How to get Gold Bottle Cap in Pokemon GO?

In the world of Pokemon GO, powering up your Pokemon has always been key to staying competitive. Stronger stats can be a game-changer when raiding, fighting in gyms, or advancing through the GO Battle League. Players will soon have access to the Gold Bottle Cap, a potent new item, as the Ancients Recovered event approaches.

This rare item, which is well-known from the mainline Pokemon games, is making a unique appearance in Pokemon GO. Here is everything you need to know if you're wondering how to get your hands on this sought-after item and what it can do.

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What is a Gold Bottle Cap in Pokemon GO and how to get it?

Gold Bottle Caps are the newest and rarest enhancement item in Pokemon GO, which will be available as part of the Ancients Recovered event beginning on June 28, 2025. Players can greatly boost a Pokemon's Attack, Defense, and HP stats by using Gold Bottle Caps to unlock Hyper Training, just like in the original Pokemon series.

Any Pokemon that has attained Good Buddy status or above can use this unique item to start a its training process.

However, there's a catch: as of launch, the GO Pass Deluxe, a premium tier of the new event pass, is the only guaranteed way to obtain a Gold Bottle Cap.

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Pokemon GO Pass details

Pokemon GO Ancients Recovered event (Image via The Pokemon Company)

All players have free access to the GO Pass, a temporary progression track. It begins at 10 am local time on Monday, June 23, 2025, and ends at 6 pm local time on Sunday, June 29. Players can rank up and get access to a variety of rewards by finishing tasks and earning GO Points.

• From June 23 to 27, you can earn up to 1,000 GO Points per day.
• On June 28 and 29, there's no daily point cap, so you can grind as much as you'd like.

The GO Pass Deluxe, which costs US $19.99 and comes with exclusive benefits like the much-anticipated Gold Bottle Cap, is available in addition to the free version.

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What do you get in the Pokemon GO Pass Deluxe?

Gold Bottle Cap in Pokemon GO (Image via The Pokemon Company)

You can access all of the rewards from both the free and deluxe tracks by upgrading to the GO Pass Deluxe: Ancients Recovered. The Deluxe edition comes with:

1) Gold Bottle Cap (the only guaranteed method to get one during this event)

2) Avatar items

3) Premium items: Incense, Lucky Eggs, Lure Modules, Super Incubators, Rare Candy XL, and more

4) Bonus perks such as

• Half Egg Hatch Distance (June 23–29, 2025).
• Additional Raid Passes.
• Extra Hatch Candy and Stardust.
• Increased XP and XL Candy for completing raids.

At any point during the event, you can upgrade to the Deluxe Pass and continue to earn the rewards that were previously locked.

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Pokemon GO Hyper Training explained

Hyper Training as officially revealed (Image via The Pokemon Company)

With a compatible Pokemon, you can begin Hyper Training after obtaining a Gold Bottle Cap. You'll pick a trainee and focus on the stats you wish to improve. The stat training is divided into tasks with a theme:

• Attack: Win battles with the trainee as your Buddy.
• Defense: Interact, play, and explore together.
• HP: Go on adventures like spinning PokeStops, catching Pokemon, or walking to earn Buddy Candy.

You have a full year to finish the training tasks and maximize your Pokemon's IVs, so the process is both flexible and long-term. The ability to transform a Pokemon with low IVs into a 100 IV Hyper-Trained monster makes this feature extremely potent.

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The gameplay mechanics have changed considerably with the introduction of Gold Bottle Caps and Hyper Training.

It allows players to have more control over the potential of their Pokemon rather than depending only on hatch or raid catch luck.

Although only the GO Pass Deluxe has access at the moment, this could be the first step toward a wider rollout in later updates.

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• Buddy Evolution Adventure Together guide
• Best Fast Attacks in the game
• Sierra counters
• Cliff counters
• Arlo counters
• Giovanni counters
• Team GO Rocket Grunts
• Pokemon Go Evolution Calculator
• Pokemon Type Calculator