Pokemon Go: May 2025 Raid Guide

Many of Pokemon Go's strongest Pokemon can be obtained through their Raiding feature, cooperative battles where you can team up with others to challenge powerful Pokemon on the battlefield. Each month, Pokemon Go changes the Pokemon that are available to Raid against, keeping things fresh and giving players the opportunity to battle against and obtain a variety of Pokemon.

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This month, May 2025, Pokemon has added a brand-new rotation of Raid Pokemon, including both Mega and Five-Star Raid Pokemon. Below you can find all the information about Pokemon Go Raids in the month of May, including the different Pokemon available and different Raid-themed events that will be hosted.

May 2025 Five-Star Raids

The Pokemon available to battle against in Five-Star Raids will be changed in May 2025, replacing those that were available last month. For this month there will be five different Pokemon to battle against in Five-Star Raids, including:

• Tapu Fini
• Uxie
• Mesprit
• Azelf
• Tapu Bulu

Each of these Five-Star Raid Pokemon will be available to battle against for at least a week this month, giving you plenty of time to battle against each Raid Pokemon. Once each Five-Star Raid is successfully completed, you will be rewarded with an opportunity to catch that specific Raid Pokemon, typically being one of the only methods for acquiring these valuable Legendary Pokemon.

This month, you will have the chance to Raid against one of three Pokemon during the same window, depending on what region you're playing from.

From Monday, May 12, 2025, to Wednesday, May 21, 2025, Uxie will be available in the Asia-Pacific region, Mesprit in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India, and Azelf in the Americas and Greenland.

Below you can find the Five-Star Raid schedule for May 2025, including all Raid Pokemon and when they will be available.

Raid Pokemon will change at 10am local time.

Raid Pokemon

Dates Available

Tapu Fini

Thursday, May 1, 2025, to Monday, May 12, 2025

Uxie

Mesprit

Azelf

Monday, May 12, 2025, to Sunday, May 25, 2025

Tapu Bulu

Sunday, May 25, 2025, to Tuesday, June 3, 2025

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May 2025 Mega Raids

This month, there will only be three different Mega Evolutions to battle against in Mega Raids. For May 2025, this includes Mega Houndoom, Mega Gyarados, and Mega Altaria.

Like the Five-Star Raid Pokemon available this month, each of these Mega Evolutions will be available to battle against for at least a week. In addition to being rewarded with a Pokemon encounter each time a Mega Raid is completed, you will receive Mega Energy for the Pokemon you battled against, a resource needed to Mega Evolve that Pokemon yourself.

Below you can find the three Mega Evolutions available in Mega Raids this month and when you will be able to battle against them this month.

Raid Pokemon

Dates Available

Mega Houndoom

Thursday, May 1, 2025, to Monday, May 12, 2025

Mega Gyarados

Monday, May 12, 2025, to Sunday, May 25, 2025

Mega Altaria

Sunday, May 25, 2025, to Tuesday, June 3, 2025

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May 2025 Shadow Raids: Shadow Regirock

Shadow Raids are another type of encounter available to engage with each month in Pokemon Go. In Shadow Raids, you will be battling against a specific Shadow Pokemon, giving you the opportunity to catch and add them to your Pokemon Go collection when successfully completed.

From Sunday, May 4, 2025, to Wednesday, June 4, 2025, you will have the opportunity to battle against Shadow Regirock in its own Shadow Raid. Throughout this month, these Shadow Raids will only appear during the weekends, only giving you a couple of days to complete these encounters each week.

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May 2025 Raid Hours

Raid Hours will take place every Wednesday this month, active from 6pm local time to 7pm local time. During each Raid Hour, a specific Pokemon will be featured, typically one of the Five-Star Raid Pokemon available during that month.

During each Raid Hour, the featured Raid Pokemon will be available to battle against in the majority of Raid locations you find, taking place more frequently than usual. Make sure to take advantage of this, giving you plenty of opportunities to battle against and catch the featured Pokemon.

Below you can find the Raid Hour schedule for May 2025.

Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf will be sharing Raid Hours this month.

During their two Raid Hours, you will only be able to battle against one of these three Pokemon, depending on your region.

Raid Hour Date

Featured Raid Pokemon

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Tapu Fini

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Uxie

Mesprit

Azelf

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Uxie

Mesprit

Azelf

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Tapu Bulu

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May 2025 Raid Events

Mega Kangaskhan Raid Day

Mega Kangaskhan Raid Day will be hosted on Saturday, May 3, 2025, from 2pm local time to 5pm local time. During this event, Mega Kangaskhan will be available to Raid against in most Raid locations.

Additionally, there will be a few Raid-focused bonuses active during this event. These include:

• Increased likelihood of encountering Shiny Kangaskhan as a Raid reward encounter.
• Obtain five extra Raid Passes from Pokemon Gyms.
• Use up to 20 Remote Raid Passes.

Shadow Raid Day

Pokemon Go announced that they will be hosting a Shadow Raid Day on Saturday, May 17, 2025, from 2pm local time to 5pm local time. Details for this event have yet to be announced, but you can expect an event centered around completing Shadow Raids, accompanied by specific bonuses associated with Shadow Raids.

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