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Pokemon GO Final strike GO Battle Week preparation guide - All event bonuses, debuts, featured shinies, best tips, and more

Pokemon GO Final Strike GO Battle Week (Image via Niantic). Pokemon GO Final Strike GO Battle Week event brings a packed week for trainers. Running from Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at 10:00 AM local time until Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at 8:00 PM local time, this event introduces Urshifu, offers boosted shiny odds, and provides plenty of bonuses for raiding and battling. Pokemon GO Final Strike GO Battle Week Event bonuses and features The Pokemon GO Final Strike GO Battle Week event comes with several perks to enhance gameplay: - Double XP for winning raid battles - Increased shiny odds for Meditite, Stunky, and Mareanie - One extra raid pass per day after completing free Timed Research Urshifu makes its Pokemon GO debut The Wushu Pokemon, Urshifu, arrives in two styles: - Single Strike Style: Evolve Kubfu with 200 Kubfu Candy after defeating 30 Dark-type Pokemon in raids or Max Battles (Kubfu must be your buddy). - Rapid Strike Style: Evolve Kubfu with 200 Kubfu Candy after defeating 30 Water-type Pokemon in raids or Max Battles (Kubfu must be your buddy). PokéStop Showcases will also feature event-themed Pokemon for trainers to enter. Pokemon GO Final Strike GO Battle Week Wild spawns and raids FINAL STRIKE EVENT TIPS & TRICKS in Pokémon GO! (2025) | May 21 - 27 Increased wild spawns The following Pokemon will appear more frequently: Pokémon Shiny Available Mankey Yes Seel Yes Galarian Zigzagoon Yes Meditite Yes Froakie Yes Some trainers may also encounter: - Deino (shiny available) - Nickit Pokemon GO Final Strike GO Battle Week Raid bosses Tier Pokémon Shiny Available 1-Star Carvanha Yes Stunky Yes Mareanie Yes 3-Star Lapras Yes Hisuian Samurott Yes Bombirdier Yes Pokemon GO Final Strike GO Battle Week Research tasks and rewards Field research tasks - Make 3 Great Throws: Encounter with event Pokemon - Win a raid: Encounter with event Pokemon - Win 2 raids: Encounter with event Pokemon - Power up Pokemon 10 times: Encounter with event Pokemon Might and mastery special research This free seasonal research unlocks Kubfu evolution tasks. Rewards include: - Mysterious Components - Kubfu Candy - Encounters with Charcadet (special background) Research steps overview Step Tasks Rewards 1 Explore 3 km, defeat 3 Team GO Rocket Grunts, use a supereffective Charged Attack Dynamax Kubfu, 891 XP 2 Win 3 raids, spin 30 PokéStops, power up Pokémon 10 times, earn 25,000 XP 25 Kubfu Candy, 891 XP 3 Catch 30 Fighting-type Pokémon, hatch 3 eggs, complete 20 Field Research tasks, unlock a Max Move 891 XP 4 Win 5 raids, win 5 Max Battles, level up a Max Move 3 times, earn 50,000 XP 50 Kubfu Candy, 891 XP 5 Defeat 10 Team GO Rocket Grunts, power up Pokémon 20 times, evolve 3 Fighting-type Pokémon, earn 100,000 XP 100 Kubfu Candy, Jangmo-o, Charcadet Final strike GO battle week timed research Completing free Timed Research unlocks an extra daily raid pass. Rewards include: - Rare Candy - Kubfu Candy - Encounters with Meditite, Stunky, and Mareanie (special backgrounds) Timed research steps Step Tasks Rewards 1 Power up Fighting-type Pokémon 10 times, catch 30 Pokémon, evolve 3 Fighting-types Meditite, 2 Rare Candy 2 Power up Water-type Pokémon 10 times, win 3 raids, evolve 3 Water-types Mareanie, 2 Rare Candy 3 Power up Dark-type Pokémon 10 times, win 3 Max Battles, evolve 3 Dark-types Stunky, 2 Rare Candy Premium and paid research options - Premium Timed Research ($1.99): Includes Premium Battle Passes, Lucky Eggs, and encounters. - Fuzzy Fighter Special Research ($7.99): Grants another Dynamax Kubfu encounter (only for first-time purchasers). Pokemon GO Final Strike GO Battle Week Shiny Pokemon and exclusive moves Increased shiny odds Trainers have a better chance of finding: - Shiny Meditite - Shiny Stunky - Shiny Mareanie Event-exclusive moves Evolve these Pokemon during the event to get special attacks: Pokémon Evolution Exclusive Move Mankey Primeape Rage Fist (Charged) Seel Dewgong Ice Shard (Fast) Zweilous Hydreigon Brutal Swing (Charged) Frogadier Greninja Hydro Cannon (Charged) Lapras (from raids/research) - Ice Beam (Charged) Avatar items and store sales - New poses: Urshifu (Single Strike Style) and Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style) poses available in the shop. - Web Store Bundle: Fuzzy Fighter Ultra Ticket Box ($7.99) includes event ticket, Rare Candies, and Max Revives. Also read: Pokemon GO Ribombee raid guide - Best counters, strengths, weaknesses, 100% IVs, catch CPs, and more Pokemon GO Final Strike GO Battle Week is a must-play for trainers looking to power up their teams with Urshifu, rare shinies, and exclusive moves. Don't miss out before the event ends on May 27! Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.