Pokémon SV | Every Raid, Outbreak and Distribution for January 2026

With Pokémon Legends: Z-A available now on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, it’s only a matter of time before all types of events for Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet dry up completely, but until that time actually comes, for January 2026, here is your dedicated outline of every Tera Raid Event, Mass Outbreak Event and Serial Code/Mystery Gift distribution planned for Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet this month:

Tera Raid Event (5 Stars) | Challenge Walking Wake and Iron Leaves!

Walking Wake and Iron Leaves Return to Tera Raid Battles! — From Friday, 19 December 2025, at 00:00 UTC to Sunday, 4 January 2026, at 23:59 UTC, Walking Wake will be appearing in 5-star Tera Raid Battles in the Pokémon Scarlet game, and Iron Leaves will be appearing in 5-star Tera Raid Battles in the Pokémon Violet game.

These Paradox Pokémon cannot normally be encountered in Paldea. The Walking Wake appearing during this event has Water as its Tera Type, and the Iron Leaves appearing during this event has Psychic as its Tera Type. Try joining Tera Raid Battles hosted by Trainers playing the other version of the game to help complete your Paradox Pokémon collection!

• Event Schedule:
  • Friday, 19 December 2025, at 00:00 UTC to Sunday, 4 January 2026, at 23:59 UTC
• Featured Pokémon:
  • Water-Tera Type Walking Wake
  • Psychic-Tera Type Iron Leaves
• Location:
  • Paldea (5-Star Tera Raid Battles)

Tera Raid Event (7 Stars) | Mighty Evolutions of First Partner Pokémon Return!

Fully Evolved First Partner Pokémon from Various Regions Are Making a Comeback! — Starting Friday, 9 January 2026, get ready for a series of black crystal Tera Raid Battles featuring fully evolved first partner Pokémon from various regions!

Be prepared—these Pokémon are formidable foes, and they’ve got the Mightiest Mark to prove it! Work together with your friends to defeat these powerful Tera Pokémon!

The special Pokémon featured in this event series can each be caught only once per save data. If you caught one of these Pokémon previously during a Tera Raid Battle event, you cannot catch it again. You can still participate in Tera Raid Battles against these Pokémon to obtain other rewards if you’ve already caught them.

*The Pokémon appearing during this event series may be featured in future events or become obtainable through other methods.

Tera Raid Event (7 Stars) | Face a Face a Mighty Charizard!

Catch a Charizard with the Mightiest Mark! — Charizard with the Mightiest Mark has returned to black crystal Tera Raid Battles! You can try catching Charizard from Friday, 16 January 2026, at 00:00 UTC to Thursday, 22 January 2026, at 23:59 UTC.

The Charizard appearing during this event has Dragon as its Tera Type. Be prepared—this Pokémon is a formidable foe, and it’s got the Mightiest Mark to prove it! Work together with your friends to topple this powerful Tera Pokémon!

• Event Schedule:
  • Friday, 16 January 2026, at 00:00 UTC to Thursday, 22 January 2026, at 23:59 UTC
• Featured Pokémon:
  • Dragon-Tera Type Charizard
• Location:
  • Paldea (7-Star Tera Raid Battles)

Tera Raid Event (7 Stars) | Face a Face a Mighty Blastoise!

Catch a Blastoise with the Mightiest Mark! — Blastoise with the Mightiest Mark has returned to black crystal Tera Raid Battles! You can try catching Blastoise from Friday, 23 January 2026, at 00:00 UTC to Thursday, 29 January 2026, at 23:59 UTC.

The Blastoise appearing during this event has Steel as its Tera Type. Be prepared—this Pokémon is a formidable foe, and it’s got the Mightiest Mark to prove it! Work together with your friends to topple this powerful Tera Pokémon!

• Event Schedule:
  • Friday, 23 January 2026, at 00:00 UTC to Thursday, 29 January 2026, at 23:59 UTC
• Featured Pokémon:
  • Steel-Tera Type Blastoise
• Location:
  • Paldea (7-Star Tera Raid Battles)

Tera Raid Event (7 Stars) | Face a Face a Mighty Sceptile!

Catch a Meganium with the Mightiest Mark! — Meganium with the Mightiest Mark has returned to black crystal Tera Raid Battles! You can try catching Meganium from Friday, 30 January 2026, at 00:00 UTC to Thursday, 5 February 2026, at 23:59 UTC.

The Meganium appearing during this event has Psychic as its Tera Type. Be prepared—this Pokémon is a formidable foe, and it’s got the Mightiest Mark to prove it! Work together with your friends to topple this powerful Tera Pokémon!

• Event Schedule:
  • Friday, 30 January 2026, at 00:00 UTC to Thursday, 5 February 2026, at 23:59 UTC
• Featured Pokémon:
  • Psychic-Tera Type Meganium
• Location:
  • Paldea (7-Star Tera Raid Battles)

End of Event Information

And for a quick reminder as to what other Serial Code/Mystery Gift distributions are currently running, we have that information here:

• Mystery Gift (Serial Code) | Clothing Gift — Neo-Kitakami Case (Currently no end date for this distribution has been provided) | NE0R0T0MCOVER
• Mystery Gift (Serial Code) | Clothing Gift — Scarlet Case (Currently no end date for this distribution has been provided) | SB00KC0VER
• Mystery Gift (Serial Code) | Clothing Gift — Violet Case (Currently no end date for this distribution has been provided) | VB00KC0VER
• Mystery Gift (Serial Code) | Clothing Gift — Pokémon Scarlet Tracksuit (Currently no end date for this distribution has been provided) | STRACKSU1T
• Mystery Gift (Serial Code) | Clothing Gift — Pokémon Violet Tracksuit (Currently no end date for this distribution has been provided) | VTRACKSU1T
• Mystery Gift (Get via Internet) | Mythical Pecha Berry (Currently no end date for this distribution has been provided)

Source: Pokémon 1, 2 & 3