Pokémon GO: Minior debut and Minior Showers from 19 October 2026
Pokémon GO may add Minior and its Core forms through several limited-time Minior Showers, starting with an Orionids window on 19 October 2026.
- The first mentioned window runs from 19 October 2026 at 17:00 until 24 October 2026 at 23:59 and is tied to the Orionids.
- The article describes Minior as a Rock/Flying Pokémon with seven Core forms, with each event window reportedly introducing a different color.
What happened
Game Rant reports that Pokémon GO is adding Minior through a series of limited-time events under the name “Minior Showers.” In the report, Minior is presented as a Rock/Flying Pokémon that appears in multiple phases rather than in a single release.
The first mentioned window is tied to the Orionids and runs from 19 October 2026 at 17:00 until 24 October 2026 at 23:59. According to the same article, the broader rollout begins on 19 October 2026 and continues through August 2027, with several separate dates in that period.
The piece also says Minior has seven different Core forms and that each Minior Shower would debut a different color. It is not clear from the available information whether all of those windows have been officially confirmed by Niantic or Scopely, or whether this is a summary of reported dates.
Timeline
19 October 2026: start of the first mentioned Minior Shower, tied to the Orionids.
19 October 2026, 17:00: start of the first window according to the article.
24 October 2026, 23:59: end of the first Orionids window.
14 November 2026: next mentioned date in the Minior Showers series.
19 November 2026: end of the second mentioned November window.
11 December 2026: next mentioned event date.
16 December 2026: end of the December window.
3 May 2027: next mentioned event date in the series.
8 May 2027: end of the May window.
28 July 2027: next mentioned event date.
2 August 2027: end of the July/August window.
10 August 2027: final mentioned event date in the list.
15 August 2027: end of the final mentioned window.
Background
Minior is a mainline Pokémon that the article links to meteor showers, which is also reflected in the “Minior Showers” branding. The report references several real meteorological or astronomical moments as the basis for the schedule, with the Orionids as the first concrete example.
The available text does not mention catch methods, shiny availability, or extra event bonuses. It also remains unclear whether the reported Core color order is fixed per event window.