Pokemon Go Fest 2021 has arrived. The large ii-day celebration takes place this weekend, July 17-18, and features a myriad of special Pokemon spawns, challenges, and more. Just equally last year, each day of Pokemon Get Fest 2021 volition have a unlike focus. Day ane is all nearly catching Pokemon, while day two will revolve around Legendary Raids. Hither's everything you need to know about the kickoff twenty-four hours of Pokemon Go Fest 2021.

Rotating Habitat Schedule

Like last yr, Niantic volition agree rotating virtual habitats throughout the first day of Pokemon Go Fest 2021. There volition be 5 habitats in total: Jungle, Desert Mountain, Ocean Beach, and Cave. These volition rotate out every hour and determine which Pokemon you lot encounter in the wild. The habitats will rotate in the post-obit order beginning at 10 AM UTC:

  • x AM UTC - Jungle
  • 11 AM UTC - Desert Mount
  • 12 PM UTC - Sea Beach
  • ane PM UTC - Cave
  • 2 PM UTC - Jungle
  • 3 PM UTC - Desert Mount
  • iv PM UTC - Ocean Embankment
  • five PM UTC - Cave

The habitats volition continue to rotate every hr until mean solar day 1 of Pokemon Go Fest ends "in the latest participating fourth dimension zone." Niantic says that players will only feel the habitats during the event hours in their local time zone.

Pokemon Go Fest 2021
Pokemon Get Fest 2021

Ultra Unlocks

Niantic is bringing back the Global Claiming Arena for Pokemon Go Fest 2021. Throughout day 1, ticket holders around the globe will be able to piece of work toward completing global challenges every hr of the event. If players tin can successfully consummate these challenges, they'll unlock actress bonuses for the residuum of that hour, as well as special Ultra Unlock events that will take place after Pokemon Go Fest.

Ultra Unlock 1: Time

The beginning Ultra Unlock event volition take identify from July 23 to Baronial iii if players manage to consummate at least eight global challenges. This result will be themed around time and volition characteristic Pokemon "from various eras."

Ultra Unlock 2: Space

The 2nd Ultra Unlock outcome will run from Baronial half-dozen-17 is players manage to complete at least 16 global challenges. This one will exist themed around space, and Pokemon "from various places" will appear more frequently throughout the event.

Ultra Unlock 3: ???

If players can complete 24 global challenges, they'll unlock the third and final Ultra Unlock event. Niantic hasn't shared many details about this issue just nonetheless, but it will run from August xx-31.

Mean solar day 1 Raids And Pokemon Spawns

In addition to the rotating habitats and global challenges, certain special Pokemon will announced in the wild and in Raid Battles during the first mean solar day of Pokemon Get Fest 2021. All players, whether or not y'all've purchased a Go Fest ticket, will exist able to encounter the post-obit monsters in Raids:

  • One-star Raids: Deino, Meloetta hat Galarian Ponyta, and Meloetta chapeau Galarian Zigzagoon (plus Shiny variants of each)
  • Three-star Raids: Galarian Weezing, Hitmontop, and Cranidos

On elevation of that, Pikachu wearing a Meloetta lid volition also appear in the wild throughout both days of the event, and you'll accept another take chances to learn a few previous Community Day moves. If you can evolve Kirlia into Gardevoir or Vibrava into Flygon during the outcome, the Pokemon volition know the moves Synchronoise and Earth Power, respectively. You can read more about day ane of Pokemon Go Fest on Niantic'southward website.

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