Dragonspiral Descent is a Pokémon GO event that takes place from December 7, 2021 to December 12, 2021. Dragonspiral Descent continues the Season of Heritage storyline and introduces Druddigon to the world of Pokémon GO.
During the Dragonspiral Descent event, players will observe an unprecedented surge of Fire-, Electric-, and Ice-type Pokémon appearances that may somehow be connected to Unova’s Dragon-type Legendary Pokémon: Reshiram, Zekrom, and Kyurem!
The Season of Heritage storyline continues, with the mysterious door we investigated during the Swinub Incense Day is now activated. You can read the PvP aspect of this event here: Dragonspiral Descent Event: A PvP Guide
Date and Time
- Starts on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. local time
- Ends on Sunday, December 12, 2021, at 8:00 p.m. local time
Druddigon debuts in Pokémon GO
Druddigon
Druddigon makes its Pokémon GO debut! If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!
| Regular | Shiny |
|---|---|
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Find out more about Druddigon in PvP in JRE47’s Dragonspiral Descent Event: A PvP Guide.
Wild Encounters
The following Pokémon will be appearing more frequently in the wild.
If you’re lucky, you might encounter the following.
If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!
Raids
The following Pokémon will be available to encounter in raids.
One-Star Raids
Three-Star Raids
Five-Star Raids
Mega Raids
Steelix (Mega)
If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!
Field Research Tasks
| Task | Reward |
|---|---|
| Make 3 Nice Curveball Throws in a row |
Dratini
|
| Win a raid in under 60 seconds |
Sneasel
|
| Win a raid |
Deino
|
| Win 3 raids |
Druddigon
|
The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks.
If you’re lucky, you might encounter the following.
If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!
Collection Challenge
To celebrate this event and Druddigon’s debut, a new Collection Challenge will be available for Pokémon featured during this event. The following Pokémon are required to complete the Dragonspiral Descent collection challenge:
| Pokémon | How to get |
|---|---|
Trapinch
|
Wild |
Mareep
|
Wild |
Seel
|
Wild |
Vulpix
|
Wild, Field Research |
|
Dratini
|
Wild, Field Research |
Darumaka
|
Wild |
Blitzle
|
Wild |
|
Sneasel
|
Wild, Field Research |
Vibrava
|
Wild |
Dragonair
|
Wild |
Complete the challenge to earn the following rewards:
- 1,000 XP,
- 3,000 Stardust,
- and an encounter with Druddigon!
Special Bundle
Throughout the event, there’ll be a special one-time-purchase Event Box available for 175 PokéCoins, featuring three Remote Raid Passes.
Shiny Druddigon compensation
Niantic has shared that shiny Druddigon was bugged and could not be encountered during the first 4 hours of the event’s release. This has been fixed since and compensation will be given out to affected players.
Trainers, shiny Druddigon could not be encountered for approximately 4 hours following its release on Dec. 7. This issue has been resolved and it is now available. We will be compensating affected players in the coming days. We apologize and appreciate your understanding.
— Niantic Support (@NianticHelp) December 7, 2021
Storyline
The Season of Heritage Story Continues!
A part of the mysterious door located at the historical cave site has been activated!
The rumbling caused by the movement of the door’s locking mechanism disturbed the Pokémon living within the cave—and with them appeared Druddigon, a Pokémon never before seen in Pokémon GO!
Druddigon, the Cave Pokémon, is known to dwell within the Unova region’s Dragonspiral Tower.
Upon further inspection, Professor Willow has deduced that many of the emerging Pokémon are also known to call Dragonspiral Tower their home!
Professor Willow also believes the unprecedented surge of Fire-, Electric-, and Ice-type Pokémon appearances may somehow be connected to Unova’s Dragon-type Legendary Pokémon: Reshiram, Zekrom, and Kyurem!
Note: the cover image for this article is / was an illustration that was originally published for Pokémon TCG. It’s pretty cool, but it’s not an official Niantic image.
