This Week in Pokemon GO: 10-16 April 2023

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Coming this week in Pokémon GO, commencing 10th April we have the end of the Spring into Spring event, A Mystic Hero event, Togetic Community Day and more!

Spring into Spring Event

  • Event icon From Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 10:00am, to Monday, April 10, 2023 at 8:00pm local time.
  • Pokemon Encounter icon Cutiefly and Ribombee make their debut in Pokémon GO
  • Pokemon Encounter icon New costume Pokemon appear! Pichu, Pikachu and Eevee will all be wearing Cherry Blossoms
  • Egg icon 2x Hatch Candy
  • Egg icon 1/2 egg hatch distance when eggs are placed into incubators during the event
  • Lucky Egg icon Lucky Eggs activated during the event will last for one hour

A Mystic Hero Event

  • Event icon Thursday, April 13, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. to Monday, April 17, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. local time
  • XP icon 2x Experience for evolving Pokémon
  • Candy XL icon Two Guaranteed Candy XL for evolving Pokémon
  • Lure icon Lure Modules activated during the event will last for 3 hours

Blanche, the leader of Team Mystic, will lead a special research story during the event. Trainers who complete the research will be rewarded with an encounter with Lapras wearing a Blanche-themed headband! This will be the only way that trainers can obtain this special costumed Lapras this season. If you are lucky you may even encounter shiny Lapras!

Togetic Community Day

On April 15, 2023 from 2:00pm to 5:00pm local time we have Togetic Community Day!

  • Event icon Saturday, April 15, 2023, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time
  • Bonuses

  • Candy icon 2× Candy for catching Pokémon
  • Candy XL icon 2× chance to receive XL Candy from catching Pokémon (only for Trainers Level 31 and up)
  • Lure icon Lure Modules activated during the event will last for 3 hours
  • Incense icon Incense activated during the event will last for 3 hours
  • Photobomb icon Take a few snapshots during the event for a surprise
  • Incubator icon 1/4 Egg hatching distance
  • Trade icon One additional special trade can be made, up to a maximum of two on the day(*)
  • Trade icon Trades made will require 50% less Stardust (*)

GO Battle League Season 14

GO Battle League: Rising Heroes will start on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. PT.

The following will occur at the beginning of the Season.

  • End-of-Season rewards will be available on the battle screen.
  • Your GO Battle League rank will be reset.
  • Rank-up requirements will remain the same as the prior Season.

Apr 5-Apr 12

  • 🟣 Master League*
  • 🔵 Spring Cup: Great League Edition*

Apr 12-Apr 19

  • 🔵 Great League
  • 🟡 Ultra League
  • 🟣 Master League
  • 🔵 Evolution Cup: Great League Edition

*3x Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end of set rewards)

Spotlight Hour

Shellder

Tuesday April 12th 6pm till 7pm local time we have Shellder as the featured Pokémon for spotlight hour, along with a 2× candy for transferring Pokémon.

Raid Hour

Landorus (Incarnate)

Wednesday April 11th 6pm till 7pm local time Incarnate Forme Landorus will be appearing in raids for raid hour.

Raids

Raids

Mega Raids

Lopunny (Mega)

From April 4 to April 11 Mega Lopunny will appear in Mega Raids.

Blastoise (Mega)

From April 11 to April 17 Mega Blastoise will appear in Mega Raids.

Five Star Raids

Lugia

From March 28 to April 10 Lugia will appear in five-star raids.

Landorus (Incarnate)

From April 11 to April 17 Incarnate Forme Landorus will appear in five-star raids.

Field Research

Field Research

April 2023 Research Tasks

For a full list of April 2023 research tasks check out our full guide here.

April 2023 Research Breakthrough

Completing Field Research tasks leads to Research Breakthroughs, which now reward Trainers with different items in addition to encounters with a variety of Pokémon. Check out the Research Breakthrough rewards you can look forward to this Season!

  • From March 1, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT -7) to June 1, 2023, at 1:00 p.m.
    PDT (GMT -7)
  • Complete Field Research tasks during the whole season to earn an encounter from a pool of Pokémon, including Parasect, Pinsir, Snorlax, Furfrou, Gible and Goomy.

Season of Rising Heroes

Seasonal bonuses: Rising Heroes

The following bonuses are specific to Season 10: Rising Heroes.

  • Increased damage dealt by Pokémon participating in raids remotely
  • Team GO Rocket will appear more frequently at PokéStops
  • Extra Stardust earned from Team GO Rocket encounters

Season of Rising Heroes Wild Encounters

Different Pokémon will be appearing in the wild during the Season, including iconic Pokémon from all generations. As the Season changes, different Pokémon will be appearing in different areas across the world.

Cities

Forests

Mountains

Beaches & Water

Northern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

Eggs

The following Pokémon hatch from Eggs this Season. These are just some highlighted Egg hatches, more Pokémon can hatch from each egg group!

2 km Eggs

5 km Eggs

7 km Eggs

10 km Eggs

Adventure Sync Rewards

The following Pokémon hatch from Adventure Sync Eggs this Season. These are just some highlighted Egg hatches, more Pokémon can hatch from each egg group.

5 km Eggs

10 km Eggs

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