GO Tour Kalos 2026 Recap: Shiny Diancie, Mega Victreebel and Every Hundo

GO Tour Kalos was the big event of early 2026, and I was at the in-person event in Los Angeles.

When and where

• In person: Los Angeles and Taiwan, 20 to 22 February 2026.
• Global: the weekend after.

What was featured

• Shiny Diancie debuted in the event ticket research.
• Shiny Honedge debuted in one-star raids.
• Shiny Hawlucha and Klefki debuted in 10km eggs.
• Two new costume Pikachu in the wild, field research and snapshots. At the Global event they were only in one-star raids and field research.
• Xerneas and Yveltal in five-star raids.
• Mega Gyarados, Mega Gardevoir, Mega Absol and Mega Lucario in four-star raids. For why your Mega Lucario wants Force Palm, see my Mega Lucario guide.
• Shiny Unown A, X, Y and Z in person, with different Unown at the Global event.
• Snapshot encounters with Latios and Latias.

Mega Victreebel and Mega Malamar

Two new Megas, Mega Victreebel and Mega Malamar, were at gyms during the in-person events, then globally a week later. Out of the two, Mega Victreebel is the stronger, but I was hyped because I had hundos of both!

Hundos

• Diancie from research: 1171.
• Dragonite from Mega Dragonite raids: 2167, or 2709 in Windy weather.
• Hawlucha from eggs: 1377.
• Klefki from eggs: 1114.
• Costume Pikachu from one-star raids: 536, or 670 in Rain.
• Honedge from one-star raids: 794, or 993 in Snow or Fog.
• Xerneas and Yveltal from five-star raids: 2160, or 2701 weather boosted.