Niantic to load Pokémon GO with a lot of Bidoofs. It’s a Bidoof Breakout, and the rate of Bidoof appearance in the wild will increase over the course of time during the event. Shiny Bidoof is also making its debut in Pokemon GO. But that’s not all; the event features Exclusive charged attacks and huge Catch XP bonuses. So for you to get things ready, here’s everything you need to know.
Date + Time
Friday, June 25, 2021, at 10:00 AM to Thursday, July 1, 2021, at 8:00 PM [local time].
More and More Bidoof
Starting June 25, Bidoof will appear more frequently in the wild, in raids, and in encounters after you complete event-exclusive Field Research. Also, the rate of Bidoof appearance in the wild will increase over the course of time during the event.
If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny Bidoof ✨.
Event-exclusive Charged Attacks
On specific dates during the event, if you catch Bidoof, it’ll know the following Charged Attacks, which it cannot learn during regular days.
- Shadow Ball: June 25, 10 AM to June 26, 11:59 PM
- Thunderbolt: June 27, 12 AM to June 28, 11:59 PM
- Ice Beam: June 29, 12 AM to June 30, 11:59 PM
On July 1, 10 AM to 8 PM, you can teach any of the above attacks with a Charged TM, and after the event, you must use Elite Charged TM to teach those.
If you evolve Bidoof into Bibarel anytime during the event, it’ll know Hyper Beam. If you don’t want it, evolve the Bidoof after the event.
Bonuses
In addition to the Bidoof Breakout and Shiny Bidoof, Niantic brings huge Catch XP bonuses to Pokemon GO. On certain days throughout the event, the following in-game bonuses will stay active in that specific time frame:
- 2x Catch XP: June 25, 10 AM to June 26, 11:59 PM
- 3x Catch XP: June 27, 12 AM to June 28, 11:59 PM
- 4x Catch XP: June 29, 12 AM to June 30, 11:59 PM
Niantic also mentioned for us to “keep an eye out for more details on what’s to come Bidoof-wise on Monday, June 28, 2021”. You can read the official blog post for more details.
Niantic has scheduled a lot of events for June. We talked about Spotlights, Mega Raids Schedule, Research breakthroughs, and all the upcoming events. Check out our article for All the June 2021 events in Pokemon GO.
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