Since Friday evening, the Plant Event in Pokémon GO rewards you with an increased appearance of Plant Pokémon. Today, the event will come to an end.
The Plant Event, called “Global Bloom” in Pokémon GO, kicked off on Friday evening. Over the weekend, you could find Bulbasaur, Chikorita, or Sun Kern more frequently in the monster world. This is a great opportunity for many trainers to fill their collections with these Pokémon.
If you haven’t been on the hunt for Plant Pokémon yet, you should hurry, as the last hours of the event are here.
Update: 9.5. – 8:30 AM – The Plant Event has likely been extended by a few hours. It is currently still active. We will update this article as soon as the event is officially over.
Update: 9.5. – 1:45 PM – The event has not yet concluded. You can still enjoy the bonuses.
Update: 10.5 – 9:00 AM – Last night, the Plant Event ended, and the increase of Plant Pokémon has been disabled again.
Pokémon GO: Global Bloom – End
The Plant Event was unexpectedly announced on Thursday when Professor Willow noticed an influx of Plant Pokémon. The event started on Friday evening around 10:30 PM. Niantic has not provided an official time for when the event should end, only indicating May 8 as the last event day. Therefore, we assume that the event will end at the same time it started, and expect the deactivation today at 10:30 PM.
The Pokémon that will appear more frequently until then include Oddish, Bulbasaur, Owei, Hoppspross, and many other monsters. All Plant Pokémon eligible for the event are listed here.
These monsters are actually better than one might think. Especially in the arena, they perform well as attackers or prestige. Owei is considered one of the best attackers against the popular defender Vaporeon. If you evolve your Hoppspross into Papungha, you will have the best prestige against a Rhyperior with Mud-Slap and Earthquake.
There are many potential uses for the Pokémon that are currently so frequently found in the wild. We show you here which of the Plant Pokémon are performing well in the arena.
After Water and Plant, is a Fire Event next in Pokémon GO?
The Plant Event was already the second event in a short time that increased the appearance of a specific Pokémon type in the game. On March 22, the Water Festival started, providing higher chances of encountering Magikarp, Lapras, Croconaw, and other Water Pokémon. Now, six weeks later, the Plant type is on the event list.
After these two special events, which already covered two of the three starter Pokémon (Bulbasaur/Chikorita and Squirtle/Croconaw), trainers now have hope for a Fire Event, which would increase the chances of Charmander and Cyndaquil. However, there is no confirmation from official sources yet.
