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Karrablast and Shelmet Community Day

Community Day
Starts:
Sunday, February 9, 2025, at  2:00 PM Local Time
Ends:
Sunday, February 9, 2025, at  5:00 PM Local Time

We’re excited to announce that Karrablast, the Clamping Pokémon, and Shelmet, the Snail Pokémon, will be featured during February Community Day!

Bonuses Bonuses Features Features Spawns Spawns Research Research Shiny Shiny Sales Sales Graphic Graphic




Bonuses

Increased Spawns
Increased Spawns
3x Catch XP
3x Catch XP
3-hour Incense**
3-hour Incense**
3-hour Lures***
3-hour Lures***
2x Catch Candy
2x Catch Candy
2x Chance to receive Candy XL from catching Pokémon
2x Chance to receive Candy XL from catching Pokémon
One additional Special Trade can be made for a maximum of two for the day*
One additional Special Trade can be made for a maximum of two for the day*
Trades made will require 50% less Stardust*
Trades made will require 50% less Stardust*

* While most bonuses are only active during the three hours of the event, these bonuses will be active from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time.
** The three-hour Incense bonus excludes Daily Adventure Incense.
*** The three-hour lure bonus excludes Golden Lure Modules.

Features

Evolve Karrablast from the beginning of the event until February 16, 2025, at 10:00 p.m. local time to get an Escavalier that knows the Charged Attack Razor Shell.

Razor Shell (Water-type)

  • Trainer Battles: 35 power
  • Gyms and raids: 55 power

Evolve Shelmet from the beginning of the event until February 16, 2025, at 10:00 p.m. local time to get an Accelgor that knows the Charged Attack Energy Ball.

Energy Ball (Grass-type)

  • Trainer Battles: 90 power
  • Gyms and raids: 90 power

Photobombs

During the event you can snap an AR Photo and get photobombed by Karrablast and Shelmet.

PokéStop Showcases

Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops during Karrablast and Shelmet Community Day!

  • Karrablast
  • Escavalier
  • Shelmet
  • Accelgor

Spawns

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.

  • shiny
    Karrablast
  • shiny
    Shelmet

Research

Field Research Tasks

February Community Day–themed Field Research will be available! Catch Karrablast and Shelmet to earn rewards such as Stardust, Great Balls, additional encounters with both featured Pokémon, and more!

  • Catch 3 Karrablast or Shelmet
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shiny Karrablast
    Max CP
    506
    Min CP
    469
    shiny Shelmet
    Max CP
    357
    Min CP
    325
    ×5
     Great Ball ×5
    +3
    ×2
     Ultra Ball ×2
    ×2
     Pinap Berry ×2
    ×500
     Stardust ×500

GO out and explore with your community, and you may even find Field Research that yields more encounters with Karrablast and Shelmet that have Dual Destiny–themed Special Backgrounds—if you’re lucky!

The following tasks will have encounters with Special Backgrounds.

  • Win a five‑star or higher raid
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shiny Karrablast
    Max CP
    506
    Min CP
    469
    shiny Shelmet
    Max CP
    357
    Min CP
    325
  • Trade a Pokémon
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shiny Karrablast
    Max CP
    506
    Min CP
    469
    shiny Shelmet
    Max CP
    357
    Min CP
    325
  • Complete a Party Challenge
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shiny Karrablast
    Max CP
    506
    Min CP
    469
    shiny Shelmet
    Max CP
    357
    Min CP
    325

Bug Report

Event-exclusive Special Research

For US$2.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access the Karrablast and Shelmet Community Day–exclusive Special Research.

The encounters with Special Backgrounds are the final reward for eadh step and the very first encounter for “Use 25 Berries to help catch Pokémon”.

STEP
1
Bug Report (1/3)
Use 25 Berries to help catch Pokémon Karrablast
Catch 25 Pokémon
×1
 Lucky Egg ×1
Make 25 Great Throws
×50
 Shelmet Candy ×50
Spin 15 PokéStops or Gyms
×1
 Incense ×1
Explore 1 km
×3
 Silver Pinap Berry ×3
Complete 5 Field Research tasks
×30
 Ultra Ball ×30

REWARDS

Shelmet
×7500
×1
STEP
2
Bug Report (2/3)
Catch 5 Pokémon Karrablast
Catch 10 Pokémon Shelmet
Catch 15 Pokémon Karrablast
Catch 20 Pokémon Shelmet
Catch 25 Pokémon Karrablast
Catch 30 Pokémon Shelmet

REWARDS

Karrablast
×7500
×30
STEP
3
Bug Report (3/3)
Send 3 Gifts and add a sticker to each Accelgor
Earn 3 hearts with your buddy
×1
 Rocket Radar ×1
Transfer 25 Pokémon
×50
 Karrablast Candy ×50
Evolve 5 Pokémon
×3
 Rare Candy ×3
Power up Pokémon 20 times
×1
 Charged TM ×1
Earn 15,000 XP Escavalier

REWARDS

Shelmet
10000 XP
×1

Karrablast and Shelmet Community Day Continued Timed Research

Event-exclusive Timed Research

Keep Community Day going with a new Timed Research that will last for a week following the event!

Trainers who log in during February Community Day will receive Timed Research that awards:

  • One encounter each with Karrablast and Shelmet featuring a Dual Destiny–themed Special Background. (The final two encounters have the Special Background.)
  • An increased chance to encounter Shiny Karrablast and Shiny Shelmet when completing these Timed Research tasks!

Don’t forget, Trainers, you can evolve Karrablast or Shelmet during the week following the event to get:

  • Escavalier that knows the Charged Attack Razor Shell.
  • Accelgor that knows the Charged Attack Energy Ball.
STEP
1
Karrablast and Shelmet Community Day Continued Timed Research (1/1)
Catch a Pokémon
×1000
1000 XP
Catch a Pokémon on 2 different days Karrablast
Catch a Pokémon on 3 different days Shelmet
Catch a Pokémon on 4 different days Karrablast
Catch a Pokémon on 5 different days
×5000
5000 XP

REWARDS

Shelmet
×5000

Shiny

Shiny Karrablast and Shelmet are already available in Pokémon GO but Trainers will have a higher chance of encountering them during Community Day.

Shiny Karrablast

  • Karrablast
  • Escavalier

Shiny Shelmet

  • Shelmet
  • Accelgor

Sales

Stickers

You’ll be able to get event-themed stickers by spinning PokéStops, opening Gifts, and purchasing them from the in-game shop.

Event Bundles

Two Community Day bundles will be available during this event.

  • For 1,350 PokéCoins, you will get 50 Ultra Balls, five SuperIncubators, one Elite Charged TM, and five Lucky Eggs.
  • For 480 PokéCoins, you will get 30 Ultra Balls, one Incense, three Super Incubators, and one Lure Module.

Check out the in-game shop to snag one of these bundles!

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