Go Wild Area is the latest in a line of global events in Pokémon Go, following the likes of Go Tour in the spring and Go Fest in the summer.
Themed around the idea of exploring the unknown, its ripe with new features, from the introduction of strong mighty Pokémon, a new Poké Ball type in the Go Safari Ball, and the debut of Gigantamax Toxtricity.
This page explains when the Go Wild Area event begins in Pokémon Go, and some tips on how to prepare.
Pokemon Go Wild Area start time
The Pokémon Go Wild Area global event runs 10 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. local time on both Saturday, Nov. 23, and Sunday, Nov. 24. From there, habitat spawns will alternate every hour.
A 10 a.m. start is par the course for the vast majority of Pokémon Go events, and gives you time to travel to your local group meet-up — if you’re playing with others in-person — or a chance to prepare for the event, of which we have some recommendations for at the end of this guide.
As for why there is an end time of 6:15 p.m. (as opposed to on the hour with previous global events), there will be more mighty Pokémon to close out the event. (Thanks to Leek Duck for confirming this.)
Once the day is over, you can still play aspects of the event once it ends. Raids and themed Max Battles will likely spawn into the evening, and if they don’t, you can always remote raid to players where the event is still going to continue battling, something which has been streamlined with the ability to more easily join raids remotely this week.
How to prepare for Pokémon Go Wild Global
Preparing for a global event is broadly a case of ensuring your have enough storage space and items at the ready to ensure you can play as unencumbered as possible, but there’s also some things to prepare for specific for Go Wild Global too.
- Clear out your Pokémon and item Storage, and / or expand them. This always takes a bit of time, so make sure you have the wiggle room of a few hundred of each so aren’t constantly clearing out your inventory. And, if you were previously at max capacity, Niantic lifted the cap for each just this week.
- Get a Dynamax Drilbur (or three). Debuting last week as part of the “Simply Groundbreaking” event, evolution Excadrill is the perfect counter to both Dynamax and Gigantamax Toxtricity’s poison- and electric-typing. Try and get some with good IVs — it’ll be a useful long term investment — then evolve (or use the one rewarded from the ticketed “An Accomplished Trainer” event), TM the best possible fast and charged moves (Mud Slap and Earthquake), and level up the Max Move to its highest. Depending on your team size, you might be able to get away with having one in your party — but if you have the stardust and candy to hand, then coming with two or three will improve your chances further.
- Stock up on Max Particles. You can get 800 free each day from interacting with Power Spots and walking, and by reaching the maximum amount on the Friday, you can carry them over into the event weekend. If you forget to do this mind, don’t fret — ticket holders see the daily limit on collecting Max Particles quadruple to a massive 3,200 on both Saturday and Sunday.
- Get Adventure Effects ready. Origin Forme Palkia and Dialga can increase the spawn radius and your timers respectively with their Adventure Effects, so if you haven’t caught one with your desired move (they’re back in raids this week and through the weekend) then now’s the time.
- Charge your devices, pack some water, and check the weather. The final tip, which is not in-game related, is to make sure you’re personally ready for a busy weekend of play. Have you charged your power bank? Is your water bottle and / or coffee cup washed and packed? And do you need to bring a coat or brolly? We are in November after all!
