Battle Showdown 2018


 * For other editions of Battle Showdown, see Battle Showdown 2019.

Battle Showdown in 2018 is the first Battle Showdown event in Pokémon GO.

Features
Fighting-type Pokémon, such as Machop and Makuhita, appeared more frequently. Trainers received double XP for Gym Battles and Raid Battles. Plus, Raid Battles also awarded a guaranteed 3,000 Stardust for participating and at least one Rare Candy if successful.

Several actions at Gyms would yield bonuses, including a 2× Badge multiplier and even more benefits at a frequently-visited Gyms.

Additionally shiny variants of Meditite, Medicham, Makuhita and Hariyama were released during the event.

Featured Pokémon
The following Fighting-type Pokémon appeared more frequently in the wild:

Moreover, these Shiny Pokémon were released with the start of the event.

The following Raid Bosses were available for a limited time during this event.

Shop special offer
The following offers were available from the shop from the start of the event until 8:00PM UTC on May, 2018.