Pokemon GO Phantom Ruins overview: Best tips and tricks, hunt-worthy shinies, and more

Pokemon GO Phantom Ruins is the latest event in the game. It kicks off at 10 am local time on Saturday, June 14, 2025, and ends at 8 pm on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. It is the accompanying event for GO Fest Paris. However, unlike usual GO Fest events, this one doesn't feature any shiny debuts.

Instead, Phantom Ruins in Pokemon GO will feature boosted shiny odds for Gothita and Phantump. It will also have Incense-related tasks and bonuses.

This article covers everything you need to know to make the most of the Pokemon GO Phantom Ruins event, from the best tips and tricks to the most hunt-worthy shinies.

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Pokemon GO Phantom Ruins features and bonuses

Features

Wild encounters

• Rhyhorn*
• Duskull*
• Skorupi*
• Drilbur*
• Archen*
• Gothita*
• Golett*
• Phantump*
• Sableye*
• Chimecho*

Incense encounters

• Sableye*
• Chimecho*
• Gothita*
• Rufflet*
• Phantump*
• Greavard

Max Battles

• Gigantamax Inteleon (Saturday, June 14, at 6 am to Sunday, June 15, 2025, at 9 pm local time)

Bonuses

• Incense will attract certain Pokémon more frequently
• 2× Catch XP
• Max Particle collection limit increased to 1,600
• 8× Max Particles from Power Spots
• Increased chance to encounter Shiny Gothita and Shiny Phantump
• 2× Catch Stardust (only ticket-holding players)

Other than this, there will be event-themed collection challenges, Field Research task encounters, and a Paid Timed Research.

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Best tips and tricks for Phantom Ruins in Pokemon GO

Mega Evolve the appropriate Pokemon

The event features a bunch of powerful PvP and PvE picks. Ghosts like Duskull, Golette, and Phantump are effective in PvP, while Rhyhorn and Drilbut have high effectiveness in both PvP and PvE. To maximize candy gains, Mega Evolve a creature based on your focus.

If you wish to catch more Ghosts, Mega Evolve Mega Gengar (as it also boosts Candy gain for Skorupi) and Mega Swampert, Primal Groudon, or Mega Garchomp if your focus is Ground-types.

Purchase the ticket

Although the Paid Timed Research is not too exciting, the 2x Catch Stardust bonus makes the cost worth it.

Use Star Pieces

You can increase the amount of Stardust you get for catching one Pokemon from 2x to 3x using this item. This can lead to massive gains, especially in Gigantamax Inteleon Max Battles.

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Best shinies to hunt during Pokemon GO Phantom Ruins

The following are the most attractive shinies to look out for during the event:

• Shiny Skorupi
• Shiny Golett
• Shiny Phantump

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Check out our other Pokemon GO guides:

• Ditto disguises
• Buddy Evolution Adventure Together guide
• Best Fast Attacks in Pokemon GO
• Sierra counters
• Cliff counters
• Arlo counters
• Giovanni counters
• Team GO Rocket Grunts