In Pokémon GO on January 7, 2022, the “Mountains of Power” event begins and brings you numerous features in the game again. You will encounter Mega-Aerodactyl for the first time and a new Shiny.
What kind of event is it? As part of the Season of Heritage, an event called “Mountains of Power” is taking place in Pokémon GO. This event revolves around the next puzzle of the mysterious door, which Professor Willow and the team leaders found at the beginning of the season.
To solve the mystery of the encryption, Spark has reportedly set out through the mountains resembling those of the Johto and Sinnoh regions, according to Niantic. You should help him unlock the door by catching Rock and Steel Pokémon during the event (via pokemongolive.com). The following highlights await you:
- Mega-Aerodactyl comes as a new Mega Evolution in the game
- Encounter a new Shiny in the wild
When does the event start? The “Mountains of Power” event starts on January 7, 2022, at 10:00 AM local time. You have almost a week to take advantage of all the bonuses and actively catch Pokémon until the event ends on January 13, 2022, at 8:00 PM local time.
Mountains of Power – All Spawns and Shinies
As you know from previous events in Pokémon GO, you can also look forward to numerous spawns in the “Mountains of Power” event. You will encounter Rock and Steel Pokémon more frequently in the wild and in raids. Of course, some Shinies are also available.
Where you can encounter which Pokémon during the event is summarized below. All Pokémon that you can catch as shiny specimens with a bit of luck are marked with an (*):
Wild Pokémon:
- Zubat*
- Machollo*
- Kleinstein*
- Schneckmag*
- Nasgnet*
- Schmerbe*
- Onix*
- Kastadur*
Pokémon in Raids:
| Raids | Pokémon |
| Level-1-Raid | Alola-Kleinstein* Onix* Tanhel* Bronzel* |
| Level-3-Raid | Ursaring Donphan Meditalis Absol* |
| Level-5-Raid | Heatran* |
| Mega-Raid | Mega-Aerodactyl* |
New Pokémon and Shinies for the “Mountains of Power” event
During the “Mountains of Power” event, two Pokémon celebrate a very special debut in Pokémon GO. You can catch Schneckmag for the first time in its shiny form. The Fire-type Pokémon originates from the 2nd generation and can evolve into Magcargo.
Both evolutions are not particularly strong and are mainly for collecting for the Pokédex. Shiny hunters can now rejoice over the release of the shiny form. You can recognize it by its gray body.
Aerodactyl’s Mega Evolution also celebrates its debut during the “Mountains of Power” event. You can only encounter it in Mega Raids. If you defeat the Pokémon, you will receive Mega Energy, which allows you to evolve your own strong Aerodactyl into a temporary Mega Pokémon.
Mega-Aerodactyl is the first Rock Mega to be introduced in the game. Like Aerodactyl itself, its Mega Evolution excels primarily in attack and is one of the strongest attackers in Pokémon GO.
Mountains of Power – All Bonuses
In addition to the numerous Pokémon you can encounter during the event, the “Mountains of Power” also offers one or two bonuses for you. You can look forward to the following bonuses throughout the entire event period:
- Half distance to earn hearts with your buddy by walking
- Timed Research
- Reward: Encounter with Flunkifer* and Tanhel*
- Event Research
- Reward: Encounter with Alola-Kleinstein*, Schneckmag* and Flunkifer*
What do you think of the spawns and bonuses you can expect during the “Mountains of Power” event? Will you try to secure a shiny Schneckmag? Or do you find the spawns this time rather uninteresting? Feel free to share your opinions on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss with other trainers.
The coming weeks still have a lot in store for you. We have looked at which events take place in January in Pokémon GO and which ones are particularly worth it for you.
