The next event for Pokémon GO has now been officially revealed. While the GO Fest is taking place in New York City, trainers around the world will also have an event. We will show you the details about “Toxic Swamp”.
What kind of event is this? The GO Fest in New York City runs from August 18 to August 20 in the USA. The event “Toxic Swamp” brings a part of the New York event to the whole world.
When does it take place? The event featuring dragon and poison Pokémon runs from August 19 at 10:00 AM to August 22 at 8:00 PM local time.
Toxic Swamp: Wild Pokémon, bonuses, raids, and research
What bonuses are there?
- Double candies for catching Pokémon
- Balloons with Team GO Rocket appear more often
- One additional free raid pass per day for spinning gyms
- New shiny: Algitt
Wild Pokémon: Zubat*, Bluzuk*, Tentacha*, Dratini*, Gehweiher*, Schluppuck*, Pionskora*, Milza*, Algitt*, Balgoras* and eF-eM* (Pokémon marked with an asterisk* can be caught as shiny).
Raids: In level-1 raids you will encounter Sleima*, Alola-Sleima*, Hisui-Baldorfish and Hisui-Sniebel. In level-3 raids, you can expect Galar-Smogmog*, Shardrago* and Tortunator*.
Crypto raids are also part of the event. In level-1 crypto raids, you will find Crypto-Zubat, -Hunduster and -Dusselgurr. In level-3 crypto raids, you can find Crypto-Nidoran♀*, -Onix and -Sniebel*.
Field research: If you complete field research tasks obtained during the event, you can encounter Sleima*, Dratini*, Knacklion*, Algitt*, eF-eM* and Garstella.
Timed research: A free timed research will be available to all players at the start of the event. The tasks will revolve around raid battles. If you complete the tasks, you will receive encounters with poison and dragon Pokémon (including Miniras). The time for completing the research ends with the end of the event.
We will show you all further events in August 2023 for Pokémon GO in the overview.
