Regieleki arrives in Elite Raids!

 April 3, 2023

Trainers,

Ready for an electrifying challenge? Test your team against Regieleki in Elite Raids!

Elite Raid: Regieleki

Regieleki will hatch at the following times:

Sunday, April 9, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. local time

Sunday, April 9, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. local time

Sunday, April 9, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. local time

New avatar items inspired by Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet on Nintendo Switch are coming soon!

 

Trainers,

To celebrate the launch of the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet games on Nintendo Switch, new avatar items inspired by the main characters’ outfits will be available to all Trainers starting on November 18th, 2022!

Please be aware of your surroundings and follow guidelines from local health authorities when playing Pokémon GO. Upcoming events are subject to change. Be sure to follow us on social media, opt in to receiving push notifications, and subscribe to our emails to stay updated.

—The Pokémon GO team

Save the dates for next Season’s Community Days!

Trainers,

Now that the Season of Light’s final Community Day is behind us, we’d like to share next Season’s Community Day dates!

Saturday, December 17 to Sunday, December 18, 2022—look forward to the return of all Community Day Pokémon featured in 2022 and 2021 in one exciting weekend!

1) Saturday, January 7, 2023

2) Saturday, January 21, 2023 (Community Day Classic)

3) Sunday, February 5, 2023

Community Days aren’t the only events on the horizon—here are the dates for additional in-game events coming in December!

1) Saturday, December 3, 2022

2) Saturday, December 10 to Sunday, December 11, 2022

3) Saturday, December 24 to Sunday, December 25, 2022

Stay tuned for more details about December Community Day and beyond!

Please be aware of your surroundings and follow guidelines from local health authorities when playing Pokémon GO. Upcoming events are subject to change. Be sure to follow us on social media, opt in to receiving push notifications, and subscribe to our emails to stay updated. For the latest on in-game events and feature updates, be sure to check this help center article.

—The Pokémon GO team

Community Day Classic: Back to Bulbasaur

Saturday, January 22, 2022, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time

Trainers,

Return to the roots of Community Day during the Season of Heritage! As a special treat, we’ll be holding Community Day Classic and bringing back a favorite: Bulbasaur!

Featured Pokémon

Bulbasaur will be appearing more frequently in the wild!

Bulbasaur

: If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!

Exclusive Attack

Evolve Ivysaur (Bulbasaur’s Evolution) during the event or up to two hours afterward to get a Venusaur that knows the Charged Attack Frenzy Plant.

Venusaur

Venusaur will be able to learn the Charged Attack Frenzy Plant.

Frenzy Plant

• Trainer Battles: 100 Power
• Gyms and raids: 100 Power

Community Day Special Research Story: Bulbasaur Community Day Classic

• For US$1.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access the Bulbasaur Community Day Classic–exclusive Special Research story: Bulbasaur Community Day Classic.
• Stay tuned for when tickets for the Bulbasaur Community Day Classic Special Research story go live!

Tickets are nonrefundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Please note that this Special Research will not include an in-game medal.

Event Bonuses

3× Catch XP

Incense activated during the event will last for three hours

Lure Modules activated during the event will last for three hours

Take a few snapshots during Community Day for a surprise!

Event Bundles

• There’ll be a special one-time-purchase Community Day Box available for 1,280 PokéCoins, featuring 50 Ultra Balls, five Lucky Eggs, five Star Pieces, and an Elite Charged TM.
• 30 Ultra Balls will be available in the shop at no cost. Be sure to pick them up during the event!

Please be aware of your surroundings and follow guidelines from local health authorities when playing Pokémon GO. Upcoming events are subject to change. Be sure to follow us on social media, opt in to receiving push notifications, and subscribe to our emails to stay updated. For the latest on in-game events and feature updates, be sure to check this help center article.

Get ready to rock and roll during the Season of Heritage’s Mountains of Power event

 

Mountains of Power

Friday, January 7, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. to Thursday, January 13, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. local time

The Season of Heritage Story Continues!

Spark’s intuition leads him to believe that the mysterious door’s second mechanism requires the help of Rock- and Steel-type Pokémon to unlock it.

Journey through terrain reminiscent of the mountains found in regions like Johto and Sinnoh, and work with Spark to unlock the next mechanism!

Catch up on the story so far on the Season of Heritage web page.

Event Bonus

1/2 walking distance to earn hearts with your buddy

Timed Research

The event will feature Timed Research focused on catching Pokémon, hatching Eggs, and earning Buddy Candy.

Complete the tasks to earn encounters with Pokémon like Mawile and Beldum!

Wild Encounters

The following Pokémon will be appearing more frequently in the wild. 

Also, for the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter a Shiny Slugma, if you’re lucky!

Zubat

Machop

Geodude

Slugma

Nosepass

Barboach

If you’re lucky, you might encounter the following.

Onix

Ferroseed

If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Raids

The following Pokémon will be appearing in raids. For the first time in Pokémon GO, Mega Aerodactyl will be available in Mega Raids!

One-Star Raids

Alolan Geodude

Onix

Beldum

Bronzor

Three-Star Raids

Ursaring

Donphan

Medicham

Absol

Five-Star Raids

Heatran

Mega Raids

Mega Aerodactyl

Field Research Task Encounters

The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks!

Alolan Geodude

Slugma

If you’re lucky, you might encounter the following.

Mawile

If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Please be aware of your surroundings and follow guidelines from local health authorities when playing Pokémon GO. Upcoming events are subject to change. Be sure to follow us on social media, opt in to receiving push notifications, and subscribe to our emails to stay updated. For the latest on in-game events and feature updates, be sure to check this help center article.

More Gyms and PokéStops coming to India!

Trainers in India,

We are constantly working to improve our experience for many communities. This has been done via Wayfarer Challenges as well as through Niantic adding Wayspots in communities that need them. Today, we are happy to announce the addition of new Wayspots to help our current and future Trainers in India. We have also been accelerating Niantic reviews of nominations in India to reduce the backlog while we add new Wayspots.

Starting in December, expect to see about 5,00,000 new Gyms and PokéStops in India, within Pokémon GO. They will be added between December 15, 2021 through February 2, 2022. These PokéStops will not have any images, however Trainers who are Level 38 and above are eligible to suggest new photos at PokéStops and Gyms. Read our our Support page for more details on how to add new photos. We are excited to see what amazing photos you submit.

Also, Trainers who have achieved Level 38 and above, can also nominate places to be included on the Pokémon GO map. Learn more about how your contributions can be included and how you can review other Trainers’ nominations. 

Please be aware of your surroundings and follow guidelines from local health authorities when playing Pokémon GO. Upcoming events are subject to change. Be sure to follow us on social media, opt in to receiving push notifications, and subscribe to our emails to stay updated. For the latest on in-game events and feature updates, be sure to check this help center article.

—The Pokémon GO team

Community Note: Niantic Wayfarer beta coming soon!

Trainers,

As you may have read on the Niantic blog, we are very excited that the beta version of our new tool—Niantic Wayfarer—will soon enable Pokémon GO Trainers to review nominations for PokéStops and Gyms, helping determine places to play.

Eligible players in certain countries can continue to submit PokéStop nominations within Pokémon GO. Over the coming weeks, Wayfarer will start rolling out to a subset of the player base. Stay tuned to our Niantic channels for additional updates on future rollouts and availability of this new tool.

We hope that the launch of Wayfarer will help in our continued efforts to create an engaging experience worldwide and give Trainers like you the opportunity to shape Pokémon GO. Thank you for exploring with us, and as always, let’s GO!

—The Pokémon GO team