Niantic confirmed that Diancie will finally debut inPokemon GO.Pokemon GOrecently started Season 11 with new content to entertain players. But one event confirmed before Season 11 is the highlight ofPokemon GO’s calendar.This year’sPokemon GOFest will take place in August, with the annual celebration ofPokemon GOhappening in the U.S., U.K., and Japan. The cities of New York, London, and Osaka will host in-person activities to unite localPokemon GOcommunities, including wild Pokemon encounters. In addition to the in-person events,Pokemon GOFest 2023will have a global portion where all players can participate, even if they don’t have a festival ticket.RELATED:Pokemon GO Confirms June 2023 Community Day PokemonAfter much speculation,Pokemon GOwill see the debut of Diancie duringPokemon GOFest, increasing the list ofFairy-type Pokemon available in the game. Ticket holders will have access to Diancie’s Special Research during the in-person and global portions of the event.Pokemon GOFest also marks the debut of Carbink, another Rock/Fairy-type Pokemon from Gen 6, which will appear on August 27 and 28. The event will feature bonuses including hour-long activated Lure Modules and an increased limit on Remote Raid Passes. Another new feature ofPokemon GOFest Global includes four habitats available on Saturday hourly with specific Pokemon spawns.
The Quartz Terrarium habitat will have Pikachu wearing a quartz crown, Heracross, East Sea Shellos, and Buneary, while Pyrite Sands will have Pikachu wearing a pyrite crown, Trapinch, Gible, and Joltik. The Malachite Wilderness will have Pikachu wearing a malachite crown, Roselia, and Oranguru. Finally, the Aquamarine Shores habitat will have Pikachu wearing an aquamarine crown, Marill, West Sea Shellos, and Goomy. On Sunday there will be no rotation of habitats, and Pokemon can be found at any time. Ticket holders will have access to Incense Encounters and can find Hisuian Growlithe (Quartz Terrarium), Pawniard (Pyrite Sands), Carnivine (Malachite Wilderness), and Pachirisu (Aquamarine Shores). Players will also encounter different Unown, one of thehardest critters to find inPokemon GO.
Pokemon GOFest is the most important event of Niantic’s game, and it always brings some news to players. Last year,Pokemon GOplayers encountered Shaymin atPokemon GOFest, withShaymin making its global debutalmost a year later. Diancie will debut inPokemon GOin a relatively similar fashion, which leaves an expectation for whether the mythical Pokemon will make a “second debut” as it happened with Shaymin.
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