The event will take place from Tuesday April 21 at 8:00 a.m. to Monday April 27 at 10:00 p.m.
Pokemon Buddies
More frequent appearances in wild
Pokémon that would make a good buddy to accompany you on your adventures such as Lillipup or Alolan Meowth will appear more frequently in wild.
# 52
Dark type
# 113
Normal Type
# 133
Normal Type
# 349
Water Type
# 506
Normal Type
# 595
Electric and Bug Types
Note that Woobat will appear for the first time in the wild, after being available as a field study reward.
Illumise and Volbeat available worldwide
The regional Pokémon Volbeat, usually available in Asia, Europe and Oceania, and Illumise, usually available in America and Africa, will be exceptionally available worldwide! And that's not all, since they can also be found in their shiny form !
More frequent appearances in 5km Eggs and Research Tasks
All of the above-mentioned Pokémon - except Chansey- will appear more frequently in 5km eggs and will be available as a field study reward.
Bonus
Many Bonuses related to your Pokémon Buddies will be available during the event:
- The Pokemon Buddy will bring you more gifts than usual (items, souvenirs ...). It may bring you a new type of gift!
- The Pokémon Buddy will more easily be in the "Cheerful" state.
- The distance to earn a candy by walking with your buddy is divided by 2.
- The number of hearts to increase your friend's friendship is divided by 2.
- The duration during which your buddy joins you on the map is multiplied by 2
- Each Pokémon evolved during the event will earn you double PX.
Remember that until further notice, the hatching distance is divided by 2 and the Adventure Sync takes into account the movements made at home!
The containment will continue for a few weeks and Niantic will soon put in place exceptional features so that players can continue to enjoy Pokémon GO: raids from home, bonus and improved tracking of eggs on the program!
