Welcome to the latest One More Catch weekly newsletter, offering you a guide to the days ahead in Pokémon Go.
Phew! What a Go Fest. Hopefully you got the Mewtwo you were after, and if you were hoping for a quiet week to rest up, I regret to inform you Pokémon's biggest mascot takes the spotlight with a week-long Pikachu celebration and the debut of Mega Raichu X and Y on Saturday, alongside the welcome return of Daily Discovery events.
So here's a snapshot of everything coming to Pokémon Go in the days ahead, the biggest opportunities available, and a roundup of Pokémon news and site updates you may have missed.
Events in Pokémon Go this week (13th to 19th July)
All times are at your local time, unless otherwise stated.
What to know about this week
Here's the biggest opportunities and observations for the days ahead:
It's a Pikachu-heavy week
Starting immediately after Go Fest Global weekend, the 'Special Anniversary Pikachu Celebration' event features three waves of different Pikachu in the wild and Field Research (Monday to Wednesday, Wednesday to Saturday, Saturday to Monday).
What exactly is coming is hard to gauge, but it looks like almost every costumed Pikachu will be available, with the likes of Leek Duck keeping track as each new wave comes into effect.
Leek Duck
Otherwise, know the following will be in raids all week. Personally, I'm excited to get the World Championships costumes missing from my collection:
- Dapper Pikachu (with red, yellow and blue accents)
- Pikachu wearing a safari hat
- Pikachu wearing a varsity jacket
- Pikachu wearing an amethyst crown
- World Championships Pikachu (2022, 2023, 2024 costumes)
There's also a Go Pass with some decent giveaways, including some 300k or so XP, and most importantly, a Candy Transfer bonus...
Need to have a clear out after Go Fest?
The 'Special Anniversary Pikachu Celebration' Go Pass features a 2x Transfer Candy bonus, which can be increased to 3x with the Deluxe track. There's also an increased chance of XL Candy when transferring, which goes up further with the Deluxe track. Perfect for clearing out the many Go Fest Legendaries in your storage, basically.
Remember, this only kicks in on rank 10, so you might have to play a day or two first - don't transfer anything until that's been unlocked.
