Witness glory with the Pokémon GO debut of Kingambit, the Big Blade Pokémon, during the Crown Clash event! May 10, at 10:00 a.m. to May 18 at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Witness glory with Kingambit’s debut in Pokémon GO’s Crown Clash event!

Crown Clash - Saturday, May 10, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time

Event Bonuses

• 2× XP for evolving Pokémon.
• Increased chance to encounter Shiny Nidoqueen wearing a crown, Shiny Nidoking wearing a crown, Shiny Slowpoke, Shiny Combee, and Shiny Litleo.
• Catching Slowpoke may award a King’s Rock.

Pokémon Debuts

Kingambit, the Big Blade Pokémon, will make its Pokémon GO debut!

Kingambit^

New costumed Pokémon will appear during this event!

Nidoqueen wearing a crown
Nidoking wearing a crown

: If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
^You can evolve Bisharp into Kingambit after you defeat 15 Dark-type or Steel-type Pokémon in Raid Battles with Bisharp as your buddy. You do not have to defeat these Pokémon with Bisharp.

Wild Encounters

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.

Slowpoke
Slakoth
Piplup
Combee
Snivy
Litleo

Some Trainers might even encounter the following!

Pawniard

: If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Raids

The following Pokémon will appear in raids.

One-Star Raids:
Sneasel
Klink
Pawniard

Three-Star Raids:
Nidoqueen wearing a crown
Nidoking wearing a crown

: If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Field Research Task Rewards

Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available. Complete Field Research tasks to earn encounters with event-themed Pokémon.

Collection Challenge

An event-themed Collection Challenge is coming! Complete the catch- and Evolution-focused Collection Challenge to receive XP, Stardust, and an encounter with Pawniard. Additionally, Trainers Level 31 and up will receive one guaranteed Candy XL for evolving Pokémon after completing the Collection Challenge.

PokéStop Showcases

Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops where you can enter event-themed Pokémon!

Pokémon GO Web Store

Don’t forget to check out the Pokémon GO Web Store for all the best deals. And don’t forget, Trainers can get a 15% discount on their first web store purchase of any item that costs US$9.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency) or more!

Track Pokémon

If you are still missing Pawniard or other Pokémon, try using the recently released Pokémon Alert feature, which enables Trainers to track a Pokémon.* When a tracked Pokémon is nearby, Trainers with Pokémon Alert will receive a notification. *Pokémon Alert only tracks Pokémon that can be found in the wild.

Source: https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/crown-clash-2025/