GO Fest 2018 Tie-In

To tie in with the Pokémon GO Fest 2018, some events were held globally to help promote Pokémon GO through the summer. First, various Pokémon that can be found in the event have increased spawns. Alolan Geodude & Diglett make their first appearances, and Shiny Plusle & Minun become available. During this event, special Global Challenges were in place for players to reach in order to unlock special bonuses
Europe (July 14th 00:00 UTC - July 15th 23:59 UTC) - Complete 5,000,000 Research Tasks - Hatch Candy Increase
Americas (July 14th 00:00 PDT - July 15th 23:59 PDT)- Complete 5,000,000 Research Tasks - Egg distance decrease
Asia Pacific (July 14th 00:00 JST - July 15th 23:59 JST)- Complete 5,000,000 Research Tasks - Raid Candy Increase