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Bug Out 2024

Event
Starts:
Friday, April 12, 2024, at 10:00 AM Local Time
Ends:
Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at  8:00 PM Local Time

Jump, crawl or wiggle—just don’t miss out on the Bug Out event!

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Bonuses

2× XP for successfully catching Pokémon with Nice Throws or better
2× XP for successfully catching Pokémon with Nice Throws or better
Increased Candy for Nice Throws or better
Increased Candy for Nice Throws or better
Increased Candy XL for Nice Throws or better for Trainers level 31 and up
Increased Candy XL for Nice Throws or better for Trainers level 31 and up
Increased chance to encounter Shiny Combee and Shiny Burmy
Increased chance to encounter Shiny Combee and Shiny Burmy

Features

PokéStop Showcases

Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops during the event where you can enter event-themed Pokémon!

Spawns

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.

  • shiny
    Caterpie
  • shiny
    Weedle
  • shiny
    Shuckle
  • shiny
    Wurmple
  • shiny
    Kricketot
  • shiny
    Combee
  • shiny
    Sewaddle
  • shiny
    Dwebble

Some Trainers might even encounter the following!

  • shiny
    Nincada
  • shiny
    Cutiefly

Raids

The following Pokémon will appear in raids.

Once two or more Trainers successfully complete an in-person raid, more Pokémon will appear around the Gym that hosted the raid for 15 minutes.

Appearing in 1- Star Raids

  • shiny
    Pineco
  • shiny
    Shuckle
  • shiny
    Nincada
  • shiny
    Skorupi

Appearing in 3- Star Raids

  • shiny
    Beedrill
  • shiny
    Pinsir
  • shiny
    Kleavor

Appearing in 5- Star Raids

  • shiny
    Tapu Bulu

Appearing in Mega Raids

Mega Charizard X will be replaced by Mega Heracross on April 13, at 10 am local time.

  • shiny
    Mega Charizard X
  • shiny
    Mega Heracross

Research

Field Research Tasks

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

  • Catch 5 Pokémon
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shiny Burmy (Plant)
    Max CP
    209
    Min CP
    185
    shiny Burmy (Sandy)
    Max CP
    209
    Min CP
    185
    shiny Burmy (Trash)
    Max CP
    209
    Min CP
    185
  • Make 3 Curveball Throws
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shiny Paras
    Max CP
    436
    Min CP
    402
    shiny Venonat
    Max CP
    430
    Min CP
    396
  • Make 3 Great Throws in a row
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shiny Dewpider
    Max CP
    306
    Min CP
    277
    shiny Wimpod
    Max CP
    215
    Min CP
    191
  • Trade a Pokémon
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shiny Karrablast
    Max CP
    506
    Min CP
    469
    shiny Shelmet
    Max CP
    357
    Min CP
    325
  • Evolve 3 Pokémon
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    ×25
     Beedrill Mega Energy ×25
    ×25
     Pinsir Mega Energy ×25
    ×25
     Scizor Mega Energy ×25

Collection Challenges

Event-themed Collection Challenges are coming!

Complete the Collection Challenges to receive reward encounters and Mega Energy for certain Bug-type Pokémon.

Bug Out Collection Challenge 1
Caterpie
Metapod
Butterfree
Weedle
Kakuna
Beedrill

REWARDS

Beedrill
×50
Bug Out Collection Challenge 2
Remember that only Female Combee can evolve into Vespiquen
Sewaddle
Swadloon
Leavanny
Combee
Vespiquen

REWARDS

Pinsir
×50
Bug Out Collection Challenge 3
Dwebble
Crustle
Kricketot
Kricketune
Cutiefly
Ribombee

REWARDS

Scizor
×50
Bug Out Collection Challenge 4
Nincada
Ninjask

REWARDS

Shedinja

Shiny

Shiny Combee and Shiny Burmy are featured in this event and Trainers will have higher odds of encountering them.

Remember that:

  • Only Female Combee evolve into Vespiquen
  • Female Burmy evolve in to Wormadam
  • Male Burmy evolve in to Mothim
  • Combee
  • Vespiquen
  • Burmy (Plant)
  • Burmy (Sandy)
  • Burmy (Trash)
  • Wormadam (Plant)
  • Wormadam (Sandy)
  • Wormadam (Trash)
  • Mothim

Sales

New Avatar Items

The following avatar items will be available to purchase in the in-game shop during this event and will continue to be available after the event ends!

  • Burmy Earrings (Plant Cloak)
  • Burmy Earrings (Sandy Cloak)
  • Burmy Earrings (Trash Cloak)
  • Male Combee Bag
  • Female Combee Bag

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