Pokémon Go Gigantamax battles will let up to 40 players fight together

After the debut of Dynamax Pokémon in Pokémon Go last month, the game has finally confirmed the arrival of Gigantamax creatures.

The ultra-strong, giant-sized critters will debut later this month – with appropriately enormous-sized battle lobbies to take them on. For the first time ever in Pokémon Go, up to 40 players can work together to defeat a single boss in real time (the game’s regular raids are capped at 20).

For those unaware, Gigantamax Pokémon originated in the Nintendo Switch games Sword and Shield. Only specific species have Gigantamax forms – many of which are fan-favourites, including the longcat-inspired Gigantamax Meowth, and a chonky Pikachu based around the franchise mascot’s original design.

To celebrate the feature’s arrival, here’s a trailer featuring music composed by Game of Thrones’ Ramin Djawadi:

Gigantamax battles will take place at Power Spots, the new in-game locations that popped up to host Dynamax battles. As expected, you’ll only be able to use Dynamax Pokémon in these battles, and each fight against a Gigantamax Pokémon will require 800 Max Particles – unsurprisingly more MP than regular Dynamax fights to date.