The Kanto Week in Pokémon GO focuses on Generation 1 and lots of candies. We will show you the rewards.
Trainers, the Japanese website of Pokémon GO has now announced the Kanto Week. We are still waiting for the English or German announcement of the event, but the key details can already be inferred from the translation. At around 5:00 PM German time, the official announcement came. The article has been updated accordingly.
Kanto Week in Pokémon GO
With the arrival of Mew in Pokémon GO, all known 151 Pokémon of Generation 1 are now available in the game. This milestone is to be celebrated with the trainers.
Today, on April 10th, Kanto Week in Pokémon GO will start. The start is at 10:00 PM in Germany – the usual start time that we are already familiar with from past events. The event will end on April 17th at the same time.
- More Kanto Monsters: Kanto Pokémon have a higher spawn probability. According to the announcement, you should have a chance to complete your Kanto Pokédex. (Are the developers teasing regional Pokémon here?!)
- Candy Rewards: “Additionally, you will receive double the candies for Kanto Pokémon” – This vague statement in the announcement leaves many questions unanswered. In the English version, it states double candies “for all actions” – How it turns out, the bonuses also apply to Gen 2 and Gen 3.
- New (old) Raid Bosses: There are also changes in the raids of Pokémon GO. Snorlax and Aerodactyl are returning as raid bosses in the arenas. Whether these are the only new raid bosses is still uncertain. You can find all new raid bosses in this overview.
- Special Offer Boxes: For the event, there will be offer boxes in the shop again. These will include raid passes among other items.
- Progress for Medal: Due to the changed monster spawns and raid bosses during Kanto Week, trainers should be motivated to elevate their Kanto medal to gold status.
- You need this golden medal for the Mew encounter. In our guide, we show you how to catch Mew in Pokémon GO.
We will update the event information as soon as it becomes officially available in English or German.
And what about Shinies?
Now the trainer community finally has certainty regarding the mysterious Kanto event. But what about all the Shinies that have been mentioned repeatedly in recent weeks?
The official announcement does not mention Shinies. The community suspects that along with the higher spawn probabilities, there is also a chance to catch shiny monsters of Generation 1. That would fit well together.
In the past, we have also seen many new raid bosses that could be caught as shiny variants. Whether this will be the case for Snorlax and Aerodactyl remains to be seen. Recently, these shiny sprites of Generation 1 and 2 were leaked
After the event starts, we will keep an eye on the trainers’ reports. If there are new shiny monsters, they will be reported quickly and we will cover them here at Mein MMO.
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