Pokémon GO Season Of Rising Heroes (March 2023) – Schedule, Raids, Events & More

With Pokémon GO's Season of Mythical Wishes concluded Trainers have been anticipating what the future holds with the incoming season, which started in March 2023. Following the recent Pokémon GO Tour: Hoenn – Global event, Trainers can look forward to new content and events set to occur in March 2023.

Developer Niantic has released the content update plan for the month, which includes new Raid encounters, Spotlight Hours, and other notable events. Accordingly, we've unpacked all the information on the next Pokémon GO season, Rising Heroes, including the season schedule, Raids, Spotlight Hours, events, and more.

27th March 2023 Update: We've updated this guide to reflect that the Team GO Rocket Takeover event is ongoing for Pokémon GO's Season of Rising Heroes. The original article continues below.

Pokémon GO Season Of Rising Heroes – Start & End Dates & Times

The new season of Pokémon GO, confirmed by developer Niantic, is titled Rising Heroes, which will start following the end of the current Season of Mythical Wishes update. The developer shared the content plan for March 2023, which the current season runs from 1st March 2023 until 1st June 2023.

However, according to the official page for the Season of Mythical Wishes update on Pokémon GO's website concludes at 10 am local time. The Season of Rising Heroes began immediately afterward at 10 am local time, in which it will end on 1st June 2023 at 10 am local time.

Pokémon GO Season Of Rising Heroes – Legendary & Mega Raids

Season of Rising Heroes will feature several notable Legendary and Mega Raids for Trainers to test their might throughout March. Luckily, it's possible to encounter Shiny forms of these powerful Pokémon, so ensure you have a couple of Ultra Balls; however, should you have a Premier Ball on hand, you may use them following the Raid Battle.

Below are the confirmed Legendary & Mega Raids scheduled for March 2023 for the Pokémon GO Rising Heroes update: 

Pokémon GO Season Of Rising Heroes – Raid Hours

Speaking of Raids, four new Raid Hours are arriving this January, which feature the Pokémon appearing in the month's 5-star Raids. These hour-long encounters will see specific Pokémon appearing in Raids more frequently and may include an exclusive Charged Move or Attack for each pocket monster featured.

Likewise, there is a possibility that the featured Pokémon appearing in the Raid Hours may spawn as their Shiny forms. Let's look at the proposed dates and featured Pokémon for the Raid Hour events in March 2023 for Pokémon GO:

Pokémon GO Season Of Rising Heroes – Spotlight Hours

Niantic is hosting a new batch of Spotlight Hour events to kick-start the New Year, featuring a unique Pokémon every Tuesday in-game. These Pokémon will come with an increased spawning rate in wild encounters, with a chance they may be a Shiny, and there are plenty of event bonuses to take advantage of.

According to Niantic, these are the event schedule, featured Pokémon and event bonuses for the upcoming Spotlight Hours in March 2023 for Pokémon GO:

Pokémon GO Season Of Rising Heroes – Community Day 

As previously announced by Niantic, there will be one Community Day event taking place this March. The developer has confirmed the Dopey Pokémon, Slowbro, and Galarian Slowbro are featured in the month's Community Day event, as there may be a chance you could encounter its Shiny form.

Slowking and Galarian Slowking will also appear during this Community Day event as evolving from  Slowbro, and Galarian Slowbro will know the Surf Charged Attack. Lastly, there'll be a paid Special Research story, Field Notes: Slow and Slower, available for this event with tickets to be purchased from the in-game Shop.

Pokémon GO Season Of Rising Heroes – Other In-Game Events

Niantic outlined several additional in-game events throughout the month, including the upcoming Catch Mystery event with plenty of Fighting-type Pokémon spawning more frequently. These events have been confirmed with the dates revealed by Niantic, with event information to be announced at a later date, so let's look at March's in-game events for Pokémon GO: