Pokémon GO Weekly Challenge Tasks and Update

January 18, 2026

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The Pokémon GO Weekly Challenge Tasks have been updated. Likewise, there have been a few updates to the way the weekly challenges work. Here, you will find the planned tasks for the upcoming weeks. You will also find the recent updates.

Upcoming Pokémon GO Weekly Challenge Tasks

Monday, January 19, 2026 – Monday, January 26, 2026: Explore 30 km
Monday, January 26, 2026 – Monday, February 2, 2026: Catch 500 Pokémon
Monday, February 2, 2026 – Monday, February 9, 2026: Spin 150 PokéStops or Gyms
Monday, February 9, 2026 – Monday, February 16, 2026: Complete 25 Field Research tasks

New weekly challenges are posted globally every Monday at 4:00 p.m. PST. Each weekly challenge will end the following Monday at 4:00 p.m. PST.

Weekly Challenges Update

Matchmaking

As of Monday, January 19, 2026, at 4 p.m. PST, the Weekly Challenges feature now offers matchmaking. The matchmaking feature enables Trainers to join a weekly challenge group with people they are not friends with yet in the Pokémon GO game.

Matchmaking starts when a Trainer initiates a search by clicking on “Find a Group.” The feature searches for other Trainers and pools four (4) Trainers into a group. However, the weekly challenge starts when at least two (2) Trainers are in the group.

The aim of this is to help Trainers discover new friends to play with remotely.

Pokémon Encounter

Completing weekly challenges will now reward an encounter with Tandemaus, the Together Pokémon. The Pokémon encounter is an addition to the already existing rewards for completing a Weekly Challenge.

Have fun participating in the weekly challenges!

January 18, 2026

105 1 minute read