The Pokemon GO World Championships offers an exclusive Celebration event for players worldwide. While one can enjoy the entire tournament from their home with the streaming links for the World Championships, worldwide players can also partake in the Celebration event. The exclusive in-game event offers multiple Shiny debuts, Mega raids, and rewards like Elite Fast TM.
The Pokemon GO Celebrations event for Pokemon World Championships 2023 starts on Friday, August 11, 2023, at 10 am and ends on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at 8 pm local time. Players can get their hands on Shiny Scraggy, Passimian, and World Champions 2023 Pikachu for the first time. That said, the event also offers a special Timed-Research quest, multiple wild spawns, bonuses, and more.
Pokemon GO World Championships 2023 Celebration: Timed Research Tasks and Rewards
During the celebration, players can complete Tournament-themed Timed Research for multiple rewards. One can get an Elite Fast TM, encounter a World Championships 2023 Pikachu variant, and other rewards for completing these tasks.
Timed Research tasks | Rewards |
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Catch 5 Pokemon | Poke Ball ×10 |
Power up Pokemon 5 times | Fast TM ×1 |
Use 5 Charged Attacks | Great Ball ×10 |
Defeat 5 Team GO Rocket Grunts | Charged TM ×1 |
Battle 5 times in the GO Battle League | Ultra Ball ×10 |
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Pokemon GO World Championships 2023 Celebration: Field Research Encounters
The event offers numerous Field Research encounters, and here are all of them.
Field Research encounters | Shiny Availability |
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World Championships 2023 Pikachu | Shiny available |
Alolan Sandshrew | Shiny available |
Seel | Shiny available |
Magikarp | Shiny available |
Galarian Zigzagoon | Shiny available |
Spheal | Shiny available |
Passimian | Shiny unavailable |
Wimpod | Shiny unavailable |
All Bonuses for the Pokemon GO World Championships 2023 Celebration
The Pokemon GO World Championships Celebration event offers multiple bonuses for participants.
All Bonuses |
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GO Battle League daily sets increase from 5 to 10 |
GO Battle League rewards include Pokemon with varied Attack, Defense, and HP |
Wild Encounters in the Pokemon GO World Championships 2023 Celebration
The World Championships 2023 Celebration also offers multiple wild encounters with an increased spawn rate for Pokemon GO players.
Wild encounters | Shiny Availability |
|---|---|
Machop | Shiny available |
Chinchou | Shiny available |
Wooper | Shiny available |
Sableye | Shiny available |
Meditite | Shiny available |
Spheal | Shiny available |
Drilbur | Shiny available |
Scraggy | Shiny available |
Bunnelby | Shiny available |
Wooloo | Shiny unavailable |
Onix | Shiny available |
Lickitung | Shiny available |
All Raid Bosses in the Pokemon GO World Championships 2023 Celebration
One-Star Raids
Pokemon | Shiny Availability |
|---|---|
World Championships Pikachu | Shiny available |
Alolan Sandshrew | Shiny available |
Gligar | Shiny available |
Scraggy | Shiny available |
Three-Star Raids
Pokemon | Shiny Availability |
|---|---|
Skarmory | Shiny available |
Galarian Stunfisk | Shiny available |
Passimian | Shiny Unavailable |
Five-Star Raids
Pokemon | Shiny Availability |
|---|---|
Cresselia | Shiny available |
Mega Raids
Pokemon | Shiny Availability |
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Mega Gyarados | Shiny Unavailable |
Featured Attacks in the Pokemon GO World Championships 2023 Celebration
Multiple Pokemon GO moves are available for evolving monsters during the Celebration event.
Evolve Pokemon | Fast Attack | Charge Attack |
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Evolve Alolan Sandshrew into an Alolan Sandslash | Shadow Claw | |
Evolve Machoke into a Machamp | Payback | |
Evolve Seel into a Dewgong | Ice Shard | Icy Wind |
Evolve Sealeo into a Walrein | Powder Snow | Icicle Spear |
Evolve Galarian Linoone into an Obstagoon | Obstruct |
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