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Team GO Rocket Celebration Event

Event
Starts:
Tuesday, February 2, 2021, at 10:00 AM Local Time
Ends:
Sunday, February 7, 2021,at  8:00 PM Local Time

Team GO Rocket is celebrating—but why? It’s up to you to find out! Here’s what you can expect during the Team GO Rocket Celebration event.

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Bonuses

1/2 Hatch Distance
1/2 Hatch Distance
Rocket Balloons every 2 hours
Rocket Balloons every 2 hours

Features

  • Defeat Team GO Rocket Leaders during the event for a chance to receive a Team GO Rocket Leader Gift sticker.
  • Event-exclusive Field Research and Timed Research will be available.
  • The Team GO Rocket–themed Timed Research that begins during the Johto Celebration event will continue during this event and will reward an encounter with the Legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh that knows the exclusive attack Earthquake!
  • Keep a lookout for more invaded PokéStops and Team GO Rocket balloons than usual!

You won’t be able to TM away Frustration during this event

Shadow

New Shadow Pokémon

  • Swinub
  • Nosepass
  • Aron
  • Lileep
  • Anorith
  • Spheal

Team GO Rocket Grunts will also have different teams of Pokémon during the event and after its conclusion.

Cliff's Team

  • shiny
    Aerodactyl
  • Gallade
  • Slowking
  • Cradily
  • Tyranitar
  • Dusknoir
  • Mamoswine
  • Slot 1: Aerodactyl
  • Slot 2: Gallade, Slowking, Cradily
  • Slot 3: Tyranitar, Dusknoir, Mamoswine

Arlo's Team

  • shiny
    Beldum
  • Gardevoir
  • Infernape
  • Aggron
  • Armaldo
  • Salamence
  • Scizor
  • Slot 1: Beldum
  • Slot 2: Gardevoir, Infernape, Aggron
  • Slot 3: Armaldo, Salamence, Scizor

Sierra's Team

  • shiny
    Carvanha
  • Porygon-Z
  • Hippowdon
  • Mismagius
  • Houndoom
  • Flygon
  • Walrein
  • Slot 1: Carvanha
  • Slot 2: Porygon-Z, Hippowdon, Mismagius
  • Slot 3: Houndoom, Flygon, Walrein

These new lineups won’t be available until the day after the event starts for Rocket Grunts and Rocket Leaders at PokéStops. They will be available from Rocket Balloons at the start of the event.

Spawns

Poison- and Dark-type Pokémon appearing in the wild.

  • Golbat
  • shiny
    Koffing
  • Ariados
  • shiny
    Qwilfish
  • shiny
    Sneasel
  • shiny
    Houndour
  • Nuzleaf
  • shiny
    Stunky
  • shiny
    Skorupi
  • shiny
    Venipede
  • shiny
    Scraggy

    Eggs

    Pokémon will be hatching from Strange Eggs during and after the event.

    In 12 km Strange Eggs

    • shiny
      Qwilfish
    • shiny
      Larvitar
    • shiny
      Corphish
    • shiny
      Absol
    • shiny
      Skorupi
    • shiny
      Sandile
    • shiny
      Scraggy
    • shiny
      Pawniard
    • shiny
      Vullaby
    • shiny
      Deino

    Raids

    Appearing in 1-Star Raids

    • shiny
      Alolan Meowth
    • shiny
      Alolan Grimer
    • shiny
      Gligar
    • shiny
      Sneasel
    • shiny
      Shinx
    • shiny
      Klink

    Appearing in 3-Star Raids

    • Nidoqueen
    • Ariados
    • Umbreon
    • shiny
      Tyranitar
    • shiny
      Absol

    Appearing in 5-star raids

    • shiny
      Raikou
    • shiny
      Suicune
    • Raikou will be appearing in five-star raids from Sunday, January 31, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. to Thursday, February 4, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. local time.
    • Suicune will be appearing in five-star raids from Thursday, February 4, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. local time.

    Appearing in Mega Raids

    • shiny
      Mega Venusaur
    • shiny
      Mega Ampharos
    • shiny
      Mega Houndoom

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