All the details of one of the most important events of the year
One of the highlights of the year in Pokémon GO is approaching. After several spectacular weeks with the start of the new season, Niantic has revealed all the details of the festival it will carry out on the occasion of the 8th anniversary of the gamewith which players will remain hooked on the mobile title due to the number of surprises it will include.
The event will start on June 28 at 10:00 a.m. and will remain active until July 3 at 8:00 p.m.. During all those days there will be certain Pokémon that will appear more frequently than usual with a festive hat, such as Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pikachu, Eevee and for the first time Grimer and Muk. Joining these will be Sprigatito, Fuecoco, Quaxly and Grimer from Alola.
Those who have a Meltan Mystery Box You will do well to reserve its use for this celebration, because it can be opened more frequently and it will be possible to come across a shiny version of this extremely rare Pokémon. In addition, depending on the days you play, you can take advantage of a series of bonuses and special encounters
| Days | Bonuses | Pokemon |
|---|---|---|
| June 28 and 29 | Eggs will require half the steps to hatch | Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile, Treecko, Torchic and Mudkip |
| June 30 and July 1 | Double experience points for catching Pokémon | Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup, Snivy, Tepig and Oshawott |
| July 2 and 3 | Double Stardust for capturing Pokémon | Chespin, Fennekin, Froakie, Rowlet, Litten and Popplio |
Likewise, it will also be a good time to increase friendship level faster than normal With any friend, you’ll be more likely to get a lucky friendship and even a lucky Pokémon with a trade. As for the PokéStops, there will be some golden ones that will deliver 8 or 88 Gimmighoul coins.
There will also be no shortage of Raids to challenge Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pikachu and Grimer in party hats, event-themed field research tasks, special displays at PokéStops, 8th anniversary stickers and all these temporary research tasks and special:
- Free Temporal Research Task: will deliver experience points, Stardust, encounters with other Pokémon such as Meltan and with festive hats such as Raticate, Nidorino and Wobbuffet and much more.
- Temporary research task paid for 1.99 euros: will give an Incubator, a Super Incubator, a premium combat pass, a Lucky Egg, a Rocket Radar, a Star Piece, an Incense, a Pokocho, 88,888 experience points and an encounter with Meltan.
- Master research task for 4.99 euros: It has no time limit and is designed to take weeks or even months to complete. Thanks to it, the duration of Incense and Lucky Eggs will be doubled during the event and will conclude with the appearance of a shiny Celebi.
Finally, those who want to top off the event in style will be able to purchase an Anniversary Box for 4.99 euros. This will contain three premium combat passes, an incubator and three remote raid passes, while those who prefer to modify the appearance of their avatar will have at their disposal Oricorio caps, a Mankey blouse and another Noctowl blouse.
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