Pokemon GO Tour 2027 Dates Revealed, Teases Strongest Pokemon Yet

There’s still one major annual event left for Pokemon GO in 2026, but the popular mobile title has already staked its claim on 2027. This week, Scopely Explore revealed the dates for Pokemon GO Tour 2027, both for its two in-person events and for the Global edition that will follow.

Pokemon GO Tour 2027 will include an in-person version in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and Los Angeles, California, beginning on February 19, 2027, and running until February 21st. This will mark the fourth consecutive year that GO Tour has been held in Los Angeles and the third consecutive year for Taiwan. The only difference is that those four years were all held in Los Angeles – specifically, the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena – the events in Taiwan have had different host cities. It’s unclear if GO Tour 2027 will also take place at the Rose Bowl, but it seems likely.

Of course, Pokemon GO players who can’t make the trip out to the sunny West Coast of the US or to Kaohsiung, Taiwan will be able to enjoy almost all of what the event has to offer when the Global Edition launches on February 27 and 28th.

As far as what players can expect for Pokemon GO Tour 2027, Scopely Explore is only willing to confirm that this will be an Alola-themed Tour. That means the focus will be on Pokemon seen in Pokemon Sun and Moon, as well as Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

What Pokemon Will Be Part of GO Tour 2027?

At the very least, Pokemon GO players should expect to see both Solgaleo and Lunala raids during the GO Tour event, and presumably that will also include Dawn Wings and Dusk Mane Necrozma. Both Lunala and Solgaleo recently received shiny versions in Pokemon GO, so this should also be a great opportunity to try to get at least one of each, assuming that shiny drop rates are boosted during the event.

Beyond that, the BIG TICKET items for Pokemon GO Tour 2027 are anyone’s guess, but it’s possible that Scopely Explore dropped a little hint in its “Save the Date” message. They said, “We’re excited for another ultra fun year with you!” with an emphasis on ultra. Some are taking this bit to mean that Pokemon GO Tour 2027 will see the introduction of Ultra Necrozma to the game, which is a fair guess given the phrasing and the focus on Alola.

I could see Ultra Necrozma being the featured raid target during the event and shiny Marshadow being the shiny mythical on offer through a special timed research, like shiny Diancie was this year. The other possibility is that the featured raid target is Mega Zeroara, but this year has put a lot of focus on Mega Raids, specifically the new Super Mega Raids, so it feels more likely that Pokemon GO would switch things up.

How Good Will Ultra Necrozma Be in Pokemon GO?

Assuming that it is Ultra Necrozma, it will be interesting to see how strong it is and whether Pokemon GO finds a way to put any sort of limitation on it (i.e. only having one Ultra form at a time). I could see there being timed research that only offers one Ultranecrozium Z, which would turn your Dawn Wings or Dusk Mane Necrozma into Ultra Necrozma. Essentially, it would function a lot like the Meteorite does for Rayquaza – allowing it to learn Dragon Ascent and then Mega Evolve. And if Pokemon GO does give Ultra Necrozma Photon Geyser, it will likely be the new strongest overall raid attacker in Pokemon GO, unseating Mega Mewtwo Y with Future Sight+.

If you’ve never been to a Pokemon GO Tour before and the trip is within your means, I highly recommend attending. Being among enthusiastic players running around the area, jumping into raids that fill up instantly, chasing shinies, and taking advantage of the photo opps reminds you that Pokemon GO is at its best when it’s a communal experience. There’s also a city-wide ticket for the event that offers a lot of the same gameplay, without being geo-limited to a specific area. For example, your ticketed day for GO Tour will unlock gameplay within the Rose Bowl, but if you have the city-wide ticket, you can also play throughout Los Angeles and take advantage of most of the same spawns and raids.

This year also introduced Mega Night, where a bunch of Mega raids rotated every 10 minutes, culminating in the surprise debut of Mega Dragonite for the final half hour. We don’t yet know if Mega Night will return, or if there will be a similar evening event for GO Tour 2027, so fans will have to stay tuned.

There are tons more details that Scopely Explore will need to reveal about Pokemon GO Tour 2027, from spawns to raids to a “Road to Alola” week-long event, but for now, players know when to mark their calendars and start looking at travel. In a lot of ways, GO Tour kicks off the season of major events for Pokemon GO, and I can’t wait to see what Scopely Explore rolls out in 2027.