Pokemon GO September Raids: All You Need To Know

The Tales of Transformation season is just on the horizon, as we are in the ending days of Delightful Days season. For the past couple of days, we have had some of the biggest announcements on Pokémon GO. First, we had the trailer of the new season that featured Mega Metagross and other new Pokémon. Then Pokémon GO gave the trainers the official announcement of Wild Area 2025 coming our way, along with Kanto Celebration. Not even 24 hours had passed since these big two announcements, and Pokémon GO took to their social media to make the official Pokémon GO September Raids announcement live with the gaming community.

Following the leaks from Serebii, Pokémon GO did not take long to give the fans a glimpse of what they can see in different tier raids throughout the month of September.

From Mega Venusaur to Mega Scizor in the month-long mega raid bonanza to the return of Palkia and Dialga in the raids, the gaming community is in for a treat in the Tales of Transformation season.

In this post, we will provide you with all the details we know from the Pokémon GO September raids announcement made by the game moments ago.

Pokémon GO September Raids

Currently, the gaming community is actively raiding Dodonzo after the water Pokémon was introduced in the Sunkissed Shores event. Given his moveset, he is quite a decent alternative for Kingdra in Great League. Following Dodonzo, the trainers will have a raid day of Mega Gyarados on 31st August, 2025. While the gaming community was already excited to enjoy the raids of the last week of August, the announcement of Pokémon GO September raids is making gamers sort out their priorities all over again.

@PokemonGOApp took it to their official X to make the Pokémon GO September Raids announcement live on 27th August, 2025, around 6:30 PM (IST).

Given the sheer number of raids and the choices, the gaming community is thrilled for the month of September.

@ChopstickLife and others did not waste a second to showcase their excitement about this new adventure.

Many gamers pointed out how exciting it is to have a total of 17 mega raids in a single month.

Keep in mind that all these raids are for September only. October is the month of Halloween, so the gaming community can expect just as thrilling, if not more exciting month for raids in October.

Pokémon GO September Raids: Tier 5

Let us first take a look at all the Pokémon coming our way as tier 5 bosses in September:

For anyone who is yet to make a Palkia and Dialga for the Master League, here's your chance!

Pokémon GO September Raids: Mega Raids

Now that you are aware of the tier 5 bosses in Pokémon GO September Raids, let us take a look at Pokémon GO mega raids:

Pokémon GO September Raid Hours

Over the month of September, we will see different raid hours. Please note that the raid hour starts from 6 PM and ends at 7 PM local time every Wednesday. Here are the following Pokémon who will be featured in increased numbers during the raid hour:

If you are lucky, you will encounter the shiny variants of these Pokémon once you finish the raids.