Prepare for the most significant Pokémon GO event of the year featuring exclusive habitats, Shiny Pokémon, and more! Brace yourselves, Trainers, as Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global promises an electrifying experience. The excitement kicks off on Saturday, August 26, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time and continues on August 27, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time. While each day offers a distinctive encounter, several event bonuses will persist throughout the entire festival. These extended bonuses encompass the following perks:- Lure Modules will extend their duration to one hour.- Friendship bonus damage in raids will amplify by a factor of two.- The Remote Raid limit escalates to 20 per day.Additionally, several Pokémon evolving during the event will gain unique attacks:- Evolve Metapod for a Butterfree acquainted with Bug Bite as its Fast Attack.- Evolve Sandshrew for a Sandslash wielding Night Slash as its Charged Attack.- Evolve Clefairy to obtain a Clefable with Pound as its Fast Attack.- Evolve Vibrava to acquire a Flygon empowered with Earth Power as its Charged Attack.- Evolve Shelgon to secure a Salamence boasting Outrage as its Charged Attack.- Evolve Metang to attain a Metagross armed with Meteor Mash as its Charged Attack.Exciting Saturday The event introduces four distinct habitats, each rotating every hour, featuring diverse Pokémon populations. Ensure you explore all of these captivating habitats:- Quartz Terrarium: Featuring Pikachu adorned with a quartz crown, Clefairy, Lickitung, Heracross, Miltank, and more.- Pyrite Sands: Showcasing Pikachu sporting a pyrite crown, Sandshrew, Alolan Diglett, Psyduck, and a host of others.- Malachite Wilderness: Boasting Caterpie, Pikachu crowned with malachite, Bellsprout, Scyther, and more.- Aquamarine Shores: Highlighting Pikachu with an aquamarine crown, Horsea, Lapras, Marill, and various others.For battle enthusiasts, this offers an exceptional chance to train up potent contenders for the GO Battle League:- Clefairy's evolution into Clefable performs impressively in the Great League and Ultra League.- Lickitung excels in the Great League, yet enhancing its potential demands substantial Candy and Candy XL.- Diggersby, the evolution of Bunnelby, has demonstrated promise in the Great League.- Snorlax and Shadow Snorlax excel across GO Battle League levels.- Stunfisk is a recurring presence in the Great League.- Metagross, the final evolution of Beldum, delivers substantial firepower in the Master League.Beyond themed habitats, plentiful raid opportunities await:- One-star raids: Pikachu adorned with quartz, pyrite, malachite, and aquamarine crowns, along with Goomy.- Two-star raids: Carbink.- Three-star raids: Snorlax wearing a cowboy hat.- Primal Raids: Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon.Spectacular Sunday Sunday eschews rotating habitats, allowing Pokémon from Saturday's habitats to roam wild. However, the star attraction is undoubtedly Mega Rayquaza, marking its global premiere. Be on the lookout for Meteorites, a fresh item obtainable via Special Research. Granting a Meteorite to Rayquaza empowers it with the Charged Attack Dragon Ascent, enabling Mega Evolution upon acquiring Mega Energy. Sunday will also reintroduce the same raid Pokémon from Saturday.Exclusive Benefits for Ticket Holders While Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global is open to all, a ticket purchase enhances the experience with unique content and advantages. Tickets, available in the in-game store for US$14.99 or local equivalents, grant access to exclusive Special Research, Global Challenges, bonuses, and exclusive Incense encounters. On Saturday, ticket holders can engage in Special Research to encounter the Mythical Pokémon Diancie. Sunday's exclusive Special Research revolves around Mega Rayquaza and Meteorites. Ticket holders collaborating during habitat hours on Saturday can secure special bonuses. Throughout the event, activating Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense) lures specific Pokémon:- Quartz Terrarium: Hisuian Growlithe, and Unown variants (A, D, I, M, N, O).- Pyrite Sands: Unown variants (A, D, I, M, N, O) and Pawniard.- Malachite Wilderness: Unown variants (A, D, I, M, N, O) and Carnivine.- Aquamarine Shores: Unown variants (A, D, I, M, N, O) and Pachirisu.Additional ticket-holder exclusives encompass:- Enhanced likelihood of encountering Shiny Pokémon.- Up to six Special Trades daily.- Up to nine free Raid Passes from Gym Photo Disc spins.- Special 7 km Eggs.Wishing all Trainers a fantastic Pokémon GO Fest!
