Niantic is bringing a second Community Day for January 2022 to Pokemon GO. The January Community Day Classic features Bulbasaur, the Grass- and Poison-type starter Pokémon. Yeah, Niantic is bringing back the Bulbasaur Community Day; that’s why they call it a Community Day Classic. It’s an excellent chance for trainers to catch a Shiny Bulbasaur as the chances are high on a Community Day. They can also evolve it to learn the event-exclusive move and take advantage of in-game bonuses. So for you to get things ready, here is everything you need to know.
Date + Time
Saturday, January 22, 2022, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM [local time].
It is a three-hour time frame. But, you can still get an exclusive move with evolution until up to two hours afterwards, that is 7:00 PM [local time].
Featured Pokémon
The Grass- and Poison-type Pokémon Bulbasaur is the featured Pokémon of the January 2022 Community Day Classic. Bulbasaur will appear more frequently in the wild during the event. If you’re lucky, you may get a chance to encounter a Shiny Bulbasaur ✨. It’s an excellent opportunity for trainers to catch better and/or Shiny Bulbasaur.
Exclusive Move
If you evolve Ivysaur (Bulbasaur’s Evolution) into Venusaur in the event time or up to two hours afterwards, the Pokémon evolves knowing the Ultimate Charged Grass-type Exclusive Move – Frenzy Plant.
🌱 It starts with #001.
Return to the roots of Community Day during the Season of Heritage! As a special treat, we’ll be holding Community Day Classic and bringing back a favorite: 🍃 Bulbasaur! 🍃
📝 Read more here: https://t.co/cCg71zui4t pic.twitter.com/73KKXpqmvP
— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) January 4, 2022
Pokemon GO Bulbasaur Community Day Classic Special Research
On this month’s Community Day Classic, Niantic offers an event-exclusive special research story called “Bulbasaur Community Day Classic”. Access to this special research story will be available in the in-game shop for US$1.
Other Bonuses
In addition to Bulbasaur’s frequent encounters, Niantic will be bringing a few more bonuses too.
- 3× Catch XP during the event.
- A giveaway of 30 Ultra Balls in the shop for free. Be sure to take it.
- The Incense used during the event will remain active for three hours rather than the usual one hour.
- Lure Modules activated during the event will last for three hours.
Additionally, there’ll be a one-time purchase of the Community Day Box available for 1,280 PokéCoins. That includes 50 Ultra Balls, 5 Star Pieces, 5 Lucky Eggs, and an Elite Charged TM.
You can read the official blog post for more info. Utilize the event and hope you Catch ’em All.
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