Pokemon GO Reveals New Gigantamax Debut Coming in Future Event

Summary

• Gigantamax Kingler makes its Pokémon GO debut on February 1st during the Max Battle Day event.
• Players can utilize Max Mushrooms to significantly boost damage in battles.
• Event bonuses include increased Max Particle collection limits, expanded Power Spot battles, and boosted XP rewards.

Pokémon GO announced the highly anticipated arrival of Gigantamax Kingler on February 1st. Last year's addition of Dynamax and Gigantamax forms was a major update eagerly awaited by players. Since then, developers have steadily expanded the roster of these powerful Pokémon variants.

Gigantamax, a special Dynamax form, not only increases a Pokémon's size and strength but also alters its appearance and grants unique abilities known as G-Max Moves. While the main series games feature 32 Gigantamax-capable Pokémon, Pokémon GO currently boasts only six, with Gigantamax Lapras being the most recent addition. This number is set to increase with the upcoming event.

Gigantamax Kingler will debut in Pokémon GO on February 1st during the Max Battle Day event, running from 2 pm to 5 pm local time. This Water-type Pokémon will be available for the first time in six-star Max Battles, offering players a chance to encounter a Shiny variant. To enhance their battle performance, players can leverage Max Mushrooms, the controversial in-game item that temporarily increases damage output for Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon in Max Battles.

Gigantamax Kingler Debuts in Pokémon GO's Max Battle Day

• When: Saturday, February 1st, 2025, 2 pm to 5 pm local time

• New Pokémon: Gigantamax Kingler (six-star Max Battles)

• Player Advantage: Utilize Max Mushrooms

• New In-App Purchase: $7.99 bundle on the Pokémon GO Web Store containing six packs of Max Particles

• Event Bonuses:

  • Increased Max Particle collection limit: 1600
  • All Power Spots host Gigantamax Battles
  • More frequent Power Spot refreshes
  • 8x increased Max Particles from Power Spots

• Bonus Period (February 1st, 1 pm to 5 pm local time):

  • Double Max Particles while exploring
  • Reduced adventure distance (1/4) for Max Particle acquisition

• New $5 Ticket:

  • 1 Max Mushroom
  • 25,000 XP
  • Double XP from Max Battles
  • Increased Max Particle collection limit: 5600

During the event, players can collect up to 1600 Max Particles, essential for participating in Pokémon GO's Max Battles. All Power Spots will facilitate Gigantamax Battles, refresh more often, and yield eight times the usual Max Particles. From 12 am to 5 pm on February 1st, players will earn double Max Particles while exploring and will need to travel only a quarter of the usual distance to obtain them. A $5 ticket offers a Max Mushroom, 25,000 XP, double XP from Max Battles, and a boosted Max Particle collection limit of 5600. A $7.99 bundle with six particle packs will be available on the Pokémon GO Web Store.

Max Battle Day is one of February's scheduled events, but not the only one. Niantic recently announced the Lunar New Year event, running from January 29th to February 1st. While Gigantamax Kingler's debut is separate, players have other exciting events to anticipate, including the return of Shadow Ho-Oh in a Shadow Raid Day on January 19th, and the arrival of more Galar Pokémon in the coming days.