Pokémon Go celebrated its 10th anniversary this past weekend with a massive raid event, but it wasn’t all smooth sailing. During the event, players in a handful of regions around the world encountered a bug preventing them from joining raids. Now, the mobile game developer is hosting a one-day event to make up for these technical issues.
The issue prevented players from joining GO Fest 2026: Global raids in select time zones around the world, including Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Following player backlash as a response to these technical woes, Scopely said today it’s bringing those raids back to these regions on July 26 from 10am to 7pm local time to give players a second chance at collecting the rare Pokémon included in the event.
Trainers, we apologize for the technical issue that Trainers in certain time zones experienced when attempting to join Raid Battles during Pokémon GO Fest 2026: Global.
— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) July 15, 2026
To make up for this, we will hold a special raid event for all Trainers in Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle… pic.twitter.com/MKVFiOrtur
