Max Mondays return in May 2025 for
Pokémon GO
, offering players an opportunity to battle and catch Gigantamax Pokémon during the entire month. Every week features a brief period when you and your friends can take on a Max Monday boss, capture it, and add a formidable large-sized Pokémon to your roster. The calendar for May 2025 has been established, enabling you to get ready for each Dynamax Pokémon scheduled weekly.
The initial Max Monday showdown for this month will take place midway through the period.
Growing Up
event in
Pokémon GO
Specifically on May 7, 2025. The final Max Monday of May 2025 is set for May 26, 2025, providing you with a timeline to join each event.
The final Max Monday will feature a new Pokémon debuting
in the game, making it one battle you don’t want to miss.
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Max’s Monday Schedule for May 2025
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What Is the Mechanism Behind Max Mondays?
Max’s Monday Schedule for May 2025
Encounter Four Distinct Pokémon In Their Dynamax Forms
Four Max Monday battles
occur throughout the month
Each one introduces a fresh Dynamax Pokémon to battle. Conquering a Dynammax Pokémon unlocks a special opportunity to face it again, giving you the chance to capture it post-victory. Every Dynamax Pokémon scheduled for May 2025 comes with an additional feature:
opportunity to become Shiny in
Pokémon GO
So you might want to challenge the one showcased every week several times to discover a rare variation.
Every Dynamax Pokémon will show up at Power Spots that appear across your map in larger quantities during the Max Monday event.
The duration of Max Monday events lasts from 6 PM to 7 PM according to local time.
Each week, you get a brief window to compete against featured Pokémon. In Max Battles, you must include at least one Dynamaxed Pokémon in your team, so make sure you’re fully prepped before diving into Max Mondays.
Every Max Monday battle must be challenged by at least four different trainers. Every trainer participating in a Max Monday must have one Dynamax Pokémon of their own to start the battle.
The following table shows the Max Monday schedule for May 2025, including what Pokémon are featured and their difficulty:
What Is the Mechanism Behind Max Mondays?
Increase Max Particles and Max Meter for Better Combat
In order to join a Max Monday battle, you must gather sufficient Max Particles to confront any of the designated Max bosses located at a Power Spot. On Max Mondays, these Power Spots appear much more frequently and host just one specific boss appearing in larger quantities than usual that day. After amassing enough Max Particles for access to a Power Spot, you
Can include up to three Dynamaxed Pokémon for challenging a Max Boss.
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A few simple methods to obtain Dynamax Pokémon for Max Monday involve finishing Special Research tasks, evolving Pokémon from previous Max Mondays, or joining additional Max Battles planned throughout May 2025.
Max Monday battles are much tougher than your typical
Raid battles in
Pokémon GO
, as you are only able to use moves based on your Dynamax Pokémon’s type. As you battle a Max Monday boss,
Your Pokémon accumulates a special resource known as the Max Meter.
by landing attacks. When this meter is full, you can unleash different moves, including:
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Max Attack
– A strong attack powered by the typing of your current Dynamax Pokémon. If it lands as a critical hit, it deals massive damage. -
Max Guard
– An effective protective action that utilizes Max Meter to decrease the damage taken from a Max Boss. -
Max Spirit
– A supportive technique that spends Max Meter to heal your Dynamax Pokémon or the Pokémon of your allies during a Max Monday battle.
With smart use of your Max Meter and by capitalizing on their vulnerabilities, you can defeat a Max Monday boss rather swiftly.
Beating a Max Monday boss enables you to capture it.
, however, capturing it several times during an ongoing Max Monday lets you strengthen or even develop it further. By defeating the bosses in May 2025’s Max Monday event repeatedly,
Pokémon GO
, you’ll possess strong Pokémon for additional Max Battles.