July 2022 overview in Pokemon GO

Details of the events happening for the month of July (2022) in Pokemon GO have been released
In this article we will cover everything that has been released to date for July
Month of July
First and foremost to carry on the Pokemon GO fest experience, there first two of three in person GO fests events are happening. These are taking place at:
- Berlin: July 1st-3rd
- Seattle: July 22nd -24th
Community Day
The Community day for July will take place on Sunday 17th July, from 11-2pm then like Deino day will have in person only raids from 2-7pm
The featured Pokemon will be Starly and the Community day move will be the fast move Gust. 3x catch XP will be the predominant boost. For full details on the July community day click here
Upcoming events
The following events have been announced for July:
- Pokemon GO Anniversary event: 6th-12th July (Full event details here)
- ??? Event: 27th July-2nd August yet to fully be announced but will feature new Pokemon
Raids
The following Pokemon will be appearing in raids either 5 star or Mega:
Pokemon | Date | 5* or Mega | Shiny chance |
Articuno | 1st-7th July | 5* | Yes |
Zapdos | 7th-14th July | 5* | Yes |
Moltres | 14th-22nd July | 5* | Yes |
Dialga | 22nd-31st July | 5* | Yes |
Mega Charizard X | 1st-7th July | Mega | Yes |
Mega Charizard Y | 7th-14th July | Mega | Yes |
Mega Pidgeot | 14th-22nd July | Mega | Yes |
Mega Gengar | 22nd-31st July | Mega | Yes |
Raid Hours
The Raid hours for July will as always take place on Wednesdays between 6 and 7pm local time. The raid hours will be:
- July 6th: Articuno
- July 13th Zapdos
- July 20th Moltres
- July 27th Dialga
All of these Pokemon have the chance to be shiny
Research Breakthrough
The Pokemon appearing in the research breakthrough (when you achieve a 7 day streak for completing a field research task daily) will be Lickitung. There is a chance it can be shiny and it will be appearing in the research breakthrough from July 1st till August 1st
Spotlight Hours
The following Pokemon will be spotlight hour Pokemon in July
- Ledyba
- Machop
- Staryu
- Meditite
For full details on the Spotlight hours for July check out that article here
Thoughts on the month of July
Lickitung in research breakthroughs in one im personally happy to see as that is a favourite Pokemon of mine
The 5* raids for July are good without being outstanding. They are certainly better than the first 5 months of the year
Dialga will be the on to raid to get the XL candy for the master league, Articuno also has some decent play in the Ultra league
The Spotlight hours are good without being outstanding like the raids
Whats your thoughts on the month of July in Pokemon GO?!