Pokémon GO

The 2022 edition of the Pokémon GO Water Festival event has begun, and will be running through until May 20th, at 8:00 p.m. local time. In this event, Lapras wearing a scarf, Dewpider, Araquanid, the Legendary Pokémon Tapu Fini, and Shiny Binacle will all be making their Pokémon GO debuts. New Water Festival Scarf avatar items will also be available in the in-game shop during and after the event.

Niantic has announced details for the in-person Pokémon GO Fest 2022 event that will be held in two locations in Sapporo, Japan, from August 5th to August 7th. During the event dates, all Trainers in Sapporo will have access to special Pokémon GO Fest 2022 raids, including Cresselia and Darkrai in five-star raids.

Niantic has announced details of the in-person Pokémon GO Fest 2022 event in Berlin, Germany, which will be held at the Britzer Garten, from July 1st to July 3rd. During the event dates, all Trainers in Berlin will have access to special Pokémon GO Fest 2022 raids, including Cresselia and Darkrai in five-star raids.

The monthly update for Pokémon GO in May 2022 is now live in-game. These events will be running from May 1st, at 1:00 p.m. to June 1st, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7).

Niantic has announced full details of the Pokémon GO Fest 2022 that will be held on June 4th and June 5th. A Pokémon GO Fest 2022: Finale event will also be held on August 27th. Tickets for the event are available now. This year's event is all about Shaymin, the Gratitude Pokémon, which will be available to ticket holders only as a reward for completing special research.

The Mega Evolution update in Pokémon GO is now live globally. To celebrate this Mega update, the A Mega Moment event will be held from April 29th, at 10:00 a.m. local time to May 1st, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Niantic has made some updates to Mega Evolution in Pokémon GO that will make it easier and more rewarding than ever before. These changes are now live in Australia and New Zealand, and will be available globally soon. Mega Evolution is a special kind of Evolution that was first introduced in the Pokémon X and Pokémon Y video games. It temporarily changes a Pokémon's appearance and increases its strength. In Pokémon GO, Trainers use Mega Energy to Mega Evolve their Pokémon. Not all Pokémon who are able to Mega Evolve in other Pokémon titles are currently eligible to Mega Evolve in Pokémon GO.

Due to an issue affecting the chances of encountering Shiny Exeggcute during the Limited Research Day: An Egg-citing Spring Surprise event originally held on April 16th for timezones between GMT +14 to GMT +5, Pokémon GO will be holding a make-up event on April 30th, from 11am to 2pm local time, for those timezones.

Niantic has announced that the Rock Pokémon, Alolan Geodude will be the featured Pokémon for May 2022's Pokémon GO Community Day. During this event, Alolan Geodude will be appearing more frequently in the wild, with its Shiny variant also being available. The event will be held on May 21st, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. local time. Note that this event will only involve Alolan Geodude and its evolution, and will not involve Kantonian Geodude.

The Pokémon Company International has announced the livestream commentators for the 2022 Pokémon Europe International Championships held this weekend from April 22th - 24th. The event will be broadcast live on the official Twitch accounts of The Pokémon Company International. Some of the world's best Pokémon Trainers will be competing in tournaments including the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield video games, Pokkén Tournament DX, and for the first time on Pokémon GO.

Niantic has announced that special postcards will be distributed in several cities across countries in the Asia-Pacific region on the Stufful Community Day on April 23rd, between 2:00p.m. and 5:00p.m. local time.

Niantic has announced details of the 2022 edition of the annual Sustainability Week event in Pokémon GO, which will be held from April 20th at 10:00 a.m. to April 25th at 8:00 p.m. local time. The Sage Pokémon Oranguru, and Cherubi's Shiny variant, will each be making their Pokémon GO debut in this event.

Niantic has announced that a real-life ticketed event will be held in Okinawa, Japan, in addition to the global collaboration event. This event will be held on May 7th and May 8th, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on both days. Unlike the global collaboration event, all players must have a ticket to receive event bonuses. These bonuses will not be active without a ticket even if the Trainer is in Okinawa, Japan.

A Pokémon GO event has been announced in Thailand to celebrate Songkran, the traditional Thai New Year. From April 13th at 9:00 a.m. to April 17th at 9:00 p.m., Limited Research tasks will be available when players spin Photo Discs at PokéStops. When these Limited Research tasks are completed, players will encounter Water-type Pokémon. A 2× Catch XP bonus will also be active during the event, and special bundles will be available for purchase in the in-game shop.

After the success of the Community Day meetups in March featuring Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew, Niantic has announced that the Pokémon GO April Community Day featuring Stufful, will also feature Community Day meetups. To celebrate Earth Day, Niantic will also be working with a non-profit partner to plant a tree for every Trainer who adventures 5 km on Stufful Community Day (up to US$100,000).

Niantic has revealed more details on the Pokémon GO Safari Zone: Seville event, which is being held from May 13th to 15th, in Parque del Alamillo, Seville, Spain. Alongside information about specific activities and Pokémon that will be available at this in-person live event, it's also been announced that individual Trainers will only be allowed to purchase tickets for one day of the three-day event.

Niantic has announced a new event in Pokémon GO to celebrate the beginning of Spring. Spring into Spring will take place from April 12th at 10:00 a.m. to April 18th at 8:00 p.m. local time. Togetic wearing a flower crown, Togekiss wearing a flower crown, Lopunny wearing a flower crown, and Tapu Bulu will all make their Pokémon GO debut during this event.

Another Team GO Rocket takeover is happening right now in the All-Hands Rocket Retreat event in Pokémon GO. This takeover will end on April 7th, at 11:59 p.m. local time. Salandit and Salazzle, the Toxic Lizard Pokémon, are making their debuts in Pokémon GO as part of this takeover event.

Niantic has announced a new type of event in Pokémon GO, called the Pokémon GO Partner Research. These events will held in collaboration with different participating Pokémon GO official partners, with different participating partners to be announced every in-game season. Players who have these participation ticket with a promotion code can claim them in-game to receive event-exclusive Timed Research tasks. By clearing these tasks, players can receive items and encounter Pokémon. The three partners announced for the Season of Alola are Sushiro, Tully's, and Yoshinoya.

Ditto are everywhere in Pokémon GO's April Fools’ 2-Oh?-22 event. Professor Willow, or is it Ditto?, has a Special Research for Trainers to claim until 11:59 p.m. local time on April Fools' Day.