Highlights
- The Pokemon GO Rivals Week event in May will bring battles, research tasks, and increased spawn rates for certain Pokemon.
- The new event encourages exploration, capturing rare Pokemon, and participating in battles, offering exciting bonuses and limited-time rewards.
- GO Battle Weekend offers increased Stardust, free Timed Research rewards, and extended battle opportunities.
Pokemon GO has just revealed new details regarding the game’s Rivals Week update releasing in May. The new event will task Pokemon GO players with battling other players as well as engaging in various timed research tasks for extra rewards and special items, with certain Pokemon having increased spawn rates during the event.
Pokemon GO thrives thanks to a community of dedicated fans and continued support from developer Niantic. The game receives new and exciting updates and content rollouts on a consistent basis, always giving players something new to look out for. Just like any other game in the iconic series, Pokemon GO features hundreds of different Pokemon to capture, spanning across multiple generations. However, in order to capture every Pokemon in Pokemon GO, players will need to explore the real world, with the game’s upcoming update encouraging exploration and battles.
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The new Pokemon GO Rivals Week begins Saturday, May 4, and will entice players with a plethora of exciting items and limited-time bonuses. Players can expect to receive 10 XP from spinning Photo Discs at Pokemon GO Gyms as well as double the Catch Candy. Players will also have greater chances of encountering wild Pokemon like Zangoose, Seviper, Throh, Sawk, Heatmor, and Durant.
Pokemon GO Teases New Event
This portion of the event will last through Thursday, May 9. All of the following Pokemon will have increased spawn rates and will be available to find and catch in Shiny variants.
- Alolan Sandshrew
- Mankey
- Poliwag
- Machop
- Gligar
- Ralts
- Lickitung
- Galarian Stunfisk
- Zangoose
- Seviper
- Throh
- Sawk
- Heatmor
- Durant
While battling makes up a good chunk of Pokemon GO‘s core gameplay, hunting, catching, and training Pokemon is a key component of the game. Some Pokemon are rarer than others in Pokemon GO, but this new update seems to give players a slightly easier time when it comes to catching pocket monsters, with spawn rates having been increased for a significant number of highly sought-after Pokemon.
The second portion of this update is centered on battles, with GO Battle Weekend taking place between Saturday, May 4, and Sunday, May 5. During this part of Pokemon GO‘s new update, players can receive 4x Stardust from win rewards, as well as free, battle-themed Timed Research rewards. The maximum number of sets gamers can play per day will increase from five to 20, for a total of 100 battles. This also includes paid Timed Research in Pokemon GO. For every $1 players spend, they will be given access to event-exclusive Timed Research opportunities. During this time, Pokemon GO players can complete these research tasks and receive Stardust, a Star Piece, or Rare Candies.
Pokémon GO
After a test run via an April Fools’ joke on Google Maps, Pokemon GO was released to the public in the summer of 2016. The AR mobile app saw unparalleled success and continues to be one of the largest mobile games in the world, pulling in billions for developer Niantic.
- Released
- July 6, 2016
- Genre(s)
- Augmented Reality
