Pokemon GO Horizons The Series Celebration event dates, new Pokemon & more
A round-up on Pokemon GO's Horizons: The Series Celebration event, including when it starts and ends and what new Pokemon you can expect to encounter!
To draw attention to the US release of the new animated series, Pokemon Horizons, a limited-time celebration event is taking place in Pokemon GO.
The Pokemon Horizons: The Series Celebration event offers Trainers an opportunity to catch Pokemon and interact with characters from the series. So, without further ado, let's dive into the details of the game's latest affair, the Horizons: The Series Celebration event!
Pokemon GO Horizons event dates & times
The Pokemon Horizons: The Series celebration kicks off on March 5, 2024, at 10AM local time and ends on March 11, 2024, at 8PM local time.
This means Trainers can partake in the festivities for a whole week, with plenty of new features to enjoy.
New Pokemon debut
A slew of new Pokemon will debut with the Pokemon Horizons: The Series Celebration Event, including Charcadet and its evolutions, Armarogue and Ceruledge.
There's also a new costumed Pokemon, Pikachu wearing Cap’s hat, which can be Shiny!
Event Bonuses
Team GO Rocket balloons will appear with increased frequency during the event, and Trainers can also enjoy double XP for hatching Pokemon.
Surprise encounters
If you take a snapshot during the event, you may encounter characters and Pokemon from Pokemon Horizons: The Series.
Featured attacks
If you happen to capture a Pikachu wearing Cap’s hat during the Horizons event, it'll know the Charged Attack Volt Tackle.
Wild encounters
The Pokemon listed below will regularly appear in the wild during the Horizons event:
- Scyther
- Nosepass
- Sprigatito
- Fuecoco
- Quaxly
- Pawmi
- Pikachu wearing Cap’s hat
- Alolan Grimer
- Beldum
Of these Pokemon, Scyther, Nosepass, Pikachu wearing Cap’s hat, Alolan Grimer, and Beldum are the only ones that can be Shiny.
Field Research task encounters
The Horizons event will feature special event-themed research tasks. Completing these tasks will net encounters with the following Pokemon:
- Pikachu wearing Cap’s hat
- Golduck
- Skarmory
- Rockruff
- Sprigatito
- Fuecoco
- Quaxly
Pikachu wearing Cap’s hat, Skarmory, and Rockruff can all be Shiny.
Eggs
During the Horizons event, you can hatch Charcadet from 2km, 5km, and 10km Eggs. However, when the event ends, Charcadet will become exclusive to 10km Eggs.
Charcadet aside, all the usual Pokemon that can hatch from Eggs in World of Wonders may also hatch from Eggs during the Horizons event
Raids
These Pokemon will serve as Raid Bosses during the Horizons event:
One-Star Raids
- Pikachu wearing Cap’s hat
- Rhyhorn
- Rockruff
Three-Star Raids
- Chansey
- Noctowl
- Metagross
Besides Noctowl and Metagross, these Raid Bosses can appear in their Shiny variants, but only if you're lucky!
That wraps up our overview of the Pokemon Horizons: The Series Celebration Event in Pokemon GO. Participate in all the offerings and prepare to encounter Pokemon and characters from the animated series starting March 5, 2024!
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Coleman Hamstead
Coleman is a freelance journalist at GGRecon. While gaming has always been his passion, it wasn’t until he worked as a Sports Journalist at the Community College of Baltimore County that he found his enthusiasm for writing. In the time since Coleman has had his work featured in publications such as The Washington Post/Launcher and ESTNN. Coleman is a graduate of Towson University with a degree in Sport Management and Business Administration.
