The end of the Season of Alola draws near, butPokemon GOisn’t through with celebrating the region ofPokemon SunandMoonjust yet. On the contrary, May will feature another event spotlighting Alolan Pokemon: the Water Festival. LongtimePokemon GOplayers may remember that the Water Festival was a frequent part of the game’s event lineup in its early years, and now the event returns to help sunset the Season of Alola. From May 27, 2025 at 10:00 A.M. to Aug 08, 2025 at 8:00 P.M., players can look forward to significantly increased encounters with Water-type Pokemon, no matter where they’re playing.
As with the rest of the Season of Alola’s events, the Water Festival 2022 intends to introduce some new Alolan Pokemon toPokemon GO’s ranks.The Water/Bug Pokemon Dewpider and Araquanidwill both make their debuts during the event. There will also be special Pokemon variants afoot; lucky fans might get encounters with a Lapras wearing a scarf, as well as the newly introduced Shiny Binacle. Aside from these debuts, the Water Festival will feature a lot of additional Water-type Pokemon encounters, as well as challenges and bonuses that emphasize the theme of water and the Alola region.
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The Water Festival’s Featured Pokemon
The Water Festival boasts a particularly long list of Pokemon who will appear more frequently in the wild. The following monsters will see an increased presence inPokemon GO: Tentacool, Lotad, Slowpoke, Surskit, Goldeen, Carvanha, Staryu, Wailmer, Magikarp, Tympole, Marill, Binacle, and Dewpider, with smaller chances for Poliwhirl, Mantine, and Alomomola encounters. 7km Eggs also havea modified list of Water-type Pokemon, but with notable differences; they’ll spawn Psyduck, Azurill, Mantyke, Mudkip, Feebas, Binacle, Staryu, and Clamperl during the event.Pokemon GOis no stranger to type-centric events, but the Water Festival still has an impressive quantity of featured Pokemon.
Field Research tasks and Raids will have modified lists of Pokemon too. One-Star Raids will feature Qwilfish, Wailmer, Spritzee, Helioptile, and Rockruff, while Three-Star Raids include Ludicolo, Alolan Raichu, Azumarill, Feraligatr, and Lapras with a scarf. Tapu Fini and Mega Blastoise will populate the Water Festival’s Five-Star Raids and Mega Raids respectively. As for Field Research Tasks, the following Pokemon will appear for diligentPokemonGOfans: Magikarp, Carvanha, Wailmer, Luvdisc, Binacle, and Dewpider, with rarer odds of Lapras in a scarf or Marill. Field Research tasks may offer Mega Energy for Blastoise and Gyarados as well, which will help fans take advantage ofPokemon GO’s changing Mega Evolution system.
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Pokemon GO’s Water Festival Bonuses
For the duration of the Water Festival,Pokemon GOplayers will also benefit from double Candy from Egg hatches, bonus XL Candy from Eggs, and Rainy Lure Modules lasting two hours. What’s more, the Water Festival featuresaPokemon GOGlobal Challenge: if players worldwide can catch 600,000,000 Water-types before the event’s end, they’ll earn twice as much Candy from catches for the rest of the Water Festival. On top of that, the Water Festival adds a Water Festival Scarf to the in-game cosmetic shop and features Timed Research that’ll supply XP, Stardust, Gyarados Mega Energy, and encounters with Dewpider and Lapras.
Pokemon GOadded the Poni Island Special Research just before the Water Festival, meaning fans already have a good reason to playPokemon GOover the course of the festival. Nevertheless, the opportunity to collect new Pokemonover the course of the Water Festivalis exciting. There’s no word yet on whatPokemon GOseason will follow the Season of Alola, and it may be far less heavy on Pokemon additions than Alola, so fans will have to enjoy Dewpider and Araquanid’s addition while it lasts. All in all, the Water Festival looks like a prime opportunity to gather some Water-types, especially for players who have limited access to them otherwise.
Pokemon GOis available now on Android and iOS devices.
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