Pokémon GO Unova Week Guide

Unova Week is the last Ultra Bonus Week in Pokémon GO. Its a special event that celebrates Unova region Pokémon. The event lasts from Friday, August 14, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. to Friday, August 21, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7).

Event bonuses include:

• Release of shiny Roggenrola
• Release of Sewaddle, Cottonee, Emolga, and Bouffalant
• Release of shiny Genesect

Newly released Pokémon

Four new Pokémon families have been released during the Unova week. Bouffalant is a regional Pokémon available in North America, with region boundaries yet to be determined.

Early research from The Silph Road suggests Bouffalant is available in New York City and the surrounding Northeast region of the United States.

New Pokémon from the Unova region

Sewaddle	Cottonee
Emolga	Bouffalant

Sewaddle and Cottonee families evolution lines are displayed below. Emolga and Bouffalant can’t evolve.

Sewaddle evolution line

Sewaddle

Swadloon

Leavanny

Cottonee evolution line

Cottonee

Whimsicott

Note: During the event, Sewaddle, Cottonee, and Emolga can be found in the wild and 7 km Eggs.

New shiny Pokémon

Shiny Genesect and shiny Roggenrola family have become available during this event. Genesect is available in Tier 5 raids and Roggenrola is available in Tier 2 raids and in wild encounters.

Shiny Genesect comparison

Shiny Roggenrola family comparison

Boosted Spawns

The following Pokémon are appearing more frequently in the wild during the Unova week.

Unova week boosted spawns

Sewaddle	Cottonee	Emolga
Bouffalant	Blitzle	Lillipup
Purrloin	Snivy	Tepig
Oshawott	Dwebble	Karrablast
Roggenrola	Patrat	Shelmet

Pokémon in 7km Eggs

Unova week 7km Eggs

Sewaddle	Cottonee	Pidove
Minccino	Woobat	Emolga
Darumaka

Field Research

Raid Bosses

Tier 1
Cottonee	Timburr	Petilil
Klink	Dwebble
Tier 2
Stunfisk	Roggenrola	Darumaka
Ferroseed	Whirlipede
Tier 3
Liepard	Palpitoad	Amoonguss
Tier 4
Stoutland	Garbodor	Marowak (Alola)
Tier 5
Genesect (Normal)

Infographic