Tonight, on August 20th, there should be big news about Jirachi in Pokémon GO. We will give you an overview of what we already know about the Pokémon.
Update August 21 at 11:00 AM: The Jirachi quest is now available. We have summarized the tasks you need to complete.
Update 10:00 PM: There is still no information about Jirachi. Niantic hasn’t posted any further images on Twitter.
Why is it expected tonight? For several days, Pokémon GO has been teasing Jirachi again. A countdown will expire tonight at 10:00 PM.
By then, there will definitely be new information about the mysterious Pokémon. Whether it will be released immediately or if there will just be an announcement remains to be seen.
We will keep you updated on MeinMMO and will update this post as soon as there is new information about Jirachi.
Jirachi in Pokémon GO – What is known about the release?
How will Jirachi be released? This is not the first release of Jirachi. There was already a chance to catch the monster at all 3 GO Fests in 2019. It was available through a special research.
So it can be assumed that there will be a special research again this time. This is common for mysterious Pokémon.
Is there any information about the special research? A few weeks ago, a leak regarding a special research appeared. The data miner Chrales found the test passages that Professor Willow will say to you during the research.
This gives a rough idea of what tasks there will be. For example, you should close new friendships and catch Psychic and Steel-type Pokémon. If the leak turns out to be true, you can expect quests like these.
Do you need Jirachi? The mysterious Pokémon is definitely not useless, but also not very meta-relevant. It exceeds 3200 CP and has solid stats.
As an attacker, it has a lot of competition that it cannot overcome. Therefore, it remains much more of a Pokémon for collecting rather than for battling.
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