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Crown Clash

Event
Starts:
Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 10:00 AM Local Time
Ends:
Sunday, May 18, 2025, at  8:00 PM Local Time

Witness glory with Kingambit’s debut in Pokémon GO’s Crown Clash event!

Bonuses Bonuses Features Features Spawns Spawns Raids Raids Research Research Shiny Shiny Graphic Graphic




Bonuses

2× XP for evolving Pokémon
2× XP for evolving Pokémon
Increased chance to encounter Shiny Nidoqueen wearing a crown, Shiny Nidoking wearing a crown, Shiny Slowpoke, Shiny Combee, and Shiny Litleo
Increased chance to encounter Shiny Nidoqueen wearing a crown, Shiny Nidoking wearing a crown, Shiny Slowpoke, Shiny Combee, and Shiny Litleo
Catching Slowpoke may award a King’s Rock
Catching Slowpoke may award a King’s Rock

Complete the Collection Challenge to earn this bonus.

Trainers Level 31 and up will receive one guaranteed Candy XL for evolving Pokémon
Trainers Level 31 and up will receive one guaranteed Candy XL for evolving Pokémon

Features

Pokémon Debuts

Kingambit, the Big Blade Pokémon, will make its Pokémon GO debut!

You can evolve Bisharp into Kingambit after you defeat 15 Dark-type or Steel-type Pokémon in Raid Battles with Bisharp as your buddy. You do not have to defeat these Pokémon with Bisharp.

  • Kingambit

Costumed Pokémon Debuts

New costumed Pokémon will appear during this event!

  • shiny
    Crown Nidoqueen
  • shiny
    Crown Nidoking

PokéStop Showcases

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

Track Pokémon

If you are still missing Pawniard or other Pokémon, try using the recently released Pokémon Alert feature, which enables Trainers to track a Pokémon.* When a tracked Pokémon is nearby, Trainers with Pokémon Alert will receive a notification.

Pokémon Alert only tracks Pokémon that can be found in the wild.

Spawns

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.

  • shiny
    Slowpoke
  • shiny
    Slakoth
  • shiny
    Piplup
  • shiny
    Combee
  • shiny
    Snivy
  • shiny
    Litleo

Some Trainers might even encounter the following!

  • shiny
    Pawniard

Raids

Appearing in 1-Star Raids

  • shiny
    Sneasel
  • shiny
    Klink
  • shiny
    Pawniard

Appearing in 3-Star Raids

  • shiny
    Crown Nidoqueen
  • shiny
    Crown Nidoking

Research

Field Research Tasks

Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available.

Complete Field Research tasks to earn encounters with event-themed Pokémon.

  • Catch 10 Pokémon
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shiny Slakoth
    Max CP
    429
    Min CP
    395
    shiny Piplup
    Max CP
    460
    Min CP
    426
    shiny Litleo
    Max CP
    611
    Min CP
    571
  • Win a raid
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shiny Sneasel
    Max CP
    879
    Min CP
    831
    shiny Klink
    Max CP
    409
    Min CP
    377
    shiny Pawniard
    Max CP
    614
    Min CP
    574
  • Win 2 raids
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shiny Crown Nidoqueen
    Max CP
    1066
    Min CP
    1013
    shiny Crown Nidoking
    Max CP
    1100
    Min CP
    1046
  • Evolve 2 Pokémon
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shiny Slowpoke
    Max CP
    525
    Min CP
    487
    shiny Combee
    Max CP
    212
    Min CP
    188
    shiny Snivy
    Max CP
    364
    Min CP
    333
  • Power up Pokémon 5 times
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shiny Sneasel
    Max CP
    879
    Min CP
    831
    shiny Klink
    Max CP
    409
    Min CP
    377
    shiny Pawniard
    Max CP
    614
    Min CP
    574

Collection Challenge

An event-themed Collection Challenge is coming!

Complete the catch- and Evolution-focused Collection Challenge to receive XP, Stardust, and an encounter with Pawniard. Additionally, Trainers Level 31 and up will receive one guaranteed Candy XL for evolving Pokémon after completing the Collection Challenge.

The Crowned Collection Challenge
Snivy
Serperior
Piplup
Empoleon
Slakoth
Slaking
Combee
Vespiquen
Slowpoke
Slowking
Litleo
Pyroar

REWARDS

Pawniard
×5000
10000 XP

Shiny

During this event, Trainers wil have an increased chance to encounter Shiny Nidoqueen wearing a crown, Shiny Nidoking wearing a crown, Shiny Slowpoke, Shiny Combee, and Shiny Litleo.

  • Crown Nidoqueen
  • Crown Nidoking
  • Slowpoke
  • Combee
  • Litleo

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