In Pokémon GO, the new “Buddy Fun Event” begins. This brings you various bonuses and gives you the opportunity to train your Pokémon quickly.
When does the Buddy Event start? The Buddy Fun Event starts on Tuesday, April 21, at 8:00 AM. It will run for almost a week until Monday, April 27, at 10:00 PM. So you have plenty of time to take advantage of the strong bonuses of the event.
Buddies bring gifts and become stronger quickly
What changes with the Buddy Pokémon: During the event, your Buddy Pokémon will play a central role. They will surprise you more often with items and souvenirs. In addition, your buddies may also bring you a “new type of gift”.
What kind of gift it is remains open in Niantic’s announcement. However, data miners recently found clues that buddies might soon provide you with gifts for your friends. This aligns with a Niantic announcement that introduced additional features for playing from home. It seems likely that the “new gifts” could be sendable gifts.
Additionally, the distance for Buddy candies and hearts is halved. You can use the event well to earn candies and level up your rarer Pokémon. Moreover, your buddies will stay on the map twice as long when you have fed them and reach the “excited” status faster.
What other bonuses are included in the event? During the event, you will receive double XP for all evolutions, which pairs well with the candy bonus. Additionally, there are field research tasks that allow you to earn stardust and encounters with event Pokémon.
These Pokémon are part of the event: The event monsters include Alolan Meowth, the two regional Pokémon Illumise and Volbeat, and Fleknoil. The latter can be caught in the wild for the first time. In 5KM eggs, you will find an increased number of:
- Alolan Meowth
- Eevee
- Barboach
- Wattzapf
- Yorkleff
You will encounter these, except for Eevee, more frequently in the wild. Additionally, Chansey will also appear more often in the wild.
With this, you can secure strong event bonuses and many different Pokémon for almost an entire week. Just a few days later, the Community Day with Abra is already coming up!
