The official Aniimo launch event calendar has been circulating since September 14: a Pawprint Studio graphic picked up on the r/Aniimo subreddit and cross-checked against community sites. It covers September 16 to October 28 for activities, and runs until December 9 for the legendary arc around Irisalis. Here is every event, its dates, what it gave out in beta, and the team our team builder recommends to chain it all together.
Status of the dates: the calendar comes from an official graphic shared by the community, not yet from a news post on aniimo.com. The dates are consistent across every transcription, but the exact start and end times (server time zone) should be checked in game.
PC and consoles; mobile on September 23
Journey Handbook, the launch tier tracker
Walking with Irisalis & Gift of Blessing
Eggceleration, Friday to Sunday
The full calendar
One line per event, from launch to December 9. Bars left open on the right are permanent; the red line marks today.
For new players: two permanent events
Prismana Promise is the most important event of the launch: when you reach level 40, you pick one Prismana Form Aniimo out of fourteen. The choice is final, and Prismana forms have different stats and sometimes different elements from the base form. We compared the candidates in our guide Which pre-registration Prismana should you pick?: Grizbo, Witchin and Pawney lead the pack if you want to fight.
Set Out, Pathfinder! is a seven-day login tracker. In beta it contained some very good things: an Aniipod Ultra, a Sparkling Aniipod and a legendary held item. The contents may change at release, but the rule stays the same: log in every day during the first week, even for five minutes.
the capsule that guarantees the catch; save it for an Alpha or a Prismana
given at launch; according to the developer letter, the Aniimo caught with it now has a guaranteed Perfect Potential
third catching item given on login once the servers open
The activities that come back every two weeks
- 1Who’s That Aniimo? (Sept 16–24, then Oct 2–8 and 16–22)
The game gives you clues and a silhouette: find the Aniimo, take its picture. Our dex with [filters by element and stage](/en/creatures) works as a cheat sheet.
- 2Idyll Ecological Investigation (Sept 16–20, then Oct 2–8 and 16–22)
Specific Aniimo to catch for points. The investigation's spotting points are on the [interactive map](/en/maps/idyll), "Ecological Investigations" layer.
- 3Glamour Star (Sept 25 – Oct 1, then Oct 9–15 and 23–29)
Dress up an Aniimo with accessories according to set criteria. Keep your outfits and accessories instead of selling them.
- 4Journey Moments (Oct 1–28)
Probably the release version of the beta album: which Aniimo you fielded the most, which one dealt the most damage. Expect end-of-season rewards.
Aniimo Discovery: Dazmand (Sept 25 – Oct 8)
In beta, this event made the featured Aniimo and its line spawn in large numbers in a given zone, with dedicated missions. This time it's Dazmand, an evolution of Pomegg. It's the moment to catch the line with a good Potential, and to try for a Sparkling.
Dazmand
featured from September 25 to October 8, mass spawns in a dedicated zone
Trait Spotlight Moment Read →
Pomegg
its base form, catchable in large numbers during the event so you can pick the best Potential
Trait Tuning Where to find Rosetower WoodsRead →
The legendary arc: Irisalis
The prologue Trail of Butterfly Shadows opens at launch (Sept 16–25), Tracing the Trail takes over on September 20, then Walking with Irisalis & Gift of Blessing runs from September 25 to December 9. It's the season's main quest and the path to Irisalis, the legendary Aniimo that tops our overall ranking.
Irisalis
number 013, Prismana form only: 550 total stats, top of our overall ranking
Trait Bloom Cluster Read →
Vein Abundance: one boosted Prismana each week
Each window raises the spawn rate of one Prismana Form Aniimo. The official graphic names four Aniimo and one zone:
| Window | What's boosted |
|---|---|
| Sept 18–20 | Forest of Falling Stars (zone, Aniimo not specified) |
| Sept 21–27 | Prismana Glynsera |
| Sept 28 – Oct 4 | Prismana Melloblum |
| Oct 5–11 | Prismana Waleetle |
| Oct 12–18 | Prismana Inferlupa |
| Oct 19–25 | "Prismana Carnival": several Prismana forms at the same time |
Glynsera
its Prismana form spawns in Beast Fang Ridge under Prismana Flow; boosted from September 21 to 27
Trait Biting Wind Where to find Beast Fang RidgeRead →
Melloblum
boosted from September 28 to October 4
Trait Phantom Opening Where to find Rosetower WoodsRead →
Waleetle
boosted from October 5 to 11
Trait Overloaded Engine Where to find Berylline CausewayRead →
Inferlupa
boosted from October 12 to 18
Trait Full Energy Where to find Beast Fang RidgeRead →
Prismana forms only spawn under Prismana Flow weather. Our map has a "Weather spawns" tab that lists, zone by zone, what comes out under each weather: open the map.
Eggceleration: hatching weekends
Six weekends, Friday to Sunday: September 18–20 and 25–27, then October 2–4, 9–11, 16–18 and 23–25. Hatching time is reduced (two hours less per egg according to the transcriptions). Save your guaranteed-result eggs for these slots: see Perfect, Elite, Alpha, Sparkling and Prismana eggs.
The best team for launch
We ran every possible combination of the top-ranked Aniimo through our team builder, which scores a squad out of 100 based on official stats projected to level 70, skill kits, traits and the type chart. The best squad scores 81 / 100, rank S:
Pawney
the DPS: SS in the overall ranking, Dark, the best attack / kit ratio in the game
Trait Pursuit Read →
Minespine
the Break: SS, Rock, soaks damage and breaks guard; covers Electric and Ice
Trait Earth Affinity Read →
Dreaple
the Support: Dark, rounds out the dominant element and brings the buffs
Trait Counting Sheep Read →
Witchin
the Energy: Dark + Grass, feeds the DPS with EP and covers Water and Rock
Why it works: all four roles are covered, three members hit with Dark (Fire, Grass and Holy weak to it), and the squad covers seven elements out of nine. Its weakness is clear: three members are exposed to Wind and Holy. Against a boss of those elements, swap Dreaple for a Support of another element. Open this team in the builder to tweak it and watch the score move.
Magmarex, Scorchhowl, Dreaple, Flamerion: the best mono-element team
Wavwal, Pawney, Dreaple, Gracewing: more balanced on defense
Irisalis, Besauce, Pebbling, Chirpi: stage 1 only, while waiting for evolutions
For the first hours, before evolutions and level 40, the best stage-1 squad is Irisalis, Besauce, Pebbling and Chirpi (73 / 100). Irisalis can't be caught in the wild: it comes from the legendary arc, so in practice start with your starter Aniimo (Helion or Lunara) and Besauce.
The launch checklist
- ✓Log in every day from September 16 to 22 for Set Out, Pathfinder!
- ✓Claim Sparkling Cube, Aniipod Ultra and Tumbler on your first login
- ✓Finish Trail of Butterfly Shadows before September 25
- ✓Save your eggs for the Eggceleration weekends (the first: September 18–20)
- ✓Reach level 40 with a Prismana in mind for Prismana Promise
- ✓Catch the Pomegg → Dazmand line between September 25 and October 8
Frequently asked questions
Is the calendar official?
The graphic is an official Pawprint Studio chart relayed by the community (r/Aniimo, September 14) and by the press. It hasn't yet been published on the aniimo.com news hub: dates may shift, and we'll update the page.
Do you need to do anything for the launch-day rewards?
No. Sparkling Cube, Aniipod Ultra and Tumbler are tied to logging in after the servers open, with no event sign-up.
Is there a gacha?
No, and the developers have confirmed it: Aniimo are caught, not pulled. Vein Abundance is a simple spawn-rate bonus, free of charge.
Can I still take part in Time to Aniimo or the Bond Pact?
No, those two pre-launch web events are over. Aniimo Together, however, runs until September 27: see our [event guide](/en/guides/aniimo-together).
Sources
Official calendar graphic shared on r/Aniimo on September 14, 2026 ("Release Event Calendar!" post by u/MerlinAesalon, with his notes on the beta content of the events), cross-checked against the transcriptions from Aniimo Tools and AniimoVerse. Launch rewards: official pre-registration page and development team letter (September 3, 2026). Teams: Aniipedia team builder calculations on official data.