Pokemon GO's latest announcement of the event, 'An Instinctive Hero,' has generated excitement among fans. The new event is set to debut two extremely popular Gen 5 monsters on the platform. In contrast to the previous event featuring Blanche, the leader of Team Mystic, the upcoming event will highlight Spark, the esteemed leader of Team Instinct.
In addition to Blanche's comeback, the event will introduce Larvesta and Volcarona to the game. 'An Instinctive Hero' is scheduled to kick off on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at 10 am local time and will run until Monday, May 8, 2023, at 8 pm local time. This new event strongly emphasizes hatching Pokemon eggs. It also includes various Timed Research and Field Research tasks, rewards, and bonuses. That said, here is all the information you need about the event before participating.
Pokemon GO: 'An Instinctive Hero' debuts Larvesta and Volcarona
Players now have an opportunity to get Larvesta, the Torch Pokemon, and Volcarona, the Sun Pokemon, for the very first time. Larvesta is obtainable by hatching eggs, and one needs to evolve it to get a powerful Volcarona.
Evolving Larvesta into Volcarona requires 400 Larvesta Candy; players must use its boosted spawn rate. As the egg hatches are event-exclusive, hatching multiple eggs ensures maximum Larvesta encounters. The more Larvesta players hatch, the more candy they secure. Larvesta can hatch through 2km, 5km, and 10km eggs during the event.
Pokemon GO An Instinctive Hero: All Eggs Hatches
Apart from Larvesta, the event also features several other egg hatches. 7km eggs can spawn a number of Pocket Monsters, and here are all of them.
7 KM Eggs Pokemon | Shiny Availability |
|---|---|
Mantyke | Shiny debut and probability of hatch. |
Happiny | Probability of a shiny hatch. |
Timburr | Probability of a shiny hatch. |
Mime Jr. | Probability of a shiny hatch. |
Shelmet | Probability of a shiny hatch. |
Karrablast | Probability of a shiny hatch. |
Axew | Probability of a shiny hatch. |
Goomy | Shiny hatch is unavailable. |
An Instinctive Hero: Field Research task encounters
Almost every Pokemon GO event features exclusive event-themed Field Research tasks, and 'An Instinctive Hero' is no exception. Completing these tasks will allow players to encounter several pocket monsters. While some monsters have Shiny variants available, some do not. Here are all the Field Research task encounters during the event.
Pokemon Encounter | Shiny Availability |
|---|---|
Chansey | Probability of a shiny encounter. |
Electabuzz | Probability of a shiny encounter. |
Magmar | Probability of a shiny encounter. |
Snorlax | Probability of a shiny encounter. |
Mantine | Probability of a shiny encounter. |
Chimecho | Probability of a shiny encounter. |
Magneton | Shiny encounter unavailable. |
An Instinctive Hero: All Bonuses
The upcoming event has three exclusive bonuses. Since the event focuses on eggs, the bonuses also revolve around hatching different km eggs in Pokemon GO. Here are all the bonuses offered for the egg-focused event.
- All 2 km, 5 km, and 10 km eggs have boosted rates of hatching Shiny Pokemon.
- Trainers can get 2× XP for hatching any Pocket Monster.
- Along with it, there is also a 2× Stardust bonus for hatching any Pokemon.
An Instinctive Hero: Special Research story
Along with the Field Research, the event also offers a Special Research story. The Special Research will revolve around helping the Team Instinct leader, Spark, and completing it will provide a special reward.
Those who manage to complete the Special Research will have a chance to encounter an Elekid wearing a Spark-themed outfit. This event-exclusive reward is the only known way to encounter the Spark-themed Elekid this season. More about the Special Research story will be available once the event goes live.
Pokemon GO Seasonal Special Research: An Everyday Hero
Running simultaneously with the Instinctive Hero event, Professor Willow has free Special Research throughout Pokemon GO Season 10: Rising Heroes. The Seasonal Special Research, 'An Everyday Hero,' is claimable till the end of Season 10, i.e., June 1, 2023. Players have to fulfill 6 steps to complete the Research Story. Completing them will reward several in-game items, XP, and Pokemon encounters.
Pokemon GO is available to play on Android and iOS.