On June 7th 2018 Niantic announced the Water Festival 2018. The event will take place between June 7 at 1:00PM PST until June 21. During the event, Water-type Pokemon are more likely to spawn.
Other confirmations from the event:
- Shiny Shellder
- More event-based Water-type Field Research tasks
- 3x Stardust for catching Water-type Pokemon
- 2km eggs will hatch Pokemon such as Totodile, Mudkip, and Corphish
- Double Candy and Stardust for every egg
- New Raids featuring Water-type Pokemon.
- Kyogre returns, and shiny form will be available
- See below for the full announcement.
Trainers,
It’s time to make a splash! Our Water Festival returns June 7 at 1:00 p.m. PDT, with Water-type Pokémon such as Magikarp and Wailmer appearing more frequently in the wild. Some lucky Trainers may even encounter a rare Shiny Shellder for the very first time during the event! Plus, enjoy Field Research tasks highlighting Water-type Pokémon until June 21 at 1:00 p.m. PDT.
Alongside increased appearance of Water-type Pokémon appearing all over the world, you’ll be able to earn 3× Stardust for catching Water-type Pokémon. Plus, 2 km Eggs will hatch exciting Pokémon such as Totodile, Mudkip, and Corphish—earn Double Candy and Stardust for every Egg hatched!
Raid Battles will also feature powerful Water-type Pokémon for the duration of the celebration, including the exciting return of the Legendary Pokémon Kyogre. And, if you challenge Kyogre during the event and come out victorious, there is a chance you’ll encounter its Shiny form!
So Trainers, dive on in to this water-focused event before it ends on June 21!
—The Pokémon GO team
