Pokemon Sword and Shield hosting Max Raid Battle event with Shiny Magikarp and more

To celebrate the new year, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield have announced a new Max Raid Battle event with Shiny Magikarp and more.

Magikarp will be appearing more often during the Max Raid Battle. That’s not the only Pokemon here though, as Meowth, Sudowoodo, and Darmanitan will be showing up at a higher frequency as well. Those that are lucky enough will be able to encounter a Shiny Magikarp.

You can participate in the Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield Max Raid Battle event with Magikarp and more will first need to connect their Switch systems online. Once that’s done, when a pillar of light appears from a Pokemon Den in the Wild Area, walk up to it and interact to have a Max Raid Battle begin.

Note that this event will be live until January 9, 2022 at 3:59 PM PT / 6:59 PM ET. Once it’s over, we should be seeing a new Max Raid Battle. Keep in mind that the event does not affect the Pokemon encountered within Dynamax Adventures.

Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield are out now on Switch. Details regarding the last Max Raid Battle event with Delibird are available here.

You can learn more about Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield by visiting the official site here.

Source: Switch news