Pokémon GO Weekly Plan June 15–21, 2026: Necrozma, Mega Scizor & Frigibax Community Day

The week of June 15–21, 2026 in Pokémon GO is packed with top-tier picks.

• Monday: Dynamax Roggenrola headlines Max Monday
• Tuesday: last call on the Zekrom + Mega Lopunny raids
• Wednesday: the raid switch brings Necrozma + Mega Scizor
• Saturday: Frigibax Community Day
• All week: Shadow Dialga keeps running in the Shadow Raid slot

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Here are the main events this week:

Date / Time JST	Event
Until Mon 6/15 20:00	Candela's Research ends — Summer Trilogy finale. Claim your GO Pass rewards before the deadline
Until Tue 6/16 20:00 / 20:30	Last call raids: Zekrom 5★ Legendary + Mega Lopunny Mega Raid
Mon 6/15 6:00–21:00 ※Max Battle slot continues through 6/21	Max Monday: Dynamax Roggenrola all-day spawn — its evolution Gigalith rates SS overall in Max Battles
From Wed 6/17 5:00 ※Raid Hour Wed 6/17 18:00–19:00	★★★ Raid switch: Necrozma 5★ Legendary + Mega Scizor Mega Raid
Thu 6/18 18:00–19:00	Spotlight Hour: Swinub mass spawn — bonus is 2× Candy for transferring Pokémon
Continuing — until Tue 6/30 21:00	Shadow Dialga Shadow Raid — top-tier Steel / Dragon
Sat 6/20 14:00–17:00	★ Frigibax Community Day: Frigibax mass spawn — its evolution Baxcalibur learns the event-exclusive Charged Attack Glaive Rush

This article walks through the schedule and the featured Pokémon, sorted into three priority tiers: Highest, Mid, and Low. It also covers tank usage in Max Battles and where best to spend your Rare Candy. The analysis is sourced from the data on the site below.

→ Max Battle Tank Ranking — Best Defenders by Attack Type

We also publish a tool that shows which Pokémon to spend your Rare Candy on at a glance.

→ Rare Candy Recommendation Ranking

Individual Pokémon pages are also available, so feel free to look up the species you are interested in.

All times are shown in JST — Japan Standard Time, UTC+9. Niantic syncs global event windows to JST, so the JST values are authoritative. If you play outside Japan, you can also check your in-game Today View for the local equivalent.

Quick Summary — Mobile Short

Highest priority — priority 3

• Zekrom 5★ Legendary last call until Tue 6/16 — top-tier Electric attacker
• Max Monday Roggenrola → Gigalith Mon 6/15 — the premier Max Rockfall user, sweeping No.1 attacker spots
• Shadow Dialga Shadow Raid continuing — top rated in every battle mode
• Frigibax Community Day Sat 6/20 — Baxcalibur learns the exclusive move Glaive Rush
• Shadow Beldum → Shadow Metagross — best Steel, stacks alongside Mega Metagross

Mid priority — priority 2

• Necrozma 5★ Legendary from Wed 6/17 — IV hunting and Candy farming for the future fusions
• Mega Scizor Mega Raid from Wed 6/17 — 2-type Candy boost source for Steel and Bug
• Spotlight Hour Swinub → Mamoswine Thu 6/18 — top-tier Ice attacker with a Ground sideline

Low priority — priority 1

• Mega Lopunny Mega Raid last call until Tue 6/16 — 2-type Candy boost source

This Week's Event Schedule

Date / Time JST	Event	Priority
Until Mon 6/15 20:00	Candela's Research ends — Summer Trilogy finale	Mid
Until Tue 6/16 20:00 / 20:30	Zekrom 5★ Legendary + Mega Lopunny Mega Raid last call	Highest / Low
Mon 6/15 6:00–21:00 all-day spawn	Max Monday: Dynamax Roggenrola — evolves into Gigalith, Max Battle SS	Highest
From Wed 6/17 5:00 ※Raid Hour Wed 6/17 18:00–19:00	Necrozma 5★ Legendary + Mega Scizor Mega Raid	Mid
Thu 6/18 18:00–19:00	Spotlight Hour: Swinub — 2× transfer Candy bonus	Mid
Continuing — until Tue 6/30 21:00	Shadow Dialga Shadow Raid — top-tier Steel / Dragon	Highest
Sat 6/20 14:00–17:00	Frigibax Community Day — Baxcalibur learns Glaive Rush	Highest

Here is the rhythm of the week in chronological order:

• Mon 6/15: claim your Candela's Research GO Pass rewards by 20:00 JST, and secure Roggenrola during Max Monday to raise into Gigalith
• Tue 6/16: close out Zekrom + Mega Lopunny before the evening deadline
• Wed 6/17: the raid switch brings Necrozma + Mega Scizor from 5:00 JST, with Raid Hour at 18:00 as the concentrated window
• Thu 6/18: Spotlight Hour at 18:00 JST for Swinub Candy farming
• Sat 6/20: Frigibax Community Day from 14:00 JST for IV hunting and Candy
• Continuing: Shadow Dialga Shadow Raids — chip away whenever you have a spare slot

From here, we look at each event and Pokémon in order.

Candela's Research End — Until Mon 6/15 20:00 JST

Summer Trilogy part 3, themed around Team Valor leader Candela, comes to an end.

• Deadline: Mon 6/15 20:00 JST
• To do: finish any outstanding research tasks and claim your GO Pass rewards
• GO Pass rewards: Flareon, Rockruff, and the event-exclusive Candela-style Ponyta

The most important deadline is the GO Pass rewards. The reward Pokémon must be claimed before Monday evening or they are gone.

During the event, wilds and research have centered on Fire and Fighting types — Charmander, Mankey, Hisuian Growlithe, Machop, Ponyta, Scyther, Flareon, and Slugma among them. The chance to hunt wild Flareon and Rockruff also closes Monday evening.

Last Call: Zekrom + Mega Lopunny — Until Tue 6/16

The raid windows carrying over from last week close on Tuesday evening.

• Zekrom 5★ Legendary Raid: ends Tue 6/16 20:00 JST
• Mega Lopunny Mega Raid: ends Tue 6/16 20:30 JST

Zekrom is a top-tier Electric attacker.

• Its best set uses the elite move Fusion Bolt
• The standard Charged TM move Wild Charge is also a strong 2-bar attack
• You can unlock most of its potential without spending an Elite Charged TM

With a built-in Water resistance, it also shines in total damage output against Water-type raid bosses. If you do not have one yet, make sure to raid before Tuesday 20:00 JST.

Mega Lopunny is a Normal / Fighting Mega Evolution.

• Its Fighting charged move is the 1-bar Focus Blast, which is awkward in gym rotations
• Lucario and Blaziken with Aura Sphere are simply easier to use
• The Normal + Fighting double Candy boost still does honest work

As an attacker it is a modest pick, but as a Candy boost pickup it earns its keep.

Max Monday: Dynamax Roggenrola — Mon 6/15

The new week opens with Max Monday.

• Time: Mon 6/15 6:00–21:00 JST
• Dynamax Roggenrola spawns all day
• As a Max Battle slot it continues through 6/21

Its final evolution Gigalith is a Rock attacker with strong damage and bulk, rating highly in gyms and raids as well.

The headline is its Max Battle performance. The Dynamax Gigalith Max Battle evaluation rates it SS overall and SS on attack.

• The premier user of the Rock-type Max Move, Max Rockfall
• Rock hits the double weaknesses of Fire, Flying, and Bug combinations
• It sweeps the No.1 attacker ranking against famous bosses like Gigantamax Charizard, Gigantamax Butterfree, Articuno, Moltres, and Ho-Oh

If you play Max Battles, stock up on Roggenrola on Monday.

★★★ Raid Switch: Necrozma + Mega Scizor — From Wed 6/17 5:00 JST

The biggest raid pivot of the week lands on Wednesday morning.

• Switch time: Wed 6/17 5:00 JST
• 5★ Legendary Raid: Necrozma takes over
• Mega Raid: Mega Scizor arrives at the same time
• Raid Hour: Wed 6/17 18:00–19:00 JST — your concentrated Necrozma window

Mega Scizor packs top-class Bug-type damage.

• Bug itself has few headline matchups
• As a Steel attacker it sits below Mega Metagross and Mega Lucario
• It offers a Steel + Bug double Candy boost

We rate it a step below the top tier, but it is a solid Candy farming pickup.

Necrozma's selling point is that it is a fusion Pokémon.

• The base form appearing this week is not much of a battler on its own
• The IVs and shiny status of the fused forms are inherited from the base Necrozma you fuse
• To do: IV hunting and Candy farming in preparation for the fusions

Skip the power-ups for now — this week is about stacking high-IV candidates and Candy.

Reference: Necrozma Fused Forms

As a reference, here is how the two fused forms currently rate. Fusing Necrozma yields Dusk Mane Necrozma and Dawn Wings Necrozma.

Dusk Mane Necrozma is a top-level Steel / Psychic attacker. At launch its signature Sunsteel Strike hit so hard that it dominated the conversation.

With Crowned Sword Zacian now in the game, however, it has lost a little of its spotlight in relative terms.

Dawn Wings Necrozma, by contrast, is the strongest Ghost-type attacker outside of Mega Evolutions. The two forms were considered roughly even at launch.

With Zacian reshaping the Steel landscape, Dawn Wings now looks like the stronger long-term pick.

There is no announced date for the fused forms to return, and no confirmed revival at GO Fest Global either — which is exactly why stacking high-IV base Necrozma and Candy now is the smart play.

Spotlight Hour: Swinub — Thu 6/18 18:00–19:00 JST

Spotlight Hour returns after a pause.

• Time: Thu 6/18 18:00–19:00 JST — one hour only
• Swinub spawns in large numbers
• Bonus: 2× Candy for transferring Pokémon

It is the perfect moment to clear out your stockpiled Legendary extras.

Its evolution Mamoswine is a veteran top-tier Ice attacker.

• Runs a respectable mono-Ground set as well — a true dual-role piece
• Shadow Mamoswine is also in the game
• Swinub Candy never goes to waste

One hour only, so set a reminder.

Shadow Dialga Shadow Raid — Continuing Until Tue 6/30 21:00 JST

The Shadow Raid headliner, Shadow Dialga, continues until 21:00 JST on Tuesday 6/30.

• Top-class Steel / Dragon firepower
• Rated at the very top in raids, gyms, and Team GO Rocket battles alike
• Its damage output is actually higher than Origin Forme Dialga's

So even if you have been saving Dialga Candy for an Origin Forme Roar of Time build, a high-IV Shadow Dialga is a worthy place to spend that reserve. If you land a good one, power it up as a top priority.

★ Frigibax Community Day — Sat 6/20 14:00–17:00 JST

The biggest highlight of the week is Frigibax Community Day on Saturday afternoon.

• Time: Sat 6/20 14:00–17:00 JST
• Frigibax spawns en masse
• Bonuses: 3× Stardust, 2× catch Candy, and 3-hour Incense

Evolve Frigibax into Baxcalibur during the event window and it learns the event-exclusive Charged Attack Glaive Rush, a Dragon-type move.

Baxcalibur already rates as a top-class Ice attacker, standing alongside Mamoswine at the summit of the type.

• Its Dragon-side performance has been middling so far
• Glaive Rush gives it a real Dragon attacker role on top
• To do: handle IV hunting, Candy farming, and the exclusive move pickup all in one event

As a genuine Ice + Dragon dual threat, this is the event to invest in this week.

This Week's Raid Pokémon

Here is a rundown of this week's raid Pokémon. The regular ★1 and ★3 raid bosses for the Wednesday 6/17 switch were not yet officially announced at the time this article was written, so only the confirmed entries are listed. If we had to pick a single standout from ★1 through ★5 raids this week, it would be Shadow Beldum.

Raid Standout: Shadow Beldum → Shadow Metagross

Evolve the Shadow Beldum from Shadow ★1 raids and you get Shadow Metagross, the strongest Steel-type Pokémon in the game.

• Since only one Mega Metagross fits in a party, multiple Shadow Metagross stack alongside it — you can never have too many
• Psychic is a handy 2-bar charged move
• Swapping its fast move to Zen Headbutt turns it into a capable Psychic attacker

If a Shadow Beldum raid pops up nearby, take it without hesitation.

This Week's Priority Summary

Priority 3 — Highest

• Zekrom — 5★ Legendary last call until Tue 6/16
• Roggenrola → Gigalith — Max Monday on Mon 6/15
• Shadow Dialga — Shadow Raid, continuing
• Frigibax → Baxcalibur — Community Day on Sat 6/20
• Shadow Beldum → Shadow Metagross — raising

These are the headline raid and training pieces of the week.

Priority 2 — Mid

• Necrozma — IV hunting for the future fusions, from Wed 6/17
• Mega Scizor — Candy boost, from Wed 6/17
• Swinub → Mamoswine — Candy farming on Thu 6/18

Priority 1 — Low

• Mega Lopunny Candy boost before Tuesday's close

Handy Tools

Here is another look at the two site tools featured in this week's video.

The first is the Max Battle Tank Ranking by Counter Type. For Max Battles, it shows at a glance — via a durability ranking — which Pokémon to place as a tank against which type of boss.

→ Max Battle Tank Ranking — Best Defenders by Attack Type

The second is the Rare Candy Recommendation Ranking. It visualizes, with bar charts and by use case — raids, gyms, Team GO Rocket, Max Battles, PvP, and more — which Pokémon to spend your Rare Candy on. The filtering options are extensive, so give it a try.

→ Rare Candy Recommendation Ranking

Both tools are free to use. We plan to keep expanding them, so a bookmark is appreciated.

Closing

This week brings the raid switch to Necrozma + Mega Scizor, Frigibax Community Day with the exclusive move Glaive Rush, Dynamax Roggenrola in Max Monday, and an ongoing Shadow Dialga — a packed lineup of headline picks.

Here is the recommended order to work through it:

Priority	Action
Highest	Zekrom last call until Tue 6/16 Roggenrola → Gigalith on Mon 6/15 Shadow Dialga IV checks — continuing Frigibax → Baxcalibur Community Day on Sat 6/20 Shadow Beldum → Shadow Metagross raising
Mid	Necrozma IV hunting from Wed 6/17 Mega Scizor Candy boost from Wed 6/17 Swinub → Mamoswine Candy farming on Thu 6/18
Low	Mega Lopunny Candy boost until Tue 6/16

With the three on-site GO Fests now wrapped up, GO Fest 2026 Global in July — open to all trainers worldwide — is the next big stage. Lock in this week's Pokémon and use them as preparation for Global.

Thanks for reading — see you in the next post.