Super Mega Raid Day to Debut both Mega Raichu in Pokémon GO

Mega Raichu X and Mega Raichu Y are coming to Pokémon GO in the middle of July! Saturday, July 18, 2026 will feature a special Super Mega Raid day with Raichu. Keep in mind that Super Mega Raids are the difficult version of Mega Raids and will require a lot of trainers to take down, so be sure to plan accordingly.

A nice bonus for this particular Super Mega Raid will be that all Raichu caught during this period will have Mega Level 1 already unlocked. That means you won't have to pay tons of energy just to have Mega Raichu!

On July 18, 2026 between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. local time, you will be able to find these raids. Additionally, the Remote Raid Pass limit will increase to 20 from Friday, July 17 at 5:00 p.m. to Saturday, July 18 at 8:00 p.m. (PDT time). You'll also get up to six free Raid Passes from spinning Gyms. There's also an increased chance of getting Shiny Raichu.

There is also a Timed Research for trainers during the event. Complete research tasks to get a Premium Battle Pass and a Steelix. There's also an Event Ticket for $4.99 USD which gives an additional 14 Raid Passes from spinning, higher Rare Candy XL chance, and 5k additional XP and Stardust from the Super Mega Raids.

Mega Raichu X and Mega Raichu Y are honestly some of my favorite new designs, and I'm curious to see how well they'll work in Pokémon GO. I wish we didn't have to get these in the Super Mega Raids, but at least we can get them.