Ultra Unlock: Steel and Scales
Honedge slashes into Pokémon GO during Ultra Unlock: Steel and Scales!
Bonuses




Features
Pokémon Debuts
The following Pokémon first discovered in the Kalos region will make their Pokémon GO debuts!
- Honedge
- Doublade
- Aegislash (Shield Forme)
- Aegislash (Blade Forme)
You can use 25 Honedge Candy to evolve Honedge into Doublade and 100 Honedge Candy to evolve Doublade into Aegislash.
In Trainer Battles, Agishlash starts in Shield Form and changes to Blade form when it uses a Charged Attack.
GO Battle League
During the event, Honedge will appear in both GO Battle League reward tracks starting at Rank 6. It will appear more frequently in the premium track.
After the event, Honedge will appear in both GO Battle League reward tracks starting at Rank 16. It will appear more frequently in the premium track.
Spawns
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild. Also, for the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Rookidee—if you’re lucky!
During this event, Trainers will have an increased chance to encounter Shiny Bagon and Shiny Beldum.
- Magnemite
- Dratini
- Aron
- Bagon
- Beldum
- Ferroseed
- Noibat
- Rookidee
Some Trainers might even encounter the following!
- Axew
- Goomy
Raids
The following Pokémon will appear in raids.
During this event, Trainers will have an increased chance to encounter Shiny Unown U in raids.
Appearing in 1-Star Raids
- Unown U
- Gible
- Klink
- Deino
- Honedge
Appearing in 3-Star Raids
- Skarmory
- Bisharp
- Dragalge
- Turtonator
Research
Field Research Tasks
Complete these event-themed Field Research tasks to earn XP, Stardust, and encounters with Steel and Dragon-type Pokémon.
- Catch 5 Pokémon POSSIBLE REWARDS×10001000 XP×500Stardust ×500
- Catch 10 Pokémon POSSIBLE REWARDS
Bagon
Max CP495Min CP459Beldum
Max CP418Min CP385 - Catch 20 Pokémon POSSIBLE REWARDS
Bronzor
Max CP258Min CP229Gible
Max CP477Min CP441 - Win a raid POSSIBLE REWARDS
Goomy
Max CP418Min CP385Jangmo-o
Max CP415Min CP382Frigibax
Max CP534Min CP496
Collection Challenges
Complete Collection Challenges to receive XP, Stardust, and encounters with event-themed Pokémon.
































Shiny
New Shiny Release
For the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Rookidee—if you’re lucky!
- Rookidee
- Corvisquire
- Corviknight
Increased Shiny Rates
Trainers will have an increased chance to encounter Shiny Bagon and Shiny Beldum.
- Bagon
- Shelgon
- Salamence
- Beldum
- Metang
- Metagross
Shiny Unown U
Trainers will have an increased chance to encounter Shiny Unown U in raids.
- Unown U
Sales
Pokémon GO Web Store
There’s a new way to log in to the Pokémon GO Web Store! Visit the web store from your mobile device and select “Sign in with Pokémon GO” to be logged in to our new and improved store.
Don’t forget, Trainers, you get double the Reward Points on eligible purchases when you shop with the Pokémon GO Web Store!