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Pokemon GO Fest Tokyo 2026 guide highlights top spawns, shinies, debuts Wash Rotom and Zeraora, regional exclusives, and the Mega/Primal raid lineup, with the event moving from habitats to city zones and emphasizing gameplay, collection, and raid strategies.
Pokémon GO’s May 11–17 week centers on the Spring Marathon (May 12–18) with Flittle’s debut and a marathon-visored Pikachu, plus the Deino Community Day Classic (May 16, 2–5 PM) featuring 3× XP, increased Deino spawns and a Hydreigon with Brutal Swing when evolved by 9:00 PM. Five‑Star Raids rotate from Nihilego (through May 12) to Pheromosa, Buzzwole and Xurkitree (May 13–19), while Mega Raids switch from Camerupt (through May 12) to Glalie (May 13–19). Shadow Raids run daily for 1‑ and 3‑star encounters, with five‑star Shadow Raids on weekends and Shadow Cresselia appearing during Memories in Motion. GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe offer exclusive rewards (including Suicune); GO Battle League Season 26 Memories in Motion runs through June 2 with a rank reset and adjusted requirements. Memories in Motion also brings season bonuses, including egg hatch opportunities (2km, 5km, 7km, 10km), Adventure Sync rewards, and daily discovery boosts, plus Max Monday (May 11) Dynamax Growlithe in Max Battles and the May 13 Raid Hour lineup across regions.
Pokémon GO Fest 2026 marks the global debut of Mega Mewtwo in two forms (Mega Mewtwo X and Mega Mewtwo Y) that can be Mega Evolved using new Mega Energy earned from Super Mega Raids during the event; in-person attendees get early access and Mega Level unlocks, with energy rewards potentially boosting to Mega Level 2 or 3. Updates to the Mega Evolution system include faster level progression and separate progression for each form, plus form-specific attacks. Global GO Fest Raids will run Mega Mewtwo X on Saturday and Mega Mewtwo Y on Sunday, and Mewtwo caught from Super Mega Raids will have at least the first Mega Level unlocked. Timed Research in host cities grants medals and encounters with Mega Mewtwo X or Y, while a new web map helps locate Super Mega Raids and community meetups.
Federal authorities, led by the FBI, conducted a series of court-authorized raids in Minnesota connected to an ongoing Somali fraud investigation; the operations are not part of immigration enforcement, and officials did not disclose how many raids occurred.
Pokémon GO's Bug Out 2026 event runs March 17–23 and introduces Blipbug family evolutions (Blipbug → Dottler → Orbeetle) along with the first-ever shiny Sizzlipede; expect boosted wild spawns for Sizzlipede, Caterpie, Dwebble, and Nymble, plus rotating Lure Module encounters featuring shiny Paras, Combee, and Cutiefly, plus One- and Three-Star raids featuring Blipbug, Pinsir, Kleavor, and Scizor; Field Research rewards and GO Pass Bug Out perks add multiple ways to earn rewards.
Pokémon GO Tour: Kalos-Global runs Feb 28–Mar 1, 2026, introducing three habitats (Central Village, Mountain Manor, Coastal Laboratory) with Gen 6 wilds like Bulbasaur, Pidgey, Ralts, Chesnaught, Greninja, and more. Five‑star raids feature Xerneas and Yveltal, while new Super Mega Raids spotlight Mega Victreebel, Mega Malamar, and Mega Dragonite. The guide highlights top PvE attackers (Mega Pidgeot, Mega Gardevoir, Scizor, Greninja, Delphox), emphasizes farming XL candy and high‑IV candidates (notably Diancie and its Mega form), and covers eggs (2km–10km including regionals) to optimize your Kalos event raid team and overall PvE performance.
Road to Kalos Part 2 surveys the event’s PvE mechanics for eggs and raids from Feb 23–27, 2026, detailing which legendary and primal Pokémon appear in Five‑Star and Primal Raids (Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres; Lugia, Ho‑Oh; Primal Kyogre/Groudon; Origin Dialga/Palkia; Reshiram/Zekrom/Kyurem) and how their Shadow or Origin forms perform in PvE. It also lists the 2 km egg hatch lineup (Larvitar, Bagon, Beldum, Gible) and provides quick meta rankings for their evolutions and Mega/Shadow variants, while noting shiny targets and candy farming opportunities for ongoing PvE grinding.
Pokémon Go's Road to Kalos event runs ahead of Go Tour Kalos: Global with daily Timed Research and field tasks themed around Gen 1–5, a rotating raid lineup and daily featured attacks, four new costume Pikachu outfits (Red's, Leaf's, Ethan's, and Lyra's hats), wild-spawn rotations by generation, event eggs hatching Dragon-type Pokémon, hatch-distance bonuses, and adjusted Remote Raid Pass limits on select days, plus raid catches can receive special backgrounds based on the original game generation.
Wildlight Entertainment releases a patch for Highguard adding a new Cloudbreach map, a Lockpick item to seize doors during raids, and Moonbruin mounts, while the devs tease a next-week raid-focused game mode and ongoing weapon balance and store updates.
Bethesda discusses the possibility of a second Fallout 76 raid, commending the Gleaming Depths as a challenging endgame and outlining plans to overhaul loadouts so players can switch armor and weapons more easily without bogging down in inventory UI. While no official confirmation of another raid exists, the devs emphasize ongoing balance tweaks, potential expansion of head hunts, and design shifts that encourage cooperative play and varied builds rather than locking players into a single setup.
Ahead of the Midnight 12.0 launch, all Mythic+ and Raid class guides have been updated using beta testing and feedback. Guides show the 12.0 - Midnight tag when fully updated, with a follow-up update at official launch/early access.
A sweeping ICE operation in Minnesota, described by the Trump administration as its largest there, has led to thousands of arrests, including people with legal status or refugee cases still in process. Families are being separated and detained in facilities out of state, with some held at Fort Bliss in El Paso, while relatives scramble to hire lawyers and seek releases amid uncertainty and trauma.
Turkey conducted nationwide operations, detaining 357 suspects linked to Islamic State following a deadly clash in Yalova, as part of ongoing efforts to combat terrorism and prevent planned attacks during the holiday season.
Turkish police conducted large-scale operations across Turkey, detaining 357 suspects linked to the Islamic State group, amid heightened security concerns following recent clashes and threats of attacks during holiday celebrations.
Turkish police detained 115 suspected ISIS members in nationwide raids ahead of Christmas and New Year, with warrants for 137 suspects due to alleged plots targeting the holiday period, especially non-Muslim individuals, and seizing weapons and documents. The operations follow Turkey's routine heightened counterterrorism efforts during the holiday season, especially after the 2017 Istanbul nightclub attack.