Stufful to be featured in Pokémon GO's April 2022 Community Day on April 23rd

Niantic has announced that the Flailing Pokémon, Stufful will be making its Pokémon GO debut as the featured Pokémon for April 2022's Pokémon GO Community Day. During this event, Stufful will be appearing more frequently in the wild, and its Shiny variant will also be able to be encountered. The event will be held on April 23rd. Community Day events will be reverting back to the three-hour format starting from April, running from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time.

Stufful that are evolved into Bewear during the event, or within two hours after it concludes, will learn the Charged Attack Drain Punch. This move has 20 power in Trainer Battles and guaranteed to increase the user's Defense and 50 power in Gyms and in raids. 400 Stufful Candies are required to evolve Stufful.

The following event bonuses will also be active throughout the event:

• 3× Catch XP
• 2× Catch Candy
• 2× chance to receive Stufful XL Candy from catching Stufful
• Incense activated during the event will last for three hours
• Lure Modules activated during the event will last for three hours
• Players can take a few snapshots during Community Day to receive a special surprise
• 1 extra special trade can be made during the event and two hours after the event
• Trades made during the event and two hours after the event will require 50% less Stardust
• Players can get event-themed stickers by spinning PokéStops, opening Gifts, and purchasing them from the in-game shop

A new type of bonus will be introduced in April's event; the Group Play Bonus. Working together with other Trainers will unlock additional bonuses in that location. If enough Pokémon are caught by Trainers from a single Lure, the 3× XP bonus for catching Pokémon near the Lured PokéStop will be increased to 4× XP for 30 minutes. This bonus will not stack with the base 3× catch XP bonus and will instead replace it for the duration.

A Community Day-exclusive Special Research story, Strong Stuff, will be available for purchase at US$1.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in each local currency). A bundle containing 30 Ultra Balls will be available in the shop at no cost. A special one-time-purchase Community Day Box will also be made available for 850 PokéCoins, featuring 15 Ultra Balls, 15 Pinap Berries, 1 Elite Fast TM, and 1 Remote Raid Pass.