The High Voltage event in Pokémon GO starts on Tuesday, November 18, at 10:00 a.m. local time. It continues until Saturday, November 22, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time. Likewise, for the first time in Pokémon GO, Trainers will be able to encounter Shiny Morpeko, if lucky!
During the High Voltage event, Morpeko will be available as encounter from Field Research, paid Timed Research, a Collection Challenge, the GO Battle League, and surprise snapshot encounters! Trainers may encounter Shiny Morpeko, if lucky
High Voltage event details
- Wild encounters: Trainers may encounter Emolga, Dedenne, Togedemaru, Shinx, and more in the wild.
- Event Bonuses: Trainers participating in the event will enjoy the following bonuses
- 2× XP for successfully catching Pokémon with Nice Throws or better.
- 2× Stardust for catching Pokémon.
- Increased chance to encounter Shiny Emolga, Shiny Dedenne, and Shiny Togedemaru.
- Field Research: Completing the Field Research tasks leads to encounters with event-themed Pokémon including Magnemite, Yamper, Morpeko, and more!
- Collection Challenge: Completing the catch-focused Collection Challenge will reward trainers with XP, Stardust, and an encounter with Morpeko.
- Paid Timed Research: For US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access event-exclusive Timed Research. Timed Research rewards include the following.
- Two Premium Battle Passes
- One Elite Charged TM
- Encounters with event-themed Pokémon, including Emolga, Dedenne, Togedemaru, and Morpeko!
Tips to Maximize the High Voltage event
Since this event is mainly focused on Electric-type Pokémon, you will want to maximize your candy and XP gains. Some of the ways to do these are as follows.
Use Mega Evolved Pokémon.
You should mega evolve your mega-level 3 Electric-type Pokémon throughout the event (especially when you are catching a lot of the wild encounters). Examples of the Electric-type Pokémon that can mega evolve are Ampharos and Manectric. Using these two interchangeably will grant you enhanced Catch Candy bonus, excellent Candy XL chance, and enhanced Catch XP bonus.
In addition, you can improve your candy gains by using either Pinap Berry of Silver Pinap Berry when catching Pokémon.
Grind XP and Stardust
The event bonus gives 2× XP for successfully catching Pokémon with Nice Throws or better and 2× Stardust for catching Pokémon. Use your Nice Throws skills during this event while catching a lot of the wild spawns (an research encounters). You could also use a lot of Lucky Egg and Star Piece during the event if you are grinding XP and Stardust.
Be on the lookout for Shiny and Hundos
Most of the event-themed wild spawns can be shiny. If the odds are in your favor, you might encounter shiny in the wild or as research encounters. Likewise, you may be lucky to encounter hundo (or shundo) in the wild or as research encounters. It is difficult to say which Pokémon is a hundo until you catch it. However, there are certain CPs to lookout for with the Pokémon you encounter from research tasks.
The following are the Pokémon and their hundo CPs from research
- Magnemite: 583 CP
- Yamper: 337 CP
- Morpeko: 832 CP
- Emolga: 700 CP
- Dedenne: 789 CP
- Togedemaru: 926 CP
Be safe
Be aware of your surroundings when playing Pokémon GO. Keep yourself safe and also do not be a cause of safety issues for others.
Enjoy and have fun!
