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Get ready for Pokémon GO Wild Area: Global!
Pokémon GO Wild Area: Global is here! This brand-new global event kicks off on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. local time—no matter where you are in the world. Catch up on the details below, or check out the event website for more information.
There’s still time to grab your Pokémon GO Wild Area: Global ticket! Trainers who purchase a GO Wild Area Global Ultra Ticket Box via the Pokémon GO Web Store get an Incubator and a Max Particle Pack at no additional cost!
Pokémon GO Wild Area: Global
Saturday, November 23 and Sunday, November 24, 2024
10:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. local time
Toxtricity & Dynamax Toxtricity make their Pokémon GO debut!
This Electric- and Poison-type GO Wild Area event features the global Pokémon GO debut of Toxtricity, the Punk Pokémon! Trainers may even encounter Shiny Toxtricity, if they’re lucky.
Gigantamax Toxtricity is ready to rock!
Get ready—Gigantamax Toxtricity will be making its Pokémon GO debut in Max Battles during Pokémon GO Wild Area!
Toxel!
Toxel will be hatching from 10 km Eggs during this event! Trainers may even hatch a Shiny Toxel, if they are lucky.
Introducing mighty Pokémon!
This year’s Pokémon GO Wild Area will have plenty of Electric- and Poison-type Pokémon, but that’s not all! Trainers may also find themselves in encounters with unusually powerful opponents known as mighty Pokémon! All mighty Pokémon have some shared traits.
- More likely to have high Attack, Defense, and HP ratings
- More likely to be XL or XXL
- More difficult to capture
- Encounters will show “!!!” instead of CP
Trainers may even encounter Shiny versions of these mighty Pokémon, if they’re lucky! Using the new GO Safari Ball when trying to capture these Pokémon will greatly improve your chance of success.
Snorlax is ready to rock ’n’ roll!
Snorlax wearing a studded jacket will debut globally during GO Wild Area: Global! Trainers may even encounter a Shiny one—if they’re lucky!
Pikachu Pop Star and Pikachu Rock Star take the stage!
For the first time since 2021, these stylish Pikachu will be appearing globally in Pokémon GO! Ticket holders can encounter them by completing Special Research, Collection Challenges, or by taking a GO Snapshot during GO Wild Area: Global.
Trainers may even encounter Shiny Pikachu Pop Star and Shiny Pikachu Rock Star, if they’re lucky!
What legendary surprises might the unexplored GO Wild Area contain?
Origin Forme Dialga and Origin Forme Palkia will appear in raids during this event, and all Trainers will have a chance to encounter these Pokémon. On top of that, they may come with their signature attacks—Origin Forme Dialga may know the Charged Attack Roar of Time, and Origin Forme Palkia may know the Charged Attack Spacial Rend!
Adventure Effects are also reported to occur when these moves are used outside of battle!
Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon appear!
Challenge Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon in Primal Raids during GO Wild Area: Global!
A new Poké Ball?!
Debuting globally during this event, GO Safari Balls are highly effective Poké Balls that make capturing Pokémon much easier. Try using one when encountering a mighty Pokémon!
All Trainers will receive a Timed Research task during the event that awards a small number of GO Safari Balls when completed. Additionally, you’ll have a chance to acquire GO Safari Balls when spinning Photo Discs at PokéStops during the event—if you’re lucky!
Pokémon GO Wild Area: Global ticket holders will receive one Timed Research task each hour during the event that awards additional GO Safari Balls. These tasks will expire one hour after they are issued, so all rewards must be claimed before then!
All unused GO Safari Balls will expire and disappear from your Item Bag at 6:15 p.m. local time each day of the event.
GO Safari Ball: Extra Access Ticket
For US$2.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll receive event-exclusive hourly Timed Research*.
Want more GO Safari Balls? Trainers who purchase the GO Safari Ball: Extra Access ticket, available exclusively on the webstore, will receive one Timed Research task each hour during the event that awards four additional GO Safari Balls. These tasks will expire one hour after they are issued, so all rewards must be claimed before then!
All unused GO Safari Balls will expire and disappear from your Item Bag at 6:15 p.m. local time each day of the event. This ticket will be available for purchase from Monday, November 18, 2024, at 12:01 a.m. Japan Standard Time to Sunday, November 24, 2024, at 5:15 p.m. Japan Standard Time.
*These Timed Research tasks can be added on top of the hourly Timed Research from the Pokémon GO: Wild Area Global ticket to maximize the number of GO Safari Balls you can obtain during the event.
Special Background
During GO Wild Area: Global, all Trainers will have a chance to catch Pokémon with a Special Background after winning Max Battles against Toxtricity or winning four-star, five-star, and Primal Raids! These commemorative backgrounds will appear on the Pokémon’s summary page.
Bonuses
All Trainers will receive the following bonuses and rewards during event hours.
- Lure Modules activated will last for two hours
- Chance to catch Pokémon with a Special Background after winning Max Battles against Toxtricity or winning four-star, five-star, and Primal Raids
- Field Research themed around the different Pokémon habitats
- One GO Snapshot surprise event encounter per day—when taking snapshots during the event, you never know who might show up!
- Daily limit for collecting Max Particles increased to 1,600
- No Remote Raid limit from Friday, November 22, to Sunday, November 24, 2024
Event Stickers
All Trainers will be able to get Pokémon GO Wild Area–themed stickers in the in-game shop from Friday, November 15, to Sunday, November 24, 2024! These stickers will also be available via PokéStops and Gifts during event hours from Saturday, November 23, to Sunday, November 24, 2024.
New avatar items
For the first time in Pokémon GO, Trainers will be able to purchase new hairstyles for their avatar! The following avatar items and hairstyles will be available to purchase in the in-game shop starting on Friday, November 15, 2024, and will continue to be available after the event ends!
Amped Form Toxtricity Hairstyle
Low Key Form Toxtricity Hairstyle
Team Yell Top
Team Yell Top (Cropped)
Team Yell Pants
Team Yell Skirt
Team Yell Gloves
Team Yell Shoes
Ticket Holder Exclusives
You can upgrade your Pokémon GO Wild Area: Global experience with a paid ticket to unlock additional rewards, bonuses, and more!
Bonuses and Features
Increased chance of encountering Shiny Pokémon
Level up your Elite Collector medal by completing themed Collection Challenges!
- 2× Catch Candy
- 1/2 Hatch Distance for Eggs placed in Incubators during the event
- 2× Hatch Stardust
- 2× Hatch XP
- 2× Hatch Candy
- Up to 5 Raid Passes per day by spinning Photo Discs at Gyms
- 5,000 Additional XP from completed raids
- 3 Additional Candy XL from Pokémon in four-star, five-star, Mega Raids, Ultra Beast Raids, and Primal Raids
- Up to 6 Special Trades can be made each day
- Reduced Stardust cost for trades
- Three GO Snapshot surprise event encounters per day—when taking snapshots during the event, you never know who might show up!
- Increased Max Particles from Power Spots and exploration
- Daily limit for collecting Max Particles increased to 3,200
What type of Trainer are you?
Ticket holders will be asked to select between an Electric- or Poison-focused path during this event’s Special Research story, and they will become an expert Trainer of their chosen type. This decision will affect what Special Research reward encounters you’ll have, which medal you’ll receive, and post-event bonuses—so choose carefully!
Additionally, if Trainers complete their Special Research story, they will receive these special bonuses from Monday, November 25, through Friday, November 29.
- Timed Research granted each day focused on Electric- or Poison-type Pokémon. Rewards include a Lucky Egg, Stardust, and Rare Candy
- 2× damage for Electric- or Poison-type attacks used in raids, Gym battles, and Max Battles
- Team GO Rocket balloons will appear more often
Strike a pose!
Pokémon GO Wild Area: Global ticket holders will receive the GO Wild Area 2024 Pose as part of the event’s Special Research story.
This pose will be also available for purchase in the in-game shop starting November 15, 2024.
Pokémon GO Web Store — GO Wild Area: Global Ultra Ticket Box
There’s still time to grab your Pokémon GO Wild Area: Global ticket! Trainers who purchase a GO Wild Area Global Ultra Ticket Box via the Pokémon GO Web Store get an Incubator and a Max Particle Pack at no additional cost!
Snorlax wearing a studded jacket has made its debut globally during GO Wild Area: Global!
Source: Official Pokémon GO site
Source: Pokemon
