Date + Time

Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. local time

Pokémon debuts

Grubbin, Charjabug, and Vikavolt will make their Pokémon GO debuts!

You can use 25 Grubbin Candy to evolve Grubbin into Charjabug. While you’re near an active Magnetic Lure Module, you can use 100 Grubbin Candy to evolve Charjabug into Vikavolt.

Mega Scizor will make its Pokémon GO debut in Mega Raids!

Event bonuses

• 2× XP for successfully catching Pokémon with Nice Throws, Great Throws, and Excellent Throws.

Ultra Unlock event bonuses

• Additional Candy for successfully catching Pokémon with Nice Throws, Great Throws, and Excellent Throws.
• Increased chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive Candy XL for successfully catching Pokémon with Nice Throws, Great Throws, and Excellent Throws.

Ultra Unlock bonus: Unown T appears!

Unown T will appear in Raid Battles during the Bug Out! event!

Ultra Unlock bonus: Pansage appearing globally!

Pansage, the Grass Monkey Pokémon, will appear in the wild and in raids around the world during the Bug Out! event!

Ultra Unlock bonus: Timed Research

Timed Research focused on catching Bug-type Pokémon will be available throughout the event! Complete research tasks to earn items, Pokémon encounters, and Scizor Mega Energy!

A bug-tastic Collection Challenge

Get ready for every Bug Catcher’s dream: a Collection Challenge featuring Bug-type Pokémon! Complete the challenge to receive the Bug Catcher Pose and 15,000 XP.

The pose will also be available for purchase in the in-game shop after the event.

Bonuses for groups

Work together with other Trainers to unlock additional bonuses! If three or more Trainers join an in-person Raid Battle, even more of a certain wild Bug-type Pokémon will appear for 15 minutes in a 300-meter radius around the Gym that hosted the raid! The Pokémon that will appear in greater numbers change each day.

• August 10: Wurmple
• August 11: Caterpie
• August 12: Spinarak
• August 13: Kricketot
• August 14: Venipede
• August 15: Weedle
• August 16: Ledyba

Surprise encounters

Smile! You might have a surprise encounter with a Bug-type Pokémon when you take a photo during the Bug Out! event!

Wild encounters

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild. Also, for the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Venipede—if you’re lucky!

• Caterpie
• Weedle
• Ledyba
• Spinarak
• Yanma
• Wurmple
• Surskit
• Kricketot
• Pansage
• Venipede
• Karrablast
• Joltik
• Shelmet
• Grubbin
• Dewpider
• Pineco
• Skorupi
• Dwebble

Raids

The following Pokémon will be appearing in raids. Also, for the first time in Pokémon GO, Genesect with a Chill Drive will be appearing in five-star raids!

One-Star Raids

• Paras
• Unown T
• Pineco
• Pansage
• Joltik

Three-Star Raids

• Venomoth
• Pinsir
• Forretress
• Shuckle

Five-Star Raids

• Genesect (Chill Drive)

Mega Raids

• Mega Scizor

Field Research task encounters

The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks.

• Caterpie
• Weedle
• Paras
• Venonat
• Ledyba
• Spinarak
• Yanma
• Silcoon
• Cascoon
• Nincada
• Volbeat
• Illumise
• Kricketot
• Plant Cloak Burmy
• Sand Cloak Burmy
• Trash Cloak Burmy
• Combee
• Sewaddle
• Venipede
• Dwebble
• Karrablast
• Shelmet
• Grubbin
• Dewpider
• Wimpod