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:
Quick overview of increased event spawns:
Exeggcute | Mareep | Marill |
Torchic | Chansey |
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!
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.
Pichu | Togepi | Happiny |
Munchlax | Tyrogue | Chingling |
Riolu |
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!
Exeggutor (Alola) | Azumarill | Audino |
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.