Pokemon GO May 2024 Community Day & previous headliners list
Trainers will be able to catch the adorable Bounsweet during the May 2024 Community Day event in Pokemon GO, so here's everything you need to know.
Pokemon GO's May 2024 Community Day event features the popular Grass-type Bounsweet, so you'll need to know the schedule, dates, and bonuses to keep track of what's happening.
Community Days are the best events in Pokemon GO, giving you a chance to catch a specific Pokemon with boosted Shiny rates and a featured attack for its final evolution. Here's everything that's happening during May's event, as well as a list of all the previous headliners.
May 2024 Community Day date & time
The Bounsweet Community Day event will take place on Sunday, May 19, 2024, from 2PM to 5PM local time.
During that three-hour window, Bounsweet will appear more frequently in the wild and have a higher chance of being Shiny! This is the perfect time to add a Shiny version of this fabulous Pokemon to your collection.
I'm a big fan of the Shiny versions of Bounsweet, Steenee, and Tsareena, as I think the pastel purple hues look a lot nicer than their non-Shiny variations - which isn't something I say often!
I also appreciate that the colour scheme is carried through each evolution, rather than deviating completely like some Pokemon do (yes, I'm looking at you, green Dragonite).
May 2024 Community Day featured attack
If you evolve a Steenee between 2PM and 10PM, you'll get a Tsareena that knows the attack High Jump Kick. This is a powerful Fighting-type Charged Move that boasts a massive 110 power in Trainer Battles.
However, this huge damage potential does come with a chance to "greatly decrease the user’s Defense" every time it's used, making it a fairly risky Charged Move to bust out.
This is the first Fighting-type attack that Tsareena can learn, offering coverage against Normal, Dark, and Steel-type opponents, so it'll be interesting to see how this affects its performance in the GO Battle League!
May 2024 Community Day bonuses
The following bonuses will be available from 2PM to 5PM:
- 2x Candy for catching Pokemon
- 2× chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive Candy XL from catching Pokemon
- 1/4 Egg Hatch Distance for Eggs placed into Incubators during the event
- Lure Modules and Incense activated during the event will last for three hours
- Surprise encounters when taking snapshots of Pokemon
- PokeStop Showcases featuring Bounsweet and its evolutions
The following bonuses will be available from 2PM to 10PM:
- One additional Special Trade can be made
- Trades cost 50% less Stardust
There will also be event-exclusive Field Research tasks and a paid-for Special Research quest available to complete during the event for extra rewards.
Special Raid Battles
Once the Community Day ends at 5PM, Trainers will then be able to battle Steenee in 4-Star Raid Battles until 10PM. If the Raid Boss is successfully defeated, Bounsweet will spawn around the Gym for 30 minutes.
This is a great opportunity to get some extra Bounsweet Candy if you didn't collect as much as you wanted during the main event. Just remember that Shiny odds for Bounsweet will go back to normal after 5PM.
List of previous Community Day headliners
Here are all of the Pokemon that have starred in their own Community Day in the past:
| Month | Headliner | Featured attack |
| January 2018 | Pikachu | Surf |
| February 2018 | Dratini | Draco Meteor |
| March 2018 | Bulbasaur | Frenzy Plant |
| April 2018 | Mareep | Dragon Pulse |
| May 2018 | Charmander | Blast Burn |
| June 2018 | Larvitar | Smack Down |
| July 2018 | Squirtle | Hydro Cannon |
| August 2018 | Eevee | Last Resort |
| September 2018 | Chikorita | Frenzy Plant |
| October 2018 | Beldum | Meteor Mash |
| November 2018 | Cyndaquil | Blast Burn |
| January 2019 | Totodile | Hydro Cannon |
| February 2019 | Swinub | Ancient Power |
| March 2019 | Treecko | Frenzy Plant |
| April 2019 | Bagon | Outrage |
| May 2019 | Torchic | Blast Burn |
| June 2019 | Slakoth | Body Slam |
| July 2019 | Mudkip | Hydro Cannon |
| August 2019 | Ralts | Synchronoise |
| September 2019 | Turtwig | Frenzy Plant |
| October 2019 | Trapinch | Earth Power |
| November 2019 | Chimchar | Blast Burn |
| January 2020 | Piplup | Hydro Cannon |
| February 2020 | Rhyhorn | Rock Wrecker |
| March 2020 | - | - |
| April 2020 | Abra | Counter |
| May 2020 | Seedot | Bullet Seed |
| June 2020 | Weedle | Drill Run |
| July 2020 | Gastly | Shadow Punch |
| August 2020 | Magikarp | Aqua Tail |
| September 2020 | Porygon | TriAttack |
| October 2020 | Charmander | Dragon Breath |
| November 2020 | Electabuzz | Flamethrower |
| November 2020 | Magmar | Thunderbolt |
| January 2021 | Machop | Payback |
| February 2021 | Roselia | Bullet Seed & Weather Ball (Fire) |
| March 2021 | Fletchling | Incinerate |
| April 2021 | Snivy | Frenzy Plant |
| May 2021 | Swablu | Moonblast |
| June 2021 | Gible | Earth Power |
| July 2021 | Tepig | Blast Burn |
| August 2021 | Eevee | Last Resort (Eevee) Scald (Vaporeon) Zap Cannon (Jolteon) Superpower (Flareon) Shadow Ball (Espeon) Psychic (Umbreon) Bullet Seed (Leafeon) Water Pulse (Glaceon) Psyshock (Sylveon) |
| September 2021 | Oshawott | Hydro Cannon |
| October 2021 | Duskull | Shadow Ball |
| November 2021 | Shinx | Psychic Fangs |
| January 2022 | Spheal | Icicle Spear & Powder Snow |
| February 2022 | Hoppip | Acrobatics |
| March 2022 | Sandshrew & Alolan Sandshrew | Night Slash (Sandslash) Shadow Claw (Alolan Sandslash) |
| April 2022 | Stufful | Drain Punch |
| May 2022 | Alolan Geodude | Rollout |
| June 2022 | Deino | Brutal Swing |
| July 2022 | Starly | Gust |
| August 2022 | Zigzagoon | Obstruct |
| September 2022 | Roggenrola | Meteor Beam |
| October 2022 | Litwick | Poltergeist |
| November 2022 | Teddiursa | High Horsepower |
| January 2023 | Chespin | Frenzy Plant |
| February 2023 | Noibat | Boomburst |
| March 2023 | Slowpoke & Galarian Slowpoke | Surf |
| April 2023 | Swinub | Ancient Power |
| May 2023 | Fennekin | Blast Burn |
| June 2023 | Axew | Breaking Swipe |
| July 2023 | Poliwag | Counter (Poliwrath) Ice Beam (Politoed) |
| August 2023 | Froakie | Hydro Pump |
| September 2023 | Grubbin | Volt Switch |
| October 2023 | Timburr | Brutal Swing |
| November 2023 | Wooper & Paldean Wooper | Aqua Tail (Quagsire) Megahorn (Clodsire) |
| January 2024 | Rowlet | Frenzy Plant |
| February 2024 | Chansey | Wild Charge |
| March 2024 | Litten | Blast Burn |
| April 2024 | Bellsprout | Magical Leaf |
If you're wondering why there are no Community Days listed for the December months, that's because every December features the return of the previous year's headliners (and sometimes the prior year's too!).
While this is a great time to catch up on any headliners you've missed throughout the year, it does mean there's nothing 'new' to encounter in terms of Shinies or featured attacks.
That's everything you need to know about the Community Day schedule for 2024 and beyond! Visit our Pokemon GO homepage for more guides like the Spotlight Hour schedule and the current Raid Bosses.
About The Author
Daniel Megarry
Daniel is GGRecon’s Deputy Guides Editor. He graduated from university with a degree in Journalism & English Language before covering video games and LGBTQ+ culture at publications including Gay Times and Dexerto. His favourite games include Pokemon, Kingdom Hearts, Resident Evil, and anything Nintendo. You can reach him on [email protected].
