Pokemon Go Tour: Unova Event Guide

Welcome to the penultimate event of the year for Pokemon Go: Go Tour! With a focus on Unova this year, our biggest highlight (that has been VERY, VERY highlighted by Niantic) is the grand release of Kyurem's two fused formes. However, that's not all that the event will feature. With bonuses and spawns worthy of consideration, this is our attempt to highlight the top priorities for the event.

The Ticket

Bonuses

This event has some nice bonuses, though most are more focused on trades and eggs. As such, this is a great chance to focus on hatching eggs, as stated, and trading some Pokemon. In particular, this is a great opportunity to hit some lucky trades and try for a super-powerful Black Kyurem or White Kyurem.

Raiding Priorities

Without a doubt, the top priorities should be Black Kyurem and White Kyurem. These two are THE HEADLINERS for this event, and should definitely be aimed for pretty hard. Reshiram and Zekrom are secondary in this case. They are great on their own, and they’re also ammo for making Kyurem’s monstrous alternate formes. In the article below we go more in depth about both Kyurem formes. So definitely check it out and decide which one you want to prioritise.

Outside of the five-star options… not much is available. Grab a Druddigon or two from Tier 3 raids if you need it/have extra raid passes that you can’t throw at the REAL dragons. Finally, we have the hat Pikachu quartet…. they exist.

Raid Guides

Habitat Overview & Priorities

Needless to say, everyone will have their own unique priorities for the event, but this is at least an overview based on general utility. It's good to decide on your priorities before the event, as knowing which hours aren't interesting for you can help you focus on when you want to raid and when you want to focus on wild spawns.

Winter Cavern

Winter Caverns has a few important spawns to look out for, but only one of them is super rare under normal circumstances. Also, why is it winter “caverns”? All of the other habitats have names that center around social gatherings or leisure/entertainment… but winter gets a cave.

Spring Soiree

Spring is on its way in the northern hemisphere, and the Spring Soiree has a few noteworthy spawns, but it’s overall not very good.

Summer Vacation

Many of us in the northern hemisphere are wishing for summer right now. But, regardless, we’ve got more spawns worth talking about.

Autumn Masquerade

While Autumn Masquerade has a few good options, the list is pretty slim. Still, the ones worth mentioning are pretty good!

Egg Hatches

Eggs are a definite priority here. Every category has something worth aiming for, in particular a plethora of different regionals, all of which can be shiny. On top of that, having Larvesta in literally every egg distance is EXTREMELY nice, so players should ALWAYS be hatching as many eggs as possible.

Field Research

Research doesn’t have many worthwhile Pokemon to draw from this time around. Pretty much, it’s down to picking up the new Pikachu hats, colorful Basculin, and some seasonal Deerling. That said, keep up with research for resources more than the Pokemon, unless you specifically want to farm these Pokemon.

Oh, and don’t forget that Red Stripe and Blue Stripe Basculin can’t evolve into Basculegion in the main series, only White Stripe.

Tips

Mega Evolution

As everyone's priorities are different, the suggestions below might not be for you. However, the Pokemon mentioned below are in line with our previously recommended priorities for both raids, and also overlapping with some wild encounters.

Party Up!

For those playing in group remember to party up and share premium items like Lucky Eggs and Starpieces with eachother. For each premium item used while in a party, all other party members and yourself will receive 15 minutes of that items effect. Though note that partying up drains your battery faster.