Pokemon GO Steel Skyline Event: Everything You Need To Know

The Pokemon GO Tales of Transformation is all about the season of Megas and Dynamax Pokemon. We are reaching the end of September, and we already have a lot of events featuring mega Pokemon and Dynamax Pokemon. From raid days to traditional events, the game reintroduced some of the meta Pokemon this month through various initiatives.

Following the Pokemon GO Tales of Transformation announcement, we already had a glimpse of what is to come in terms of debut Mega Pokemon and Dynamax and Gigantamax evolutions. Among these, we already have the dates for the debut of Mega Camerupt. Following this mega announcement, the game also dropped another bombshell in the form of Pokemon GO Steel Skyline Event, where we will see the introduction of Dynamax Duraludon.

Here is everything you need to know about the Pokemon GO Steel Skyline Event and the debut of Dynamax Duraludon.

Pokemon GO Steel Skyline Event

It was only a matter of time before the massive announcement came our way. Pokemon GO already teased the arrival of Dynamax Duraludon, when the Tales of Transformation season was announced.

@PokemonGOApp took it to their official X to make the Pokemon GO Steel Skyline Event announcement live with the community on 17th September, 2025, around 10:30 IST.

As per the announcement, the event will begin on 30th September 2025, around 10 AM local time, and will end on 7th October 2025, around 8 PM local time.

The community is buzzing with excitement since the announcement was made live.

@stakit_live and others pretty much summed up all of our reactions.

Pokemon GO Steel Skyline Event: Event Bonuses

Now that we know the timing of the event, let us take a look at the event bonuses Pokemon GO Steel Skyline Event:

• Dynamax Duraludon debuts in Pokemon GO
• Extra catch candy from nice or better catches
• Higher chance to earn candy XL from nice or better catches.
• +5,000 XP from raids
• Guaranteed Rare Candy XL from Winning Max battles in person. This kind of roster is perfect for trainers who are preparing for new PvP metas like the Pokemon GO Willpower Cup 2025, where versatile Steel-types could play a surprising role.

Pokemon GO Steel Skyline Event: Wild Encounters

In addition to the event bonuses of Pokemon GO Steel Skyline Event, here are the wild encounters during the Pokemon GO Steel Skyline Event:

• Alolan Diglett
• magnemite
• Grimer
• Alola Grimer
• Porygon
• Aron
• Bronzor
• Trubbish
• Klink
• Axew
• Togedemaru

If you are lucky, you can encounter the following Pokemon:

• Galarian Mouth
• Skarmory
• Mawile

Pokemon GO Steel Skyline Event: Max battles

Here are the Pokemon GO Steel Skyline Event max battles you can enjoy during the event:

Pokemon GO Steel Skyline Event: Global Challenge

Throughout the event, there will be a Pokemon GO Steel Skyline Event Global Challenge that the trainers from around the world will participate in and try to unlock bonuses. Here is what you can expect:

Pokemon GO Steel Skyline Event: Timed Research

Here are the rewards you can expect from the paid research (US$1.99) and the free timed research: