The Electric Event in Pokémon GO has started and it again comes with new tasks and even a surprise for the trainers. We show you Shinies, quests, and raid bosses.
How long does the event last? The Electric–Event lasts from today, March 16, at 10:00 AM, until Monday, March 22, at 8:00 PM. So you only have a few days to secure the bonuses and Pokémon.
During the event, everything revolves around Electric-type Pokémon. Some things were already announced in advance, but there were also surprises. A highlight is the completely new Pokémon Zapplardin.
New Limited Research, Quests, and Shinies
What is the surprise at the event? Mega-Voltenso appears in a shiny version, which the first players have discovered on reddit.
With the event, new limited research has also been released. The rewards include Zapplardin and Magneton, which can be evolved into one of the strongest Electric attackers. We reveal what you need to do:
Electro Fantastic (1/4)
- Catch 5 Electric-type Pokémon
- Encounter with Pikachu
- Evolve 1 Pokémon
- Encounter with Voltobal
- Use 5 Power-ups on Pokémon
- 10 Pokéballs
- Rewards at the end: Encounter with Zapplardin, 1 Unova Stone, 10 Ampharos Mega Energy
Electro Fantastic (2/4)
- Land 3 good throws in a row
- Encounter with Magnetilo
- Land 3 curveball throws
- Encounter with Magnetilo
- Land 3 great throws
- Encounter with Magnetilo
- Rewards at the end: Encounter with Magneton, 1 Sinnoh Stone, 10 Voltenso Mega Energy
Electro Fantastic (3/4)
- Use 7 berries when catching Pokémon
- 10 Pokéballs
- Evolve 3 Electric-type Pokémon
- Encounter with Elektek
- Use 10 Power-ups on Pokémon
- 3 Himmih Berries
- Rewards at the end: Encounter with Porygon, 1 Up-Grade, 15 Ampharos Mega Energy
Electro Fantastic (4/4)
- Send 15 Pokémon
- 10 Pokéballs
- Evolve 5 Electric-type Pokémon
- Encounter with Blitza
- Use 15 Power-ups on Pokémon
- Encounter with Voltenso
- Rewards at the end: Encounter with Zapplardin, 1 Unova Stone, 15 Voltenso Mega Energy
These are the quests during the event: Additionally, there are 5 field researches that are new to the game. We show you the rewards:
- Catch 5 Electric-type Pokémon
- Encounter with Voltobal, Pikachu or Karnimani
- Catch 25 Electric-type Pokémon
- Encounter with Zapplardin
- Use 5 Power-ups on Pokémon
- 5 Pokéballs and 3 Great Balls
- Use 7 Power-ups on Pokémon
- 10 Mega Energy for Rexblisar, Bibor, Turtok, Glurak, Gengar, Garados, Hundemon, Tauboss, or Bisaflor
- Use 10 Power-ups on Pokémon
- 10 Mega Energy for Ampharos or Voltenso
All Raid Bosses for the Johto Event
These are the new bosses: There are again new raid bosses in Pokémon GO. These are mainly Electric-type Pokémon. The Pokémon with one star can be encountered as shiny:
| Raid Level | Raid Bosses |
| 1 | Voltobal* Sheinux* Elezeba Klikk* Zapplardin |
| 3 | Alola-Raichu* Alola-Georok Magneton Ampharos* |
| 5 | Voltolos (Therian form) |
| Mega | Mega-Voltenso* Mega-Hundemon* Mega-Rexblisar* |
What’s next? In March, there’s a lot going on in Pokémon Go. An overview of all events can be found here:
Pokémon GO: All events in March 2021 – Which ones are worthwhile?
