Pokémon GO is celebrating its eighth birthday in a big way with an amazing in-game event! The 8-Year Anniversary Event will take place from June 28 to July 3. From new costumed Pokémon and avatar items to event bonuses and cool research task rewards, there's a lot to earn from the celebration! Here are all the things that will be available throughout the event!
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Pokémon Debuts
New costumed Pokémon will appear during this event!
Grimer wearing a party hat*
Muk wearing a party hat
Meltan
When you use the Mystery Box during this event, you might encounter Shiny Meltan—if you’re lucky!
In addition, you’ll be able to open the Mystery Box more frequently.
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Event Bonuses
- Increased chance to become Lucky Friends.
- Increased chance to get Lucky Pokémon in trades.
- Friendship levels will increase faster than normal through opening Gifts, trading Pokémon, or battling together in raids, Gyms, or Trainer Battles!
- Chance of finding 8 or 88 (or maybe more!) Gimmighoul Coins when you spin a PokéStop with a Golden Lure Module.
In addition to the above, the 8th Anniversary Party will have special bonuses on certain days!
June 28 at 10:00 a.m. – June 29 at 11:59 p.m. local time
- 1/2 Egg Hatch Distance when Eggs are placed in an Incubator on these days.
June 30 at 12:00 a.m. – July 1 at 11:59 p.m. local time
- 2× XP for catching Pokémon.
July 2 at 12:00 a.m. – July 3 at 8:00 p.m. local time
- 2× Stardust for catching Pokémon.
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Wild Encounters
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild. Some of them can also appear as Shiny!
- Bulbasaur wearing a party hat + Shiny
- Charmander wearing a party hat + Shiny
- Squirtle wearing a party hat + Shiny
- Pikachu wearing a cake hat + Shiny
- Grimer wearing a party hat + Shiny
- Eevee wearing a party hat + Shiny
- Sprigatito
- Fuecoco
- Quaxly
Some Trainers might even encounter the following!
Alolan Grimer + Shiny
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently on these dates.
June 28 at 10:00 a.m. – June 29 at 11:59 p.m. local time
- Chikorita + Shiny
- Cyndaquil + Shiny
- Totodile + Shiny
- Treecko + Shiny
- Torchic + Shiny
- Mudkip + Shiny
June 30 at 12:00 a.m. – July 1 at 11:59 p.m. local time
- Turtwig + Shiny
- Chimchar + Shiny
- Piplup + Shiny
- Snivy + Shiny
- Tepig + Shiny
- Oshawott + Shiny
July 2 at 12:00 a.m. – July 3 at 8:00 p.m. local time
- Chespin + Shiny
- Fennekin + Shiny
- Froakie + Shiny
- Rowlet + Shiny
- Litten + Shiny
- Popplio
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Raids
The following Pokémon will appear in raids. Pokémon appearing in one-star raids will have a greater chance of being a Shiny Pokémon than when found in the wild.
- One-Star Raids
- Bulbasaur wearing a party hat
- Charmander wearing a party hat
- Squirtle wearing a party hat
- Pikachu wearing a cake hat
- Grimer wearing a party hat
Field Research Task Rewards
Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available!
Complete them to earn encounters with first-partner Pokémon, such as Bulbasaur, Cyndaquil, Mudkip, and more!
Some Field Research tasks will also award Mega Energy for the following Pokémon.
- Venusaur
- Charizard
- Blastoise
- Sceptile
- Blaziken
- Swampert
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Whispers in the Woods
Whispers in the Woods is a new Masterwork Research story that you can unlock by paying $5. In the end you have a guaranteed encounter with Shiny Celebi!
Although it was first introduced in the Distracted by Something Shiny Special Research story, Shiny Celebi is returning to Pokemon GO once again! The Masterwork Research story will be a long one and is from those you complete over time.
You can buy the Masterwork Research story until Wednesday, July 3, 2024.
If you purchase this new Masterwork Research story or you played the Distracted by Something Shiny Special Research story (either active or completed) you get additional bonuses during the 8th Anniversary Party event.
- 2× Incense duration
- 2× Daily Adventure Incense duration
- 2× Lucky Egg duration
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Timed Research
Event-themed Timed Research will be available throughout the event.
Complete tasks to earn XP, Stardust, and encounters with event-themed Pokémon such as Raticate wearing a party hat, Nidorino wearing a party hat, Wobbuffet wearing a party hat, Meltan, and more!
Paid Timed Research
If you pay $2 you can get an extra Paid Timed Research that will give you the following rewards:
- 1 Incubator
- 1 Super Incubator
- 1 Premium Battle Pass
- 1 Lucky Egg
- 1 Rocket Radar
- 1 Star Piece
- 1 Incense
- 1 Poffin
- 88,888 XP
- An encounter with Meltan
Pokémon GO Web Store — Anniversary Box
The celebrations will be not only in the game but also in the Pokemon GO Web Store. There you will find a special Anniversary Box that will cost $4.99 and will include three Remote Raid Passes, one Incubator, and three Premium Battle Passes.
Now even more Trainers can enjoy the web store! Trainers with Pokémon Trainer Club (PTC) accounts will now be able to log in to the Pokémon GO Web Store with the same credentials used to log in to Pokémon GO.
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New Avatar Items
The following avatar items will be available to purchase in the in-game shop during this event.
- Noctowl Loose-Fitting Jacket
- Mankey Loose-Fitting Jacket
- Loose-Fitting Pants (Dark Gray)
- Pom-Pom Style Oricorio Hat
- Pa’u Style Oricorio Hat
- Baile Style Oricorio Hat
- Sensu Style Oricorio Hat
Stickers
New stickers will be introduced for the Anniversary Event! You can get them as usual by spinning PokéStops, opening Gifts, and purchasing them from the in-game shop.
Make sure to log in to the Pokemon GO app for the event to get all these amazing rewards and special Pokemon! Check our website for more useful and interesting Pokemon GO content.
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