	 	debuted in paid Special Research for Pokémon GO Fest 2020 and became available publicly on September 30.
Aug 7, 2020 	 	debuted in the wild, in 7 km Eggs, and in Raid Battles.
Aug 14, 2020	 	, , and debuted in the wild and in 7 km Eggs. debuted as a regional exclusive in the wild and in 5 km Eggs.
Oct 9, 2020 	 	Autumn Form debuted in the wild.
Oct 12, 2020	 	, , and debuted in 12 km Eggs.
Oct 23, 2020	 	Galarian Ponyta debuted in 7 km Eggs and in Raid Battles. could now evolve from Galarian Farfetch'd.
Oct 24, 2020	 	Galarian Yamask debuted in Special Research.
Nov 30, 2020	 	appeared in Raid Battles.
Dec 1, 2020 	 	Summer and Winter Form Deerling debuted in the wild along with the introduction of s.
Dec 2, 2020 	 	Debut of 19 Generation VI Pokémon. debuted as a regional exclusive (France).
Dec 19, 2020	 	Galarian Mr. Mime debuted in paid Special Research and was made available publicly on December 23, 2021.
Dec 22, 2020	 	debuted in the wild, 5 km Eggs, and Field Research.
Jan 5, 2021 	 	Burn Drive Genesect appeared in Raid Battles until January 12 and as a GO Battle League reward.
Jan 11, 2021	 	Male debuted as a GO Battle League reward.
Feb 14, 2021	 	debuted in the wild, 5 km Eggs, and Raid Battles.
Mar 1, 2021 	 	Spring Form Deerling and female Frillish debuted in the wild.
Mar 16, 2021	 	debuted in the wild, 5 km Eggs, and Raid Battles. Therian Forme Thundurus appeared in Raid Battles until March 30.
Mar 30, 2021	 	Therian Forme Tornadus appeared in Raid Battles until April 13.
Apr 13, 2021	 	Therian Forme Landorus appeared in Raid Battles until April 27. and debuted in the wild, Raid Battles, and Field Research.
Apr 20, 2021	 	debuted in the wild, Raid Battles, and Field Research.
May 4, 2021 	 	, , and debuted in the wild and Field Research. appeared in Raid Battles until May 17.
May 11, 2021	 	appeared in one-star Raid Battles.
May 18, 2021	 	appeared in Raid Battles until May 31.
May 25, 2021	 	could now evolve from Eevee.
May 31, 2021	 	debuted as a GO Battle League reward.
Jun 8, 2021 	 	Galarian Slowpoke debuted in Field Research and in Raid Battles, though it could not yet evolve into Galarian Slowking.
Jul 17, 2021	 	Aria Forme debuted in paid Special Research for Pokémon GO Fest 2021 and was made available publicly on September 21.
Aug 20, 2021	 	, , and debuted in the wild and Field Research. Hero of Many Battles appeared in Raid Battles until August 26.
Aug 26, 2021	 	Hero of Many Battles appeared in Raid Battles until September 1.
Sep 5, 2021 	 	Confined debuted in Special Research.
Sep 8, 2021 	 	debuted in the wild, Raid Battles, and Field Research.
Sep 21, 2021	 	Natural Form debuted in the wild. Its alternate trims (besides the Heart Trim) debuted alongside the form-changing mechanic, with some trims being regional exclusives.
Oct 1, 2021 	 	Douse Drive Genesect appeared in Raid Battles until October 12 and as a GO Battle League reward. debuted in Special Research.
Oct 15, 2021	 	Galarian Slowking could now evolve from Galarian Slowpoke.
Oct 22, 2021	 	and all sizes of debuted in the wild and Raid Battles.
Nov 5, 2021 	 	debuted in the wild, Raid Battles, and Field Research.
Nov 26, 2021	 	Hoopa Unbound debuted in Special Research. Hoopa could now change forms.
Dec 7, 2021 	 	debuted in Field Research and Raid Battles.
Dec 23, 2021	 	debuted in the wild and 7 km Eggs.
Jan 15, 2022	 	Shock Drive Genesect appeared in Raid Battles until January 24 and as a GO Battle League reward.
Jan 19, 2022	 	debuted in the wild and Field Research.
Jan 30, 2022	 	Voltorb debuted in the wild and Special Research, though it could not yet evolve into Hisuian Electrode.
Feb 10, 2022	 	debuted in the wild, with some forms being regional exclusives. Furfrou could now change form into the Heart Trim.
Feb 18, 2022	 	Hisuian Electrode could now evolve from Hisuian Voltorb.
Mar 1, 2022 	 	Debut of 21 Generation VII Pokémon. appeared in Raid Battles until March 22 and 10 km Eggs, though it could not yet evolve into Dusk Form . debuted as a regional exclusive (Hawaiʻi). appeared in Raid Battles until March 15.
Mar 15, 2022	 	debuted in the wild and Field Research, with each form being a regional exclusive.
Mar 22, 2022	 	debuted in the wild and Field Research. appeared in Raid Battles until April 5.
Apr 3, 2022 	 	debuted in 12 km Eggs.
Apr 12, 2022	 	appeared in Raid Battles until April 26.
Apr 20, 2022	 	debuted in the wild and 7 km Eggs.
Apr 23, 2022	 	debuted in the April 2022 Community Day.
May 10, 2022	 	appeared in Raid Battles until June 1.
May 12, 2022	 	debuted in the wild.
Jun 4, 2022 	 	Land Forme debuted in paid Special Research for Pokémon GO Fest 2022. It was later released in free Special Research on April 20, 2023.
Jun 5, 2022 	 	appeared in Raid Battles for Pokémon GO Fest 2022.
Jun 7, 2022 	 	and debuted in 7 km Eggs and Field Research, then in the wild on June 12.
Jun 16, 2022	 	debuted in the wild, Raid Battles, and Field Research.
Jul 1, 2022 	 	Mow Rotom debuted through GO Snapshot. Sky Forme Shaymin and debuted in paid Special Research for Pokémon GO Fest 2022.
Jul 22, 2022	 	debuted in paid Special Research for Pokémon GO Fest 2022.
Jul 25, 2022	 	Galarian Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres debuted with Daily Adventure Incense.
Jul 27, 2022	 	Hisuian Growlithe and Sneasel debuted in 7 km Eggs. Hisuian Qwilfish debuted in the wild and 7 km Eggs.
Jul 31, 2022	 	Hisuian Braviary appeared in Raid Battles for Hisuian Discoveries Raid Day.
Aug 5, 2022 	 	debuted in paid Special Research for Pokémon GO Fest 2022.
Aug 10, 2022	 	Chill Drive Genesect appeared in Raid Battles until August 18 and as a GO Battle League reward. debuted in the wild and Field Research.
Sep 1, 2022 	 	debuted in Special Research, though it could not yet evolve into Cosmoem.
Sep 13, 2022	 	and appeared in Raid Battles until September 27.
Sep 16, 2022	 	debuted in the wild, Raid Battles, and Field Research.
Sep 27, 2022	 	debuted in the wild, Raid Battles, and Field Research.
Oct 5, 2022 	 	could now evolve from Cosmog, though it could not yet evolve into Solgaleo or Lunala.
Oct 14, 2022	 	debuted in the wild, Raid Battles, and Field Research.
Oct 25, 2022	 	debuted disguised as the player's Buddy Pokémon. Due to a glitch, the release was suspended for time zones west of GMT+13Tweet by Niantic Support (@NianticHelp). Posted on October 25, 2022.Tweet by Niantic Support (@NianticHelp). Posted on October 25, 2022. until October 28.
Nov 8, 2022 	 	appeared in Raid Battles until November 23.
Nov 12, 2022	 	could now evolve from Ursaring during Teddiursa Community Day.
Nov 23, 2022	 	and could now evolve from Cosmoem.
Dec 6, 2022 	 	debuted in the wild and Field Research.
Dec 10, 2022	 	Ordinary Form debuted in paid Special Research.
Dec 15, 2022	 	debuted through the Vivillon Collector feature. All patterns of were released except for the Fancy Pattern and Poké Ball Pattern.
Dec 24, 2022	 	Hisuian Avalugg appeared in Raid Battles for Hisuian Avalugg Raid Day.
Jan 7, 2023 	 	debuted following Chespin Community Day, hiding on top of PokéStops.At this point, all Generation III Pokémon species had been released.
Feb 27, 2023	 	Roaming Form debuted by sending postcards to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. could evolve from Gimmighoul with 999 Gimmighoul Coins.
Mar 1, 2023 	 	debuted as a regional exclusive (Mexico).
Mar 8, 2023 	 	debuted in the wild and in Raid Battles.
Mar 11, 2023	 	appeared in for the day.
Apr 4, 2023 	 	debuted in the wild, Eggs, and in Raid Battles.
Apr 9, 2023 	 	appeared in Elite Raids for the day.
Apr 20, 2023	 	debuted in the wild, Eggs, and Timed Research.
May 2, 2023 	 	debuted in 2 km, 5 km, and 10 km Eggs.At this point, all Generation V Pokémon species had been released.
May 6, 2023 	 	appeared in Raid Battles for Kleavor Raid Day.
Jun 6, 2023 	 	debuted in Field Research and Raid Battles.
Jun 21, 2023	 	debuted in Timed Research for ticketholders of Pokémon GO Fest 2023.
Jun 29, 2023	 	debuted in Field Research and Raid Battles.
Jul 15, 2023	 	debuted in the wild.
Jul 20, 2023	 	10% Forme debuted in Special Research and could change forms into 50% Forme and Complete Forme with Zygarde Cells collected via the Routes feature.
Aug 4, 2023 	 	Frost Rotom debuted through GO Snapshot. debuted in paid special research for Pokémon GO Fest 2023.
Aug 11, 2023	 	debuted in Field Research and Raid Battles.
Sep 5, 2023 	 	Debut of 11 additional Generation IX Pokémon.
Sep 10, 2023	 	Debut of 9 additional Generation IX Pokémon.
Oct 7, 2023 	 	debuted in the wild and in Special Research for Pokémon GO City Safari paid ticketholders.
Oct 12, 2023	 	debuted in the wild and Field Research.
Oct 19, 2023	 	debuted in Timed Research and Raid Battles.
Nov 5, 2023 	 	Wooper debuted as part of the November 2023 Community Day.
Nov 7, 2023 	 	debuted in the wild and Field Research.
Dec 3, 2023 	 	Hisuian Samurott appeared in Raid Battles for Hisuian Samurott Raid Day.
Dec 18, 2023	 	debuted in the wild and Raid Battles.
Dec 23, 2023	 	appeared in Raid Battles for Wyrdeer Raid Day.
Jan 6, 2024 	 	Dusk Form Lycanroc could now evolve from certain Rockruff.
Jan 14, 2024	 	Hisuian Typhlosion appeared in Raid Battles for Hisuian Typhlosion Raid Day.
Jan 19, 2024	 	could now evolve from Primeape.
Jan 27, 2024	 	debuted in 12 km Eggs.
Feb 5, 2024 	 	debuted in Field Research and Raid Battles.
Feb 11, 2024	 	Hisuian Decidueye appeared in Raid Battles for Hisuian Decidueye Raid Day.
Feb 14, 2024	 	Incarnate Forme appeared in Elite Raids for the day.
Feb 16, 2024	 	Regular Rotom debuted in Timed Research. Origin Forme Dialga and Origin Forme Palkia appeared in Raid Battles for Pokémon GO Tour: Sinnoh (both Los Angeles and Global). White-Striped Basculin debuted on Routes for Pokémon GO Tour: Sinnoh (both Los Angeles and Global), though it could not yet evolve into Basculegion.
Mar 1, 2024 	 	debuted in Special Research, though it could not yet evolve into Naganadel.
Mar 5, 2024 	 	debuted in 2 km, 5 km, and 10 km Eggs.
Apr 22, 2024	 	debuted in the wild in the beach biome.
May 23, 2024	 	and appeared in Raid Battles until June 1. could now evolve from Poipole.
May 30, 2024	 	Heat Rotom debuted through GO Snapshot. debuted in paid Special Research. appeared in Raid Battles for Pokémon GO Fest 2024.
Jul 17, 2024	 	debuted in Field Research.
Sep 3, 2024 	 	Debut of 13 additional Generation VIII Pokémon. debuted as a regional exclusive to the United Kingdom.
Sep 18, 2024	 	debuted in the wild and Field Research.
Oct 22, 2024	 	debuted in Field Research. It is capable of changing between its Full Belly Mode and Hangry Mode during battles by using Charged Attacks.
Nov 16, 2024	 	Both forms of debuted during the Pokémon GO Wild Area. also debuted in 10 km Eggs.
Nov 27, 2024	 	Galarian debuted in 7 km Eggs.
Dec 3, 2024 	 	debuted in Raid Battles.
Jan 3, 2025 	 	debuted in the wild.
Jan 15, 2025	 	debuted in 12 km Eggs.
Jan 21, 2025	 	debuted in 2 km Eggs, as a GO Battle League reward, and in the wild via Magnetic Lure Modules.
Feb 11, 2025	 	debuted in Raid Battles.
Mar 29, 2025	 	will debut in the wild and in Eggs for Pokémon GO City Safari paid ticketholders.
===Unreleased Pokémon===
The following species have yet to become available:
Generation	Pokémon
IV 	
VI 	
VII 	
VIII 	
VIII 	
IX 	
Some Pokémon have additional forms in the core series games. Out of the Pokémon species introduced to GO that have multiple forms, the following forms have yet to be made available:
Generation	Pokémon
I 	
IV 	
V 	
VI 	
VII 	
VIII 	
VIII 	
IX 	
===Mega Evolution and Primal Reversion===
:See also: Mega Evolution (GO)
The ability to Mega Evolve certain species of Pokémon was added on August 27, 2020, and is available by collecting that Pokémon's Mega Energy. Primal Reversion was added on February 18, 2023, and is activated similarly to Mega Evolution, with Primal Energy needing to be collected.
The following Pokémon transformations are currently available:
Date 	Transformation	Notes
Aug 27, 2020	 	Initial release.
Sep 18, 2020	 	Mega was released after the Mega Raid Challenge.
Sep 29, 2020	 	Mega was released after the Mega Battle Challenge.
Oct 24, 2020	 	Mega was released for the Halloween 2020 event.
Dec 1, 2020 	 	Mega was released at the beginning of the Season of Celebration.
Jan 18, 2021	 	Mega was released ahead of Incense Day: Electric and Dragon Type.
Feb 9, 2021 	 	Mega was released for the Lunar New Year 2021 event.
Mar 16, 2021	 	Mega was released for the Charge Up event.
Apr 4, 2021 	 	Mega was released for the Spring into Spring event.
May 15, 2021	 	Mega was released following Community Day.
Jun 8, 2021 	 	Mega was released for the A Very Slow Discovery Event.
Oct 22, 2021	 	Mega was released for the Halloween 2021 event.
Dec 1, 2021 	 	Mega was released at the beginning of the Season of Heritage.
Jan 7, 2022 	 	Mega was released for the Mountains of Power event.
Apr 29, 2022	 	Mega was released for the A Mega Moment event.
May 3, 2022 	 	Mega and were released for the Pokémon Air Adventures event.
Aug 10, 2022	 	Mega was released for the Bug Out 2022 event.
Sep 6, 2022 	 	Mega was released for the Psychic Spectacular 2022 event.
Sep 16, 2022	 	Mega was released for the Test Your Mettle event.
Oct 20, 2022	 	Mega was released for the Halloween 2022 - Part I event.
Dec 3, 2022 	 	Mega , , and were released for Hoenn Mega Raid Day.Mega Sceptile, Mega Blaziken, and Mega Swampert debut in Heading to Hoenn Mega Raid Day (Pokémon GO website)
Dec 15, 2022	 	Mega was released for the Winter Holiday 2022 - Part I event.
Jan 10, 2023	 	Mega was released for the Twinkling Fantasy event.
Feb 8, 2023 	 	Mega was released for the Valentine's Day 2023 event.
Feb 18, 2023	 	Primal and were released for Pokémon GO Tour: Hoenn.
Mar 8, 2023 	 	Mega was released for the Festival of Colors event.
May 11, 2023	 	Mega was released for the A Valorous Hero event.
Jun 29, 2023	 	Mega was released for the Dark Flames event.
Jul 25, 2023	 	Mega was released for the Adventure Week 2023 event.
Aug 4, 2023 	 	Mega and were released for Pokémon GO Fest 2023.
Nov 11, 2023	 	Mega was released for Mega Garchomp Raid Day.
Apr 13, 2024	 	Mega was released for Mega Heracross Raid Day.
Jul 27, 2024	 	Mega was released for Mega Lucario Raid Day.
Oct 12, 2024	 	Mega was released for Mega Mawile Raid Day.
Jan 11, 2025	 	Mega was released for Mega Gallade Raid Day.
The following Mega Evolutions have yet to be released:
Generation	Mega Evolution
I 	
III 	
V 	
===Fusions===
:See also: Fusion (GO)
The ability to Fuse certain species of Pokémon through a form change was added on May 30, 2024, and is available by collecting that form's Fusion Energy.
The following Pokémon Fusions are currently available:
Date 	Fusion	Notes
May 30, 2024	 	Dusk Mane and Dawn Wings were released for Pokémon GO Fest 2024.
Feb 21, 2025	 	Black and White were released for Pokémon GO Tour: Unova.
The following Fusions have yet to be released:
Generation	Fusion
VIII 	
===Gigantamax===
:See also: Gigantamax (GO)
The ability to Gigantamax certain species of Pokémon was added on October 26, 2024. Only Gigantamax Pokémon defeated during a Max Battle and caught afterward can Gigantamax.
The following Gigantmax Pokémon are currently available:
Date 	Gigantamax	Notes
Oct 26, 2024	 	Initial release.
Oct 31, 2024	 	Gigantamax Gengar was released during the Halloween 2024 Part II event.
Nov 16, 2024	 	Gigantamax Toxtricity was released during the GO Wild Area event.
Dec 8, 2024 	 	Gigantamax Lapras was released during Gigantamax Lapras Max Battle Day.
Feb 1, 2025 	 	Gigantamax Kingler was released during Gigantamax Kingler Max Battle Day.
The following Gigantamax forms have yet to be released:
Generation	Gigantamax
I 	
V 	
VII 	
VIII 	
===Region-exclusive Pokémon===
Certain Pokémon are exclusive to certain regions in the world. These Pokémon may hatch from 5 km Eggs obtained in their respective regions since September 2019. Some of these Pokémon have been made available in other regions during special events. The territories described below are generally limited to broad descriptions, sacrificing precise accuracy. Many community-sourced maps can be found that show these boundaries in much greater detail, such as this.
The following list has been divided based on the type of regional exclusivity. and were originally region-exclusive Pokémon prior to February 10, 2018.
Region 	Pokémon 	Notes
Set 1 	Set 1 	Set 1
East Asia 	 	
* Between November 25 and 27, 2017, Farfetch'd appeared all over the world.
Australia and Papua New Guinea 	 	
Europe 	 	
* Mime Jr. can only be hatched from s obtained in Europe.
** During the event held on November 16 to 21, 2021, Mime Jr. could be obtained worldwide from 7 km Eggs.
United States, southern Canada, and parts of northern Mexico 	 	
Mexico, Central and South America 	 	
West, Central, and South Asia 	 	
Africa and Middle East 	 	
* Tropius also appeared in s in Honolulu, Hawaii during the 2024 Pokémon World Championships.
Certain islands east of Australia 	 	
Alaska, Canada, and Asian Russia 	 	
* Pachirisu appeared all over the world from August 26 to 27, 2023 for the GO Fest.
Set 2 	Set 2 	Set 2
Europe and Asia-Pacific 	 	
* Volbeat and Illumise appeared all over the world from April 21 to 27, 2020, from February 14 to 18, 2021, and from February 10 to 14, 2022.
* Zangoose and Seviper:
** Zangoose switched with Seviper on January 5, 2018.
** Zangoose and Seviper appeared all over the world from April 13 to 18, 2021.
* Heatmor switched with Durant on December 1, 2020.
Americas, Africa, and Middle East 	 	
* Volbeat and Illumise appeared all over the world from April 21 to 27, 2020, from February 14 to 18, 2021, and from February 10 to 14, 2022.
* Zangoose and Seviper:
** Zangoose switched with Seviper on January 5, 2018.
** Zangoose and Seviper appeared all over the world from April 13 to 18, 2021.
* Heatmor switched with Durant on December 1, 2020.
Set 3 	Set 3 	Set 3
Western Hemisphere 	 	
* Lunatone and Solrock:
** Lunatone and Solrock's locations differ prior to June 23, 2020. From January 23 to June 21, 2018, and from March 19, 2019, to June 23, 2020, Lunatone was exclusive to Europe and Asia-Pacific regions, while Solrock was exclusive to the Americas, Africa, and Middle East.
** Lunatone switched with Solrock on June 21, 2018, March 19, 2019, June 23, 2020, June 20, 2021, and June 30, 2022.
** Lunatone and Solrock appeared all over the world during the following events:
*** Summer Solstice 2020: June 21 to 22, 2020
*** Enigma Week: August 7 to 14, 2020
*** Summer Solstice 2021: June 17 to 20, 2021
*** Pokémon TCG Crossover: June 16 to 30, 2022
*** Lunatone and Solrock Event: August 27 to September 1, 2022 (unannounced)
* Both forms of Basculin appeared all over the world from August 6 to 17, 2021.
* Both forms of Shellos appeared all over the world from August 26 to 27, 2023, and again from February 24 to 25, 2024.
Eastern Hemisphere 	 	
* Lunatone and Solrock:
** Lunatone and Solrock's locations differ prior to June 23, 2020. From January 23 to June 21, 2018, and from March 19, 2019, to June 23, 2020, Lunatone was exclusive to Europe and Asia-Pacific regions, while Solrock was exclusive to the Americas, Africa, and Middle East.
** Lunatone switched with Solrock on June 21, 2018, March 19, 2019, June 23, 2020, June 20, 2021, and June 30, 2022.
** Lunatone and Solrock appeared all over the world during the following events:
*** Summer Solstice 2020: June 21 to 22, 2020
*** Enigma Week: August 7 to 14, 2020
*** Summer Solstice 2021: June 17 to 20, 2021
*** Pokémon TCG Crossover: June 16 to 30, 2022
*** Lunatone and Solrock Event: August 27 to September 1, 2022 (unannounced)
* Both forms of Basculin appeared all over the world from August 6 to 17, 2021.
* Both forms of Shellos appeared all over the world from August 26 to 27, 2023, and again from February 24 to 25, 2024.
Set 4 	Set 4 	Set 4
Asia-Pacific 	 	
* appeared all over the world from August 10 to 16, 2022.
* is available as an exclusive form-change.
* Australia has . However, due to an error, for a few hours at release on March 14, 2022, was also temporarily available in Australia as a Field Research reward.
Europe, Middle East, and Africa 	 	
* appeared all over the world from July 6 to 12, 2022.
* is available as an exclusive form-change.
** For several hours on February 13, 2024, Australia and the Philippines had access to Diamond Trim Furfrou as a result of an error.
Americas and Greenland 	 	
* appeared all over the world from July 27 to August 2, 2022.
* is available as an exclusive form-change.
Set 5 	Set 5 	Set 5
Northern Hemisphere 	 	
Southern Hemisphere 	 	
Special Regions 	Special Regions	Special Regions
Tropics 	 	
Southeastern United States and the northern Bahamas 	 	
* Carnivine appeared all over the world from August 26 to 27, 2023 for the GO Fest.
Southern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America	 	
Egypt, Greece, and Israel 	 	
Northeastern United States 	 	
France 	 	
* is available as an exclusive form-change.
** For several hours on February 13, 2024, Australia and the Philippines had access to La Reine Trim Furfrou as a result of an error.
Japan 	 	
* is available as an exclusive form-change.
Egypt 	 	
* is available as an exclusive form-change.
Mexico 	 	
African, Asian, Pacific and Caribbean islands, and Australia 	 	
Hawaii 	 	
United Kingdom 	 	
===Legendary and Mythical Pokémon and Ultra Beasts===
Most Legendary Pokémon and Ultra Beasts have only been released for strictly limited periods in s. Several have had repeat appearances in later raids or as encounters. , , and originally appeared in special EX Raid Battles. EX Raid Passes grant players the ability to participate in an EX Raid and are distributed on a semi-random basis to players who have recently completed a Raid at the Gym where the EX Raid would take place.
, , and have been available in the wild, in their respective regions, as a very rare spawn since April 30, 2019.
The Mythical Pokémon , , , , , , , , , , and have been made available as rewards for completing their respective Special Research tasks. , which can be evolved into , can be spawned using the Mystery Box.
The following lists all Legendary and Mythical Pokémon and Ultra Beasts that have been made available in Raid Battles.
Pokémon 	Pokémon 	Raid dates 	Research dates
 	 	Jul 22 - 31, 2017Jul 7, 2018Sep 13 - 20, 2018Sep 18 - 25, 2020Feb 20 - Mar 1, 2021Jul 1 - 7, 2022Jul 6 - 13, 2023Jul 15 - 23, 2024 	Jun 2018Dec 2018 - Feb 2019Nov - Dec 2019
 	 	Aug 7 - Sep 1, 2017Jul 21, 2018Sep 13 - 20, 2018Sep 25 - Oct 2, 2020Feb 20 - Mar 1, 2021Jul 7 - 14, 2022Jul 6 - 13, 2023Jun 1 - 10, 2024 	May 2018Dec 2018 - Feb 2019Nov - Dec 2019
 	 	Jul 31, 2017 - Aug 7, 2017Sep 8, 2018Sep 13 - 20, 2018Oct 2 - 9, 2020Feb 20 - Mar 1, 2021Jul 14 - 22, 2022Jul 6 - 13, 2023 Aug 3 - 12, 2024 	Apr 2018Dec 2018 - Feb 2019Nov - Dec 2019
 	 	Sep 20 - Oct 23, 2018Sep 16 - 23, 2019Feb 20 - Mar 1, 2021Jul 16 - 23, 2021Jun 16 - Jul 1, 2022 	—
Armored 	 	Jul 10 - 31, 2019Feb 25 - Mar 2, 2020 	—
 	 	Sep 1, 2017 - Nov 30, 2018Jun 29, 2019Sep 2 - 9, 2019Jan 31 - Feb 4, 2021Sep 23 - Oct 6, 2023Sep 1 - Oct 5, 2024 	Aug 2018Dec 2018 - Apr 2019
 	 	Sep 1, 2017 - Nov 30, 2018Jul 14, 2019Sep 2 - 9, 2019Jan 26 - 31, 2021Sep 23 - Oct 6, 2023Oct 5 - Nov 2, 2024 	Sep 2018Dec 2018 - Apr 2019
 	 	Sep 1, 2017 - Nov 30, 2018Aug 17, 2019Sep 2 - 9, 2019Feb 4 - 9, 2021Sep 23 - Oct 6, 2023Nov 2 - Dec 3, 2024 	Oct 2018Dec 2018 - Apr 2019
 	 	Jul 22 - 24, 2017Mar 16 - Apr 2, 2018Jul 14 - 15, 2018Dec 14 - 17, 2018Dec 20 - 23, 2019Nov 5 - 16, 2020Sep 1 - 14, 2021Mar 28 - Apr 11, 2023Nov 4 - 18, 2024 	Jan - Jun 2019
 	 	Nov 27 - Dec 14, 2017May 19 - Jun 7, 2018Aug 24 - 27, 2018Dec 14 - 17, 2018Dec 20 - 23, 2019Jul 3 - 6, 2020Jan 1 - 5, 2021Mar 8 - 21, 2023Jun 28 - Jul 8, 2024Jan 19, 2025 	Jan - Jun 2019
 	 	Sep 13 - 30, 2018Nov 1 - 4, 2019Dec 12 - 13, 2020Jun 1 - 17, 2021Feb 1 - 9, 2022Feb 15 - 22, 2023May 16 - 23, 2024Feb 3 - Mar 2, 2025 	Mar - Apr 2019
 	 	Jul 19 - Aug 16, 2018Nov 1 - 4, 2019Dec 26 - 27, 2020Jun 1 - 17, 2021Jan 24 - Feb 1, 2022Jan 18 - 25, 2023Mar 14 - 21, 2024Dec 3, 2024 - Jan 4, 2025 	Mar - Apr 2019
 	 	Jun 21 - Jul 19, 2018Nov 1 - 4, 2019Mar 10 - 12, 2020Dec 19 - 20, 2020Jun 1 - 17, 2021Feb 9 - 16, 2022Feb 1 - 8, 2023Apr 25 - May 2, 2024Jan 4 - Feb 2, 2025 	Mar - Apr 2019
 	 	Apr 2 - Jun 7, 2018Feb 22 - Mar 1, 2019Jan 24 - 27, 2020Jun 12 - 15, 2020Feb 9 - 20, 2021May 3 - 10, 2022Feb 22 - Mar 1, 2023 Jan 31 - Feb 15, 2024Dec 19 - 26, 2024 	May - Aug 2019
 	 	Apr 2 - Jun 7, 2018Apr 15 - 22, 2019Jan 24 - 27, 2020Jun 12 - 15, 2020Feb 9 - 20, 2021May 3 - 10, 2022Feb 22 - Mar 1, 2023 Jan 31 - Feb 15, 2024Dec 12 - 19, 2024 	May - Aug 2019
 	 	Jan 12 - Feb 9, 2018Feb 23 - Mar 5, 2018Jun 7 - 22, 2018Jan 15 - 29, 2019Jun 18 - 27, 2019Jan 19 - 26, 2021Jun 1 - 7, 2022Sep 3 - 14, 2024Nov 23 - 24, 2024 	Jul - Aug 2019Nov - Dec 2019
 	 	Dec 15, 2017 - Jan 16, 2018Feb 23 - Mar 5, 2018Jan 15 - 29, 2019Apr 29 - May 2, 2019Jun 27 - Jul 10, 2019Jan 19 - 26, 2021Jun 7 - 16, 2022Sep 14 - 26, 2024Nov 23 - 24, 2024	Jul - Aug 2019Nov - Dec 2019
 	 	Jan 12 - Mar 16, 2018Mar 15 - 18, 2019Jul 31 - Sep 2, 2019Jul 31 - Aug 7, 2020Mar 27 - 28, 2021Feb 22 - Mar 1, 2023 	—
(Normal Forme) 	 	Sep 9 - 16, 2019Aug 7 - 14, 2020Feb 16 - 19, 2022Sep 1 - 13, 2022 	—
(Attack Forme) 	 	Sep 9 - 16, 2019Feb 19 - 22, 2022Sep 1 - 13, 2022Jan 16 - 24, 2025 	—
(Defense Forme) 	 	Sep 9 - 16, 2019Jul 1 - 16, 2021Feb 22 - 25, 2022Sep 1 - 13, 2022Jan 16 - 24, 2025 	—
(Speed Forme) 	 	Sep 9 - 16, 2019Feb 25 - Mar 1, 2022Sep 1 - 13, 2022 	—
 	 	May 2 - 27, 2019Nov 24 - Dec 1, 2020Sep 14 - Oct 1, 2021Jun 1 - 15, 2023
Feb 21 - 22, 2024 	—
 	 	May 2 - 27, 2019Nov 24 - Dec 1, 2020Sep 14 - Oct 1, 2021Jun 1 - 15, 2023
Feb 21 - 22, 2024 	—
 	 	May 2 - 27, 2019Nov 24 - Dec 1, 2020Sep 14 - Oct 1, 2021Jun 1 - 15, 2023
Feb 21 - 22, 2024 	—
 	 	Mar 1 - 28, 2019Jul 23 - Aug 6, 2021Jul 22 - 31, 2022Feb 24 - 25, 2024Jan 24 - Feb 6, 2025 	—
(Origin Forme) 	 	Feb 24 - 25, 2024Nov 18 - 27, 2024 	—
 	 	Jan 29 - Feb 28, 2019Aug 6 - 20, 2021Jul 31 - Aug 10, 2022Feb 24 - 25, 2024Jan 4 - 16, 2025 	—
(Origin Forme) 	 	Feb 24 - 25, 2024Nov 18 - 27, 2024 	—
 	 	Dec 18, 2018 - Jan 15, 2019Jan 7 - Feb 4, 2020Aug 21 - Sep 10, 2020Jan 12 - 19, 2021Jan 7 - 15, 2022Jun 29 - Jul 6, 2023Feb 22 - 23, 2024Feb 26 - Mar 1, 2024 	—
 	 	Jun 17 - Jul 1, 2021May 24 - June 1, 2023Dec 23, 2023 - Jan 1, 2024 	—
(Altered Forme) 	 	Oct 23 - Nov 20, 2018Mar 28 - Apr 2, 2019Sep 23 - Oct 17, 2019Mar 13 - 16, 2020May 5 - 12, 2020Oct 12 - 22, 2021Oct 20 - 27, 2022Dec 26, 2024 - Jan 4, 2025 	—
(Origin Forme) 	 	Apr 2 - 29, 2019Oct 9 - 23, 2020Oct 27 - Nov 8, 2022Oct 14 - 28, 2024 	—
 	 	Nov 20 - Dec 18, 2018May 27 - Jun 18, 2019Mar 10 - 12, 2020Sep 10 - 18, 2020Nov 16 - Dec 1, 2021Aug 4 - 16, 2023Feb 20 - 21, 2024Feb 26 - Mar 1, 2024 	—
 	 	Oct 17 - Nov 1, 2019Mar 6 - 9, 2020Apr 28 - May 5, 2020Oct 23 - Nov 3, 2020Oct 22 - Nov 5, 2021Oct 20 - Nov 3, 2023
Feb 15 - 20, 2024Oct 28 - Nov 4, 2024 	—
 	 	Nov 4 - 26, 2019Mar 17 - 31, 2020Nov 16 - 24, 2020Nov 5 - 16, 2021Dec 15 - 23, 2022Nov 16 - 23, 2023Feb 25, 2025 	—
 	 	Nov 26 - Dec 17, 2019May 19 - 26, 2020Nov 16 - 24, 2020Nov 5 - 16, 2021Dec 8 - 15, 2022Nov 23 - 30, 2023Feb 25, 2025 	—
 	 	Dec 17, 2019 - Jan 7, 2020May 12 - 19, 2020Nov 16 - 24, 2020Nov 5 - 16, 2021Dec 1 - 8, 2022Nov 9 - 16, 2023Feb 25, 2025 	—
(Incarnate Forme)	 	Feb 4 - 25, 2020Mar 6 - 11, 2021Apr 27 - May 4, 2021Mar 1 - 8, 2023Jul 23 - Aug 3, 2024 	—
(Therian Forme) 	 	Mar 30 - Apr 13, 2021Mar 15 - 22, 2022Jan 10 - 17, 2024Feb 26, 2025 	—
(Incarnate Forme)	 	Mar 2 - 31, 2020Mar 11 - 16, 2021Apr 27 - May 4, 2021Mar 21 - 28, 2023 Aug 12 - 21, 2024 	—
(Therian Forme) 	 	Mar 16 - 30, 2021Apr 5 - 12, 2022Jan 17 - 24, 2024Feb 26, 2025 	—
 	 	May 26 - Jun 16, 2020Dec 1 - 16, 2021Jan 1 - 10, 2023Dec 1 - 9, 2023Feb 21 - 23, 2025Feb 27, 2025Mar 1 - 2, 2025 	—
 	 	Jun 16 - Jul 7, 2020Dec 1 - 16, 2021Jan 10 - 18, 2023Dec 9 - 16, 2023Feb 21 - 23, 2025Feb 28, 2025Mar 1 - 2, 2025 	—
(Incarnate Forme)	 	Mar 31 - Apr 28, 2020Mar 1 - 6, 2021Apr 27 - May 4, 2021Apr 11 - 17, 2023Jun 10 - 19, 2024 	—
(Therian Forme) 	 	Apr 13 - 27, 2021Apr 26 - May 3, 2022Jan 24 - 31, 2024Feb 26, 2025 	—
 	 	Jul 7 - 31, 2020Dec 1, 2020 - Jan 1, 2021Dec 16, 2021 - Jan 7, 2022Dec 23, 2022 - Jan 1, 2023Dec 16 - 23, 2023Feb 21 - 23, 2025Mar 1 - 2, 2025 	—
 	 	Aug 14 - 21, 2020Feb 24, 2025 	—
(Burn Drive) 	 	Jan 5 - 12, 2021Sep 16 - 23, 2023Feb 24, 2025 	—
(Douse Drive) 	 	Oct 1 - 12, 2021Nov 3 - 9, 2023Feb 24, 2025 	—
(Shock Drive) 	 	Jan 15 - 24, 2022May 2 - 9, 2023Feb 24, 2025 	—
(Chill Drive) 	 	Aug 10 - 18, 2022Dec 3 - 12, 2024Feb 24, 2025 	—
 	 	May 4 - 17, 2021Oct 8 - 20, 2022Aug 16 - Sept 1, 2023Aug 21 - Sep 3, 2024Feb 17 - 24, 2025 	—
 	 	May 18 - 31, 2021Sep 27 - Oct 8, 2022Aug 16 - Sept 1, 2023Jun 19 - 28, 2024Feb 17 - 24, 2025 	—
Unbound 	 	Feb 15, 2025 	—
 	 	Mar 1 - 15, 2022May 25 - Jun 1, 2022Jan 23 - Feb 1, 2023Mar 1 - 14, 2024Nov 20, 2024 	—
 	 	Mar 22 - Apr 5, 2022May 25 - Jun 1, 2022Feb 8 - 15, 2023Mar 21 - Apr 4, 2024 	—
 	 	Apr 12 - 26, 2022May 25 - Jun 1, 2022Apr 17 - May 2, 2023Apr 12 - 25, 2024 	—
 	 	May 10 - Jun 1, 2022May 9 - 24, 2023May 2 - 16, 2024 	—
 	 	Jun 5, 2022Aug 27, 2022Nov 23 - Dec 1, 2022Jun 15 - 29, 2023Jul 9 - 10, 2024Jul 13, 2024Nov 19, 2024 	—
 	 	Aug 27, 2022Jan 1 - 10, 2024Jul 12, 2024Jul 13, 2024 	—
 	 	Aug 27, 2022Jan 1 - 10, 2024Jul 12, 2024Jul 13, 2024 	—
 	 	Aug 27, 2022Jan 1 - 10, 2024Jul 12, 2024Jul 13, 2024 	—
 	 	Sep 13 - 27, 2022Sep 1 - 16, 2023Apr 4 - 12, 2024Jul 10 - 11, 2024Jul 13, 2024 	—
 	 	Sep 13 - 27, 2022Sep 1 - 16, 2023Apr 4 - 12, 2024Jul 10 - 11, 2024Jul 13, 2024 	—
 	 	Nov 8 - 23, 2022Oct 6 - 20, 2023Jul 8 - 9, 2024Jul 13, 2024 	—
 	 	Jul 13, 2024Jul 14, 2024Dec 14, 2024 	—
 	 	May 23 - Jun 1, 2024Jul 11 - 12, 2024Jul 13, 2024 	—
 	 	May 23 - Jun 1, 2024Jul 11 - 12, 2024Jul 13, 2024 	—
 	 	Aug 20 - 26, 2021Aug 18 - 31, 2022Sep 26 - Oct 4, 2024Nov 27 - Dec 3, 2024 	—
 	 	Aug 26 - Sep 1, 2021Aug 18 - 31, 2022Oct 4 - 14, 2024Nov 27 - Dec 3, 2024 	—
 	 	Jul 13 - 25, 2023Nov 27 - Dec 3, 2024 	—
 	 	Jul 25 - Aug 4, 2023Nov 27 - Dec 3, 2024 	—
(Incarnate Forme)	 	Feb 6 - 17, 2025 	—
EX Raids 	EX Raids 	EX Raids 	EX Raids
 	 	Aug 14, 2017 - Sep 20, 2018Sep 25 - Nov 12, 2019 	—
(Normal Forme) 	 	Oct 1, 2018 - Jan 4, 2019 	—
(Attack Forme) 	 	Dec 18, 2018 - Mar 24, 2019 	—
(Defense Forme) 	 	Mar 25 - Jun 23, 2019 	—
(Speed Forme) 	 	Jun 28 - Sep 25, 2019 	—
 	 	Nov 18, 2019 - Mar 13, 2020 	—
Elite Raids 	Elite Raids	Elite Raids 	Elite Raids
Unbound 	 	Oct 16, 2022Nov 13, 2022Dec 10, 2022 	—
 	 	Apr 9, 2023 	—
 	 	Mar 11, 2023 	—
(Incarnate Forme)	 	Feb 14, 2024 	—
The following lists all Legendary Pokémon that have been made available in Max Battles.
Pokémon	Pokémon	Max Battle dates
 	 	Jan 20 - Jan 27, 2025
 	 	Jan 27 - Feb 3, 2025
 	 	Feb 3 - Feb 9, 2025
===Special availability===
Some species, outside of special events, neither appear in the wild nor evolve from Pokémon that do. Instead, these Pokémon can only be encountered through other methods. In addition to the following list, all baby Pokémon have always been exclusively obtained from hatching Eggs. , , , and ; , , , and ; and and can normally only be obtained from hatching Eggs, but some have had expanded availability during special events.
Line 	Pokémon 	Pokémon 	Encounter method
Line 	Encounter	Evolution only	Encounter method
 	 	 	
* 
*
 	 	 	
* 
* Field Research
* (April 2022)
* Adventure Effect
 	 	 	
* 
* GO Fest 2022
 	 	 	
* Daily Adventure Incense
 	 	 	
* Daily Adventure Incense
 	 	 	
* Daily Adventure Incense
 	 	 	
*
 	 	 	
* (Random form)
 	 	 	
* Egg
 	 	 	
* Surprise encounter via GO Snapshot
 	 	 	
* (November 2018, October 2020)
* 
*
 	 	 	
* Field Research
* (During the Hoenn Collection Challenge between January 19, 2021, and January 24, 2021)
 	 	 	
* Hiding on PokéStops
 	 	 	
* Spawned via Mossy Lure Module
* Egg
 	 	 	
* 
* 
* 
* Field Research
 	 	 	
*
White-Striped	 	 	
* Egg
 	 	 	
* Egg
* Field Research
* 
* Daily Adventure Incense
 	 	 	
*
 	 	 	
* Egg
 	 	 	
* Vivillon Collector feature
 	 	 	
* 
* Egg
* Daily Adventure Incense
*
 	 	 	
* 
*
 	 	 	
*
 	 	 	
*
 	 	 	
* 
* Egg
* Daily Adventure Incense
* Adventure Effect
* Adventure Effect
 	 	 	
* Egg
 	 	 	
* Egg
* Field Research
*
 	 	 	
* Egg
* Field Research
*
 	 	 	
* 
*
 	 	 	
*
 	 	 	
* Mystery Box
 	 	 	
*
 	 	 	
* Field Research
* GO Battle League
 	 	 	
*
 	 	 	
*
 	 	 	
* Party Play
 	 	 	
* Egg
 	 	 	
* Egg
 	 	 	
*
 	 	 	
* Egg
 	 	 	
* Coin Bag
* Golden Lure Module active at PokéStops
===Event-induced availability===
The player may choose from the three Kanto first partner Pokémon at the beginning of the game: , , or . If the player walks away from the first partner Pokémon four times, will also appear as a possible first partner Pokémon. These Pokémon may also be found in the wild later on.
It is normally random whether will evolve into , , or . However, if Eevee walks at least 10 km as the Buddy Pokémon and is then evolved while it is still the Buddy Pokémon, it will evolve into during the day or during the night. Additionally, the Mossy Lure Module and Glacial Lure Module can be used to cause Eevee to evolve into or , respectively. Finally, gaining seventy hearts as the Buddy Pokémon causes its Evolution into . It is also possible to force Eevee's Evolution into a specific Pokémon if it is given a certain nickname:PSA - How to force your Eevee to evolve into your choice of Eeveelution! : pokemongo "Sparky" for Jolteon, "Rainer" for Vaporeon, "Pyro" for Flareon (the names of the Eevee brothers in ), "Sakura" for Espeon, "Tamao" for Umbreon (two of the Kimono Girls in and other ), "Linnea" for Leafeon, "Rea" for Glaceon, and "Kira" for Sylveon (three of the Eevee users in and their upper versions). These nicknames override all other factors in determining Evolution; however, each nickname can only influence Evolution once per player.
Certain real-world events will occasionally cause Pokémon to appear in the wild that are usually locked to a specific method, such as having region- or Raid-exclusive Pokémon appearing regularly in the wild.
During certain conventions or other events, specific letters of may be made available at a greatly increased rate in the vicinity of the event. The letters made available spell out something related to the event, such as C, H, I, A, G, and O for Pokémon GO Fest in Chicago.
:See also: List of Pokémon with form differences in Pokémon GO, Event Pokémon (GO)
During some special events, featured Pokémon may be caught wearing a commemorative costume. For example, and may be caught or hatched wearing a special hat, and will retain the hat upon Evolution. During the Community Day on July 8, 2018, Sunglasses Squirtle based on the Squirtle Squad from Pokémon the Series was made available through Field Research; and will both retain the glasses on Evolution. During the Valentine's Day 2019 event, a based on the heart-spotted one from the episode Going for a Spinda could be obtained from Field Research. For Pokémon Day 2019, an with a hat was added, similarly to Pikachu; it retains the hat upon Evolution.
Since September 2018, certain Pokémon have been made available in 7 km Eggs as part of an event, including regional- and Raid-exclusive Pokémon such as and , respectively.
==References==
==External links==
*List of Pokémon forms by release date - Pokémon GO Wiki
==Related articles==
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