The Road To Unova Event in Pokémon GO is set to be a massive opportunity for trainers to add to their collection ahead of the Pokémon GO Tour: Unova - Global event taking place in March. This near-week-long event kicks off on Monday, February 24, 2025, at 10 am local time and runs until Saturday, March 1, 2025, at 8 pm local time. This follows on from several smaller events with lesser rewards, such as the Scattered To The Winds event.

The event is a must-play for trainers due to the number of bonuses and new available features. It also includes shiny Pokémon debuts, increased spawns for certain Pokémon, changes to those available in raids and those you can obtain by hatching eggs, as well as having lots of tasks for those playing to complete. Here are all the details you need to know before The Road To Unova Event in Pokémon GO.

All Pokémon Debuts During The Road to Unova Event

Paid For Opportunity At A Debuting Shiny

While Pokémon GO Tour: Unova is set to feature several significant debuts, the Road to Unova event does not, but it does include a new shiny debut. A new set of paid research will be added to the game at the event's start. This research will lead to a guaranteed encounter with Shiny Meloetta once you have completed all the stages.

The research task series is called Masterwork Research and has no expiry date. Once you have bought the ticket to unlock it, you can complete it whenever you like.

The tickets for the Masterwork Research cost $4.99 or the equivalent local currency. They will be available to buy until Sunday March 2 2025. Meloetta was originally introduced to Pokémon GO as part of the annual Pokémon GO Fest several years ago. I have found that Meleotta serves little purpose in battles but remains extremely rare and has only ever appeared as part of special events.

Increased Spawns & Wild Encounters During Road to Unova Event

Six More Encounters For Trainers

During the event, several Pokémon from the Unova region will feature increased spawns in Pokémon GO. This includes the three starter Pokémon from the region, Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott. All have featured in Pokémon GO on numerous occasions, but it is a further chance to catch them, as well as all three having the possibility to be shiny during the event. In addition, their next evolution stages are also available as increased spawns but with a lower chance of appearing. These are Servine, Pignite, and Dewott, providing more candy if you want to evolve them into their final stage.

Other Pokémon will also spawn during the Road to Unova Event, but not at the increased rate of the above Pokémon.

On top of the increased spawns for the above Pokémon, an additional five from the Unova region are featured in 2km eggs. For the duration of the event, the Pokémon that can be hatched from these eggs will change from their regular line-up to Roggenrola, Timburr, Karrablast, Shelmet, and Larvesta. Only eggs that have been added to your inventory during the event have the possibility of being these Pokémon, regardless of when they are hatched.

All Raids During Road to Unova Event

Rare Legendary Pokémon On Offer

One of the biggest overhauls for this event is the raids, with many rare Pokémon on offer. During the Road to Unova Event, the three starters, Snivy, Tepig and Oshawott will all feature in one-star raids, which solo players can easily beat. Druddigon makes its return in 3-star raids, but the hardest set, 5-star raids, will change throughout the event. These changes take over from the regular Pokémon GO Raid Boss schedule for February 2025.

For the five full days of the Road To Unova Event, the Pokémon available in 5-star raids will change every day. It features several Legendary and Mythical Pokémon from the Unova region. The majority of these Pokémon have only been available in the game through 5-star raids, making them incredibly rare. In addition, all 5-star raid Pokémon have the chance of being shiny versions, so if you have yet to capture one, the Road To Unova Event might be your best chance. They will all require multiple trainers to defeat them, but they can be done remotely using remote raid es.

All Road to Unova Rewards

Visual Updates And Bonuses For All Trainers

On top of all the additional Pokémon available, there are many bonuses for everyone to enjoy. All players will only be required to walk 1/2 egg hatch distance for any eggs placed in incubators during the event. The maximum number of remote raid es for each player will also be increased to 20 every day during Road To Unova.

Visual updates are also on offer for all trainers during the event. New special backgrounds are being introduced for players when completing 5-star raids. You can obtain these after successfully capturing any of the 5-star raid Pokémon.

At the start of the event, the Pokédex in Pokémon GO will also receive a visual update.

A feature available for all players is a tour granted ahead of the Pokémon GO Tour: Unova. This will be given at the start of the event and allows players to earn points to rank up for additional rewards or bonuses during the Road to Unova and the main tour itself. The Road to Unova also has paid tickets available for the duration of the event. These include exclusive timed research and more bonuses for completing raids, including 5,000 XP for each one.

Additional timed research will be available for all players during the event, regardless of whether you have a ticket. These will grant you encounters with the Legendary Pokémon that are available in the 5-star raids during the event, making them extremely valuable. Timed research will also be available for trainers during the event, offering more encounters with Pokémon from the Unova region.

The Road to Unova event is a must-play for trainers in Pokémon GO, with a shiny debut, increased spawns, and rare Pokémon available in raids.