Pokémon Go celebrated its 10th anniversary this past weekend with a massive raid event, but it wasn’t all smooth sailing. During the event, players in a handful of regions around the world encountered a bug preventing them from joining raids. Now, the mobile game developer is hosting a one-day event to make up for these technical issues. The issue prevented players from joining GO Fest 2026: Global raids in select time zones around the world, including Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Following player backlash as a response to these technical woes, Scopely said today it’s bringing those raids back to these regions on July 26 from 10am to 7pm local time to give players a second chance at collecting the rare Pokémon included in the event. Trainers, we apologize for the technical issue that Trainers in certain time zones experienced when attempting to join Raid Battles during Pokémon GO Fest 2026: Global. To make up for this, we will hold a special raid event for all Trainers in Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle… pic.twitter.com/MKVFiOrtur— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) July 15, 2026 “We apologize for the technical issue that Trainers in certain time zones experienced when attempting to join Raid Battles during Pokémon GO Fest 2026: Global,” today’s statement reads. “This issue did not consume Raid Passes, but did prevent Trainers from joining Raid Battles as normal.” To make up for these technical issues, the developer is hosting the event in impacted regions featuring the same spawns that appeared in the Pokémon GO Fest 2026: Global festivities. This includes Mega Mewtwo X and Y, as well as a host of Legendary species like the Regis, Origin Forme Dialga and Palkia, and several others. You can view the full list of Pokémon that have a chance of spawning during the special raid event on the official Pokémon Go website. Anyone who attempted to join raids remotely in the affected regions also encountered the same technical issue, even if they were playing from parts of the world not specifically listed by Scopely. However, makeup raids will only appear in the affected regions named in the announcement. Players elsewhere, including North America, will still be able to join those raids remotely without restriction, according to the developer, though it will cost them more than if they spawned locally. This isn’t the first controversy surrounding the game’s 10-year anniversary celebrations. In the days leading up to the GO Fest 2026: Global weekend, the mobile game hosted an exclusive, surprise event in New York City’s Times Square, inviting a guest list of nearly 1,000 people curated by Scopely—including streamers, content creators, and community ambassadors—to witness a Mewtwo takeover of the plaza. At the end of the event, attendees received a perfect IV (“hundo”) Mewtwo, while the developer merely thanked the broader player base for its continued support. Players who’ve been playing since the game’s early days but were not invited to the event felt the gift was an unfair advantage for those who were in attendance. The Times Square event was the first time the developer had given out a Pokémon reward that wasn’t just cosmetic, but offered a gameplay incentive. The Pokémon Go developers have not responded to community backlash about the Times Square event.0The post Pokémon Go devs to make up for GO Fest 2026 technical woes with free event in select regions appeared first on Destructoid.