What time does Pokémon Go Wild Area Global start and end?

Go Wild Area is the latest in a line of global events in Pokémon Go, following the likes of Go Tour in the spring and Go Fest in the summer.

This page explains when the Go Wild Area event begins in Pokémon Go, and some tips on how to prepare.

Pokemon Go Wild Area start time

The Pokémon Go Wild Area global event runs 10 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. local time on both Saturday, Nov. 23, and Sunday, Nov. 24. From there, habitat spawns will alternate every hour.

A 10 a.m. start is par the course for the vast majority of Pokémon Go events, and gives you time to travel to your local group meet-up — if you’re playing with others in-person — or a chance to prepare for the event, of which we have some recommendations for at the end of this guide.

As for why there is an end time of 6:15 p.m. (as opposed to on the hour with previous global events), there will be more mighty Pokémon to close out the event. (Thanks to Leek Duck for confirming this.)

Once the day is over, you can still play aspects of the event once it ends. Raids and themed Max Battles will likely spawn into the evening, and if they don’t, you can always remote raid to players where the event is still going to continue battling, something which has been streamlined with the ability to more easily join raids remotely this week.

How to prepare for Pokémon Go Wild Global

Preparing for a global event is broadly a case of ensuring your have enough storage space and items at the ready to ensure you can play as unencumbered as possible, but there’s also some things to prepare for specific for Go Wild Global too.