Minior Showers: Leonids 2026

Event bonuses

• Increased Stardust for catching Minior
• Increased chance to encounter Minior from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. local time each day

Featured Pokémon

Minior (Red Core) · Minior (Orange Core) · Minior (Yellow Core) · Minior (Green Core) · Minior (Blue Core) · Minior (Indigo Core) · Minior (Violet Core) · Minior (Meteor Form)

Published event details

• Minior Showers: Leonids 2026 is listed on the SWFLJOHN event calendar. Check the credited source for published updates.

Features and important details

• Minior Cores
• Minior has seven different core colors: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet . A different core color will debut during each of the six meteor showers listed below. During the Geminids, one core color will debut in the Northern Hemisphere and another in the Southern Hemisphere.
• Minior (Red Core)
• Minior (Orange Core)
• Minior (Yellow Core)
• Minior (Green Core)
• Minior (Blue Core)
• Minior (Indigo Core)
• Minior (Violet Core)
• The core colors available during each shower have not been announced.
• Explore by Starlight
• From 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. local time every day during each Minior Shower, shooting stars will light up the in-game sky. During these hours, you’ll have an increased chance of encountering Minior in the wild!
• Minior’s Form Changes
• Minior begins battles in its Meteor Form . When its health drops below 50% , it changes form and exposes its core.
• Meteor Form: Higher Defense and lower Attack.
• Core exposed: Higher Attack and lower Defense.
• Initially, Minior will only be able to change forms when battling Team GO Rocket, team leaders, or in the GO Battle League.
• Minior will not be eligible for the 2027 Latin America International Championships .
• Annual Meteor Shower Schedule
• Minior can appear during the following meteor showers each year. Each shower begins at 5:00 p.m. on its first day and ends at 11:59 p.m. on its last day, in local time.
• Orionids : October 19–24, 2026
• Leonids : November 14–19, 2026
• Geminids : December 11–16, 2026
• Eta Aquariids : May 3–8, 2027
• Southern Delta Aquariids : July 28–August 2, 2027
• Perseids : August 10–15, 2027

Spawns

• Wild Encounters
• You may encounter Minior in its Meteor Form in the wild during the event. You’ll receive increased Stardust for catching Minior .
• Minior (Meteor Form)
• Minior encounters are more likely from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. local time each day .
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