The 8th birthday of Pokémon GO is coming up. It brings a lot of bonuses with it. Here you will find all the information about the event.
When does the anniversary event start? It starts on Friday, June 28, 2024, at 10:00 AM. It will run for a total of 6 days, until July 3 at 8:00 PM local time.
And you should take advantage of these 6 days, as there are changing bonuses that are really worthwhile.
What is the highlight? Besides the changing bonuses, for many it will likely be Shiny Meltan.
How do I get Shiny Meltan? Shiny Meltan was last available in March 2023 and is returning for the 8th birthday. To get it, you must use the Mystery Box as always.
To obtain the Mystery Box, you need to connect Pokémon GO with Pokémon Home – all about that here.
When you activate the Mystery Box, only Meltan will spawn around you for 30 minutes, just like a smoke. This is your chance during the event to secure a shiny as well. As always, you will need some luck.
But there is much more in the event.
Use the bonuses for the birthday event in Pokémon GO
You will notice that there are changing bonuses.
- June 28 and 29: Half hatch distance for eggs
- June 30 and July 1: Double XP when catching
- July 2 and July 3: Double Stardust when catching
In addition, the following apply continuously:
- Increased chance of becoming lucky friends and increased chance of lucky Pokémon when trading
- Friendship level increases faster
- Chance for 8, 88 or more Sableye coins when spinning PokéStops with Gold Lure Module
- Mystery Box can be opened more frequently
- Showcases with event monsters
Furthermore, you will receive event field research with Mega Energy for Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise, Sceptile, Blaziken, and Swampert.
Additionally, another limited-time research will give you XP, Stardust, and costumed monsters. Because: In keeping with the party, there will also be costume spawns.
What happens in the shop? There you will find a limited-time research as well as a masterpiece research for purchase. The former costs 2 US dollars (similar in euros), the latter 5 US dollars. The masterpiece research will give you an encounter with Shiny Celebi, among other rewards.
Which Pokémon will appear in the event?
You will encounter various costumed monsters, but also other event monsters – such as a colorful mix of starter Pokémon from previous years. These will be distributed differently over the days.
What costumed monsters are there? New additions include:
- Shelmet
- Accelgor
But of course Pikachu will also dress up, just like other monsters.
All monster spawns and timings can be found here in the table. Possible shinies are marked with an asterisk*:
| Time Period | Wild Spawns |
| Entire Event | Bulbasaur with party hat* Charmander with party hat* Squirtle with party hat* Pikachu with cake hat* Shelmet with party hat* Eevee with party hat* Flamestrike Chopple Quaxly Alolan Shelmet* (rare) |
| June 28, 2024, at 10:00 AM to June 29, 2024, at 11:59 PM | Chikorita* Cyndaquil* Totodile* Treecko* Torchic* Mudkip* |
| June 30, 2024, at 00:00 AM to July 1, 2024, at 11:59 PM | Snivy* Pignite* Oshawott* Snivy* Fennekin* Popplio* |
| July 2, 2024, at 00:00 AM to July 3, 2024, at 8:00 PM | Chespin* Fennekin* Braxien* Rowlet* Litten* Popplio |
Additionally, you can encounter Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pikachu, and Shelmet with party hats in Level 1 raids. Here there is even a higher shiny chance than with the wild specimens.
This ends June with a big event that brings many bonuses. But the coming weeks will also be exciting: July is just around the corner, and with it important events such as the global GO Fest and the Hyperbonus events. To keep track of these, you can find here all events in Pokémon GO in July 2024.
