Slowpoke Community Day
Slowpoke and Galarian Slowpoke will be the featured Pokémon for March 2023 Pokémon GO's March Community Day event. Running from 2:00pm to 5:00pm local time on March 18th, both forms of Slowpoke, together with their Shiny variants, will be appearing more frequently in the wild during this event.
Slowpoke and Galarian Slowpoke that are evolved in Slowbro, Galarian Slowbro, Slowking or Galarian Slowking during this event, or up to five hours afterwards, will learn the Charged Move Surf. This move has 65 power across Trainer Battles, Gym Battles, and Raids. For duration of the Community Day and up to 5 hours afterwards, Trainers will also be able to evolve Galarian Slowpoke into Galarian Slowbro by adventuring with it as their buddy and catching 30 Psychic-type Pokémon, instead of the usual 30 Poison-type Pokémon requirement.
The following event bonuses will also be active throughout the event:
- 3× Stardust and 2× Candy for catching Pokémon
- 2× chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive XL Candy from catching Pokémon
- Lure Modules and Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense) activated during the event will last for three hours.
- Trainers can receive an in-game surprise by taking a few snapshots during Community Day
- One additional Special Trade can be made, for a maximum of two for the day (active from 2:00pm to 10:00pm)
- Trades made will require 50% less Stardust (active from 2:00pm to 10:00pm)
A Community Day-exclusive Special Research story, Field Notes: Slow and Slower, will be available for purchase at US$1.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in each local currency). This Special Research can also be gifted to any friend with a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher. There will also be free Timed Research focussing on catching Slowpoke and Galarian Slowpoke, which will reward Trainers with up to 4 King's Rocks, as well as Field Research giving chances to catch Slowpoke and get King's Rocks, Stardust, Ultra Balls and other items.
Season 10: Rising Heroes
The 10th Season of Pokémon GO, which began on March 1st, is called Rising Heroes. This season will continue through to June 1st. The trailer for this season highlights Regieleki and Regidrago, as well as recently announced changes and updates including the Pokémon GO debuts of GImmighoul, and Gholdengo, and the addition of XXL and XXS sized Pokémon that was announced at the beginning of last season.
Seasonal Bonuses
The following bonuses will be active throughout Season 10: Rising Heroes:
- Increased damage for Pokémon participating in raids remotely
- Team GO Rocket will be appearing more frequently at PokéStops
- Extra Stardust will be earned from Team GO Rocket encounters
After completing seven days of Field Research tasks, Trainers will be able to encounter one of the following Pokémon:
- Parasect
- Pinsir
- Snorlax
- Gible
- Furfrou
- Goomy
With the start of this new season, a range of different Pokémon will now be appearing across the globe:
- Cities
- Voltorb ⁂
- Porygon ⁂
- Togetic ⁂
- Gardevoir ⁂
- Purrloin ⁂
- Trubbish ⁂
- Elgyem ⁂
- And more
- Forests
- Mankey ⁂
- Exeggutor
- Shuckle ⁂
- Zorua
- Stunfisk
- Formantis
- Morelull
- And more
- Mountains
- Aerodactyl ⁂
- Snorlax ⁂
- Whismur ⁂
- Mawile ⁂
- Aron ⁂
- Medicham ⁂
- Woobat ⁂
- And more
- Beach and Water
- Psyduck ⁂
- Slowpoke ⁂
- Hisuian Qwilfish
- Mantine ⁂
- Lumineon
- Frillish ⁂
- Goomy
- And more
- Northern Hemisphere
- Skarmory ⁂
- Swablu ⁂
- Snivy ⁂
- Tepig ⁂
- Oshawott ⁂
- Deino ⁂
- Helioptile ⁂
- And more
- Southern Hemisphere
- Chikorita ⁂
- Cyndaquil ⁂
- Totodile ⁂
- Larvitar ⁂
- Scraggy
- Alomomola ⁂
- Stufful ⁂
- And more
The following Pokémon will be hatching from Eggs during Season 10: Rising Heroes:
- 2km
- Bellsprout ⁂
- Igglybuff ⁂
- Trapinch ⁂
- Cottonee ⁂
- And more
- 5km
- Machop ⁂
- Gligar ⁂
- Bonsly ⁂
- And more
- 7km
- Hisuian Growlithe
- Hisuian Voltorb
- Hisuian Qwilfish
- Hisuian Sneasel
- And more
- 10km
- Tyrunt
- Amaura
- Togedemaru
- Jangmo-o
- And more
- 5km Adventure Sync
- Shinx ⁂
- Cranidos ⁂
- Shieldon ⁂
- Happiny ⁂
- Frillish ⁂
- And more
- 10km Adventure Sync
- Dratini ⁂
- Beldum ⁂
- Gible ⁂
- Goomy
- Rockruff ⁂
The Pokémon GO Battle League for for the new season Rising Heroes has now begun. As always, with the start of the season comes some regular Go Battle League housekeeping:
- End-of-season rewards will be available for Trainers on the battle screen.
- GO Battle League ranks will be reset.
- Rank-up requirements will remain the same as in the Mythical Wishes Season.
The following leagues will begin and end at 1:00 p.m. (PST/PDT), on the dates listed below:
- March 1st - March 8th
- Great League
- Fantasy Cup: Ultra League Edition
- March 8th - March 15th
- Great League
- Color Cup: Great League Edition
- March 15th - March 22nd
- Ultra League
- Psychic Cup: Great League Edition
- March 29th - April 5th
- Master League *
- Little Cup *
- April 5th - April 12th
- Master League *
- Spring Cup: Great League Edition *
- April 12th - April 19th
- Great League
- Ultra League
- Master League
- Evolution Cup: Great League Edition
- April 19th - April 26th
- Great League
- Weather Cup: Ultra League Edition
- April 26th - May 3rd
- Great League
- Master Premier Cup
- May 3rd - May 10th
- Ultra League
- Little Cup
- May 10th - May 17th
- Ultra League
- Sunshine Cup: Great League Edition
- May 17th - May 24th
- Master League *
- Element Cup: Little Edition *
- May 24th - June 1st
- Master League *
- Catch Cup: Rising Heroes Edition *
The entry rules for each of the cups this season are as follows:
- Great League
- Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
- Ultra League
- Pokémon must be at or below 2,500 CP to enter.
- Master League
- No CP Limit.
- Master Premier
- No CP Limit.
- Legendary Pokémon, Mythical Pokémon, and Ultra Beasts are not eligible.
- Fantasy Cup: Ultra League Edition
- Pokémon must be at or below 2,500 CP to enter.
- Only Dragon-, Steel-, and Fairy-type Pokémon are eligible.
- Galarian Stunfisk and Colablion are not eligible
- Color Cup: Great League Edition
- Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
- Only Fire-, Water-, Grass-, and Electric-type Pokémon are eligible.
- Mountain Cup: Great League Edition
- Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
- Only Ice-, Ground-, Rock, and Steel-type Pokémon are eligible.
- Swampert is not eligible
- Spring Cup: Great League Edition
- Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
- Only Water-, Grass-, and Fairy-type Pokémon are eligible.
- Toxapex is not eligible
- Sunshine Cup: Great League Edition
- Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
- Only Normal-, Fire-, Grass-, and Ground-type Pokémon are eligible.
- Charizard is not eligible
- Psychic Cup: Great League Edition
- Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
- Only Psychic-type Pokémon will be eligible.
- Mew is not eligible
- Little Cup
- Pokémon must be at or below 500 CP to enter.
- Only Pokémon that are able to evolve and have not evolved even once are eligible.
- Evolution Cup: Great League Edition
- Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
- Only Pokémon that have evolved at least once and can evolve again will be eligible.
- Weather Cup: Ultra League Edition
- Pokémon must be at or below 2,500 CP to enter.
- Only Fire-, Water-, Ice-, and Rock-type Pokémon are eligible.
- Element Cup: Little Edition
- Pokémon must be at or below 500 CP to enter.
- Only Fire-, Water-, and Grass-type Pokémon are eligible.
- Catch Cup: Rising Heroes Edition
- Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
- Only Pokémon that have been caught during this Catch Cup are eligible.
- Mythical Pokémon are not eligible.
- Saturday, March 25th, 2022 from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. local time
- GO Battle Day: Palmer
- Free battle-themed Timed Research will be available during this Battle Day, with awards including gloves inspired by Tower Tycoon Palmer.
- Sunday, May 14th 23, 2022, from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. local time
- GO Battle Day: Stardust
- Paid battle-themed Timed Research will be available for purchase during this Battle Day at US$1.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in each local currency), awarding increased Stardust
Rising Heroes Season Rewards
Guaranteed rank-up encounters
Trainers can encounter the following Pokémon once per season at the designated ranks:
- Rank 1: Dragonair
- Rank 6: Mareanie
- Ace Rank (2000): Axew ⁂
- Veteran Rank (2500): Noibat ⁂
- Expert Rank (2750): Goomy
- Legend Rank (3000): Pikachu Libre ⁂
Trainers can encounter the following Pokémon in reward encounters throughout the season on completing a set of 5 battles:
- Rank 1 to Rank 5
- Poliwag ⁂
- Ponyta ⁂
- Electabuzz ⁂
- Wingull ⁂
- Meditite ⁂
- Rank 6 to 10
- Skarmory ⁂
- Frillish ⁂
- Rank 11 to Rank 15
- Onix ⁂
- Likitung ⁂
- Lapras ⁂
- Dratini ⁂
- Mareanie ⁂
- Rank 16 to Rank 19
- Snorlax ⁂
- Hisuian Sneasel
- Scraggy
- Rank 20+
- Five-star Raid Boss (The Pokémon currently appearing in five-star raids has a chance of appearing as a reward encounter after Trainers reach rank 20.)
- Ace Rank (2000+)
- Axew ⁂
- Veteran Rank (2500+)
- Noibat ⁂
- Expert Rank (2750+)
- Goomy
A pass to access free battle-themed is now available in the in-game shop. This Timed Research will keep track of Trainer's victories throughout the season, with each page requiring 100 wins to complete. Completing a page will award an amount of Stardust, plus other items including an Elite Fast TM at 400 wins, and an Elite Charged TM at 500 wins.
Avatar Items and Other Rewards
At certain ranks, Trainers will be able to earn avatar items and a pose inspired by the leader of Tower Tycoon Palmer:
- Ace rank: Palmer-Style Top
- Veteran rank: Palmer-Style Top
- Expert rank: Palmer-Style Top
- Legend rank: Palmer-Style Top Pose
Attack availability updates
The following Pokémon will now be able to learn the attacks listed below:
Exploud: Charged Attack Boomburst
Flygon: Charged Attack Boomburst
Kommo-o: Charged Attack Boomburst
Whimsicott: Fast Attack Fairy Wind
Jellicent: Charged Attack Surf
The following activities and events will be running in-game in March.
Pokémon Spotlight Hours
A different Pokémon and special bonus will be featured every Tuesday from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm local time:
- March 7th: Eevee ⁂ | 2× Candy for transferring Pokémon
- March 14th: Rowlet | 2× XP for evolving Pokémon
- March 21st: Litten | 2× Stardust for catching Pokémon
- March 28th: Popplio | 2× XP for catching Pokémon
Raid rotations all start and end at 10:00 am local time on the dates listed unless otherwise noted.
Featured Raid Pokémon
The following Pokémon will be appearing in five-star raids:
- March 1st-8th: Incarnate Forme Torndadus ⁂
- March 8th-21st: Ho-Oh ⁂
- March 21st-28th: Incarnate Forme Thundurus ⁂
- March 28th - April 10th: Lugia ⁂
The following Pokémon will be featured in a Raid Hour event on every Wednesday from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm local time:
- March 1st: Incarnate Forme Torndadus ⁂
- March 8th: Ho-Oh ⁂
- March 15th: Ho-Oh ⁂
- March 22nd: Incarnate Forme Thundurus ⁂
- March 29th: Lugia ⁂
The following Mega-Evolved Pokémon will be appearing in Mega Raids:
- March 1st-8th: Mega Charizard Y ⁂
- March 8th-15th: Mega Medicham ⁂
- March 21st-28th: Mega Venusaur
- March 28th - April 10th: Mega Alakazam ⁂
Two Elite Raid dates have been announced which are 11 March 2023 and 9 April 2023 and the Elite Raid Bosses will be Regieleki and Regidrago. As well as the 18 March Slowpoke Community Day the dates for the next three Community Days including a Community Day Classic are confirmed although none of the specially featured Pokémon are confirmed yet. Those dates are 15 April, 29 April and 21 May. There is Timed Research available in the in-game shop by purchasing a ticket for £4.99 GBP or equal pricing in different currencies until the season ends and after purchasing it will expire on 30 June at 10am local time. From this Ticketed Timed Research called "Willow's Wardrobe" a new costume inspired by Professor Willow will be unlocked and a Melmetal that will know the Charged Attack Double Iron Bash can be caught. Double Iron Bash will also be able to taught to other Melmetal from using an Elite Charged TM in the future.
Pokémon GO can now connect to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet by sending Postcards from Pokémon GO to Scarlet and Violet to encounter Roaming Form Gimmighoul to collect Gimmighoul Coins in Pokémon GO and catch Vivillon with different coloured wing patterns in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet depending on where in the world the Postcard in Pokémon GO was sent and received from. From sending Postcards to Scarlet or Violet a Coin Bag will be received in Pokémon GO which can be used to encounter Roaming Form Gimmighoul for 30 minutes and it can only be used once per day after sending a postcard so another postcard will need to be sent the next day because the Coin Bag resets at midnight. After obtaining the Coin Bag then Golden Lure Modules can also be obtained from sending postcards to Scarlet and Violet which can be used to turn PokéStops into Golden PokéStops to collect Ghimmighoul Coins and more items than usual can be obtained from them and a Roaming Form Gimmighoul can sometimes but rarely be found at the Golden PokéStops. There are new avatar items and stickers which are Gimmighoul themed available in the in-game shop now. The Gimmighoul stickers are also available from PokéStops and opening Gifts. For a limited time there is a box with 9 Gimmighoul Coins available in the in-game shop now.
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