Pokémon GO November Raid and Event Priority Guide

To optimize your resources during Pokémon GO's November schedule, prioritize your premium Raid Passes for the late-month return of Origin Forme Dialga and Origin Forme Palkia, collect Max Particles daily to build Ground-type counters for Gigantamax Toxtricity, and stockpile Ultra Balls and Berries for the Wild Area event.

Five-Star and Mega Raid Pass Allocation

Rather than spending premium passes evenly across every rotation, save your inventory for raid bosses that offer unique utility through signature Adventure Effects.

Origin Forme Dialga and Origin Forme Palkia are the highest-value targets of the month:

• Origin Forme Dialga: Features the signature Adventure Effect Roar of Time, which pauses the expiration timers on items like Incense, Daily Adventure Incense, and Lucky Eggs. It also serves as an elite pick in Master League PvP.
• Origin Forme Palkia: Features the Adventure Effect Spacial Rend, which temporarily expands your wild Pokémon encounter radius to improve shiny-checking and farming efficiency. It also performs as a top-tier Water- and Dragon-type raid attacker.

Early-month rotations warrant a more conservative approach. Lugia offers defensive bulk in Master League and flying-type raid utility if it carries its legacy charge attack Aeroblast, but it lacks the account-wide utility of the Origin Formes. Mega Salamence provides Dragon-type Mega boost damage and extra catch candy, but players with limited passes should rely on free daily passes for these windows.

Preparing for Gigantamax Toxtricity

The introduction of Gigantamax Toxtricity during the Wild Area rollout requires preparation well before the encounter goes live. Gigantamax battles at Power Spots feature substantial damage thresholds and multi-bar charged attacks, making Max Particle and team management critical.

1. Collect Max Particles daily: Gather particles from Power Spots up to the daily limit to avoid being bottlenecked when high-tier battles open.
2. Farm Ground-type Dynamax counters: Toxtricity is an Electric/Poison-type Pokémon, leaving it double-weak to Ground-type attacks. Defeat one-star Power Spot bosses such as Dynamax Drilbur to secure viable attackers.
3. Upgrade defensive Max Moves: In addition to leveling primary offensive Max Moves, invest Candy and Max Particles to upgrade Max Guard and Max Spirit on your lead tank to help your lobby survive extended raid phases.

Mankey Community Day and Annihilape

Mankey Community Day introduces the featured Ghost-type charged move Rage Fist for Annihilape. Rage Fist requires low energy, pairing with the fast move Counter to create sustained shield pressure across Great League, Ultra League, and PvE battles.

• Prepare buddy requirements early: Evolving Primeape into Annihilape normally requires defeating 30 Psychic- or Ghost-type Pokémon while Primeape is set as your buddy. Pre-select your Mankey candidates so you can evolve them during the event window.
• Activate a Fighting-type Mega Evolution: Run Mega Blaziken, Mega Lucario, or Mega Lopunny throughout the three-hour event to boost Mankey Candy XL drops, which are required to power Annihilape to Level 50 for Master League or raid teams.
• Filter IV spreads: Retain low-Attack, high-defense candidates for Great and Ultra League formats, while preserving 100% IV catches for Gym offense and Team GO Rocket counters.

Inventory Preparation for Into the Wild and Wild Area

The "Into the Wild" event leads directly into the global Pokémon GO Wild Area. Wild Area introduces "Mighty Pokémon," which appear with high CP, boosted IV floors, and lower base catch rates.

Standard Poké Balls have high failure rates against Mighty Pokémon. Prepare your bag space early in November:

• Stockpile Ultra Balls and Berries: Rebuild reserves of Ultra Balls, Golden Razz Berries, and Silver Pinap Berries to secure high-CP wild encounters without draining resources mid-event.
• Expand storage: Clear or purchase at least 300 to 500 open Pokémon Storage slots to accommodate rapid catching during habitat rotations without stopping to transfer catches.
• Target Spotlight Hour bonuses: Use Tuesday Spotlight Hours offering 2x Catch Stardust or 2x Catch XP in combination with Star Pieces or Lucky Eggs to generate the Stardust necessary to level your newly acquired raid and PvP catches.