Battle Showdown

Battle Showdown is an event featuring Fighting-type Pokémon and battling in Pokémon GO.

2018 Event
This event took place between May, 2018 through May , 2018.

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.

Raid Bosses
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.

2019 Event
This event takes place between March, 2019 through March , 2019.

Features

 * 2× Catch, Battle, and Raid Stardust.
 * 2× XP for Gym Badges.
 * Earn up to five rewards per day from Trainer Battles, including Rare Candy.
 * Earn up to three rewards per day from challenging team leaders, including Rare Candy.
 * A new move, Power-Up Punch, has been added for Poliwrath, Hitmonchan, Kangaskhan, Medicham and Lucario.

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

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

Field Research event tasks
There were several Field Research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Battle Showdown 2019.