A Paldean Adventure

Adventures abound with a new Season in Pokémon GO as Pokémon first discovered in the Paldea region make their debuts!

Thanks to your efforts during Pokémon GO Fest 2023, you’ve also earned Ultra Unlock bonuses for a new event: A Paldean Adventure!

Grab your friends and get ready to make memories while celebrating the start of new adventures with more bonuses and Pokémon making their Pokémon GO debuts!

Bonuses

4× XP for catching Pokémon

4× Stardust for catching Pokémon

PokéStops may turn gold without a Golden Lure Module*

* Roaming Form Gimmighoul won’t appear at Golden PokéStops if a Golden Lure Module wasn’t used, but treasure-hunting Trainers may still find Gimmighoul Coins when they spin the PokéStop!

Features

Pokémon Debuts from Paldea

Time to celebrate—the following Pokémon first discovered in the Paldea region will make their Pokémon GO debuts!

Sprigatito Family

Sprigatito, the Grass Cat Pokémon, will make its debut.

You can use 25 Sprigatito Candy to evolve Sprigatito into Floragato, and 100 Sprigatito Candy to evolve Floragato into Meowscarada.

Sprigatito
Floragato
Meowscarada

Fuecoco Family

Fuecoco, the Fire Croc Pokémon, will make its debut.

You can use 25 Fuecoco Candy to evolve Fuecoco into Crocalor, and 100 Fuecoco Candy to evolve Crocalor into Skeledirge.

Fuecoco
Crocalor
Skeledirge

Quaxly Family

Quaxly, the Duckling Pokémon, will make its debut.

You can use 25 Quaxly Candy to evolve Quaxly into Quaxwell, and 100 Quaxly Candy to evolve Quaxwell into Quaquaval.

Quaxly
Quaxwell
Quaquaval

Lechonk Family

Lechonk, the Hog Pokémon, will make its debut.

You can use 50 Lechonk Candy to evolve Lechonk into Oinkologne.

Lechonk
Oinkologne

PokéStop Showcases

During this event, be on the lookout for Showcases at select PokéStops where you can enter your chonkiest Lechonk!

Increased Shiny Chance

The following Pokémon are more likely to appear as Shiny Pokémon during the event!

Hoppip
Houndour
Buizel
Fletchling

Spawns

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.

Hoppip
Houndour
Buizel
Fletchling
Sprigatito
Fuecoco
Quaxly
Lechonk

Eggs

In 7 km Eggs

Sprigatito
Fuecoco
Quaxly
Lechonk

Raids

Appearing in 1- Star Raids

Unown A
Unown D
Unown E
Unown L
Unown P

Appearing in 3- Star Raids

Machamp
Camerupt
Metagross
Turtonator

Appearing in 5- Star Raids

Kartana will be available in the following regions during the following times:

September 1 - 8: Northern Hemisphere
September 8 - 16: Southern Hemisphere

Celesteela will be available in the following regions during the following times:

September 1 - 8: Southern Hemisphere
September 8 - 16: Northern Hemisphere

Celesteela
Kartana

Appearing in Mega Raids

Mega Manectric

Research

Field Research Tasks

Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available!

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

Catch 3 Pokémon
REWARD
Lechonk
Max CP
314
Min CP
285
Catch 9 Pokémon
POSSIBLE REWARDS
Sprigatito
Max CP
435
Min CP
401

Fuecoco
Max CP
483
Min CP
447

Quaxly
Max CP
460
Min CP
425
Hatch an Egg
REWARD

×750
Stardust ×750

Season-exclusive Special Research

Choose your Paldean partner Pokémon! A new Special Research story with branching paths is available to Trainers! Throughout Pokémon GO: Adventures Abound, you’ll be able to adventure together and bond with your chosen partner Pokémon.

You can claim this Special Research at no cost from Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. to Friday, December 1, 2023, at 9:59 a.m. local time.

STEP

A Paldean Adventure (1/5)

Catch 8 Pokémon

×20

Poké Ball ×20

×900

900 XP

Adventure with Sprigatito

Choose this option to go adventuring with Sprigatito

STEP

A Paldean Adventure - Adventure with Sprigatito (2/5)

Catch 3 Pokémon

×3

Poké Ball ×3

Take a snapshot of a wild Pokémon

×300

Stardust ×300

Sprigatito

900 XP

STEP

A Paldean Adventure - Adventure with Sprigatito (3/5)

Spin 50 PokéStops or Gyms

×20

Razz Berry ×20

Catch 200 Pokémon

×15

Pinap Berry ×15

Send 60 Gifts to friends

×25

Poké Ball ×25

Evolve a Sprigatito

×1000

1000 XP

Earn a heart with your buddy on 7 different days

×3000

Stardust ×3000

Lechonk

900 XP

STEP

A Paldean Adventure - Adventure with Sprigatito (4/5)

Explore 30 km

×5

Mysterious Component ×5

Catch 400 Pokémon

×25

Great Ball ×25

Earn 40 Candies walking with your buddy

×9

Golden Razz Berry ×9

Evolve a Floragato

×2000

2000 XP

Visit a PokéStop on 14 different days

×6000

Stardust ×6000

???

900 XP

STEP

A Paldean Adventure - Adventure with Sprigatito (5/5)

???

Adventure with Fuecoco

Choose this option to go adventuring with Fuecoco

STEP

A Paldean Adventure - Adventure with Fuecoco (2/5)

Catch 3 Pokémon

×3

Poké Ball ×3

Take a snapshot of a wild Pokémon

×300

Stardust ×300

Fuecoco

900 XP

STEP

A Paldean Adventure - Adventure with Fuecoco (3/5)

Spin 50 PokéStops or Gyms

×20

Razz Berry ×20

Catch 200 Pokémon

×15

Pinap Berry ×15

Send 60 Gifts to friends

×25

Poké Ball ×25

Evolve a Fuecoco

×1000

1000 XP

Earn a heart with your buddy on 7 different days

×3000

Stardust ×3000

Lechonk

900 XP

STEP

A Paldean Adventure - Adventure with Fuecoco (4/5)

Explore 30 km

×5

Mysterious Component ×5

Catch 400 Pokémon

×25

Great Ball ×25

Earn 40 Candies walking with your buddy

×9

Golden Razz Berry ×9

Evolve a Crocalor

×2000

2000 XP

Visit a PokéStop on 14 different days

×6000

Stardust ×6000

???

900 XP

STEP

A Paldean Adventure - Adventure with Fuecoco (5/5)

???

Adventure with Quaxly

Choose this option to go adventuring with Quaxly

STEP

A Paldean Adventure - Adventure with Quaxly (2/5)

Catch 3 Pokémon

×3

Poké Ball ×3

Take a snapshot of a wild Pokémon

×300

Stardust ×300

Quaxly

900 XP

STEP

A Paldean Adventure - Adventure with Quaxly (3/5)

Spin 50 PokéStops or Gyms

×20

Razz Berry ×20

Catch 200 Pokémon

×15

Pinap Berry ×15

Send 60 Gifts to friends

×25

Poké Ball ×25

Evolve a Quaxly

×1000

1000 XP

Earn a heart with your buddy on 7 different days

×3000

Stardust ×3000

Lechonk

900 XP

STEP

A Paldean Adventure - Adventure with Quaxly (4/5)

Explore 30 km

×5

Mysterious Component ×5

Catch 400 Pokémon

×25

Great Ball ×25

Earn 40 Candies walking with your buddy

×9

Golden Razz Berry ×9

Evolve a Quaxwell

×2000

2000 XP

Visit a PokéStop on 14 different days

×6000

Stardust ×6000

???

900 XP

STEP

A Paldean Adventure - Adventure with Quaxly (5/5)

???

Lechonk's Adventure

Event-exclusive Timed Research

Timed Research featuring encounters with Lechonk will be available throughout the event!

And not only is Lechonk making its Pokémon GO debut, you may even encounter a Shiny one—if you’re lucky!

STEP

Lechonk's Adventure (1/1)

Catch 9 Pokémon

Lechonk

Catch 1 Pokémon

Lechonk

Catch 5 Pokémon

Lechonk

Use 9 Berries to help catch Pokémon

Lechonk

Send 9 Gifts to Friends

Lechonk

×900

900 XP

Collection Challenge

An event-themed Collection Challenge is coming!

Complete the Paldea-themed Collection Challenge to receive Stardust and additional encounters with Lechonk!

Sprigatito

Hoppip

Lechonk

×1000

Lechonk

Fuecoco

Houndour

Lechonk

×1000

Lechonk

Quaxly

Buizel

Lechonk

×1000

Lechonk

Fletchling

×1000

Lechonk

Shiny

These Pokémon will be released in their shiny variant with the start of the event.

Lechonk
Oinkologne
Oinkologne

These Pokémon will have a higher chance of being encountered shiny during this event.

Hoppip
Houndour
Buizel
Fletchling

Sales

New Avatar Items

To celebrate the launch of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 1: The Teal Mask DLC for the Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet games on Nintendo Switch, new avatar items inspired by the main characters will be available to all Trainers starting on September 13, 2023!

Paldea Set (Kitakami)
Paldea Backpack (Kitakami)
Paldea Sandals (Kitakami)

Graphic

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