Pokémon Go Max Monday and Max Battle schedule for May 2025

Knowing the Max Battle schedule is useful if you’re looking to expand your inventory of Dynamax Pokémon in Pokémon Go.

It does appear that Niantic will start rotating Pokémon in and out of Max Battles on a month-by-month basis, with some event Pokémon littered in. There are also Max Mondays, a weekly event similar to raid hour, where one Pokémon will show up more frequently in power spots from 6-7 p.m.

That said, you’ll want a healthy amount of Dynamax Pokémon in your team if you choose to divulge in the feature, as only Dynamax Pokémon can participate in Max Raids. (So you’re pretty much catching Pokémon to help you catch more Pokémon.) Notably, if you’re just starting out with Max Battles, you should have a “To the Max!” Special Research set that starts you off with a Dynamax Wooloo.

Below, we list the currently available Dynamax Pokémon that you can score from Max Battles in Pokémon Go.

Pokémon Go Max Monday line up for May 2025

These Pokémon will show up in power spots abundantly on specific Mondays, from 6-7 p.m. in your local time (similarly to a raid hour):

• May 5: Grookey
• May 12: Gastly*
• May 19: Sableye*
• May 26: Rookidee

*Shiny version available

Pokémon Go Max Battle line up for May 2025

These Pokémon have been confirmed to be in Max Battles throughout the month:

• April 28 until May 5: Charmander*, Pidove*, Cryogonal*, Wooloo*, Falinks*
• May 5-12: Bulbasaur*, Machop*, Beldum*, Grookey
• May 12-19: Gastly*, Chansey*, Drilbur*, Darumaka*, Falinks*
• May 19-26: Squirtle*, Krabby*, Sableye*, Beldum*
• May 26 until June 2: Gastly*, Pidove, Rookidee, Falinks*

*Shiny version available

There are also these special Max Battle events that aren’t quite part of the normal rotation:

• May 10-11: Dynamax Suicune Max Battle Weekend
• May 25: Gigantamax Machamp Max Battle Day

If you’re wondering about other activities this month, see the Spotlight Hour schedule or the raid schedule.