Pokemon GO to host event for 2022 Pokemon World Championships
Posted on August 11, 2022 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News
The 2022 Pokemon World Championships are taking place next week, and Niantic has a special event planned for Pokemon GO in celebration. It will include the debut of World Championships 2022 Pikachu.
Here’s the full rundown:
- World Championships 2022 Pikachu* will be making its Pokémon GO debut.
- Event Bonuses –
- Victory Road-inspired music will play during Trainer Battles.
- Trainers with Pokémon teams inspired by Regional Champions will appear at PokéStops.
- Max GO Battle sets will increase to 20 per day – total of max 100 battles per day.
- 3× Stardust from GO Battle League win rewards
- Complete Timed Research tasks to receive rewards like Elite Fast TM, Elite Charged TM, and encounters with World Championships 2022 Pikachu*.
- Trainers will also be able to encounter the following Pokémon through:
- Wild Encounters
- Nidoran (female)*, Mankey*, Machop*, Mudkip*, Sableye*, Meditite*, Swablu*, Spheal*, Croagunk*, Dewpider,
- If Trainers are lucky: Scraggy, Galarian Stunfisk*
- Raids
- One-Star Raids: World Championships 2022 Pikachu* Galarian Farfetch’d*, Marill*, Barboach*, Timburr*, Scraggy
- Three-Star Raids: Primeape, Lickitung*, Skarmory*
- Five-Star Raids: Zacian, Zamazenta
- Mega Raids: Mega Slowbro
- Field Research:
- Bulbasaur*, Rhyhorn*, Gastly*, Magikarp*, Chikorita*, Galarian Zigzagoon*, Beldum*, Galarian Zigzagoon*, Fletchling*
- Featured Attacks:
- Evolve Rhydon to get a Rhyperior with the Charged Attack Rock Wrecker.
- Evolve Haunter to get a Gengar with the Charged Attack Shadow Punch.
- Evolve Magikarp to get a Gyarados with the Charged Attack Aqua Tail.
- Evolve Metang to get a Metagross with the Charged Attack Meteor Mash.
- Evolve Fletchinder to get a Talonflame with the Fast Attack Incinerate.
- The following Galar-inspired avatar items will be featured in the in-game shop
- Dragon-type Sport Top & Dragon-type Sport Shorts
- Dark-type Sport Top & Dark-type Sport Shorts
2022 Pokemon World Championships event for Pokemon GO can be found here.
