Animation Week 2020
Starts:
Friday, November 6, 2020, at 8:00 AM Local Time
Ends:
Thursday, November 12, 2020, at 10:00 PM Local Time
The Animation Week 2020 event—based on Pokémon Journeys: The Series—is coming soon to Pokémon GO!
During this event, Pokémon encounters and other content with ties to the two main characters—Ash and Goh—will be available in Pokémon GO. You’ll also be able to participate in event-exclusive Timed Research inspired by the animated series’ storyline!
Features
- From Thursday, November 5, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. to Monday, November 16, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8), Lugia will be returning to five-star raids—this time with the attack Aeroblast!
- Take on new Timed Research inspired by multiple episodes of the ongoing series Pokémon Journeys: The Series!
- Goh might appear in GO Snapshot! Be sure to take a snapshot during the event!
- Goh-inspired avatar items will be available! Check out the Style Shop to get yours for free.
- Lucky Trainers may even hatch a Shiny Cubone!
Spawns
You can look forward to encountering the following Pokémon more frequently in the wild:
Appearing in the wild
- Bulbasaur
- Spearow
- Pikachu
- Paras
- Meowth
- Exeggcute
- Cubone
- Scyther
- Dratini
- Cyndaquil
- Wurmple
- Piplup
Photobombs (5 Times)
- Scyther
Eggs
In 7 km Eggs
- Cubone
- Pichu
- Riolu
- Mantyke
Raids
Appearing in Raid Battles
- Ivysaur
- Pinsir
- Snorlax
- Lugia
- Golurk
Shiny
Shiny Cubone is already available in its shiny variant but it was specifically mentioned in the anouncement.
- Cubone
- Marowak