Current Pokemon GO Raid Bosses: January 2025 Raid Schedule

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.