The Season of Legends has come to a close and it’s now time for the Season of Discovery to reign overPokemon GOfor the next three months. The seasonal rotation brings anew batch of wild spawns and battle raid bossesfor a three month period, but it also signals a thematic shift in the sort of events that will be coming to the mobile AR game during that window. To help kick off the new season,PoGOplayers can start getting ready to dive into next week’s Very Slow Discovery event.
TheVery Slow Discovery eventdoesn’t officially start until June 8, but it’s never too early to start preparing. The event is nearly a weeklong and offers some pretty exciting features and bonuses for trainers to take advantage of while they track down Galarian Slowpoke inPokemon GOfor the very first time.
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During the event window players will be able to take advantage of spotting Galarian Slowpokes in the wild and the debut of Mega Slowbro in the raiding scene. That’s just the tip of the iceberg though. The event includes a handful of other increased spawns and limited timemeta relevant Battle Raid bossesthat are sure to make this a pretty popular festivity.
More details are sure to arrive as the event kicks off next week, but players can already check out the full list of features right here…
Very Slow Discovery Date and Time
Tuesday, August 05, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, August 02, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time
Galarian Slowpoke Debut
Galarian Slowpoke will be making its Pokémon GO debut! You can evolve it into Galarian Slowbro by catching 30 Poison-type Pokémon when it’s your buddy. We’ve heard reports that Galarian Slowking is taking its time to make its Pokémon GO appearance. You could even say its arrival might be quite…slow.
Mega Slowbro Debut
Mega Slowbro will make its Pokémon GO debut in Mega Raids! Keep an eye out for event-exclusive Field Research tasks that’ll reward Slowbro Mega Energy.
Increased Spawns
Slowpoke, Slakoth, Gulpin, Spoink, and more will be appearing more often in the wild. If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Slowbro or Vigoroth!
Special Raid Bosses
Galarian Slowpoke, Alolan Grimer, Shellder, Shinx, and Timburr will be appearing in one-star raids. Snorlax, Slowking, Slaking, and Toxicroak will be appearing in three-star raids.
Exclusive Field Research, Collection Challenge and Other Features
Collect event-exclusive Field Research that’ll challenge you to complete difficult tasks for some very slow rewards.
Complete a Slowpoke-themed Collection Challenge during the event to get the exclusive Slowpoke Forever Shirt avatar item, 30 Ultra Balls, and 3,000 XP.
Pick up other Slowpoke-inspired avatar items in the shop!
Spin PokéStops and open Gifts to collect new Slowpoke-themed Gift stickers to send to your friends.
Be sure to pick up an event-exclusive free box in the shop that’ll contain 20 Poké Balls, 10 Great Balls, and a King’s Rock.
That should be just about everything that trainers need to know to help prepare for the upcoming Slow Discovery event. This is just the beginning of the Season of Discovery, so expect a lot of additional excitement throughout the late spring and early summer, as well.
In the coming weeks, we should learn more about what other events will be arriving during the rest of theSeason of Discovery. Be sure to check back in the near future for morePokemon GOstrategy guides, news, and updates. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!
Pokemon GOis available on Android and iOS.
