| Event Start | Event End |
|---|---|
| April 12, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. local time | April 17, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. local time |
- 2x XP for catches from Nice, Great, or Excellent Throws
- Increased Candy and XL Candy for Nice, Great, or Excellent Throws
- Combee and Burmy encountered will be more likely to be shiny
- A selection of Pokemon will spawn more frequently in the wild
- A selection of Pokemon will be available in raids
- Various Pokemon will be available via Field Research, as well as Mega Energy for the following:
- Mega Beedrill
- Mega Pinsir
- Mega Scizor
- Event-themed Collection Challenges and Pokestop Showcases will be available
- New event-themed Avatar items will be available in the shop
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Friday, April 12, at 10:00 a.m. to Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. local time
Event bonuses
2× XP for successfully catching Pokémon with Nice Throws or better.
Increased Candy for Nice Throws or better.
Increased Candy XL for Nice Throws or better for Trainers level 31 and up.
Increased chance to encounter Shiny Combee and Shiny Burmy.
Wild encounters
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.
Caterpie*
Weedle*
Shuckle*
Wurmple*
Kricketot*
Combee*
Sewaddle
Dwebble*Some Trainers might even encounter the following!
Nincada*
Cutiefly**If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
Raids
The following Pokémon will appear in raids.
Once two or more Trainers successfully complete an in-person raid, more Pokémon will appear around the Gym that hosted the raid for 15 minutes.
One-Star Raids
Pineco*
Shuckle*
Nincada*
Skorupi*Three-Star Raids
Beedrill*
Pinsir*
Kleavor*Five-Star Raids
Tapu Bulu*Mega Raids
Mega Charizard X* until April 13 at 10:00 a.m.
Mega Heracross**If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
Field Research task rewards
Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available!
The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks!
Paras*
Venonat*
Plant Cloak Burmy*
Sandy Cloak Burmy*
Trash Cloak Burmy*
Karrablast*
Shelmet*
Dewpider*
Wimpod*Complete certain Field Research tasks to earn Mega Energy for the following Pokémon.
Mega Beedrill
Mega Pinsir
Mega Scizor*If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
Collection Challenges
Event-themed Collection Challenges are coming!
Complete the Collection Challenges to receive reward encounters and Mega Energy for certain Bug-type Pokémon.
New avatar items
The following avatar items will be available to purchase in the in-game shop during this event and will continue to be available after the event ends!
Burmy Earrings (Plant Cloak)
Burmy Earrings (Sandy Cloak)
Burmy Earrings (Trash Cloak)
Male Combee Bag
Female Combee Bag
PokéStop Showcases
Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops during the event where you can enter event-themed Pokémon!
