The release of Solgaleo and Lunala in Pokémon GO is coming soon. Since the Astral Eclipse event, you can evolve them. We show you all the contents of the event.
What kind of event is this? The event for the Astral Eclipse focuses on the stars. Finally, you can evolve Cosmovum and there are more bonuses for you.
In the overview, we show you everything you need to know about the new event.
Astral Eclipse – Start, Content, Bonuses, Shinies
When does it start? The event started on November 23 at 10:00 AM local time. It is active until Monday, November 28 at 8:00 PM local time.
New Pokémon: For the first time, you can obtain the sun circle Pokémon Solgaleo and the moon disc Pokémon Lunala.
- If you evolve Cosmovum during the day, you will get Solgaleo
- If you evolve Cosmovum at night, you will get Lunala
- The evolution costs 100 Cosmog candies each
- Here’s how to evolve Cosmog in Pokémon GO
Many trainers are now faced with the decision of which way they should evolve their only Cosmovum. We have analyzed it for you and show: Solgaleo or Lunala – Who should you choose?
Special Research: The Special Research “A Cosmic Companion” will be continued with the event and will receive further chapters. Here at MeinMMO, we will show you all the contents.
Chapters 9 to 12 of “A Cosmic Companion” with all rewards
Ultra Beasts Arrival: On November 27 (Sunday), you can expect the special event Ultra Beasts Arrival. We have summarized all the details for you regarding the raid event.
Wild Pokémon: The following Pokémon appear more frequently in the wild: Alolan Rattata*, Alolan Sandshrew*, Clefairy*, Alolan Vulpix*, Staryu*, Hoothoot*, Sun Kern*, Lunatone*, Sunkern*, Somniam*, Woobat*, Lilminip, Munchlax* (Pokémon marked with a star * can be encountered as Shiny)
You can encounter Staryu* in special field research.
Special Sky: During the Astral Eclipse, you can discover the Nebula Sky in the game for the first time this season.
Raids: In the raids during the Astral Eclipse, you will encounter the following Pokémon:
| Difficulty | Bosses |
| 1 | Drifloon* Jellicent (pink and blue) Lead* Heart*d* |
| 3 | Tentacruel Shardrago* Hisui-Washakwil* |
| 5 | Anego |
| Mega | Mega-Houndoom* |
Collector Challenge: As a special incentive, there will be Collector Challenges during the event. You will receive Stardust for completing them!
All tasks for the Collector Challenge can be found here
Avatar Items: If you want to style your avatar to match the release of Solgaleo and Lunala, you have the opportunity with new clothing. During and after the event, you will find in the shop:
- Lunala Wings
- Solgaleo Mask
- Lunala Pants
- Solgaleo Shoes
- Galaxy Socks
In the preview image, you can see how your characters could look with them:
With the arrival of the Ultra Beasts on Sunday, an additional mini-event awaits you during the Astral Event. The next few days could be really exciting again. Especially the Collector Challenge with the Stardust rewards sounds like it could be very beneficial.
If you are not excited about these events, you might be more looking forward to the upcoming Community Days. The dates for the Community Days in December, January, and February are now known.
