Pokémon Go is trying something new: a battle pass-like progression system called the “Go Tour Pass.” The pass only lasts for a week, leading up and through the huge Go Tour: Unova event, but with the pass comes a ton of questions on how it works and if it’s worth buying the deluxe upgrade.
Below we explain how the Go Tour Pass works, if it’s worth upgrading to deluxe, and all the rewards you can get for completing the pass.
How does the Tour Pass work?
Functionally, this is kind of just a battle pass that many other games have. Every player gets the pass starting at Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. in your local time. You will have until March 2 at 6 p.m. in your local time to complete as much of the pass as possible.
You can earn Tour Pass points in two ways:
By catching Pokémon (5 points each), hatching eggs (10 points each), and catching Legendary Pokémon (50 points each)
Complete Pass Tasks (50 points per task, one per day for all users and two per day for Deluxe players)
Note that there is a cap to how many points you can earn per day. You can only earn 150 points per day using the above methods, in addition to 50 or 100 more points from completing the daily Pass Tasks that appear below the pass, depending if you have Deluxe or not.
This means that you can only earn four to six ranks per day until the Go Tour: Unova event. The cap will be completely removed during the weekend event on March 1 and 2, allowing you to farm as many points as you’d like.
So is the Tour Pass worth upgrading to deluxe?
Maybe, but it depends on your playstyle and how you value items like fusion energy and XL candy.
The deluxe version of the Tour Pass does give a whole ton of stuff, including the following, in exchange for $15:
Victini encounter
Additional Poké Balls, Great Balls, Ultra Balls, Lure Modules, Incense, Lucky Eggs, and Star Pieces
The new Lucky Trinket item
Encounters with additional Pokémon like Servine, Pignite, Dewott, Sandile, Mienfoo, Pawniard, Vullaby, and Basculin
Up to 200 additional Blaze Fusion Energy and Volt Fusion Energy
XL candy for Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion, Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus
The “Kyurem Helmet” cosmetic item
$15 worth of PokéCoins is about 1,900 coins (give or take a few, since there’s no actual $15 coin bundle) if you buy them from the web store. If you total up the cost of the non-ball items you get from the pass, it’s at around 1,240 coins worth of upgrades — though this doesn’t include the Lucky Trinket, which is a new item and not purchasable in the store, and the cosmetic hat.
The value from this pass mainly comes from the idea of getting an item that allows you to be instant Lucky Friends with any trainer (the Lucky Trinket), the 200 additional Blaze and Volt Fusion Energy, and the XL candy. Obviously these things can’t be directly measured in coin value — it’s up to you if this is worth it.
The Victini encounter is also something maybe worthwhile, especially if you missed your chance to get a Victini before. Mythical Pokémon are always rarities, so if you like to collect them, this is a good opportunity to grab one.
Some folks have also datamined information that reveal that the shiny odds on the encounters are increased. The starters (Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott) are at a 1/20 chance and everything else is at a 1/64 chance. For some reason, the extra Basculin you can catch as part of the deluxe pass are also at a 1/20 shiny rate.
Outside of that, being able to rank up quicker thanks to the additional Pass Tasks every day will get you to the Tour Pass Bonuses faster at ranks 20, 60, and 80. These reward you with buffed up catch XP, which is always useful.
If you’re unsure, you can always progress in the pass first, then upgrade to deluxe on Sunday before it disappears if you’ve felt like you’ve gotten your fill of rewards. The rewards can be claimed retroactively, so you don’t have to worry too much about it. Note that if you do buy the pass later, you will miss out on the additional daily Pass Task (and thus one rank per day), but since the cap will be removed on the weekend, this won’t make you miss much.
Pokémon Go Tour Pass rewards list
Below, you can see all the rewards for both the basic and deluxe tracks of the Go Tour Pass. Note that from ranks 101-500, you get the same rewards: 50 Stardust for the basic reward and 100 Stardust for the deluxe reward.
RankBasic rewardDeluxe reward1Go Tour 2025 TeeVictini encounter25 Poké Balls25 Poké Balls3Snivy encounterServine encounter4Tepig encounterPignite encounter5Oshawott encounterDewott encounter65 Snivy Candy25 Snivy Candy XL75 Tepig Candy25 Tepig Candy XL85 Oshawott Candy25 Oshawott Candy XL95 Snivy Candy25 Snivy Candy XL105 Tepig Candy25 Tepig Candy XL115 Oshawott Candy25 Oshawott Candy XL121 Lure Module1 Lure Module131 Incense1 Incense14100 XP1 Incense15100 XP1 Incense16100 XP1 Incense172 Reshiram Candy25 Reshiram Candy182 Zekrom Candy25 Zekrom Candy192 Kyurem Candy25 Kyurem Candy20Tier 1 Tour Pass Bonus: 1.5x catch XP, 1.5x Freeze Shock/Ice Burn duration during Go Tour: Unova–215 Great Balls25 Great Balls22Sandile encounterSandile encounter23Mienfoo encounterMienfoo encounter24Pawniard encounterPawniard encounter25Vullaby encounterVullaby encounter265 Great Balls25 Great Balls275 Sandile CandySandile encounter285 Mienfoo CandyMienfoo encounter295 Pawniard CandyPawniard encounter305 Vullaby CandyVullaby encounter311 Star Piece1 Star Piece321,000 Stardust1 Star Piece331,000 Stardust1 Star Piece341,000 Stardust1 Star Piece351,000 Stardust1 Star Piece361,000 Stardust1 Star Piece372 Reshiram Candy5 Reshiram Candy XL382 Zekrom Candy5 Zekrom Candy XL392 Kyurem Candy5 Kyurem Candy XL4010 Go Tour StickersKyurem Helmet415 Great Balls25 Great Balls425 Sandile CandySandile encounter435 Mienfoo CandyMienfoo encounter445 Pawniard CandyPawniard encounter455 Vullaby CandyVullaby encounter465 Great Balls25 Great Balls475 Sandile CandySandile encounter485 Mienfoo CandyMienfoo encounter495 Pawniard CandyPawniard encounter505 Vullaby CandyVullaby encounter511 Lucky Egg1 Lucky Egg521,000 XP1 Lucky Egg531,000 XP1 Lucky Egg541,000 XP1 Lucky Egg551,000 XP1 Lucky Egg561,000 XP1 Lucky Egg572 Reshiram Candy5 Reshiram Candy XL582 Zekrom Candy5 Zekrom Candy XL592 Kyurem Candy5 Kyurem Candy XL60Tier 2 Tour Pass Bonuses: 2x catch XP, 2x Freeze Shock/Ice Burn duration during Go Tour: Unova–615 Ultra Balls25 Ultra Balls62Basculin (Blue Striped) encounterBasculin (Blue Striped) encounter63Basculin (Red Striped) encounterBasculin (Red Striped) encounter641,000 XP1 Lure Module655 Ultra Balls25 Ultra Balls66Basculin (Blue Striped) encounterBasculin (Blue Striped) encounter67Basculin (Red Striped) encounterBasculin (Red Striped) encounter681,000 XP1 Incense695 Ultra Balls1 Star Piece701,000 Stardust5,000 Stardust711,000 Stardust5,000 Stardust721,000 Stardust5,000 Stardust731,000 Stardust5,000 Stardust741,000 Stardust5,000 Stardust751,000 Stardust5,000 Stardust7625 Volt Fusion Energy50 Volt Fusion Energy7725 Blaze Fusion Energy50 Blaze Fusion Energy7825 Volt Fusion Energy50 Volt Fusion Energy7925 Blaze Fusion Energy50 Blaze Fusion Energy80Tier 3 Tour Pass Bonuses: 3x catch XP, 3x Freeze Shock/Ice Burn duration during Go Tour: Unova–815 Cobalion Candy5 Cobalion Candy XL825 Terrakion Candy5 Terrakion Candy XL835 Virizion Candy5 Virizion Candy XL845 Tornadus Candy5 Tornadus Candy XL855 Thundurus Candy5 Thundurus Candy XL865 Reshiram Candy5 Reshiram Candy XL875 Zekrom Candy5 Zekrom Candy XL885 Landorus Candy5 Landorus Candy XL895 Kyurem Candy5 Kyurem Candy XL905 Ultra Balls1 Lucky Egg911,000 XP5,000 XP921,000 XP5,000 XP931,000 XP5,000 XP9425 Volt Fusion Energy50 Volt Fusion Energy9525 Blaze Fusion Energy50 Blaze Fusion Energy9625 Volt Fusion Energy50 Volt Fusion Energy9725 Blaze Fusion Energy50 Blaze Fusion Energy98Woobat encounter5,000 XP99Darmanitan encounter5,000 XP100Zorua encounter1 Lucky Trinket101+50 Stardust100 Stardust