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Today marks the 6th Anniversary Event for Pokemon GO, and with that, new Pokemon encounters as well as research tasks.
The event will be kick starting off on Wednesday, 6th July, 2022, starting at 10:00 a.m. local time till Tuesday, 12th July. 2022, 8:00 p.m.
Party Hats and Cake Costumes
New limited event Pokemon for the Pokemon GO 6th Anniversary with celebratory party hats will be out in the wild for players to catch, those list of event Pokemon are:
- Party Hat Charmeleon*
- Party Hat Charizard*
- Cake Costume Pikachu*
Other wild encounters that you can find more frequently during the anniversary event are:
| Bulbasaur* | Party Hat Pikachu* | Squirtle* |
| Cake Costume Pikachu* | Machop* | Ledyba* |
| Ralts* | Buneary | Venipede |
| Chespin | Fennekin | Froakie |
| Bunnelby* | Litleo* | Pikipek |
| Gabite | Clauncher | Helioptile |
Note: Those marked with * have a chance to be shiny encounters!
Anniversary Research Tasks
According to Serebii, here are the list of tasks and rewards that are available during the 6th anniversary event:
Task 1:
- Catch 15 Pokémon: 15x PokéBalls
- Catch 5 different species of Pokémon: 10x Great Ball
- Make 5 Nice Throws: 5x Ultra Ball
- Make 3 Great Throws: 500 XP
- Make 5 Curveball Throws: Foongus Encounter
- Use 10 Berries to help catch Pokémon: 500 Stardust
Completion Reward: Cake Costume Pikachu Encounter, 1x Poffin
Task 2:
- Play with your buddy: 5x Razz Berry
- Give your buddy a treat: 5x Nanab Berry
- Take a snapshot of your buddy: Pinap Berry
- Battle another trainer with your buddy Pokémon while it’s adventuring with you: 500 XP
- Earn 5 hearts with your buddy: Eevee Encounter
- Earn a Candy exploring with your buddy: 500 Stardust
Completion Reward: Party Hat Charmander Encounter
Task 3:
- Take 5 snapshot of wild Pokémon: 5x Potion
- Take a snapshot of Charmander: 5x Revive
- Take a snapshot of your buddy: 15x PokéBall
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Take a snapshot of 5 different Pokémon: 500 XP
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Take a snapshot of a Normal-type Pokémon: Meowth Encounter
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Take snapshots of 3 different wild Fire-, Water-, or Grass-type Pokémon: 500 Stardust
Completion Reward: Pansear Encounter, 1x Unova Stone
Task 4:
- Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms: 20x PokéBalls
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Hatch an Egg: 3x Golden Razz Berry
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Walk 2km: 3x Silver Pinap Berry
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Earn a Candy exploring with your buddy: 500 XP
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Complete 5 Field research tasks: 3x Rare Candy
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Battle in a gym 3 times: 500 Stardust
Completion Reward: Gible Encounter, 1x Premium Battle Pass
Task 5:
- Send 5 gifts to friends: 20x Super Potion
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Send 5 gifts to friends and add a sticker to each: 35x Revive
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Transfer 15 Pokémon: 500 XP
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Battle in 2 raids: 1x Fast TM
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Win a level 1 or higher raid: 1x Charge TM
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Power up Pokémon 10 times: 500 Stardust
Completion Reward: Snorlax Encounter, 1x Rocket Radar
Task 6:
- Claim reward : 1000 XP
- Claim reward : 1000 XP
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Claim reward : 1000 XP
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Claim reward : 1000 XP
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Claim reward: 1000 XP
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Claim reward : 1000 XP
Completion Reward: Rotom Wash Encounter, 2500 XP
Raids
One Star Raids:
- Cake Costume Pikachu*
- Dratini*
Three Star Raids:
- Venusaur*
- Party Hat Charizard*
- Blastoise*
- Tyranitar
- Metagross
Five Star Raids:
- Zapdos*
Mega Evolution Raids:
- Mega Charizard X*
- Mega Charizard Y*
Note: Those marked with * have a chance to be shiny encounters!
For more information and future updates for Pokemon GO, be sure to check out their official website.
