Pokémon GO Spring 2020 event has arrived, bringing shiny Exeggcute, double Hatch Candy and special 2 km event eggs. Reminder: the 1/2 Hatch Distance bonus is ongoing until further notice—which means it will be applied during this event
Date and time: From Thursday, April 9, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. to Thursday, April 16, 2020, at 10:00 p.m. local time
Bonuses
- 2× Hatch Candy
- Lucky Eggs will last for one hour
Confirmed shiny spawns and hatches
- Shiny Buneary (with flower crown)
- Shiny Exeggcute and Exeggutor
- Shiny Togepi from eggs
- Shiny Marill in the wild
- Shiny Pichu (with flower crown)
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Features
The following Pokémon will be appearing more often in the wild: Exeggcute, Chansey, Mareep, Marill, and Torchic. If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny Exeggcute!
Naturally, this means that shiny Exeggutor will also become available:
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Quick overview of increased event spawns:
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Buneary wearing flower crowns and Pikachu wearing flower hats will also be appearing in the wild! If you’re lucky, you might encounter Shiny ones, too!
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Eggs
All Eggs received from Gifts during the event will be 2 km Eggs. The following Pokémon will be hatching more often from 2 km Eggs:
- Pichu wearing a flower crown,
- Togepi wearing a flower crown,
- Happiny,
- Munchlax,
- Tyrogue,
- Chingling,
- and Riolu.
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Keep in mind that these Eggs will need only 1 KM to hatch, as Egg hatch distance has been reduced by half until the COVID-19 health situation improves. You will also receive double Candy for hatches.
Field Research
There will be event-exclusive Field Research tasks that reward encounters with:
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- Alolan Exeggutor,
- Azumarill,
- and—if you’re extremely lucky—Audino!
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Here are the event specific Field Research tasks:
Task Text | Reward |
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Hatch an Egg | Eevee with flower crown (s) |
Hatch 2 Eggs | Azumarill |
Hatch 3 Eggs | Alolan Exeggutor (s) |
Hatch 4 Eggs | Chansey (s) |
Hatch 5 Eggs | Audino |
Clothing updates
A Togepi-themed bag and hoodie will be available in the in-game shop.