Pokemon GO Community Day to feature Machop in January 2021

Niantic today announced that Machop will be featured as the next Pokemon for Pokemon GO Community Day. The event will be held on January 16, 2021.

Here’s some additional information:

Date + Time

Saturday, January 16, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time

Features

• Machop will be appearing more frequently in the wild. If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
• Evolve Machoke during the event or up to two hours afterward to get a Machamp that knows Payback.
• Take a few snapshots during Community Day for a surprise!
• There’ll be a special one-time-purchase Machop Community Day Box available for 1,280 PokéCoins, featuring an Elite Charged TM, four Incense, four Star Pieces, and 30 Ultra Balls.
• For US$1 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access the Machop Community Day–exclusive Special Research story, Straight to the Top, Machop! Remember, Trainers—if you purchase a ticket for the Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto event by Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. PST (GMT −8), you’ll get this Special Research story for free!

Stay tuned for when tickets for the Straight to the Top, Machop! Special Research story go live! Tickets are nonrefundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Please note that this Special Research will not include an in-game medal.

Bonuses

• 3× Catch Stardust
• Incense activated during the event will last for three hours

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