Starting today, June 17, 2021, the Solstice Event is taking place in Pokémon GO. This brings not only numerous Pokémon but also great bonuses, exciting quests, and new raid bosses. We’ve summarized all the information for you.
How long does the event last? The Solstice Event in Pokémon GO starts today, June 17, 2021, at 10:00 AM and ends on June 20, 2021, at 8:00 PM. During this time, you have the opportunity to take advantage of all event-related bonuses.
New Field Research Tasks, Raid Bosses, Spawns, and Bonuses
As you are used to from past events in Pokémon GO, there will again be event-related Pokémon to catch. Additionally, you can expect special field research tasks, new raid bosses, and some bonuses. We took a look at these and summarized everything important for you.
These are the new field research tasks
During the Solstice Event in Pokémon GO, you can look forward to 8 new quests. What they are and what rewards await you upon completing each task, we summarized for you using the overview from thesilphroad.com (via thesilphroad.com).
| Field Research Task | Reward |
| Catch 5 Lunatone | Sunkern* or Lunatone* |
| Catch 5 Sunkern | Sunkern* |
| Catch 10 Pokémon | Swablu* |
| Use 3 Berries while walking with your buddy | Yanma* |
| Spin 7 PokéStops or Gyms | 3 Candies for Regirock, Regice, or Registeel |
| Use 3 golden Razz Berries | 3 Candies for Regirock, Regice, or Registeel |
| Win a level 3 raid or higher | 3 Candies for Regigigas |
All Pokémon marked with (*) can also be encountered in their shiny form if you’re lucky.
For the quest “Catch 10 Pokémon,” the reward is supposed to be a Swablu. However, according to Niantic, this Pokémon can only be found in the Southern Hemisphere during the event. Whether there will be another reward for this or whether you won’t find this quest here at all is currently unknown. As soon as we have confirmed information about this, we will add it.
In addition to these 8 new field studies, there are also reports from Reddit user SilphScience about 3 additional quests (via reddit.com). For the first two, the reward is one silver Razz Berry each. For the field research related to the raid, you can hope for 2 silver Razz Berries.
- Catch 15 Sunkern
- Catch 15 Lunatone
- Win a raid in under 60 seconds
New Raid Bosses during the Solstice Event in Pokémon GO
Right on time for the Solstice Event, you can also encounter new raid bosses in Pokémon GO. What they are, you’ll find out here:
| Raid Type | Pokémon |
| Level 1 Raid | Lunatone* Sunkern* Klink* Yanma* Fletchling |
| Level 3 Raid | Alolan Marowak* |
| Level 5 Raid | Regigigas* |
| Mega Raid | Mega-Gyarados* |
Here too, you have the chance to encounter the Pokémon marked with (*) in their shiny form if you’re lucky.
Aside from the mentioned Pokémon, there are reports from users on reddit.com that Alolan Raichu and Bojelin can also be found in level 3 raids (via reddit.com). We will update the table as soon as we can confirm the bosses.
Spawns and Bonuses for the Solstice Event in Pokémon GO
Which Pokémon will spawn? During the event, in addition to exciting field research tasks and new raid bosses, you can expect numerous wild Pokémon. You can encounter Sunkern, Lunatone, Seel, Snorlax, Yanma, Pansear, or a summer Fletchling.
Keep in mind when catching that after the event, you will only encounter Lunatone in our region. Sunkern will then only be found exclusively in the Western Hemisphere.
Look forward to these bonuses: The bonuses for this event mainly revolve around your buddy Pokémon. During the duration of the Solstice Event, your buddy will bring more Pokéballs and items. Additionally, the kilometers needed for one heart with your buddy are cut in half. A surprise awaits you when taking snapshots.
What is your opinion on the Solstice Event in Pokémon GO? Are you looking forward to the new raid bosses? Feel free to let us know in the comments what expectations you have for the current event.
Is this event not your thing? Maybe you’re looking forward to the upcoming Bidoof event. We took a look at what to expect for the Bidoof event and all the important information for you.
