On May 12, the Water Festival starts in Pokémon GO, bringing you plenty of spawns and bonuses. A few new Pokémon will also make their debut in the game, such as the legendary Pokémon Kapu-Kime. We at MeinMMO will show you what event content you can expect.
What kind of event is it? In the coming days, it will get wet in Pokémon GO, as the upcoming Water Festival revolves around the theme of water and the associated monsters. You can look forward to plenty of spawns and bonuses, as well as one or two Pokémon debuts.
Here are the highlights of the Water Festival (via pokemongolive.com):
- New legendary Pokémon Kapu-Kime
- Araqua and Aranestro celebrate their debut
- The new costumed Pokémon: Lapras with a scarf
- Bithora will be available as Shiny for the first time
When does the Water Festival take place? The water event starts on May 12, 2022, at 10:00 AM local time. You then have a good week to benefit from the new spawns and bonuses until it finally ends on May 20, 2022, at 8:00 PM local time.
The new monsters for the Water Festival
Kapu-Kime
Kapu-Kime is a legendary Pokémon of Water and Fairy type. It is the guardian of the Alola Island Poni and has no pre-evolutions or evolutions. Starting today, May 10, and throughout the Water Festival, you can encounter Kapu-Kime for the first time in Level 5 raids. Here you can find the best counters against Kapu-Kime.
You can recognize the Pokémon by its slim black body, long bluish hair, and fin-like hands. Its delicate body is protected by a purple shell, similar to the other guardians of the Alola Islands. However, the Shiny variant of the legendary monster will not be available in the game for now.
Araqua and Aranestro
Another debut at the Water Festival is celebrated by the Water and Bug Pokémon Araqua and its evolution Aranestro, which also comes from the Alola region. During the event, you can encounter Araqua in the wild and through field researches. With the help of 50 candies, you can evolve it into Aranestro.
You can recognize the new Pokémon by its neon-colored, spider-like body. It has a relatively large head that is enclosed by a bubble.
Its evolution is somewhat larger than Araqua, but can also be recognized by its distinctive spider-like appearance, neon-colored legs, and the bubble on its head. As Shinys, both monsters will not initially be available in the game.
Lapras with Scarf and Shiny Bithora
In addition to the three new Pokémon from the Alola region, you can also look forward to Lapras with a blue-striped scarf, tied like a bow. The costumed Pokémon was discovered several days ago in a data mine and caused a lot of excitement among trainers.
Some players have long eagerly awaited the special Lapras with the scarf. It can be found in Level 3 raids and in field researches. With a bit of luck, you might even encounter a Shiny specimen.
Moreover, Bithora will celebrate its Shiny debut at the Water Festival in Pokémon GO. The Rock and Water Pokémon from Generation 6 can be found during the event in the wild and in field researches, but it can also hatch from eggs. You can recognize it by its red and white striped body and the green leaves above its head.
All Spawns for the Water Festival
As you are used to from events in Pokémon GO, the spawns will also be thematically adjusted for the Water Festival. You can encounter the following monsters during the event:
- In the wild:
- Tentacha*
- Flegmon*
- Goldini*
- Sterndu*
- Karpador*
- Marill*
- Loturzel*
- Gehweiher
- Karnivanha*
- Wailmer*
- Schallquap*
- Bithora*
- Araqua
- Quaputzi
- Mantax*
- Mamolida*
- In 7-km Eggs:
- Enton*
- Azurill*
- Mantirps
- Hydropi*
- Barschwa*
- Bithora*
- Sterndu*
- Perlu*
- In Raids:
- Level-1 Raids: Baldorfish*, Wailmer*, Parfi, Equana, Wuffels*
- Level-3 Raids: Alola-Raichu*, Lapras with Scarf*, Impergator, Azumarill, Kappalores
- Level-5 Raids: Kapu-Kime
- Mega-Raids: Mega-Turtok*
All Pokémon that you can encounter in their Shiny form with a bit of luck are marked with a (*).
All Bonuses for the Water Festival
In addition to the numerous thematically suitable spawns, you can also expect some bonuses during the event. You can look forward to:
- Rain modules last for 2 hours
- Double candies when hatching
- More XL candies for hatched eggs
- Special research for Poni Island (available from May 10 at 10:00 AM local time)
- Event field research
- Rewards: Mega Energy for Turtok and Garados, encounters with Karpador*, Karnivanha*, Wailmer*, Liebiskus*, Bithora*, Araqua, Lapras with Scarf*, Marill*
- Time-limited research
- Reward: 50 Mega Energy for Garados, 1,000 XP, 1,000 Stardust and encounters with Lapras with Scarf and Araqua
- Global challenge from May 11 at 10:00 PM to May 21 at 10:00 AM
- Task: Catch 600,000,000 Water Pokémon
- Reward: double catch candies
- New avatar items
What do you think of the new Pokémon for the Water Festival? Which bonus are you most looking forward to? And which monster do you definitely not want to miss during the event? Let us know in the comments and exchange ideas here on MeinMMO with other trainers on the topic.
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