Bonuses

* 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

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PokéStop Showcases

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

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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

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Appearing in 3- Star Raids

• 
  Machamp
• 
  Camerupt
• 
  Metagross
• 
  
  Turtonator

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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

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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

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A Paldean Adventure

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.

Adventure with Sprigatito

Choose this option to go adventuring with Sprigatito

Adventure with Fuecoco

Choose this option to go adventuring with Fuecoco

Adventure with Quaxly

Choose this option to go adventuring with Quaxly

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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!

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Collection Challenge

An event-themed Collection Challenge is coming!

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

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