Pokémon GO November 2026 Guide: Deoxys, Darkrai, Mega Metagross, Shadow Tornadus and Every Hundo CP

4 to 8 November

Altered Forme Giratina

• Five-star raids, 4 to 8 November. Raid Hour Wednesday 4 November, 6pm to 7pm.
• B-Tier Ghost attacker with Dragon Breath / Shadow Force*.
• Solo: no, it’s a duo. Best counter is Eternatus, with about 9 faints.
• Origin Forme is the better raid attacker, so Altered is mostly for the dex and the shiny. One Raid Hour, so it’s a light priority.

Shadow Tornadus (Incarnate Forme) debut

• First time ever in Shadow Raids, every day from 4 to 8 November.
• It steps aside for Into the Wild and Wild Area week (9 to 15 November), then returns every day from 16 November to 1 December.
• Solo: no, it’s a group of four, or three if your attackers are maxed. Best counter is White Kyurem. This is the hardest raid of the month.
• It isn’t ranked by PokemonGO Hub as a Flying attacker, so raid it for the collection. It’s back for two more weeks later, so there’s no rush.

Spotlight Hour: Thursday 5 November, 6pm to 7pm

• Teddiursa wearing a witch hat, with 2x Evolution XP.
• It’s a costume form, so it can’t evolve.
• A good XP hour if you have Lucky Eggs and evolves saved.

9 to 15 November: Into the Wild and Wild Area Global

• The content update doesn’t list any of its own raid bosses for this week.
• Into the Wild and Wild Area bring their own raids, Max Battles and GO Pass.
• Daily Discoveries are paused this week.

16 to 22 November

Darkrai and Cresselia: 16 to 24 November

• Raid Hour Wednesday 18 November, 6pm to 7pm, for both bosses.
• Darkrai is a top 10 Dark attacker (A-Tier, Snarl / Foul Play), and the one to farm. Solo: no, it’s a duo. Best counter is Mega Mewtwo X.
• Cresselia is not a raid attacker, so raid it for the dex or shiny only. Solo: no, duo to trio, and it can tip into a trio on the Moonblast moveset at level 40. Best counter is Mega Houndoom.

Mega Banette: 16 to 24 November

• Top 6 Ghost attacker as a Mega (S-Tier, Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball), a huge jump over regular Banette.
• Solo: yes, easy. Best counter is Mega Houndoom, so it’s cheap Mega Energy.
• Bring revives: it takes about 8 faints even when you win.

Mystery Max Battle: 16 to 23 November

• A mystery Dynamax Pokémon that hasn’t been named yet, running alongside Dynamax Trails.
• Save some Max Particles until it’s revealed. Matt will cover it the moment Scopely announces it.

Community Day: Saturday 21 November

The featured Pokémon hasn’t been announced yet.

23 November to 1 December

Dynamax Espurr: 23 to 29 November

• Meowstic isn’t on PokemonGO Hub’s Dynamax list yet, so there’s no Max Move damage benchmark.
• For now it’s a collection grab. Matt will update once Hub benchmarks it.

All four Deoxys forms: 25 November to 1 December

• Raid Hour Wednesday 25 November, 6pm to 7pm, all four forms.
• Normal Forme: the best attacker of the four (A-Tier Psychic). Soloable if your team is maxed, otherwise grab a friend.
• Attack Forme: an easy solo, about two minutes with Mega Houndoom.
• Speed Forme: B-Tier Psychic, a duo.
• Defense Forme: the hardest, a trio, so bring two friends.
• Mega Houndoom is the best counter for three of the forms, so power one up before 25 November.

Mega Metagross: 25 November to 1 December

• The best Mega of the month: #5 Steel attacker (S-Tier, Fury Cutter / Meteor Mash*) with massive TDO, behind only Crowned Sword Zacian, Crowned Shield Zamazenta, Dusk Mane Necrozma and Mega Lucario. It’s also a B-Tier Psychic attacker.
• Meteor Mash* is a legacy move, so keep an Elite Charged TM ready.
• Solo: no, it’s a duo. Best counter is Mega Delphox.

Spotlight Hour: Thursday 26 November, 6pm to 7pm

Noibat, with 2x Catch Candy. Good Candy for Noivern.

Super Mega Raid Day: Saturday 28 November

Details haven’t been announced yet. Clefable appears in the Twilight Trails artwork, which could be a hint at Mega Clefable, but it isn’t confirmed, so treat it as a guess for now.

Dynamax Cryogonal: 30 November to 6 December

• #5 Ice Max attacker (Frost Breath / Max Hailstorm, 201 Max Move damage), behind Dynamax Weavile, Dynamax Glaceon, Gigantamax Lapras and Dynamax Articuno.
• A solid Ice option that doesn’t need evolving, and its high Defence and HP for its tier mean it can pull double duty as a tank.

What you can’t skip

1. Mega Metagross, 25 November to 1 December. Top 5 Steel attacker with huge TDO. Keep an Elite Charged TM ready for Meteor Mash*.
2. Darkrai Raid Hour, Wednesday 18 November at 6pm. Top 10 Dark attacker, and a duo, so line up a friend.
3. Witch hat Teddiursa Spotlight Hour, Thursday 5 November at 6pm. The costume only shows up for a limited time, and 2x Evolution XP means it’s time to save your evolves and pop a Lucky Egg.

What you can skip

• Cresselia: not a raid attacker, do it for the shiny or the dex only.
• Shadow Tornadus for raid teams: not ranked as an attacker, it’s the hardest raid of the month, and it runs until 1 December, so there’s no rush.

Matt's take: the month in a sentence is Shadow Tornadus to start, Darkrai in the middle, Deoxys and Mega Metagross to finish, and the mystery Max Battle is the one to watch.