In Pokémon GO the event for the 5th generation, the Unova region, has started. Accordingly, there are new raid bosses and quests. We will show you all the adjustments.
This is the Unova event: For 5 days, the focus is now entirely on the 5th generation. Monsters from Gen 5 will appear in the wild, and the raids and quests have been changed. Additionally, there is a new shiny in the game.
Since 10:00 AM on January 5th, the event has been running. We will show you what has changed in Pokémon GO since then.
Quests and Shinys for the Unova Event
These are the new quests: In total, there are only 3 new field researches waiting for you. We will show you the rewards:
- Use 5 berries when catching Pokémon
- Reward: 1200 stardust
- Catch 5 Pokémon
- Reward: Encounter with a Snivy (can be shiny), Tepig or Oshawott
- Hatch 2 eggs
- Reward: Encounter with a Dewpider (can be shiny)
The task involving Dewpider is a bit trickier, but it gives a shiny that likely very few trainers in Germany have. The quest “Catch 5 Pokémon” is quick to complete and could also include a shiny candidate with Snivy. Therefore, we also recommend this task.
These are the spawns: There are no big surprises here. The announced Pokémon will also appear in the wild. These include: Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott, Yorkleff, Terribark, Elezeba, Kiesling, Rotomurf, Zurrokex, Schallquap, Toxiped, Unratütox, Mollimorba, Monozyto, and Dewpider.
These are the new Shinys: There are no surprises here either. Snivy can be caught in its shiny form as announced. Other shiny checks are: Yorkleff, Kiesling, and Dewpider.
New Raid Bosses for the Unova Event
Are there new raid bosses? Yes. At the start of the event, there was also a rotation among the raid bosses. This time, you will mainly find monsters from Gen 5:
| Raid Level | Pokémon |
| Level 1 Raid (red egg) | Klikk* Praktibalk* Snivy* Tepig Oshawott Lithomith* |
| Level 3 Raid (yellow egg) | Stalobor Terribark Sedimantur Hutsassa Navitaub |
| Mega Raid (red-white egg) | Mega Charizard X* Mega Blastoise* Mega Rexblisar* |
| Level 5 Raid (black egg) | Genesect with Fire Module |
All Pokémon marked with a star can also be encountered as shiny.
What comes next? After the Unova event, there will also be an event for the Sinnoh region, which is the 4th generation. After that, events for Gen 3 and 2 will follow.
All of this is meant to prepare for the Kanto Tour, which starts in February. Information about the tour can be found here: Huge Kanto event brings lots of shinys to Pokémon GO – Also Mew
