List of Max Raid Events | Pokemon Sword and Shield

This page contains a list of all Max Raid special events and limited-time availability boosts for encountering some of the new Gigantamax Pokemon in the games Pokemon Sword and Shield.

Summary of Max Raid Events

Current & Upcoming Max Raid Events

August 6 to August 9, 2020
Pichu	Pikachu	Raichu	Alolan Raichu	Mimikyu

August 1 to August 30, 2020
Gigantamax Drednaw	Gigantamax Sandaconda

Past Max Raid Events

June 30 to July 31, 2020
EXPIRED Gigantamax Coalossal	EXPIRED Gigantamax Copperajah

June 17 to June 28, 2020
EXPIRED Zeraora

June 1 to June 29, 2020
Both Games
EXPIRED Gigantamax Snorlax
Pokemon Sword
EXPIRED Gigantamax Gengar	EXPIRED Gigantamax Kingler	EXPIRED Gigantamax Lapras	EXPIRED Gigantamax Garbodor
EXPIRED Gigantamax Corviknight	EXPIRED Gigantamax Appletun	EXPIRED Gigantamax Toxtricity (Amped Form)	EXPIRED Gigantamax Centiskorch
EXPIRED Gigantamax Grimmsnarl	EXPIRED Gigantamax Alcremie	EXPIRED Gigantamax Duraludon
Pokemon Shield
EXPIRED Gigantamax Charizard	EXPIRED Gigantamax Butterfree	EXPIRED Gigantamax Machamp	EXPIRED Gigantamax Orbeetle
EXPIRED Gigantamax Drednaw	EXPIRED Gigantamax Coalossal	EXPIRED Gigantamax Flapple	EXPIRED Gigantamax Sandaconda
EXPIRED Gigantamax Toxtricity (Low Key Form)	EXPIRED Gigantamax Hatterene	EXPIRED Gigantamax Copperajah

May 25 to June 2, 2020
EXPIRED Gigantamax Meowth

May 18 to May 25, 2020
EXPIRED Gigantamax Eevee

May 11 to May 18, 2020
EXPIRED Gigantamax Pikachu

Pokemon Sword March 27 to April 27, 2020
EXPIRED Gigantamax Copperajah	EXPIRED Gigantamax Duraludon

Pokemon Shield March 27 to April 27, 2020
EXPIRED Gigantamax Garbodor	EXPIRED Gigantamax Charizard

Dynamax Versions April 10 to April 15, 2020
EXPIRED Ditto	EXPIRED Pichu	EXPIRED Cleffa	EXPIRED Togepi
EXPIRED Tyrogue	EXPIRED Wynaut	EXPIRED Budew	EXPIRED Bonsly
EXPIRED Mime Jr.	EXPIRED Munchlax	EXPIRED Riolu	EXPIRED Mantyke
EXPIRED Toxel

March 8 to March 25, 2020
EXPIRED Gigantamax Machamp	EXPIRED Gigantamax Gengar	EXPIRED Gigantamax Snorlax

February 7 to March 9, 2020
EXPIRED Gigantamax Toxtricity

February 27 - March 2, 2020
EXPIRED Mewtwo
EXPIRED Bulbasaur	EXPIRED Charmander	EXPIRED Squirtle

January 31 to February 17, 2020
EXPIRED Milcery

What Are Max Raid Battles?

Max Raid Battles allow you to team up with three other trainers to take on a wild Dynamax Pokemon. You can encounter other trainers online or through a local connection and hang out together in the Wild Area. As soon as you have found three other players to team up with, you are ready to join in a Max Raid Battle!
How to Win Max Raid Battles!

Current & Upcoming Max Raid Events

Pikachu Mass Appearance!

Availability Period
August 6th, 2020 (Thu.) - August 9th, 2020 (Sun.) 24:00 UTC

From August 6 to August 9, there is an increased chance to encounter the entire Pikachu family in the Wild Area's dens. Apart from a chance to get a shiny Pikachu, you also have a chance to get an Alolan Raichu - a Pokemon you can't find outside of Pokemon HOME or as a one-time present in the Isle of Armor!

Mimikyu also has a chance to appear as part of the event!

Available Pokemon

August 6 to August 9, 2020
Pichu	Pikachu
Raichu	Alolan Raichu

A Surge of Water and Ground Types Appear!

Availability Period
August 1st, 2020 (Sat.) - August 30th, 2020 (Sun.) 24:00 UTC

From August 1 to August 30, Water-type and Ground-type Pokemon are more likely to appear in Max Raid Dens. After checking the Wild Area News, you'll be able to find a variety of Pokemon in Dens across the Wild Area, with Gigantamax Drednaw and Gigantamax Sandaconda making appearances as well.

Available Gigantamax Pokemon

Gigantamax Drednaw

Gigantamax Sandaconda

Past Max Raid Events

Steel & Rock Types Rising from the Earth!

Availability Period
June 30th, 2020 (Tues.) - July 31st, 2020 (Fri.) 24:00 UTC

Starting Tuesday, June 30th, Steel-type and Rock-type Pokemon were more likely to appear in Max Raid Dens. After checking the Wild Area News, you would have been able to find a variety of Pokemon in Dens across the Wild Area, with Gigantamax Coalossal and Gigantamax Copperajah making appearances as well.

Wild Area Maps and Den Locations

Available Gigantamax Pokemon

Gigantamax Coalossal

Gigantamax Copperajah

Zeraora Max Raid Event

Availability Period
June 17th, 2020 (Wed.) - June 28th, 2020 PDT (Sun.)

To celebrate the release of The Isle of Armor DLC, a Max Raid Event against Zeraora will be available for everyone!

Join in on this worldwide event to defeat Zeraora and if 1,000,000 players manages to win this battle, a Shiny Zeraora will be given to players through Pokemon HOME!

June 17 to June 28, 2020
Both Games
Zeraora

How to Beat Max Raid Zeraora and Item Drops

Gigantamax Festival!

Availability Period
June 1nd, 2020 (Mon.) - June 29th, 2020 @4:59 PM PDT (Mon.)

In preparation for the release of The Isle of Armor on June 17th, the first half of the Expansion Pass DLC, Pokemon Sword and Shield are playing host to the biggest appearance of Gigantamax Pokemon ever!

The Gigantamax Festival will allow players to catch almost all the Gigantamax Pokemon released so far. However, there are some version exclusives involved, so you'll need to have both versions or trade with a friend or online to catch 'em all!

June 1 to June 29, 2020
Both Games
Gigantamax Snorlax
Pokemon Sword
Gigantamax Gengar	Gigantamax Kingler	Gigantamax Lapras	Gigantamax Garbodor
Gigantamax Corviknight	Gigantamax Appletun	Gigantamax Toxtricity (Amped Form)	Gigantamax Centiskorch
Gigantamax Grimmsnarl	Gigantamax Alcremie	Gigantamax Duraludon
Pokemon Shield
Gigantamax Charizard	Gigantamax Butterfree	Gigantamax Machamp	Gigantamax Orbeetle
Gigantamax Drednaw	Gigantamax Coalossal	Gigantamax Flapple	Gigantamax Sandaconda
Gigantamax Toxtricity (Low Key Form)	Gigantamax Hatterene	Gigantamax Copperajah

Gigantamax Pikachu, Eevee and Meowth

These Gigantamax Pokemon were previously available only under exclusive circumstances, and appeared for the first time in raid battles during these dates.

Pokemon	Availability Period
Gigantamax Pikachu	May 11, 2020 – May 18, 2020
Gigantamax Eevee	May 18, 2020 – May 25, 2020
Gigantamax Meowth	May 25, 2020 – June 2, 2020

Gigantamax Copperajah, Gigantamax Duraludon, Gigantamax Garbodor, & Gigantamax Charizard

From March 27, 2020 to April 27, 2020 at 4:59 p.m. PDT, the availability of Gigantamax Copperajah & Gigantamax Duraludon in Pokemon Sword and Gigantamax Garbodor & Gigantamax Charizard in Pokemon Shield was boosted in Max Raid Battles.

Pokemon Sword

Gigantamax Copperajah

Gigantamax Duraludon

Pokemon Shield

Gigantamax Garbodor

Gigantamax Charizard

Dynamaxed Pokemon

From April 10, 2020to April 15, 2020, the availability of Dynamaxed Ditto, Pichu, Cleffa, Togepi, Tyrogue, Wynaut, Budew, Bonsly, Mime Jr., Munchlax, Riolu, Mantyke, and Toxel was boosted in Max Raid Battles. Defeating one of them would have earned you a Destiny Knot or an Everstone.

Dynamax Versions

Ditto	Pichu	Cleffa	Togepi
Tyrogue	Wynaut	Budew	Bonsly
Mime Jr.	Munchlax	Riolu	Mantyke
Toxel

Version-exclusive Pokemon

From March 19, 2020 to March 25, 2020 the availability of the version-exclusive Pokemon below was boosted in Max Raid Battles.

Pokemon Sword

Galarian Rapidash	Galarian Corsola	Mandibuzz
Oranguru	Indeedee (Female)

Pokemon Shield

Galarian Darumaka	Braviary	Passimian
Sirfetch'd	Indeedee (Male)

Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield

Escavalier

Accelgor

Pincurchin

Gigantamax Machamp, Gigantamax Gengar, and Gigantamax Snorlax

From March 8, 2020 to March 25, 2020 the availability of Gigantamax Machamp, Gigantamax Gengar, and Gigantamax Snorlax was boosted in Max Raid Battles.

Gigantamax Toxtricity

Gigantamax Toxtricity was made available during February 7 to March 9 2020.

Note: Amped Form was only available in Pokemon Sword, and Low-Key form was only available in Pokemon Shield.

Gigantamax Toxtricity and Den Location

Mewtwo's Max Raid Battle!

Check out our guide on How to Beat Max Raid Mewtwo with a full list of its moves, explanation of strategy and item drops!

Mewtwo Max Raid: How to Find and Den Location

Kanto Starters in Max Raids

Kanto starters appeared in Max Raid Battles for a limited time.
Kanto Starters Max Raid: How to Find and Item Drops

Milcery

Milcery that can Gigantamax when evolved had a boosted appearance during January 31 to February 17, 2020.
Milcery had the chance to a hold a Ribbon or a Star Sweet; this was the only way to obtain these items.
How to Get Star and Ribbon Sweets

Gigantamax Coalossal, Gigantamax Flapple, Gigantamax Lapras, Gigantamax Appletun, and Gigantamax Alcremie.

From January 9, 2020 to early February 2020, the availability of Gigantamax Coalossal & Gigantamax Flapple in Pokemon Sword, Gigantamax Lapras & Gigantamax Appletun in Pokemon Shield, Gigantamax Alcremie in both games was boosted in Max Raid Battles.

Pokemon Sword

Gigantamax Coalossal

Gigantamax Flapple

Pokemon Shield

Gigantamax Lapras

Gigantamax Appletun

Pokemon Sword & Pokemon Shield

Gigantamax Alcremie

Shiny Magikarp

From December 31, 2019 to January 3, 2020 the availability of Shiny Magikarp was boosted in Max Raid Battles.

Delibird

From December 20 to December 25, 2019 the availability of Delibird was boosted in Max Raid Battles. Rewards for beating Delibird were better than usual (more Ice-type TRs, Exp, and Candies).

Pokemon Sword and Shield Related Links

Wild Area and Raid Strategy

Wild Area and Raid Strategy

The Isle of Armor Maps

Fields of Honor	Soothing Wetlands
Forest of Focus	Challenge Beach
Brawlers' Cave	Loop Lagoon
Stepping-Stone Sea	Insular Sea
Honeycalm Island	Honeycalm Sea
Potbottom Desert	Warm-Up Tunnel
Training Lowlands	Challenge Road
Courageous Cavern	Workout Sea

The Isle of Armor Wild Area

All Wild Area Maps

Rolling Fields	Dappled Grove	West Lake Axewell
Axew's Eye	Giant's Seat	South Lake Miloch
East Lake Axewell	Watchtower Ruins	Motostoke Riverbank
Stony Wilderness	Bridge Field	Dusty Bowl
Giant's Mirror	Giant's Cap	Lake of Outrage
Hammerlocke Hills	North Lake Miloch	-

All Raid Boss Locations

Location of Each Raid Boss by Generation