Pokemon GO Raids are among the most engaging activities in the mobile game, allowing trainers to team up and take on the toughest bosses for a chance at capturing Shadow, Mega, and Legendary Pokemon. Here are the current Pokemon Go Raid Bosses.
All Current Pokemon GO Raid Bosses
Like most of the game’s spawn pools, the Pokemon GO Raid creatures change from time to time. Whether it be a new season or the latest exciting event, Raid Bosses are swapped out every so often to keep gameplay fresh.
Below is a list of all the Pokemon in raids for the month of January 2025.
Mega Raids
| Pokemon | Dates |
|---|---|
 Mega Lopunny | January 4- January 16 |
 Mega Gallade | January 16 – January 24 |
 Mega Medicham | January 24 – February 6 |
The current Mega Raid boss will update at 10 AM local time on the specified date.
Legendary Shadow Raids
| Pokemon | Dates |
|---|---|
 Shadow Registeel | Weekends throughout January |
5-Star Raids
Pokemon | Dates |
|---|---|
 Palkia | January 4 – January 16 |
 Deoxys (Attack Forme)  Deoxys (Defense Forme) | January 16 – January 24 |
 Dialga | January 24 – February 6 |
The current 5-star raid boss updates at 10 AM local time on the specified dates.
3-Star Raids
Pokemon | Dates |
|---|---|
 Butterfree (in Fashion Week costume) | January 10 – January 19 |
 Dragonite (in Fashion Week costume) | January 10 – January 19 |
Some events, including Steeled Resolve & Lunar New Year, haven’t had full details released yet and may include additional 3-Star Raids.
1-Star Raids
Pokemon | Dates |
|---|---|
 Shinx (in Fashion Week costume) | January 10 – January 19 |
 Mincinno (in Fashion Week costume) | January 10 – January 19 |
 Furfrou | January 10 – January 19 |
Some events, including Steeled Resolve & Lunar New Year, haven’t had full details released yet and may include additional 1-Star Raids.
Related: Pokemon GO Fest 2025: Dates, Locations, and Event Details
All Current Max Battles in Pokemon GO
In addition to the Pokemon GO Raid schedule, the Max Out season added a new type of battle in addition to raids — Max Battles. These involve facing off against a Dynamax boss to capture a special Pokemon that can Dynamax in certain battles. You will need to collect Max Particles to participate in these battles, so be sure to gather them so you’re ready!
Here are the January 2025 Max Battles we know about so far:
1-Star Max Battles
| Pokemon | Dates |
|---|---|
 Dynamax Machop | January 6 – January 20 |
 Dynamax Gastly | January 6 – January 20 |
 Dynamax Krabby | January 6 – January 20 |
 Dynamax Cryogonal | January 6 – February 3 |
 Dynamax Wooloo | January 6 – January 13 January 27 – February 3 |
 Dynamax Squirtle | January 13 – January 20 |
 Dynamax Charmander | January 20 – January 27 |
 Dynamax Scorbunny | January 20 – January 27 |
 Dynamax Beldum | January 20 – January 27 |
 Dynamax Grookey | January 27- February 3 |
 Dynamax Bulbasaur | January 27- February 3 |
Two unannounced Max Battles will be released this month – one the week of January 20-January 27 and the second on January 27-February 3.
Gigantamax Battles
Gigantamax Battles are Max Battles, but more intense. They involve battling a Gigantamax Pokemon, which lets trainers catch a version of that critter that can Gigantamax. No new Gigantax battles have been announced for January 2025.
Max Mondays in January
During Max Monday hourlong events, all Power Spots will host Max Battles with that day’s featured Dynamax Pokemon. All Max Mondays will take place from 6 PM-7 PM local time on the specified dates.
| Pokemon | Dates |
|---|---|
Dynamax Machop | January 6 |
 Dynamax Squirtle | January 13 |
| Unannounced Max Battle Boss | January 20 |
| Unannounced Max Battle Boss | January 27 |
We will continue to update this piece as Pokemon GO Raids and Max Battles are added/removed from the schedule, so check back regularly!
Pokémon GO is available now on mobile devices.
The above article was updated on 1/6/2025 by Amanda Kay Oaks to include the most current Pokemon GO raid events for January.
