August is coming loaded in Pokémon GO with events for all tastes: debuts of new species, a day of legendary raids, research with powerful rewards, temporary bonuses, and even a special code tied to the World Cup.
If you don't want to miss anythingHere are the key dates, confirmed bonuses, and practical details to help you make the most of each activity in your local time zone, with a clear, no-nonsense rundown of the highlights from these weeks.
Dear colleagues: debuts, bonuses and meetings
From August 6 at 10:00 a.m. to August 12 at 20:00 p.m. (local time) is the event for Beloved Companions, an event that brings Snom and Frosmoth to Pokémon GO for the first time and features the debut of Shiny Tandemaus.
- Active bonuses: : Double XP upon hatching, an extra special trade each day and higher probability of Tandemaus using Team Play.
- Faster friendship: Level up faster by opening gifts, trading, and battling with other people.
Augmented Wild Encounters: Abra, Geodude, Alolan Geodude, Karrablast, Shelmet, and Phantump will be appearing more frequently throughout the event.
7 km eggs: Galarian Farfetch'd, Pancham, Snom, and Charcadet will have a higher chance of hatching from these incubations.
temporary investigation free with useful items (such as Lucky Egg) and event encounters, and a temporary payment investigation for $1,99 with additional rewards. Both must be completed before August 12 at 20:00 p.m. (local time).
Raid Day: Dialga and Palkia Origin Forme
August 10th from 11:00 AM to 17:00 PM (local time) a raid day is being held focusing on Dialga Origin Forme and Palkia Origin Forme, two legendaries with special mechanics to consider.
Exclusive Adventure Effects: Palkia Origin Form can use Empty Court, which extends the radius for finding wild creatures for 10 minutes for 5000 Stardust and 5 Palkia Candies; Dialga Origin Forme gains access to Distortion, which pauses the timer for Incense, Lucky Egg, Star Piece, and Daily Adventure Incense, also with cost of 5000 Stardust and 5 Dialga Candies.
Quick tips from counters: against Palkia (Water/Dragon) they perform very well Rayquaza, Dialga (Origin Form) or gardevoir with Dragon/Fairy attacks; against Dialga (Steel/Dragon) they shine Mega Lucario, Terrakion, Groudon (Primal) or Mega Garchomp with Fighting/Ground moves.
Capture and PC- Look for great pitches (curveball if you're feeling loose) and wait for their pauses; Palkia Form Origin can come out between 2274–2367 PC (until 2958 with climate) and Dialga Form Origin between 2246–2337 PC (up to 2921 with climate).
Team GO Rocket: Research Blissful Days: Takeover
Available from August 11th During the Joyful Days Season, this special investigation pits you against Giovanni and culminates with Super Rocket Radar and Dark Giratina by defeating him.
Requirements: Enter the game between August 11th and September 2nd (local time), have level 8 or higher and have completed A worrying situationIf he doesn't appear, finish any pending Rocket research first.
Phases and examples of tasks (summary): Catch 10–15 Pokémon, purify 2–3 Shadow Pokémon, defeat 3–6 Recruits; you will progress until you locate, battle, and defeat the Team GO Rocket boss.
Intermediate rewards: Berries, Poké Balls, Mysterious Components, XP and Stardust, as well as encounters with themed species such as Ekans, Koffing or Persian.
Code to watch the World Cup co-streams
Between Friday, August 15 at 18:00 PM CET and Monday, August 18 at 9:00 AM CET (always check your local time), watching the official co-streams will give access to a redeemable code for an exclusive Temporary Research.
Featured Rewards: : encounter with Pikachu with a varsity jacket and other incentives, plus an active bonus up to August 31 at 23:59 (local time).
- Peer Advantage: At Ultra level or higher, you have a higher chance of receiving a Torn Ticket or a Cactus Fruit souvenir.
Compensation for the Incense Error
Niantic will activate compensation due to a recent bug that caused Pokémon to automatically flee when using Incense.
- 3 Incense for all affected accounts.
- Adventure Incense Folded Journal lasting from August 13 to 20 (local time).
- temporary investigation activation from August 13 at 00:00.
It remains to be specified Additional compensation for the reduced Shiny spawn rate in the Dialga and Palkia Origin Forme raid event.
Eternatus and Dynamax Truck in Max Battles
The Eternatus obtained From GO Pass: Closing Max know the charged attack Dinamax truck, with a specific Adventure Effect for Max Combats.
Activating the Adventure Effect: Costs 5000 Stardust and 30 Eternatus Candies to temporarily boost Max Moves for 10 minutes during a Max Battle period.
Power escalation: Blocked Max Moves are raised to Level 1; those at Level 3 are raised to Level 4 during the effect, with a noticeable performance boost.
Timer extension: Can be extended in 10-minute blocks up to 24 hours by consuming additional Stardust and Candy; not compatible with another active Adventure Effect.
With all the aboveAugust brings together debuts, powerful raids, a boost to progress with research and occasional bonuses, and some extra help to compensate for mistakes: plan your key days and maximize your time slots to get the most out of each activity.