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August 2024 Community Day: Popplio
Trainers,
We’re excited to announce that Popplio, the Sea Lion Pokémon, will be featured during August Community Day!
August 2024 Community Day: Popplio
Saturday, August 31, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time
Featured Pokémon
Popplio will appear more frequently in the wild.*
*If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!
Featured Attack
Evolve Brionne (Popplio’s Evolution) during the event or up to five hours afterward to get a Primarina that knows the Charged Attack Hydro Cannon.
Hydro Cannon
- Trainer Battles: 80 power
- Gyms and raids: 90 power
Attack Availability Updates
Starting with the event and continuing afterwards, Primarina will be able to learn the Charged Attack Sparkling Aria.
Sparkling Aria
- Trainer Battles: 80 power
- Gyms and raids: 85 power
Community Day Special Research Story
- For US$1.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access the Popplio Community Day–exclusive Special Research story.
- Stay tuned for when tickets for the Special Research story go live.
- Don’t forget: you’re now able to purchase and gift tickets to any of your friends that you’ve achieved a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with.
- To gift a ticket, tap the Special Research ticket in the in-game shop, then tap the Gift button instead of the Buy button.
Tickets are nonrefundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Please note that this Special Research will not include an in-game medal.
*Certain restrictions apply. Gifting cannot be completed if the recipient has purchased a Special Research ticket or has been gifted one already.
Event Bonuses
- 2× Candy for catching Pokémon.
- 3× XP for catching Pokémon.
- 2× chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive Candy XL from catching Pokémon.
- Lure Modules activated during the event will last for three hours.
- Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense) activated during the event will last for three hours.
- Take a few snapshots during Community Day for a surprise!
- One additional Special Trade can be made for a maximum of three for the day.*
- Trades will require 50% less Stardust.*
*While most bonuses are only active during the three-hour event period, these bonuses will be active from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time.
Bonus Raid Battles After Community Day
Saturday, August 31, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time
After the three-hour Community Day event ends, Trainers will be able to take on special four-star Raid Battles. Claiming victory in one of these raids will cause more Popplio to appear around the Gym that hosted the raid for 30 minutes!
Four-Star Raid Battles
Brionne will appear in four-star raids!
You can only join these raids using Raid Passes and Premium Battle Passes. Remote Raid Passes cannot be used to join these Raid Battles.
Four-Star Raid Battle Bonus
Once you successfully complete a four-star Raid Battle against Brionne, additional Popplio will appear around the Gym that hosted the raid for 30 minutes.*
*Popplio that appear under these circumstances will have the same chance of appearing as a Shiny Pokémon as those that appear during August Community Day’s three-hour event period.
Field Research
August Community Day–themed Field Research will be available! Catch Popplio to earn rewards such as Stardust, Great Balls, additional encounters with Popplio, and more!
PokéStop Showcases
Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops during Popplio Community Day!
Pokémon GO Web Store – Ultra Community Day Box
An Ultra Community Day Box featuring 10 Ultra Balls, one Elite Charged TM, and one Special Research story ticket will be available on the Pokémon GO Web Store during the event for US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency). This web store deal will be available starting August 26, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. PDT, three days before the ticket is available in the in-game shop!
Now even more Trainers can enjoy the web store! Trainers with Pokémon Trainer Club (PTC) accounts will now be able to log in to the Pokémon GO Web Store with the same credentials used to log in to Pokémon GO. And don’t forget, Trainers can get a 15% discount on their first web store purchase of any item that costs US$9.99 or more!
Event Bundles
Two Community Day bundles will be available during this event.
For 1,350 PokéCoins, you will get 50 Ultra Balls, five Super Incubators, one Elite Charged TM, and five Lucky Eggs.
For 480 PokéCoins, you will get 30 Ultra Balls, one Incense, three Super Incubators, and one Lure Module.
Check out the in-game shop to snag one of these bundles!
Stickers
You’ll be able to get event-themed stickers by spinning PokéStops, opening Gifts, and purchasing them from the in-game shop.
Looking for other Trainers to play with?
If you’re looking for Trainers in your area to trade, battle, or join raids with on Community Day, check out our Community Day map! Here you can find Community Ambassador events and local parks.
Community Ambassadors receive support from Niantic to run Pokémon GO events for their communities. If there are no Community Ambassadors near you, you can also search Campfire and find other meetups in your area.
The parks marked on the Community Day map are historically popular places for Trainers to gather during Community Day. These parks could be a fun option to play with your local community while enjoying some fresh air.* We hope this map helps Trainers connect!
*Popular locations are provided for informational purposes only. Niantic is not hosting or operating official or unofficial events at these locations. Please be aware of your surroundings when playing Niantic games.
Please be aware of your surroundings and follow guidelines from local health authorities when playing Pokémon GO. Upcoming events are subject to change. Be sure to follow us on social media, opt in to receiving push notifications, and subscribe to our emails to stay updated.
—The Pokémon GO team
Source: Official Pokémon GO blog
Source:Pokémon
