Mighty Pokémon are particularly strong Pokémon that you can find during the Pokémon Go Wild Area 2025 event on Nov. 15 and 16.
These monstrous beasts are just found in the wild as normal, but all is not what it seems — these fully-evolved Pokémon are beefed up stat-wise and are pretty hard to catch.
Below we explain how mighty Pokémon work, the schedule for mighty spawns, and what mighty Pokémon are the most meta-relevant.
What are mighty Pokémon in Pokémon Go?
This is a Mighty Golem from the 2024 event.Image: Niantic via Polygon
Mighty Pokémon are special strong Pokémon that spawn during the Go Wild Area event. It will have the following qualities:
Its attack, defense, and HP stats will be at least 13/13/13 when appraised (out of a maximum of 15/15/15).
They will already be level 40 — meaning that they’re at the level where they need XL candy to be powered up.
Spawns are uncommon to rare — make sure you use an Incense to increase your chances of them appearing.
They’re harder to catch — use your pinap berries and Go Safari Balls!
They have a higher chance to be XL or XXL.
Only certain Pokémon can be mighty — see the list later on this page for each day’s spawns.
On the map screen, they’re shown with a pulsing aura around them.
They are shown with a “!!!” CP on the catch screen.
Some mighty Pokémon will know a special move when caught.
Despite the difficulty in finding and catching, mighty Pokémon are made for combat right away, and are pretty powerful! You’ll want to nab any you find during the Go Wild Area event — and you should use your Go Safari Balls to nab them. (There’s a reason these two things exist as part of the same event at the same time.)
Mighty Pokémon listDifferent mighty Pokémon spawn depending on the days:
Saturday, Nov. 15
Sunday, Nov. 16
Wigglytuff
Galarian Weezing
Galarian Rapidash*
Alolan Ninetales*
Tyranitar*
Granbull
Mawile*
Houndoom
Absol*
Gardevoir
Golurk
Honchkrow
Hatterene*
Garchomp*
Obstagoon
Drapion*
Meowscarada*
Weavile*
*These Pokémon will also spawn from Incense on both days.
Mighty Pokémon special moves
Some mighty Pokémon will have special moves:
Galarian Rapidash: Wild Charge
Gardevoir: Synchronoise
Absol: Brutal Swing
Garchomp: Earth Power
Bewear: Drain Punch
Obstagoon: Obstruct
Meowscarada: Frenzy Plant
Evolving the prior Pokémon into these will also give them their special moves. (For example, if you’re sitting on a high-IV Ivysaur, now is the time to evolve into a Venusaur.)
Which mighty Pokémon should I prioritize?
If you’re trying to be more selective with your Safari Ball usage and don’t know which of these Pokémon fit into the meta, we’ve got your back.
Tyranitar, Garchomp, and Gardevoir are seen as the most important picks, in terms of dishing out massive damage and being meta-relevant Pokémon. Try to nab them and set them up with these moves for success:
Tyranitar with Smack Down and Stone Edge OR Bite and Brutal Swing
Garchomp with Mud Shot and Earth Power
Gardevoir with Charm and Dazzling Gleam OR Confusion and Psychic
Otherwise, Houndoom and Absol (who also have Mega Evolutions) can be good gets, as well as Meowscarada. Set them up with these moves:
Houndoom with Snarl and Foul Play
Absol with Snarl and Brutal Swing
Meowscarada with Leafage and Frenzy Plant
Hatterene is a fun option here, too, since it’s still a “newer” Pokémon, and if you haven’t invested the candy to evolve your Hatenna yet, you can just nab a fully-grown Hatterene for the Pokédex entry. It should be noted that these Hatterene will likely be power-crept by Gigantamax Hatterene when it does get released (but if you don’t care about Max Battles, then this is perfect).
For more on Pokémon Go’s Wild Area 2025 event, you can check out our hub page with the schedule and perks, as well as our page on Go Safari Balls, and our explainer on which Special Research path you should pick: dark or fairy?