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Pokémon GO Launches Weekly Challenges for Global Players

10/10/2025

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Niantic and The Pokémon Company launch Weekly Challenges in Pokémon GO, October 12, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. PDT.
Players form four-person global groups to complete challenges and earn rewards; a Social tab enables group creation and joining.
Weekly challenges refresh Sundays at 5:00 p.m. PDT, awarding 20,000 XP, 6,000 Stardust, and Friendship progress; matchmaking is expected by end of 2025.

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Story summary

Niantic and The Pokémon Company launch Weekly Challenges in Pokémon GO, October 12, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. PDT.
Players form four-person global groups to complete challenges and earn rewards; a Social tab enables group creation and joining.
Weekly challenges refresh Sundays at 5:00 p.m. PDT, awarding 20,000 XP, 6,000 Stardust, and Friendship progress; matchmaking is expected by end of 2025.