Monday: Pokémon GO Anniversary Event + Pokémon Masters EX - Kalos Region Rotation
05-07-2021 07:00 BST / 02:00 EDT by Serebii
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Last Update: 18:00 BST
Edit @ 18:00: Pokémon GO Anniversary Event
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO event. This event is the 5th Anniversary Event and is due to run from July 6th from 10:00 to July 15th at 20:00 local time. It introduces Shiny Darumaka to to the game
Darumaka and Flying Pikachu will be appearing more frequently in the wild
Darumaka, Chespin, Fennekin, Froakie and Pikachu will be in 1 Star Raids
All starters will be attracted to Lure Modules and in special Field Research. They will also be in bonus daily Field Research and Bulbsaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Snivy, Tepig and Oshawott will be available in the wild
There will be a Collection Challenge giving a reward of a Flying Pikachu as well as a Rare Candy and Poké Balls
Meltan will have a chance of being Shiny if Mystery Box is activated during this event
The Jump-Start Research will return again for anyone who has yet to get it
There will be fifth-anniversary Gift stickers from PokéStops and Gifts
Lure Modules will last an hour during this event
Fireworks will be happening every night in the sky in-game during this event. The new sky feature and Pokédex categories will also be live for all players in the coming days
Item Bag expansion will be abilable from 20:00 UTC today, bringing max value up to 3,500
The Special, Ultra and Adventure Boxes will contain different items from 20:00 UTC.
Edit @21:05: They contain:
Special Box - 480 Coins - 1 Premium Battle Pass, 3 Incense, 2 Super Incubator, 50 Poké Ball
Ultra Box - 1480 Coins - 50 Ultra Ball, 20 Premium Battle Pass, 5 Incense, 4 Star Piece
Adventure Box - 1480 Coins - 50 Ultra Ball, 16 Super Incubators, 4 Star Piece, 2 Egg Incubator
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters
The sixth of the Battle Point Challenge Daily Region Rotation selections is now live. These stages provide a chance to get an increased amount of Battle Points with a 1-per day stage with boosts to your Sync Pair's strength if they have are of a specific region. It runs until July 10th 2021. We're currently compiling all details in our Daily Region Rotation - Kalos event section
