The Psychic Spectacular is back, with a new shiny release, special 7km eggs, Unown in raids, Psychic type spawns and more!
Psychic Spectacular Overview
Date & Time
| Starts | Ends |
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| Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 10:00 AM local time |
Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 8:00 PM local time |
Bonuses ⭐
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Increased XP for successfully catching Pokémon with Curve Ball Throws
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Shiny Solosis is released!
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Psychic type Pokémon will be appearing in the wild
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Psychic type Pokémon will be in special event themed 7km eggs
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Unown P, S and I, along with Espurr, will be in tier one raids
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild during the event:
If you are lucky, you may encounter the following:
The shiny Solosis family is being released, and they are going to be a tricky one to spot, so make sure you are paying attention when clicking on them. Shiny Solosis has a slightly more blue tone, and the curled horn type thing on their head is more pink.
| Solosis | Duosion | Reuniclus | |
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| Shiny Sprites |  |
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Tier 1 Raids
The following Pokémon will appear in Tier 1 Raids:
Tier 3 Raids
Related Raid Guides: Alolan Raichu, Galarian Mr. Mime and Hisuian Braviary.
Tier 5 Raids
From September 16 to September 23 Genesect (Burn Drive) will appear in five-star raids.
From September 23 to October 6 Entei, Suicune and Raikou will appear in five-star raids, and they can be shiny.
Mega Raids
From September 16 to October 6 Mega Gardevoir will appear in Mega Raids.
The following Pokémon will hatch from 7km eggs obtained during the event:
The following Pokémon will be obtainable from special event themed field research tasks during the event:
There will also be field research tasks that reward the following Mega Energy:
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1×
Alakazam Mega Energy
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1×
Slowbro Mega Energy
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1×
Gardevoir Mega Energy
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1×
Medicham Mega Energy
Field Research Tasks
| Task | Reward |
| Catch 5 Psychic-type Pokémon |
Solosis
10×
Poké Ball
5×
Great Ball
2×
Ultra Ball
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| Make 10 Curveball Throws |
Wobbuffet
Slowpoke
Solosis
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| Make an Excellent Curveball Throw |
Alakazam
Metang
Inkay
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| Spin 5 Pokéstops or Gyms |
Solosis
2×
Pinap Berry
500×
Stardust
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| Win a Raid |
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Event themed Timed Research focused on Curve Ball Throws will be available at no cost during the event. Complete the time research to earn encounters that reward Solosis and if you’re lucky, you may encounter a shiny one!
| Task | Reward |
| Make 5 Curveball Throws |
Solosis
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| Make 10 Curveball Throws |
Solosis
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| Make 15 Curveball Throws |
Solosis
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| Make 20 Curveball Throws |
Solosis
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| Make 25 Curveball Throws |
Solosis
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| Make 30 Curveball Throws |
Solosis
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| Make 30 Curveball Throws |
Solosis
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| Make 42 Curveball Throws |
Solosis
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| Stage Rewards | |
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Complete Collection Challenges to receive Mega Energy for certain Psychic type Pokémon Mega Energy, as well as Stardust and XP.
Marvelous Minds Challenge: Gardevoir
| Tasks | Rewards |
| Catch a Ralts |
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| Evolve a Ralts into Kirlia | |
| Evolve a Kirlia into Gardevoir |
Marvelous Minds Challenge: Alakazam
| Tasks | Rewards |
| Catch a Abra |
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| Evolve a Abra into Kadabra | |
| Evolve a Kadabra into Alakazam |
Marvelous Minds Challenge: Slowbro
| Tasks | Rewards |
| Catch a Slowpoke |
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| Evolve a Slowpoke into Slowbro | |
| Evolve a Galarian Slowpoke |
Marvelous Minds Challenge: Medicham
| Tasks | Rewards |
| Catch a Meditite |
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| Evolve a Meditite into Medicham |
