Water Festival 2025
Release Dates: July 15th - July 20th 2025 This event is the 2025 Water Festival event. This event focuses around Water-type Pokémon and adds Tatsugiri into the game

Anchors	Effects	Spawns	New Pokémon	Raids
	Field Research	Timed Research	Collection Challenge	Clothing
	Special Backgrounds

Event Effects

Spawn Increases In Event

Specific Pokémon

No.	Pic	Name	Type
#0007		Squirtle
#0079		Slowpoke
#0098		Krabby
#0120		Staryu
#0129		Magikarp
#0171		Lanturn
#0183		Marill
#0339		Barboach
#0349		Feebas
#0366		Clamperl
#0418		Buizel
#0456		Finneon
#0536		Palpitoad
#0564		Tirtouga
#0767		Wimpod

New Pokémon in Event

No.	Pic	Name	Type
#0978		Tatsugiri (Curly Form)
#0978		Tatsugiri (Droopy Form)
#0978		Tatsugiri (Stretchy Form)

Event Specific Raid Battles

No.	Pic	Name	Type	Rank	Max. CP At Capture
#0090		Shellder		☆	Normal: 617 Boosted: 771
#0580		Ducklett		☆	Normal: 489 Boosted: 612
#0978		Tatsugiri Europe, Middle-East & Africa		☆	Normal: 1569 Boosted: 1962
#0978		Tatsugiri Americas		☆	Normal: 1569 Boosted: 1962
#0978		Tatsugiri Asia-Pacific		☆	Normal: 1569 Boosted: 1962
#0099		Kingler		☆☆☆	Normal: 1616 Boosted: 2020
#0130		Gyarados		☆☆☆	Normal: 1937 Boosted: 2422
#0131		Lapras		☆☆☆	Normal: 1509 Boosted: 1886
#0184		Azumarill		☆☆☆	Normal: 907 Boosted: 1134

Event Exclusive Field Research

Task	Reward
Catch 5 Pokémon	Slowpoke Encounter Staryu Encounter Magikarp Encounter
Catch 10 Pokémon	Squirtle Encounter Pachirisu Encounter Finneon Encounter
Catch 10 Water-type Pokémon	Blastoise Mega Energy * 20 Gyarados Mega Energy * 20
Catch 15 Pokémon	Lanturn Encounter Palpitoad Encounter Tirtouga Encounter
Evolve 2 Water-type Pokémon	Mareanie Encounter
Win a raid	Lapras Encounter
Trade a Pokémon	Pikachu Encounter

Timed Research Introduced in Event

Happiness in Every Scoop Premium Timed Research
1 / 1
Catch 5 Water-type Pokémon	Staryu Encounter	Ice Cream Pose * 1 Lapras Encounter Stardust * 3000
Catch 10 Water-type Pokémon	Feebas Encounter
Catch 15 Water-type Pokémon	Premium Battle Pass * 1
Evolve a Pokémon	Clamperl Encounter
Evolve 3 Pokémon	Rainy Lure Module * 1
Send a Gift with a sticker	Azumarill Encounter
Explore 1km	Kingler Encounter
Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms	Gyarados Encounter

Collection Challenge Introduced in Event

Water Festival: Fishin' Mission Collection Challenge
Catch a Magikarp	5000 XP Stardust * 2500 Lapras Encounter
Catch a Barboach
Catch a Finneon
Catch a Gyarados

Water Festival: She Sells Seashells Collection Challenge
Catch a Staryu	5000 XP Stardust * 2500 Lapras Encounter
Catch a Krabby
Catch a Clamperl
Catch a Kingler

Water Festival: Just Keep Swimming Collection Challenge
Catch a Slowpoke	5000 XP Stardust * 2500 Lapras Encounter
Catch a Marill
Catch a Buizel
Catch a Azumarill

Event Exclusive Special Backgrounds

Picture	Pokémon
	Eligible Pokémon Lapras (Scarf)

Clothing Added in Event

Curly Form Tatsugiri Backpack	Droopy Form Tatsugiri Backpack	Stretchy Form Tatsugiri Backpack