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Water Festival 2025

Event
Starts:
Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at 10:00 AM Local Time
Ends:
Sunday, July 20, 2025, at  8:00 PM Local Time

Tatsugiri splashes into Pokémon GO during the Water Festival event!

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




Bonuses

Rainy Lure Modules will last for two hours
Rainy Lure Modules will last for two hours
Increased Candy for Nice Throws or better
Increased Candy for Nice Throws or better
Increased chance to encounter Shiny Staryu and Shiny Tirtouga
Increased chance to encounter Shiny Staryu and Shiny Tirtouga
Lapras wearing a scarf caught from raids may have a Seasonal special background—if you're lucky!
Lapras wearing a scarf caught from raids may have a Seasonal special background—if you're lucky!

Features

Pokémon Debuts

The Mimicry Pokémon Tatsugiri will make its Pokémon GO debut!

Regional Forms:

  • Curly Form Tatsugiri (Europe, Middle East, Africa)
  • Droopy Form Tatsugiri (Americas)
  • Stretchy Form Tatsugiri (Asia-Pacific)
  • Tatsugiri (Curly)
  • Tatsugiri (Droopy)
  • Tatsugiri (Stretchy)

Special Background

Lapras wearing a scarf caught from raids may have a Seasonal special background—if you’re lucky!

  • shiny
    Scarf Lapras

Spawns

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.

  • shiny
    Squirtle
  • shiny
    Slowpoke
  • shiny
    Krabby
  • shiny
    Staryu
  • shiny
    Magikarp
  • shiny
    Marill
  • shiny
    Barboach
  • shiny
    Clamperl
  • shiny
    Buizel
  • shiny
    Finneon
  • shiny
    Wimpod

Some Trainers might even encounter the following!

  • Lanturn
  • shiny
    Feebas
  • Palpitoad
  • shiny
    Tirtouga

Raids

Appearing in 1-Star Raids

Tatsugiri will be available in their respective regions.

  • shiny
    Shellder
  • shiny
    Ducklett
  • Tatsugiri (Curly)
  • Tatsugiri (Droopy)
  • Tatsugiri (Stretchy)

Appearing in 3-Star Raids

  • Kingler
  • shiny
    Gyarados
  • shiny
    Scarf Lapras
  • Azumarill

Research

Field Research Tasks

Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available.

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

  • Catch 5 Pokémon
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shiny Slowpoke
    Max CP
    525
    Min CP
    487
    shiny Staryu
    Max CP
    495
    Min CP
    459
    shiny Magikarp
    Max CP
    117
    Min CP
    99
  • Catch 10 Pokémon
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shiny Squirtle
    Max CP
    405
    Min CP
    372
    shiny Buizel
    Max CP
    452
    Min CP
    416
    shiny Finneon
    Max CP
    416
    Min CP
    383
  • Catch 10 Water‑type Pokémon
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    ×20
     Blastoise Mega Energy ×20
    ×20
     Gyarados Mega Energy ×20
  • Catch 15 Pokémon
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    Lanturn
    Max CP
    893
    Min CP
    844
    Palpitoad
    Max CP
    596
    Min CP
    556
    shiny Tirtouga
    Max CP
    638
    Min CP
    597
  • Evolve 2 Water‑type Pokémon
    REWARD
    shiny Wimpod
    Max CP
    215
    Min CP
    191
  • Win a raid
    REWARD
    shiny Scarf Lapras
    Max CP
    1131
    Min CP
    1076

Happiness in Every Scoop

Premium Timed Research

For US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access event-exclusive Timed Research.

STEP
1
Happiness in Every Scoop (1/1)
Catch 5 Water-type Pokémon Staryu
Catch 10 Water-type Pokémon Feebas
Catch 15 Water-type Pokémon
×1
 Premium Battle Pass ×1
Evolve a Pokémon Clamperl
Evolve 3 Pokémon
×1
 Rainy Lure Module ×1
Send a Gift with a sticker* Azumarill
Explore 1 km Kingler
Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms Gyarados

REWARDS

Ice Cream Pose
Scarf Lapras
×3000

* The ‘Send a Gift with a sticker’ task requires 3 Gifts. This may be fixed/changed later.

Trainers will be able to purchase and gift tickets to any of their Pokémon GO friends that they have achieved a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with. Please note that purchases—including those made for other Trainers—are non-refundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Tickets cannot be purchased with PokéCoins.

Collection Challenges

Event-themed Collection Challenges are coming!

Complete the catching-focused Collection Challenges to receive XP, Stardust, and encounters with event-themed Pokémon.

Water Festival: Fishin' Mission Collection Challenge
Note that Gyarados must be caught, not evolved, to fulfill this challenge.
Magikarp
Barboach
Finneon
Gyarados

REWARDS

5000 XP
×2500
Scarf Lapras
Water Festival: She Sells Seashells Collection Challenge
Note that Kingler must be caught, not evolved, to fulfill this challenge.
Staryu
Krabby
Clamperl
Kingler

REWARDS

5000 XP
×2500
Scarf Lapras
Water Festival: Just Keep Swimming Collection Challenge
Note that Azumarill must be caught, not evolved, to fulfill this challenge.
Slowpoke
Marill
Buizel
Azumarill

REWARDS

5000 XP
×2500
Scarf Lapras

Shiny

Shiny Staryu and Shiny Tirtouga

Shiny Staryu and Shiny Tirtouga will have an increased chance to be encountered in their shiny form during this event.

  • Staryu
  • Starmie
  • Tirtouga
  • Carracosta

Sales

New Avatar Items

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

  • Curly Form Tatsugiri Backpack
  • Droopy Form Tatsugiri Backpack
  • Stretchy Form Tatsugiri Backpack

Pokémon GO Web Store – Water Festival Ultra Ticket Box

The Water Festival Ultra Ticket Box will be available for US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency). It includes an event ticket plus one Star Piece at no additional cost!

Check it out in the Pokémon GO Web Store!

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