Date + Time

Thursday, June 16, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. to Thursday, June 30, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. local time

Pokémon debuts

Pikachu wearing a Pokémon TCG hat, Wimpod, and Golisopod make their Pokémon GO debut!

You can use 400 Wimpod Candy to evolve Wimpod into Golisopod

Meltan

The key to catching Meltan is the Mystery Box, which can be obtained by sending a Pokémon from Pokémon GO to Pokémon HOME or the Nintendo Switch titles Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!

When you use the Mystery Box during this event, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Meltan—if you’re lucky!

The time you have to wait before you can open the Mystery Box again will be reduced during the event.

Collection Challenges

Collection Challenges themed around Pokémon that will be featured in the Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO expansion are coming!

Six Collection Challenges of varying difficulty – some will be harder than others, just like collecting the TCG cards – will be available beginning on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time and will run until Thursday, June 30, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. local time. You can complete them all to receive rewards of XP, a Lure Module, and an Incubator. You’ll also be able to encounter Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise, and Meltan!

That’s not all! You can keep the collecting going with another three Collection Challenges available beginning on June 23, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time and running until June 30, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. local time. You can complete them all to earn additional encounters with Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise!

Wild encounters

The following Pokémon featured in the Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO expansion will appear more frequently in the wild.

• Bulbasaur
• Ivysaur
• Charmander
• Charmeleon
• Squirtle
• Wartortle
• Alolan Rattata
• Pikachu wearing a Pokémon TCG hat
• Slowpoke
• Magikarp
• Eevee
• Spinarak
• Natu
• Aipom
• Numel
• Bidoof
• Pidove
• Wimpod
• Onix
• Chansey
• Snorlax
• Dragonite
• Slaking

Other featured Pokémon

Lunatone and Solrock will also be featured in the Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO expansion! In celebration, these Pokémon will be appearing in the wild around the world for the duration of the event. After the event ends, Lunatone will appear in the Western Hemisphere and Solrock will appear in the Eastern Hemisphere.

Field Research task encounters

You can encounter the following Pokémon featured in the Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO expansion when you complete Field Research tasks.

• Ivysaur
• Charmeleon
• Wartortle
• Pikachu wearing a Pokémon TCG hat
• Wimpod
• Venusaur
• Charizard
• Blastoise
• Snorlax
• Dragonite
• Slaking

Raids

The following Pokémon will be appearing in raids.

One-Star Raids

• Chansey
• Larvitar
• Timburr
• Wimpod

Three-Star Raids

• Alolan Exeggutor
• Snorlax
• Dragonite
• Slaking

Five-Star Raids

• Mewtwo
• Mewtwo caught from June 16, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. to June 23, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time will know the Charged Attack Shadow Ball.
• Mewtwo caught from June 23, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. to July 1, 2022, at 10:00 a.m.local time will know the Charged Attack Psystrike.

Mega Raids

• Mega Venusaur
• Mega Charizard X
• Mega Charizard Y
• Mega Blastoise