Niantic brings Tapu Lele, Fomantis, and Lurantis to Pokemon GO for the first time and celebrates it with a jungle-themed event. The special event brings featured Pokémon, Raids, Special Research story, and more. Tapu Lele conquers gyms for Legendary five-star raids. In addition, event bonuses, Field Research encounters, and a lot more are coming. So for you to get things ready, here is everything you need to know.
Date + Time
Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at 10:00 AM to Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at 8:00 PM [local time].
Featured Pokémon
Pokémon Debuts
Fomantis and its evolutions Lurantis are making their Pokemon GO debut during the event. In addition, the guardian deity of Akala Island, Tapu Lele, will also make its debut.
Wild Encounters
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild during the event:
- Fomantis Debut
- Metapod
- Paras
- Exeggcute
- Hoothoot
- Sudowoodo
- Ferroseed
- Pinsir Rare
- Cottonee Rare
Raids
The following Pokémon will take gyms for raids in the event time frame:
- One-star Raids
- Bellsprout
- Tangela
- Sewaddle
- Cottonee
- Three-star Raids
- Butterfree
- Vileplume
- Parasect
- Exeggutor
- Five-star / Legendary Raids
- Tapu Lele
- Mega Raids
- Mega Charizard Y
Lush Jungle weekend park spotlight
On Saturday, March 26, 2022, and Sunday, March 27, 2022, Cottonee will be appearing more frequently in parks. And, for the first time in Pokémon GO, if you’re lucky, you’ll get a chance to encounter a Shiny Cottonee ✨.
Season of Alola Special Research: Akala Island
The Season of Alola’s second Special Research story will be available at the beginning of this event.
Field Research Task Encounters
In addition to even-themed Pokémon encounters, themed Field Research Tasks are also available. Completing them will reward you the encounters with the Pokémon listed below:
- Fomantis Debut
- Caterpie
- Exeggcute
- Sunkern
- Wurmple
- Seedot
- Cottonee
- Ferroseed
- Paras Rare
- Parasect Rare
Timed Research
Timed Research focused on catching Grass-type Pokémon will be available throughout the event. Complete the research to earn items and encounters with various featured Pokémon listed above.
You can read the official blog for more details regarding the Pokemon GO Lush Jungle event. So utilize the event and hope you Catch ’em All.
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