Pokémon GO finally gets legendary Pokémon! On Saturday, they will arrive along with the GO Fest in Chicago and spread from there around the world. But you will have to work together to catch the legendary birds or dogs.
For a long time, trainers speculated what the reward of the big GO Fest in Chicago could be. Niantic has now officially confirmed that the rewards are legendary Pokémon!
This announcement came as no big surprise, as just recently, the announcement of legendary Pokémon for summer 2017 was made. In Niantic’s trailer, it was already hinted that you can only catch the legendary with teamwork.
Pokémon GO: Legendary Pokémon – When and how can I catch them?
The GO Fest in Chicago will be the starting shot for the legendary hunt! Although it is a local event in America, trainers all over the world will have to work together to unlock the legendary Pokémon.
When will legendary Pokémon be in Pokémon GO?
The GO Fest starts tomorrow on Saturday, July 22, 2017, in Grant Park, Chicago. Here, the first legendary Pokémon will appear, provided all trainers around the world work together and unlock the reward.
Night shift in Germany
The time windows when you should catch particularly many Pokémon in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland are on Saturday:
- 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM
- 8:00 PM to 8:30 PM
- 10:00 PM to 10:30 PM
These were the three windows for players outside of Chicago.
The most important window is on the night of Saturday to Sunday: 1:00 – 2:00 AM. But we can only keep our fingers crossed. The trainers in Chicago are working to unlock the first legendary Pokémon.
The legendary Pokémon worldwide will become available, if all goes well, on Sunday and Monday US time, probably from Sunday afternoon to early Tuesday our time. We will surely report on this again on Mein MMO.
How can legendary Pokémon be caught?
- On July 22, 2017, trainers worldwide will work together to unlock the legendary reward
- During the event, there will be three time windows in which you have to catch as many Pokémon as possible within 30 minutes. This will earn you bonuses like Stardust and XP, and it will also help unlock the first legendary Pokémon.
- If trainers all over the world catch particularly many Pokémon in the three time windows, the medals Bronze, Silver, and Gold will be unlocked
- Upon reaching the gold medal, the first legendary Pokémon will appear in Chicago at the GO Fest
- If the trainers manage to defeat the legendary Pokémon in Chicago, the legendary ones will appear worldwide in Raid battles.
- As soon as a dark, rare egg appears above an arena, there is a legendary Pokémon.
- If you manage to defeat the legendary raid boss with your team, you will have the chance to catch the legendary Pokémon.
- Legendary Pokémon can be used for battling in an arena. However, you cannot leave them as defenders in an arena. Legendary Pokémon prefer to be with you.
- You must be at least level 15 to participate in a raid.
- It is not yet known which legendary Pokémon will come to Pokémon GO. In the trailer, we mainly see legendary birds like Lugia and Zapdos.
Will you participate in the GO event and help free the legendary Pokémon? An overview of the event has been compiled here by our Poké-Patrick.
Everything you need to know about gym battles can be found here: Pokémon GO Arena Guide: Battles, Badges, and Pokémon Motivation
