Attention, Trainers! This December, Niantic Labs and the Pokémon GO team are inviting you to celebrate the power of change during the first-ever Evolution Event.
Celebrate the Power of Change
In a press release posted on Dec. 4 (Wednesday), the team behind the hit augmented reality (AR) video game is inviting their Trainers to celebrate how much their Pokémons and themselves have changed.
"Perhaps one of the greatest lessons we learn from Pokémon is that it's possible to evolve into a surprising and cool being-sometimes we just need a little boost or help!" said the team.
What Is a Pokémon Evolution?
In the game, the evolution of a certain creature depends on its gender and whether it has spent time with a buddy. Sometimes, the evolution happens at particular times of day, because of certain items, or the duration of a Lure Module's appearance.
During the Evolution Event 2019, Trainers can catch Evolution items from raids, use Lure Modules for longer periods (one hour), and encounter special Pokémons more frequently in the wild and in Field Research.
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Evolution Event 2019 Schedule
Here is the full schedule based on Pokémon GO Live's official website:
From Dec. 5 (Thursday) at 1:00 p.m. to Dec. 12 (Thursday) at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT -8), you can take advantage of the following special features:
- Pokémon that evolve in unique ways—such as Onix, Eevee, Roselia, and Burmy—will be appearing more often in the wild, in raids, and in Field Research.
- Take on raids against Pokémon with unique Evolutions, like Lickitung, Scyther, Togetic, and Ralts!
- Find more 2 km Eggs that will hatch into Pokémon such as Tyrogue, Feebas, Burmy, and Happiny.
- Event-specific Field Research tasks that reward Evolution items, which can help you evolve certain Pokémon, will be available.
- If you're lucky, you may encounter a Shiny Burmy!
During the week-long event, you can also grab the following bonuses:
- All Lure Modules will last one hour for the duration of the event, including the Glacial, Magnetic, and Mossy Lure Modules.
- 2× XP when evolving Pokémon
- Evolution items from raids
Evolution Event Raid Day
On Dec. 7 (Saturday) from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in your local time zone, you get a rare opportunity to do the following:
- Encounter Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle in one-star raids.
- Encounter Ivysaur, Charmeleon, and Wartortle in two-star raids.
- Encounter Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise in four-star raids.
- Receive up to five additional Raid Passes during the Raid Day time period when you spin a Photo Disc at a Gym. These Raid Passes will not be available after the event period is over. You cannot hold more than one Raid Pass at once.
Handy Tips for Trainers
According to GamePress, here are some of the standout features of this week-long event:
- Shiny Burmy will be released globally, so watch out!
- Mass-evolutions are a great way to earn experience. Power-level by taking advantage of the 2x XP for evolving Pokémon!
- Be on the lookout for the Unova Stone, which will be given during the Raids and Research Tasks.
- Grab this chance to add Onix, Eevee, Roselia, and Burmy to raid rosters or Eevee, Burmy, and Onix to your Trainer Battles and Silph Arena cups.
- The new raid bosses (Lickitung, Scyther, Togetic, and Ralts) are a great addition to your raid or PvP rosters.
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