Pokémon Go Tour Unova event times, schedule, rewards and free activities – Eurogamer
Everything you need to know about the Go Tour: Unova Global event.Go Tour: Unova Global is the fifth in the series of worldwide Go Tour events in Pokémon Go and this year it’s all about Gen 5 Pokémon.Coming after the Go Tour: Unova events in New Taipei City and Los Angeles, the Global version offers Pokémon Go players the chance to celebrate Gen 5 and enjoy new additions to the Fusion mechanic. If you’re planning on partaking, then it’s a good idea to know what time Go Tour: Unova starts and its habitat hour schedule.While you’re at it, take a look at what the paid and free-to-play activities for Go Tour: Unova are (cos there’s quite a lot), along with its bonuses and rewards.On this page:The Pokémon Go Tour: Unova Global event is running on Saturday 1st March and Sunday 2nd March between 10am to 6pm (local time) on both days.In keeping with past Go Tour events, Unova Global has four rotating habitats running throughout it. This year the habitat hours are called Winter Caverns, Spring Soirée, Summer Vacation and Autumn Masquerade. Each habitat has a list of Pokémon who will spawn more frequently during them, along with seeing a selection of Unown make an appearance if you use an Incense.Below lies the schedule for both days of the Go Tour: Unova Global event. It’s important to note that this schedule follows your region’s local time, so, no matter where you live, Go Tour: Unova begins with Winter Caverns.There are two sets of bonuses running throughout Go Tour: Unova Global in Pokémon Go. The first is available to everyone, while the second depends on whether you pick the Black or White version of the event.Here are the bonuses available to every player:If you choose the Black (Reshiram) version of Go Tour: Unova Global, you’ll have the following bonuses:If you instead choose the White (Zekrom) version, you’ll receive these bonuses:While attendees of either the Go Tour: Unova event in New Taipei City or Los Angeles won’t select a badge for the Global event, all the Kyurem encountered after defeating Black Kyurem and White Kyurem in five-star raids will know Glaciate – an Ice-type Charged Attack.There’s a range of activities and features you can enjoy during Go Tour: Unova Global with the majority of them being free. While there are a couple of pay-to-play events, it’s important to note that the majority of Go Tour: Unova Global is a free event.Here’s a quick breakdown of the features on offer, which we cover in more details after the lists:PaidFree-to-playSince Go Tour: Unova Global is a free-to-play event, there’s no need to purchase a ticket for it. Niantic has, however, come up with other ways you can spend your money.The first, and probably the most enticing, is the pay-to-play shiny Meloetta Masterwork Research quest. This quest will be on sale within the in-game shop from Monday 24th February at 10am (local time) to Sunday 2nd March at 6pm (local time) for $4.99 or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency, so you don’t have long to decide whether you want this new quest. While it will allow you to expand your mythical shiny collection, getting that Meoletta will take some work as Masterwork Research quests are purposely designed to take some time. (You’ll also get a Shiny Meloetta Tee for your avatar!)Pokémon Go is also getting its first battle pass in the form of Tour Pass and I’m sure we all have opinions about this. Tour Pass will be running from Monday 24th February at 10am (local time) to Sunday 2nd March at 6pm (local time), with both a free-to-play and paid tracks available.Purchasing the Tour Pass Deluxe track will allow you to immediately earn a Victini, a Gen 5 mythical Pokémon encounter, and, if you complete the pass, get a Lucky Trinket. This is a new item which allows you to instantly become Lucky Friends with another player. (Though watch out for that expiry date!) You will also be able to unlock the Kyurem Helmet for your avatar.Tour Pass Deluxe costs $14.99 or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency. You can also purchase Tour Pass Deluxe with 10 ranks already completed for $19.99 or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency. Keep in mind that, like all Pokémon Go purchases, it is nonrefundable and can’t be completed using PokéCoin. You must also claim all of your rewards by Sunday 9th March at 6pm (local time) or else they will vanish forever.When the Road to Unova events starts at 10am (local time) on Monday 24th February, you’ll also be able to purchase two additional Road to Unova Timed Research quests for $4.99 or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency each. One will focus around raids, the other hatching eggs. Both will provide you with additional bonuses for your chosen mechanic, a Timed Research quest and additional items related to either raids or eggs. The Road to Unova: Hatch Timed Research also includes the Black and White Hoodie avatar item, while Road to Unova: Raids Timed Research offers the Black and White Joggers.Finally, there’s a selection of new avatar items you can purchase from the in-game shop from Monday 24th February onwards. This includes the Black Kyurem Wings and the White Kyurem Backpack.Your first challenge during Go Tour: Unova Global is completing its free Special Research quest – ‘It’s Not Over Yet’. This quest will become available when the event starts at 10am (local time) on Saturday 1st March in your region. During it, you’ll need to choose between the Black (Reshriam) and White (Zekrom) versions of the event. Your choice will also decide some of the bonuses you receive during event hours, which I’ve listed in the previous section.The quest is connected to the worldwide release of Black Kyurem and White Kyurem in five-star raids – rotating on the hour, every hour. Thanks to the Fusion mechanic, you’ll also be able to create your own Black and White Kyurem for the first time! If you want a Black Kyurem, you’ll need a Kyurem, a Zekrom, candy from both Pokémon and Volt Fusion Energy. Meanwhile, a White Kyurem requires a Reshriam, a Kyurem, candy from both Pokémon and Blaze Fusion Energy.If you Fuse a Kyurem who knows the Ice-type Charged attack, Glaciate, your resulting Fusion will also gain a new attack. For Black Kyurem this is Freeze Shock, while White Kyurem will learn Ice Burn – both of these are Ice-type Charged Attacks.Alongside Black Kyurem and White Kyurem, you’ll also be able to battle the following Pokémon in raids during Go Tour: Unova Global:Go Tour: Unova Global also offers new special backgrounds for some of the Pokémon you can catch in raids – Reshiram has a Pokémon Black inspired background, Zekrom has one inspired by Pokémon White and unfused Kyurem can come with either one. Once fused, your resulting Black or White Kyurem will have its own variant background. So there’s quite a few on offer for background collectors!You don’t have to wait until Go Tour Unova: Global to start though to get in on the fun. Three new Pokémon Go codes have been released and each one leads to a new Timed Research quest. What do you get when you complete them? Well an encounter with Tornadus, Thundurus and Landorus! (One for each quest.) These quests will expire at roughly 6pm (local time) on Sunday 2nd March – just visit our Pokémon Go codes page to find, well, the codes.I’ve already touched on this in the pay-to-play section, but will quickly mention again that Pokémon Go is getting its first battle pass on Monday 24th February. Tour Pass will have a free track which you’ll have until Sunday 2nd March at 6pm (local time) to complete. The first reward for the free track is the Go Tour 2025 Tee.When it comes to new shiny Pokémon – shiny Maractus, Sigilyph, Bofflant, all four Deerlings and all four Sawsbuck forms are all making their global debut during Go Tour: Unova Global. You’ll also be able to catch shiny versions of the four new costume Pikachus! These new Pikachus are inspired by the four protagonists of the Gen 5 DS games and are sporting their hats.Returning to those regional exclusive Pokémon, completing Party Play challenges may see you earning encounters with Throh, Sawk, Heatmor and Durant. Meanwhile, you can hatch Maractus, Sigilyph and Bofflant from 10km eggs collected during event hours.Below you’ll find the Gen 5-themed pools for the 2km, 5km and 10km eggs you can collect during Go Tour: Unova Global:Rotating habitat hours are, of course, part of the Unova Global menu and you’ll also be able to encounter Unowns by using Incense. Don’t forget about the event-exclusive field research either where you may find yourself encountering an XXS or XXL Basculin for they have a higher chance of appearing. Don’t stop rejoicing yet Basculin fans! Both Red and Blue-Striped Basculin will be appearing more frequently when following a Route too.Finally, there are new stickers and background music inspired by the Gen 5 DS games composed by Junichi Masuda.
The Dual Destiny Season is here! Go Tour Unova: Global is nearly here and, if you want to start the fun early, there are three new Incarnate Forme codes. Each one unlocks a new Timed Research quest!
You can now catch Dynamax Pokémon through Max Battles. First, however, you need to visit Power Spots to collect Max Particles and complete the To the Max! quest.
Don’t forget to try out Routes, Gift Exchange and Party Play while you’re hunting down rare Pokémon, fighting in the Go Battle League or competing in PokéStop Showcases.
At the time of writing, we know Go Tour: Unova Global will include five new research quests – three Timed Research, one paid Masterwork Research, one free-to-play Special Research. There’s also the Tour Pass, Pokémon Go’s version of the battle pass, which will offer a selection of rewards on both a free and paid tiers. Through this you’ll be able to unlock additional rewards, such as Pokémon encounters and Incense, and bonuses.When it comes to research quests, let’s begin with the three Timed Research quests as they’ve already been released. How do you get them? Well you need to use three new Pokémon Go codes to unlock the quests. Visit our Pokémon Go codes to find said codes and learn how to redeem them. Each quest is tied to one of the Forces of Nature trio – Tornadus, Thundurus and Landorus. You’ll need to complete these quests before 6pm (local time) on Sunday 2nd March if you want to earn these encounters though. ‘It’s Not Over Yet’ Special Research quest will be released during Go Tour: Unova itself. This quest will be available to all Pokémon Go players for free – just make sure you log into the game during event hours (10am to 6pm local time) on either Saturday 1st March or Sunday 2nd March to claim it.’Its Not Over Yet’ will be themed around the new Kyurem Fusion mechanic as you investigate what’s going on with these Pokémon. During this quest, you’ll also have to pick between either the Black (Reshiram) or White (Zekrom) versions of the event. Your choice will affect the rewards you receive from the quest, some of your Go Tour: Unova Global bonuses and the badge you receive for your Trainer profile.This quest will also be available to players who attended either the New Taipei City or Los Angeles Go Tour: Unova events.There’s also the shiny Meloetta Masterwork Research quest. A pay-to-play quest, this will allow you to add a shiny Meoletta to your collection. Though be prepared to put in the work if you do purchase it – Masterwork Research quests are designed to take a while to complete on purpose. (I may still be working on last years… Thankfully, Masterwork Research quests don’t have a deadline.)It will cost $4.99 or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency. It’s also important to note that purchasing this quest is nonrefundable and can not be done using PokéCoin. The last thing you have to remember is this quest will only be on sale from Monday 24th February at 10am (local time) to Sunday 2nd March at 6pm (local time). Miss this deadline and you’ll have to wait a while (maybe forever, who knows) for it to return.Finally, there are two pay-to-play Timed Research quests available at the beginning of the Road to Unova event – one focused around raids, the other hatching eggs. Both offer a selection of bonuses alongside the quest itself, but must be completed by Sunday 2nd March 2025. Each quest will cost $4.99 or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency. These are nonrefundable purchases and can not be completed using PokéCoin.There are three pay-to-play quests, alongside the paid Tour Pass Deluxe tier, running through the Go Tour: Unova Global event in Pokémon Go.It’s important to note that Tour Pass Deluxe, Road to Unova: Raids and Road to Unova: Hatch all have deadlines that you must meet or you’ll lose the rewards you’ve made for. The shiny Meloetta Masterwork Research quest, however, does not have a deadline.To purchase one of these quests or Tour Pass Deluxe, you need to visit the in-game Pokémon Go store accessed via the game’s main menu. From there, you’ll be able to find banners dedicated to each one. After selecting the correct banner, press the ‘Buy’ option and go through the purchase instructions for your specific device.Your purchase should automatically unlock in Pokémon Go after the payment has been completed. If it does not, try closing and re-opening Pokémon Go.The quests and Tour Pass Deluxe may also be purchasable from the online Pokémon Go store.Hope you enjoy Go Tour: Unova Global!
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