In Pokémon GO the “Stars of Development” event starts next Wednesday. A new Pokémon, Cosmovum, is expected. The current special research continues and special raids are active. We will show you the details.
What kind of event is this? Before the official announcement, Niantic had already announced this star event. Now we know that Cosmovum is making its debut and will be released. There will be a raid day featuring Mega-Gyarados. And typically for events, there will be special spawns, raids, and field research.
We present an overview of all the details about the “Stars of Development” event.
Stars of Development – Date, Times, Bonuses, Raid Day, Research
When does it start? The event starts on Wednesday (October 5) at 10:00 your local time. It will be active until Tuesday (October 11) at 20:00 local time.
New Pokémon: For the event, you will encounter Cosmovum for the first time. It is a legendary Psychic-type Pokémon from the seventh generation. It evolves from Cosmog and can evolve into Solgaleo or Lunala.
For 50 candies, you can evolve Cosmog into Cosmovum. How strong Cosmog and its three evolutions are, you can read on MeinMMO.
Bonuses: The next tasks from the special research “A Cosmic Companion” from the Season of Light will be unlocked during the “Stars of Development” event.
In field research, you can earn Stardust, evolution items, and Mega Energy.
A collector’s challenge during the event revolves around evolving Pokémon. For this, you will receive additional evolution items as a reward.
In PvP, a development cup is running. Only Pokémon with a maximum of 1,500 CP can participate. Additionally, participants must have already undergone one evolution and be able to evolve again.
Pokémon in the wild: During the event, you will encounter the following Pokémon in the wild (Pokémon marked with a star* can be found as Shiny):
- Kakuna
- Pidgeotto
- Wooper
- Abra
- Gastly
- Rhyhorn*
- Seel
- Scyther*
- Eevee*
- Crabrawler*
- Solgaleo*
- Swablu*
- Zapdos
- Litwick
- Heatmor
Raids during the event:
| Level | Bosses |
| 1 | Slowpoke* Onix* Scyther* Porygon* Sun Kern* |
| 3 | Magneton Rhyperior Togetic* Keife |
| 5 | Yveltal* (Until October 8) Xerneas* (From October 8) |
| Mega | Mega-Lapras* (Until October 8) Mega-Volcarona* (From October 8) |
Raid Day with Mega-Gyarados and increased Shiny chance
When is it? On October 8 from 14:00 to 17:00. That is a Saturday.
What happens then? Raids with Mega-Gyarados will appear significantly more frequently in the arenas. Additionally, every trainer can receive up to five extra raid passes for free by spinning the Photo Discs of gyms.
In addition, the chance of shiny Gyarados is increased.
How do you like the preview of the upcoming “Stars of Development” event? Did Niantic find the right content for you, and are you looking forward to many evolution items or your first Cosmovum? Or is it the raid day that represents the highlight of the event for you?
Share your opinion about this event here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers about the contents.
