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Celebrate the release of Pokémon Horizons: The Series in India and Indonesia with a special event!
Trainers,
To celebrate the release of the new Pokémon animated series Pokémon Horizons: The Series in India and Indonesia, Pikachu wearing Cap’s hat is returning to Pokémon GO!* Take a snapshot in Pokémon GO during the event and you might have a surprise encounter with characters and Pokémon from the animated series!
*For fans in India: You can watch Pokémon Horizons: The Series on Hungama Channel every Saturday and Sunday at 9:30 a.m. IST and on the Disney India YouTube channel at 9:30 p.m. IST. For more information on the new animated series, please see here.
*For fans in Indonesia: You can watch Pokémon Horizons: The Series on Mentari TV and on the Pokémon Indonesia YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/PokemonIndonesia). For more information on the new animated series, please see here.
Pokémon Horizons: The Series Celebration Event in India and Indonesia
Saturday, June 15, at 9:30 a.m. to Sunday, July 14, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. local time
Field Research task encounters
Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available!
The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks!
- Pikachu wearing Cap’s hat*
*If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
Surprise encounters
Smile! You might have a surprise encounter with characters and Pokémon seen in Pokémon Horizons: The Series when you take a snapshot during the event!
Featured attack
Pikachu wearing Cap’s hat encountered during the event will know the Charged Attack Volt Tackle.
Volt Tackle
- Trainer Battles: 90 power and decreases Defense by one stage
- Gyms and raids: 90 power
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—The Pokémon GO team
Source: Official Pokémon GO blog
Source: Pokemon
