You have succeeded and successfully completed the big Rocket Challenge in Pokémon GO. The big bonus is available to you starting Tuesday in the form of more XP, a new Shiny, and new 1-star raids.
Why is there a bonus? Last weekend, the Community Day with Swablu took place in Pokémon GO, and at the same time, a Rocket Challenge started. The task was to defeat a total of 25 million Rocket Grunts.
On the evening of May 20, 2021, Niantic announced that the goal of the Rocket Challenge had been achieved (via Twitter.com). Starting next Tuesday, May 25, three bonuses will be available to you.
XP bonus, new Shiny, new 1-star raid
Here are the rewards:
- For the remaining duration of the “Illuminating Legends Y” event, you will receive three times the experience points for catching Pokémon. Keep in mind that you can further increase the experience points with a Lucky Egg and thereby boost the bonus even more. A good help if you are progressing on the road from Level 40 to Level 50.
- For the remaining duration of the event, you can encounter Galar Zigzagoon in the 1-star raids. This Pokémon is also related to the third bonus.
- Starting Tuesday, you will have a chance to encounter shiny Galar Zigzagoon. This opportunity will also remain after the current event ends.
How long is the event running? By “for the remaining duration of the ‘Illuminating Legends Y’ event,” it refers to the time until May 31 at 8:00 PM local time. Until then, the event with Yveltal, triple catch XP, and level 1 raids with Galar Zigzagoon are ongoing.
What does the Shiny look like? Since some of you are certainly curious about how the shiny Galar Zigzagoon will look in Pokémon GO, we show you the Shiny family in the following graphic:
What’s next in Pokémon GO?
What is known: There’s still a Spotlight Hour and a Raid Hour for May.
Additionally, in a few days, the Kanto Cup will start, which should be interesting for the PvP players among you. It brings variety to the game and invites casual players to have fun in Trainer Battles.
The upcoming bonuses are completely free for you and can be earned and taken without spending money. However, Pokémon GO also offers some content that can be purchased with real money.
We conducted a survey with the trainers among you on MeinMMO and asked how much money you have already spent on the game. Over 4600 people participated and voted. Here are the results of how much money you spend in Pokémon GO.
