Pokémon Go Wild Area date, start time, ticket price and Wild Area Global activities explained

Pokémon Go Wild Area date and start time: When is the Go Wild Area 2024 Global event?

The Go Wild Area 2024: Global event is running on Saturday 23rd November and Sunday 24th November. The event will start at 10am (local time) and finish at 6:15pm (local time) on both days.

Go Wild Area 2024: Global is running a week after the in-person version of the event in Fukuoka, Japan on Saturday 16th November and Sunday 17th November. Joining the in-person event will grant you early access to the Go Wild Area activities, but you will need to visit (or live in) Japan to take part!

Going back to the Global version of the Wild Area event, every player will have the chance to add both Toxel and Toxtricity to their Pokédex. There will also be new Mighty Pokémon to catch and both Origin Forme Dialga and Palkia will be making their return in five-star raids. Purchasing a ticket for Wild Area Global will grant you access to a special research quest and an additional set of bonuses.

Let's take a more in-depth look at both the free and pay-to-play activities running through Go Wild Area 2024: Global…

The Max Out Season is here and includes a new global event, Wild Area! You can now catch Dynamax Pokémon through Max Battles. First, however, you need to visit Power Spots to collect Max Particles and complete the To the Max! quest. Don't forget to try out Routes, Gift Exchange and Party Play while you're hunting down rare Pokémon, fighting in the Go Battle League or competing in PokéStop Showcases.

Free-to-play activities during Pokémon Go Wild Area

Go Wild Area 2024: Global has a range of free-to-play activities for you to enjoy in Pokémon Go, including the chance to catch new Pokémon, bonuses and the release of Mighty Pokémon.

Here's everything we know about the free-to-play activities in Go Wild Area 2024: Global so far:

Release of Toxel and Toxtricity

The Go Wild Area marks the release of Toxel and Toxtricity in Pokémon Go. Both of these Gen 7 Pokémon are Electric and Poison-type Pokémon. What sets Toxtricity apart, however, is that it has two forms - Low Key and Amped. You'll be able to get both forms in Pokémon Go and may even encounter their shiny forms!

Toxel will be in 10km eggs during the Go Wild Area event. Due to this, you may want to consider buying an event ticket as one of the bonuses it includes is having the hatch distance for any egg you place in an Incubator halved. This way you'll be able to really cut down on the amount of time you spend trying to catch a Toxel.

Both the Amped and Low Key forms of Toxtricity will be appearing in four-star raids though, so you can always jump ahead to that second stage evolution. Not only that but the Dynamaxed version of both forms will also be appearing in Max Battles. Remember - Pokémon earned from Max Battles can be shiny, so you might get very lucky indeed.

Mighty Pokémon release

Mighty Pokémon are a new Pokémon variant you'll encounter during Go Wild Area 2024: Global. What sets Mighty Pokémon apart from the rest is that they're far more powerful from the regular Pokémon you can catch in the wild.

Mighty Pokémon are more likely to have high Attack, Defence and HP stats. In keeping with these higher stats, they're also more likely to be either XL or XXL size. You may even encounter a shiny Mighty Pokémon! The downside? Mighty Pokémon are more difficult to catch. Though there will be a new Poké Ball released during the Wild Area event to help combat this problem, which we cover further along in this guide.

The Mighty Pokémon you will encounter in the wild will also change between Saturday or Sunday, so it's a good idea to know when each one is making an appearance if you're planning on catching them.

Here are the Mighty Pokémon appearing on Saturday:

• Pidgeot
• Golem
• Gyarados
• Luxray
• Scolipede
• Galvantula
• Tyrantrum
• Toxapex

Here are the Mighty Pokémon appearing on Sunday:

• Venusaur
• Poliwrath
• Dragonite
• Feraligatr
• Electivire
• Mamoswine
• Eelektross
• Dragalge

Habitat hours and Pokémon spawns

Go Wild Area 2024 wouldn't be a global Pokémon Go event if it didn't have habitat hours! Go Wild Area Global will have two habitat hours and, to celebrate the release of Toxtricity, one will be themed around Electric-types, while the other will focus on Poison-type Pokémon.

Mighty Pokémon can appear during either habitat hour, but will differ depending on the day you're playing. We've outlined the Mighty Pokémon spawns above!

For now, let's take a look at the Pokémon spawning during the Electric Hour:

• Alolan Geodude
• Magnemite
• Voltorb
• Hisuian Voltorb
• Electabuzz
• Electrike
• Shinx
• Blitzle
• Joltik
• Tynamo
• Stunfisk
• Helioptile

And here are the Pokémon spawning during the Poison Hour:

• Bulbasaur
• Bellsprout
• Tentacool
• Spinarak
• Paldean Wooper
• Qwilfish
• Hisuian Qwilfish
• Skorupi
• Croagunk
• Venipede
• Skrelp
• Mareanie

A new Poké Ball - GO Safari Ball

The Go Wild Area event marks the release of a new Poké Ball in Pokémon Go - the GO Safari Ball.

At the time of writing, we don't know much about these new Poké Balls. We don't even know what they look like! (Though I wouldn't be surprised if they keep the camouflage design the Safari Balls in the mainline Pokémon series have.) What we do know, however, is that GO Safari Balls are meant to be highly effective when it comes to catching Pokémon, so you should find them very handy when hunting down the new Mighty Pokémon.

Another important GO Safari Ball fact is that any left unused will disappear from your Item Bag at 6:15pm (local time) on each day of Go Wild Area: Global. This is the end time for the event on both days, so you won't be able to use GO Safari Balls to catch Pokémon outside of event hours.

The official Pokémon Go blog's use of 'expire' also suggests that, if you're playing the event on both days, you'll start your GO Safari Ball collection from scratch on Sunday. Due to this, it may be a good idea to use up all of the Safari Balls you find on Saturday before they vanish. Hopefully we'll learn more about how GO Safari Balls will work in the near future.

Raids, including the return of Origin Forme Dialga and Palkia

Pokémon will be appearing in three, four and five-star raids throughout Go Wild Area 2024: Global. It's important to note that the Pokémon appearing in three-star raids will change from Saturday to Sunday.

Most notably, this event marks the first time Origin Forme Dialga and Palkia make a return since Go Tour: Sinnoh earlier this year! So, if you missed out on either of these Pokémon, now is the time to catch them to gain access to the Roar of Time and Spacial Rend Adventure Effects.

Here are the Pokémon appearing in raids during Go Wild Area 2024: Global:

As mentioned previously, you'll also be able to battle the Dynamaxed version of Amped Form and Low Key Form Toxtricity in Max Battles during Go Wild Area: Global.

Bonuses

Every player will have access to the following four bonuses during the Go Wild Area 2024: Global event hours:

• Chance of earning Special Backgrounds from defeating, and successfully catching, the Pokémon appearing in four and five-star raids.
• Lure Module used during event hours will last for two hours.
• One Go Snapshot photobomb encounter per day, so two in total.
• Event-exclusive research tasks themed around the different Pokémon habitats.

Featured attacks

A number of Pokémon will have featured attacks during Go Wild Area 2024: Global, which can be earned by either catching a Pokémon which knows said attack or via evolution.

The Pokémon in question and their featured attacks are:

• Venusaur - Frenzy Plant (Grass-type Charged attack)
• Gyms and raids - 100 Power
• Trainer battles - 100 Power
• Pidgeot - Gust (Flying-type Fast attack)
• Gyms and raids - 25 Power
• Trainer battles - 16 Power
• Poliwrath - Counter (Fighting-type Fast attack)
• Gyms and raids - 12 Power
• Trainer battles - 8 Power
• Gyarados - Aqua Tail (Water-type Charged attack)
• Gyms and raids - 50 Power
• Trainer battles - 55 Power
• Feraligatr - Hydro Cannon (Water-type Charged attack)
• Gyms and raids - 90 Power
• Trainer battles - 80 Power
• Luxray - Psychic Fangs (Psychic-type Charged attack)
• Gyms and raids - 30 Power
• Trainer battles - 40 Power

New avatar items

Finally, the Pokémon Go Wild area 2024 Tee for your avatar will go on sale in the in-shop from Friday 15th November onwards.

Pay-to-play activities during Pokémon Go Wild Area

Purchasing a ticket for Go Wild Area 2024: Global will grant you access to a number of extra activities you can enjoy throughout the event.

Special Research Quest

As is tradition, purchasing an event ticket will unlock an exclusive Special Research quest for you to complete during Go Wild Area 2024: Global. The quest in question will also be a branching quest, allowing you to choose between a path focused around Electric-types or one themed around Poison.

Bonuses

The main reason you might want to purchase a Go Wild Area 2024: Global event is all of the additional bonuses it will unlock. There's quite a few so we've listed them down below for you:

• Double catch candy.
• Double hatch XP.
• Double hatch candy.
• Double hatch stardust.
• Eggs placed in Incubators during event hours will have their hatch distance halved.
• Increased chance of encountering shiny Pokémon.
• 5,000 extra XP from completing raids.
• One additional Candy XL from catching Pokémon earned in raids.
• Five free raid passes per day from spinning Gyms, so 10 free raid passes in total across the event.
• Reduced Stardust cost for trades.
• Able to conduct six Special Trades per day, so 12 Special Trades in total across the event.
• Access to Collection Challenges.
• Three additional Go Snapshot Photobombs encounters per day, so six in total across the event.

New avatar items

While not part of the main itself, purchasing your Go Wild ticket before Tuesday 22nd October will grant you access to a Timed Research quest. Completing said quest will grant you early access to the Toxel Mask avatar item. Just make sure you play Pokémon between Tuesday 15th October and Tuesday 22nd October to unlock the quest. (And then complete it before the deadline…)

Pokémon Go Wild Area price: How much does Go Wild Area cost?

A ticket for Go Wild Area 2024: Global costs £11.99, $11.99 or the equivalent in your local currency.

Tickets are on sale now in both the in-game shop and from the web store. You'll also be able to purchase a ticket during the event itself if you decide you want to partake in the paid version of the event. As always, it's important to remember that tickets are non-refundable and can not be purchased using PokéCoin.

It is possible to gift a Wild Area event to another player.

If you purchase a Go Wild Area ticket before Tuesday 22nd October, then play Pokémon Go between this date and Tuesday 15th October, you'll unlock a Timed Research quest. Completing this quest before its deadline will grant you early access to the Toxel Mask avatar item.

How to purchase a ticket for Pokémon Go Wild Area

There are two ways to purchase a Go Wild Area 2024: Global ticket - in-game or through the web store. Though, no matter which method you choose, the price will always remain the same!

If you want to purchase your ticket in-game, open the store via the main menu and select the Go Wild Area 2024: Global banner. (It has a logo and everything.) Now, you'll need to select 'Buy' and follow the purchase instructions for your specific device. The event's ticket will now appear in your Item Bag and you'll receive its dedicated medal a few days before the event begins.

For the web store, you first need to head to its dedicated website. Once there you need to select the 'Go Wild Area Ticket option'. (Depending on when you purchase your ticket, this may be called 'Go Wild Area Ultra Ticket Box', which will offer additional items alongside your event ticket for no extra cost.) If you haven't done so already, you'll now have to log in before following the payment instructions. With that completed, you can also expect to get the Go Wild Area 2024: Global medal a couple of days before the event starts.

Hope you enjoy Pokémon Go's first ever Wild Area event!