Team GO Rocket celebrates – but why? It’s up to you to find out! This is what you can expect during the Team GO Rocket Celebration event.
Date + time
Tuesday 2 February at 10:00 to Sunday 7 February at 20:00 local time.
Features
New Shadow Pokémon
Team GO Rocket Grunts turns the following Pokémon into Shadow Pokémon: Swinub, Nosepass, Aron, Spheal, Lileep, Anorith, and more.
New Grunt Line Ups
Team GO Rocket Grunts also had different Pokémon teams during and after the event. Look out for more fun PokéStops and Team GO Rocket balloons than usual!
Team GO Rocket Gift Stickers
Defeat Team GO Rocket Leaders during the event for the chance to receive a Team GO Rocket Leader Gift sticker.
Wild Spawns
Look out for Pokémon like Golbat, Koffing, Ariados, Qwilfish, Sneasel, Houndour, Nuzleaf, Stunky, Skorupi and Venipede that occur more frequently in the wild!
New Pokémon in 12 km of eggs
Strange eggs will hatch different Pokémon during and after the event, such as Qwilfish, Larvitar, Corphish, Absol, Skorupi, Sandile, Scraggy, Pawniard and Deino.
Attacks
One Star Raids
Three-star raids
Five Star Raids
For full dates for five-star attacking bosses and dates, please consult the February event guide.
Mega Raids
Research
Opportunity-exclusive field research and time research will be available. We will share more information as it becomes available.
The Team GO Rocket Timed Research Challenge starting during the Johto Celebration event will continue during this event and will reward an encounter with the legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh who knows the exclusive attack earthquake!
Bonuses
Half egg hatching distance when an egg is placed in an incubator during an event.