The Water Festival in Pokemon GO returns in 2022, bringing with it the debuts of Lapras with a scarf, Dewpider, and Araquanid! The ever-popular Water Festival will run from Thursday, May 12, 2022, 10:00 a.m. to Friday, May 20, 2022, 8:00 p.m. local time, bringing with it a new and thrilling costume Pokémon, a new shiny Pokémon, and two new Alola area Pokémon in Pokémon GO!
New Pokemon in Water Festival 2022
Lapras wearing a scarf, Dewpider, and Araquanid make their debuts in Pokémon GO! The Legendary Pokémon Tapu Fini, the guardian deity of Poni Island, will also be appearing in raids! Moreover, you can use 50 Dewpider Candy to evolve Dewpider into Araquanid. Also along with all these, for the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Binacle!
New Global Challenge
Available from Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT –7), to Saturday, May 21, 2022, at 1:00 a.m. PDT (GMT –7), a Global Challenge will be happening throughout the Water Festival event! Work with other Trainers around the world to catch a wave of 600,000,000 Water-type Pokémon to earn a bonus of 2× Candy for catching Pokémon for everyone!
Wild encounters
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.
Raids
The following Pokémon will be appearing in raids.
Eggs
The following Pokémon will hatch from 7 km Eggs.
Field Research task encounters
The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks.
New avatar items and Event Bonuses
Celebrate the Water Festival with wonderful new avatar items! You can snag them from the in-game shop during the event as they’ll be available after the event ends, too! Also, there will be event bonuses available as well – Rainy Lure Modules activated during the event will last for two hours, 2× Candy from hatching Eggs, and Increased Candy XL from hatching Eggs.
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