Mega Ampharos is here! With the start of the Hoenn event, Mega Ampharos suddenly appeared in raids. In addition to Mega Ampharos, we also have an Incense Day with Mareep.
Date + time
- Mega Ampharos will be coming to Mega Raids on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at 10:00 local time.
- Sunday 24 January 2021 from 11:00 to 17:00 local time for Mareep Incense Day Electric and Dragon tick spawns.
Features + Spawns
‘You can enjoy an Incense Day event featuring electric Pokémon, Dragon-type Pokémon and more! During this event, Incense will attract more Mareep, and you may even encounter a Shiny Mareep if you are lucky! Evolve Flaaffy (the developed form of Mareep) during the opportunity to get an Ampharos who knows the initial attack on Dragon Pulse of the Community Day! ‘
Besides Mareep, different Pokémon will be attracted to Incense at different times. The spawns will rotate in between Electric and Dragon tick themes.
- From 11:00 to 13:00: Electric type Pokémon
- From 13:00 to 14:00: Dragon-type Pokémon and Pokémon that evolve into Dragon-type Pokémon
- From 14:00 to 16:00: Electric type Pokémon
- From 4pm to 5pm: Dragon-type Pokémon and Pokémon evolving into Dragon-type Pokémon
Electric type of hours
During times that have Pokémon of the electric nature, you can encounter Pikachu, Magnemite, Voltorb, Chinchou, Mareep, Plusle and Minun. If you are lucky, you may encounter a Stunfish!
Hour of dragon type
During the dragon hours, the Dragon Pokémon and Pokémon that develop into Dragon-type Pokémon will be attracted to Incense, including Horsea, Dratini, Mareep, Trapinch, Vibrava, and Swablu. If you are lucky, you may encounter a Bagon!
Infographic
Shop bundle
An exclusive 1 PokéCoin bundle with opportunities three incense will also be available to pick up in the store.
Blink Mareep
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Special move
Evolve Flaaffy (the developed form of Mareep) during the opportunity to get an Ampharos who knows the previously Community Day-exclusive attack Dragon Pulse!
Check out our analysis here for a full meta outline of Ampharos with Dragon Pulse. Mega Ampharos is one of only two Electric types with a Mega Evolution, the other is Manectric. Although it may not be great to have a Dragon type of attacker, it can be a solid Electric type for raids as a Mega.