The November 2024 Pokémon GO raid rotation was Darkrai at the beginning of the month, followed by Lugia, then Origin Forme Dialga and Origin Forme Palkia. A contemporaneous schedule guide places those five-star windows at October 28–November 4, November 4–18, and November 18–27, respectively, with changeovers in local time. Pokémon GO Wild Area: Global overlapped the final window on November 23 and 24. This is an archive of that 2024 schedule, not the live raid lineup in 2026. The available records confirm the main five-star rotation and the Wild Area access bonus, but not a complete Mega, Shadow, or lower-tier list.
What was the Pokémon GO raid schedule in November 2024?
The reported November 2024 five-star sequence was Darkrai, Lugia, and then Origin Forme Dialga with Origin Forme Palkia. The schedule guide used local-time changeovers, so the practical handoff could occur at a different clock time for players in different time zones. Darkrai was already active when November began because its listed window started on October 28.
| Five-star boss | Reported window | What it means for November | Evidence and qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darkrai | October 28–November 4, 2024 | Active on November 1–3 and into the November 4 changeover | Dates reported by a contemporaneous secondary schedule guide; boundaries are local time. |
| Lugia | November 4–18, 2024 | Mid-month five-star rotation | Dates reported by the same secondary guide; local-time changeovers. |
| Origin Forme Dialga | November 18–27, 2024 | Part of the final five-star window and present during Wild Area: Global | Dates reported by the secondary guide; the official event announcement separately confirms Wild Area details. |
| Origin Forme Palkia | November 18–27, 2024 | Part of the final five-star window and present during Wild Area: Global | Dates reported by the secondary guide; the official event announcement separately confirms Wild Area details. |
The guide also named Zacian, Zamazenta, Regieleki, and Regidrago among November’s featured five-star Pokémon, but the available records do not establish exact date windows for those entries. They should therefore be treated as additional featured names, not as a precisely dated rotation.
Which boss was active at each point in November?
Use the following timeline when checking an old event calendar, planning a retrospective, or identifying which five-star encounter a November 2024 screenshot represented. The dates are not a promise that every location changed at the same instant; the schedule source describes local-time boundaries.
November 1–3: Darkrai
Darkrai carried over from the late-October rotation and was the five-star boss at the start of November. Its complete reported window was October 28 through November 4, so a player opening the game on November 1, 2, or 3 would still have been in the Darkrai period. Because the source gives a date range rather than a universal UTC timestamp, local raid and egg timing should be interpreted in the player’s own time zone.
November 4–17: Lugia
Lugia followed Darkrai in the reported schedule, with a November 4–18 window. That makes it the principal mid-month five-star target. If you are matching a raid record to this archive, an encounter dated November 4 may fall on either side of the handoff depending on the local changeover and when the raid became available.
November 18–26: Origin Forme Dialga and Origin Forme Palkia
The final reported five-star window paired Origin Forme Dialga and Origin Forme Palkia from November 18 through November 27. This paired appearance is especially important because it overlaps Pokémon GO Wild Area: Global on November 23 and 24. The schedule source does not establish separate sub-windows for Dialga and Palkia, so the safest historical description is a shared Origin Forme period rather than a claim that one replaced the other on a particular date.
November 27: Treat the boundary carefully
The source lists the Origin Forme window as ending November 27, but it does not provide a precise hour or a follow-on boss for that date. A player comparing local screenshots should not infer an exact end-of-day cutoff from the date alone. The same caution applies to the November 4 and November 18 transitions.
What was special about Wild Area: Global?
Pokémon GO Wild Area: Global took place worldwide on November 23 and 24, 2024. It fell inside the reported Origin Forme Dialga and Origin Forme Palkia window, making that weekend the key access point for players interested in the final five-star pairing.
Remote Raid access during the event
The official event announcement stated that there would be no Remote Raid limit from November 22 through November 24, 2024. The extra day before the event dates matters: the unrestricted period began on November 22, while Wild Area: Global itself was held on November 23 and 24. This was a time-limited event rule, not a permanent change to remote raiding.
For historical planning, separate the two facts: the five-star rotation was reported as November 18–27, while the no-limit remote rule covered November 22–24. A raid on November 25 or later was outside that specifically announced no-limit period, even though the Origin Forme window was still reported as active until November 27.
Special backgrounds after selected battles
The official announcement also described a chance to encounter Pokémon with special backgrounds after certain Max Battles and four-star, five-star, and Primal Raids. The wording indicates a chance rather than a guaranteed reward, and it applies to the specified Wild Area event context. It should not be generalized to every November raid before or after the event.
Signature attacks for the Origin Formes
In the Wild Area event context, the official announcement said Origin Forme Dialga may know the Charged Attack Roar of Time and Origin Forme Palkia may know Spacial Rend. “May know” does not mean every caught Pokémon had the move. The available announcement material establishes the event context but does not establish that the attacks were available across the entire November 18–27 window, so this archive does not extend the move claim beyond Wild Area.
Were Zacian, Zamazenta, Regieleki, and Regidrago in November raids?
A monthly guide included Zacian, Zamazenta, Regieleki, and Regidrago among the five-star Pokémon featured during November 2024. However, the available schedule evidence does not give verified start and end dates for those names. They can be listed as part of the month’s reported featured selection, but assigning them to a specific week would go beyond the documented information.
This distinction is useful when reading old guides. A “November featured” list can contain Pokémon that appeared for only a short period, appeared in a special event, or were included without a fully reproduced calendar. Unless an exact window is stated, use the name as a historical pointer rather than a date-precise answer.
Is this a complete November 2024 raid-boss list?
No. The confirmed material supports the principal five-star timeline and Wild Area event rules, not a tier-by-tier inventory of every raid egg. It does not verify the full Mega rotation, Shadow Raids, four-star encounters, three-star or one-star bosses, or every Primal appearance.
That limitation is important because “raid schedule” can mean several different things in Pokémon GO:
- Five-star raids: the legendary and other top-tier windows summarized in the table.
- Mega raids: a separate rotation that is not established by the available November archive.
- Shadow Raids: distinct encounters with their own availability rules; no complete November list is confirmed here.
- Lower-tier raids: one-star, three-star, and four-star bosses that may change independently of the five-star headline rotation.
- Primal Raids and event raids: special categories that can overlap a monthly schedule, including the Wild Area context.
Accordingly, this page is best used as a historical five-star and event reference. It should not be read as proof that no other boss was available in a different tier.
How should you use the date windows when checking an old raid?
Start with the local date and then account for the reported handoff. The practical workflow below avoids treating a date-only schedule as if it were a minute-by-minute global timetable.
- Identify the player’s local date and time. A raid recorded on November 4 could belong to the end of Darkrai or the start of Lugia, depending on the local changeover.
- Match the date to the five-star window. November 1–3 points to Darkrai; November 4–17 points to Lugia; November 18–26 points to the Origin Forme pairing under the reported ranges.
- Check for the Wild Area overlap. A raid on November 23 or 24 occurred during Wild Area: Global, and a raid on November 22–24 fell within the announced no-limit remote period.
- Separate the boss from its event move. Origin Forme Dialga and Origin Forme Palkia could have their named attacks in the Wild Area event context, but the announcement does not support assuming those moves for every encounter in the full date range.
- Do not fill missing tiers by inference. If an old record shows a Mega, Shadow, or lower-tier boss, this five-star archive cannot confirm it.
What did the November 2024 schedule mean for remote raiders?
The largest access change was concentrated around Wild Area: Global. Players could raid remotely without the usual limit from November 22 through November 24, according to the official announcement. That window covered the weekend event and one preceding day, so it was the period in which remote groups had the clearest opportunity to coordinate repeated raids around the Origin Forme pairing.
The announcement does not establish unlimited remote access for the rest of November. Nor does it state that every raid during the month had the same special-background chance. Keep the event rule attached to its dates when using this information in a guide, video description, or archived community post.
How reliable are the listed dates?
The three headline windows come from contemporaneous secondary schedule coverage. They are useful for reconstructing the month, but they are not presented here as independently verified primary-source rotation records. The official material in the available evidence confirms Wild Area: Global, its November 23–24 dates, the November 22–24 remote-limit exception, the special-background possibility, and the event-context attacks.
That means confidence is not identical for every statement:
- Strongly established: Wild Area: Global was worldwide on November 23 and 24, 2024, and the official announcement described no Remote Raid limit from November 22 through 24.
- Schedule-level reporting: Darkrai, Lugia, and the Origin Forme pairing occupied the listed five-star windows according to the contemporaneous guide.
- Not date-established: exact windows for Zacian, Zamazenta, Regieleki, and Regidrago, plus a complete Mega, Shadow, Primal, and lower-tier rotation.
- Event-qualified: Roar of Time and Spacial Rend were possible in the Wild Area context; the evidence does not establish eligibility across the entire Origin Forme window.
What should readers remember from this archive?
For the month’s principal five-star progression, think in three stages: Darkrai carried into early November, Lugia covered the middle of the month, and Origin Forme Dialga and Origin Forme Palkia occupied the late-November window. The Wild Area weekend was not a separate replacement for that final window; it overlapped it and added event-specific access and encounter details.
When accuracy matters, preserve the qualifiers: the dates are reported local-time windows, the main rotation is sourced from contemporaneous schedule coverage, the remote-limit exception ran November 22–24, and the signature-move information belongs to the Wild Area event context. That framing gives a useful historical answer without implying that this 2024 archive is the live Pokémon GO rotation or a complete list of every raid tier.
Frequently Asked Questions
Were Roar of Time and Spacial Rend guaranteed on every Wild Area catch?
No. The event announcement used “may know,” so the attacks were possible rather than guaranteed on every Origin Forme Dialga or Origin Forme Palkia encounter. The wording also applies to the Wild Area event context, not automatically to the whole November 18–27 window.
Did the no-limit Remote Raid rule include November 25?
No. The announced exception covered November 22, 23, and 24, 2024. November 25 was outside that stated period, even though the reported Origin Forme five-star window continued toward November 27.
Why is there no exact date for every Pokémon named in monthly guides?
Some monthly summaries list featured Pokémon without reproducing each handoff. In this archive, exact windows are available for Darkrai, Lugia, and the Origin Forme pairing, while dates for Zacian, Zamazenta, Regieleki, and Regidrago were not established.
Can this page identify a Mega or Shadow boss from November 2024?
No. The documented schedule supports the principal five-star rotation and Wild Area facts only. A Mega, Shadow, Primal, or lower-tier encounter requires a separate authoritative event or rotation record.