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Roaming Legendaries

How the biweekly roaming legendary rotation works and what players need to unlock each hunt.

Last updated: 2026-03-16 05:14 UTC
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Roaming Legendaries are the rare apex world hunt layer.

Rotation

  • One roaming legendary is featured at a time.
  • The featured legendary changes every 2 weeks.
  • The current pool is built from the legends that already have questlines in the game.

Current rotation pool:

  • Articuno
  • Zapdos
  • Moltres
  • Mewtwo
  • Raikou
  • Suicune
  • Entei
  • Ho Oh
  • Lugia

Unlock rule

A player does not get roaming rolls automatically.

The player must have already completed the matching legendary questline for the currently featured legend.

Example:

  • If the live roamer is Raikou, only players who finished the Raikou questline can roll Raikou in the world.

Encounter rule

Once you are eligible:

  • the roaming legend is a 1 in 1,000 replacement roll on world-map encounters
  • it uses the current featured legendary for everybody

Battle scaling

The battle version is scaled from your own party power.

  • It scales off your highest party Pokemon
  • It rolls at roughly 130% to 140% of that Pokemon's level
  • It has a minimum battle level of 100

Capture rule

The caught version does not stay at the huge battle level.

Captured roaming legendaries roll into your account at:

  • Level 2 to 50

Why the system matters

Roaming Legendaries are meant to be a true world-check moment.

They are not common farming content. They are the kind of thing you want to notice, route into, and remember.

Reward cadence

Reward laneCadenceNotes
Featured roamer rotationEvent-based repeatableChanges every 14 days
Direct cosmetics from successful catchesOne-timeBased on your first successful roaming legendary catch
Weekly board rewardNoneThere is no separate weekly roamer reward board right now

Direct roaming legendary rewards

TriggerCadenceSeeded rewards
First successful roaming legendary catchOne-timeprofile badge roaming_legends, inspect badge legend_tracker

What else a roamer can lead into

Connected systemNotes
Hunter specializationRoaming legendary catches count toward Hunter contracts and XP
Profile flexYour roaming legendary total and featured catch show up in prestige panels