Galarian Zigzagoon Community Day (August 2022)

Pokémon GO August 2022 Community Day features Galarian Zigzagoon, the Tiny Raccoon Pokémon. The event takes place on Saturday, August 13, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. local time.

Bonuses include 3× Catch Stardust, 2× Catch Candy, 2× chance to receive Candy XL, 3-hour Incense and Lure Modules and more! Shiny Galarian Zigzagoon, Linoone and Obstagoon will be also available if you’re lucky to catch one.

Obstagoon evolved during the event will know the exclusive move Obstruct, a new strong Dark-type .

Date & Time

Galarian Zigzagoon Community Day takes place on Saturday, August 13, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. local time

Featured Pokémon

Zigzagoon (Galarian)

Galarian Zigzagoon will appear more frequently in the wild. If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!

Timed Research

Galarian Zigzagoon: Catch Challenge is the event-exclusive Timed Research available Saturday, August 13, 2022, 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM Local Time.

You will need to catch 100 Galarian Zigzagoon to complete this Timed Research, unlocking and earning Obstagoon Avatar Items.

Tasks and rewards

Task	Reward
Use 5 Berries to help catch Pokémon	Zigzagoon (Galarian)
Catch 15 Galarian Zigzagoon	Obstagoon Glasses
Make 10 Curveball Throws	Zigzagoon (Galarian)
Catch 30 Galarian Zigzagoon	Obstagoon Gloves
Catch 60 Galarian Zigzagoon	Obstagoon Hat
Catch 100 Galarian Zigzagoon	Obstagoon Pose

These items will also be available for purchase in the in-game shop after the event.

Field Notes: Galarian Zigzagoon

Community Day Special Research Tasks and Rewards

For US$1.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access the Galarian Zigzagoon Community Day–exclusive Special Research story, Field Notes: Galarian Zigzagoon.

• Field Notes: Galarian Zigzagoon is a Community Day-exclusive Special Research story
• Tickets cost US$1.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency)
• You can give a ticket to a friend so they can experience this Community Day’s Special Research story

Tasks and Rewards

Field Notes: Galarian Zigzagoon (1/4) Tasks and Rewards

Task	Reward
Power up Pokémon 10 times	15× Poké Ball
Catch 15 Galarian Zigzagoon	Zigzagoon (Galarian)
Make 5 Nice Throws	20× Galarian Zigzagoon Candy

Rewards:

• 2000× Stardust
• Zigzagoon (Galarian)
• 1× Incense

Field Notes: Galarian Zigzagoon (2/4) Tasks and Rewards

Task	Reward
Catch 15 Galarian Zigzagoon	30× Galarian Zigzagoon Candy
Transfer 10 Pokémon	Linoone (Galarian)
Evolve 3 Galarian Zigzagoon	10× Pinap Berry

Rewards:

• 1500× XP
• Zigzagoon (Galarian)
• 1× Incense

Field Notes: Galarian Zigzagoon (3/4) Tasks and Rewards

Task	Reward
Make 3 Great Curveball Throws	50× Galarian Zigzagoon Candy
Evolve one Galarian Linoone	1× Lucky Egg
Transfer 10 Pokémon	15× Great Ball

Rewards:

• 2500× XP
• 1× Rocket Radar
• 15× Ultra Ball

Field Notes: Galarian Zigzagoon (4/4) Tasks and Rewards

Task	Reward
Claim Reward!	2× Silver Pinap Berry
Claim Reward!	Zigzagoon (Galarian)
Claim Reward!	3500× XP

Rewards:

• 3000× Stardust
• Obstagoon
• 3× Rare Candy

Group-play Bonuses

Work together with other trainers to unlock additional group-play bonuses!

• If enough Pokémon are caught by Trainers with help from a single Lure Module, the 3x Stardust bonus for catching Pokémon near the Lured PokéStop will be increased to a 4x bonus Stardust for 30 minutes.
• This bonus will not stack with the base 3x Catch Stardust bonus and will instead replace it for the duration.

Bonus Linoone Raid Battles After Community Day

Linoone (Galarian)

After the three-hour Community Day event ends, Trainers will be able to challenge unique four-star Raid Battles. Claiming victory in one of these raids will cause more Galarian Zigzagoon to appear around the Gym that hosted the raid for 30 minutes!

You can only join these raids using Raid Passes and Premium Battle Passes. Remote Raid Passes cannot be used to join these raids.

Once you successfully complete a four-star Raid Battle against Galarian Linoone, Galarian Zigzagoon will begin to appear in a 300-meter radius around the Gym that hosted the raid for 30 minutes. If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!*

• Galarian Zigzagoon that appear under these circumstances will have the same chance of appearing as a Shiny Pokémon as those that appear during August Community Day’s three-hour event period.

Essential items for the event

Key items

Nice to have items

Tips and tricks

Mega Level Up a Dark or Normal type now!

There is plenty of time between the publishing of this article and the community day to get a Dark-type or Normal-type to at least high level, or even Max level to enjoy the bonuses that having that Pokémon mega evolved during the event can give you.

Don’t catch Pokémon before the event starts

Pokémon you have not caught before the event start can turn into Starly, which means it is best to arrive at your spot early, and wait to catch it until the event starts.

Restart the app before the event

Be patient – there will always be errors and bugs at the start of the event. It is best to restart the app in most, if not all, cases.

Don’t forget to spin PokéStops

Remember PokéStops give out quests that are very beneficial on Community Day, giving you rewards for Stardust, Great and Ultra Balls, and Pinap Berries, all things that can help you if your stocks are low.

Don’t activate lures before the event starts

To ensure that you have Lures up the entire duration, do not set your lures before the start of the event, as those will only last 30 minutes. The Lure has to go up after the event has started to last for three hours. Not to mention it will block the boosted CD spawns from spawning until it has depleted.

Use Incense

Use Incense to attract even more Pokémon to you while you’re out hunting. If you are wondering, yes, Incense can spawn Community Day ‘mons, that can be shiny. There is no reason why you should avoid Incense if you have it.

Don’t forget to enjoy the event

• Chat with your fellow Trainers and grow your local Pokémon Go community. Make good use of the QR code feature to make some new friends!
• Promote the new Pokémon Go features and events to Trainers who are just starting their adventure or haven’t been playing for a while. People are coming back around due to trading, new Pokémon, PvP, the numerous events, and these community-based events.
• Most importantly, have fun, get some shinies, and hope for no game-breaking glitches!