G: Here’s the latest available info online (as of February 21, 2026) on Super Mega Raids in Pokémon GO: citeturn1search0turn1search4

🌟 Are Super Mega Raids currently active in Pokémon GO right now?

✅ Yes — they have started but are tied to specific event windows around the Pokémon GO Tour: Kalos events. citeturn1search0
Niantic just introduced Super Mega Raids, and they’re first being featured during the Kalos Tour events in Los Angeles and Tainan this weekend, before rolling out worldwide at the Global GO Tour: Kalos on February 28-March 1, 2026. citeturn1search0turn1search4
That means:

• Super Mega Raids are happening now at those event Tour locations during the Tour days. citeturn1search0
• Worldwide access (for all Trainers) starts Feb 28–Mar 1, 2026 with the Global GO Tour: Kalos. citeturn1search0

🐲 Which Super Mega Raids are currently available or upcoming?

During the Kalos Tour (the initial launch window), the following Super Mega Raid bosses are featured: citeturn1search9

• Mega Victreebel
• Mega Malamar
• Mega Dragonite

These are the first Pokémon appearing at the Super Mega Raid tier (a new, tougher type of mega raid requiring more trainers and special mechanics). citeturn1search0turn1search9

📅 Timeline summary:

• Now / this weekend at Calos Tour in Los Angeles & Tainan: Super Mega Raids featuring Mega Victreebel, Mega Malamar and likely Mega Dragonite are being run at the event locations. citeturn1search0turn1search12
• Feb 28–Mar 1, 2026 — Global GO Tour: Kalos: Super Mega Raids roll out worldwide for all Trainers. citeturn1search0turn1search9

If you’re not attending the events in person yet, you’ll likely need to wait until Feb 28 for worldwide Super Mega Raids to start being visible in your game. citeturn1search0

Would you like me to check the current active raids right now in Pokémon GO (e.g., what’s on your Nearby Raid panel) using a live raid tracker or scanner?

G: Yes. Your summary is accurate.

TL;DR
Super Mega Raids are live right now, but only at in-person GO Tour locations. They are not broadly accessible yet, which is why you briefly saw them surface in Genie and then disappear.

A few clarifying points that line up with what you observed:

• Active, but geographically gated.
  They’re running at GO Tour: Kalos event sites (e.g., Los Angeles / Tainan). Outside those geofenced areas, they’re effectively invisible in-game.

• Why Genie briefly showed them.
  Third-party apps often ingest Niantic’s backend raid tier flags as soon as they go live. When the raids are time-limited, geofenced, or test-scoped, those indicators can flicker on and off as the data stabilizes or the event window closes.

• Not a bug on your end.
  This isn’t a rollout you “missed” or failed to trigger. It’s intentionally not meant to be accessible unless you’re physically at the event (or during the global window later).

• Global access is coming.
  Once the Global GO Tour window opens, Super Mega Raids should appear normally, and Genie should stabilize its listings accordingly.

You’re reading the situation correctly, and nothing about your setup or timing was wrong.