A brand new event is coming to Pokémon GO, the Twinkling Fantasy event! Surround yourself in a Fairy circle, battle with Dragon types, and more during this first of its kind event.
Mega Salamence and shiny Dedenne debut in this event, with extra XP, Candy and XL Candy available for catching Pokémon with nice, great and excellent throws. Add to it themed Field and Wild Encounters, and you’ve got yourselves an exciting event in the making.
You may be interested in our A PvP Analysis on Fusion Bolt Zekrom, Mega Salamence in Pokémon GO, Mega Salamence Raid Guide and Zekrom Raid Guide articles.
Twinkling Fantasy Event Guide
Date, Time and Bonuses
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From Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 8:00am, to Monday January 16, 2023 at 10:00pm local time.
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2x XP for catching Pokémon with successful nice, great and excellent throws during the event
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Additional candy for catching Pokémon with successful nice, great and excellent throws during the event
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Increased chance for trainers level 31 and above of XL Candy for catching Pokémon with successful nice, great and excellent throws during the event
Event overview
- Bonuses
- Extra XP, Candy and XL Candy chance from nice, great and excellent throws
- Mega Salamence and shiny Dedenne debuts
- Photobomb by Dragon and Fairy Pokémon
- Collection Challenge featuring Mega Salamence energy and TMs
- Field Research
- Clefairy, Dratini, Bagon, Dedenne and Goomy
- Spawns
- Regular – Clefairy, Clefable, Jigglypuff, Dratini, Togetic, Marill, Ralts, Vibrava, Bagon, Deino, Dedenne.
- Rare – Noibat and Goomy
- Raids
- T1 – Jigglypuff, Axew, Marill, Deino
- T3 – Druddigon, Mawile, Dedenne
- T5 – Zekrom (with Fusion Bolt)
- Mega – Mega Salamence
Pokémon Debuts
Mega Salamence will make their debut in Pokémon GO in Mega Raids! Shiny Dedenne, the Antenna Pokémon, will also make their debut during this event. It changes to a chocolatey brown colour, with bright yellow accents, a fantastic shiny!
| Dedenne Sprite | Shiny Dedenne |
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| Mega Salamence | Shiny Mega Salamence |
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Wild Encounters
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild:
If you are lucky, you may also encounter the following:
Snapshot Surprises
Say Cheese! Take a snapshot during the event to be surprised with photobombs by Fairy and Dragon type Pokémon. Two snapshot encounters can happen per day, and it can be Dratini or Jigglypuff.
Collection Challenge
A special Twinkling Fantasy Collection Challenge will be available during the event. Complete the Challenge for Salamence Mega Energy, Charge TM and Fast TM.
Rewards
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50×
Salamence Mega Energy
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1×
Charge TM
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1×
Fast TM
Field Research Task Encounters
The following Pokémon will be available as rewards for completing special event themed field research tasks:
| Task Text | Reward |
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| Make 3 Great throws |
Clefairy
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| Make 3 Nice throws |
Dratini
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| Catch 5 Fairy-type Pokemon |
Bagon
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| Catch 5 Pokemon |
Dedenne
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| Catch 30 Pokemon |
Goomy
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| Win 3 raids |
Goomy
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Raids
Themed Fairy and Dragon-type Pokémon will appear during the Twinkling Fantasy event. Be on the lookout for valuable Deino, Axew, Marill and Zekrom raids.
One-Star Raids
The following Pokémon will appear in one-star raids:
Related raid guides: Jigglypuff, Marill, Axew and Deino.
Three-Star Raids
The following Pokémon will appear in three-star raids:
Related raid guides: Druddigon, Mawile and Dedenne.
Five-Star Raids
The following Pokémon will appear in five-star raids:
Related raid guides: Zekrom.
Zekrom caught during the Twinkling Fantasy event will know the special Electric type attack Fusion Bolt.
- Trainer Battles: 90 power.
- Gyms and raids: 140 power
We go in depth about this Fusion Bolt Zekrom here: A PvP Analysis on Fusion Bolt Zekrom and Fusion Flare Reshiram and Fusion Bolt Zekrom as Raid Attackers: Which one to raid?.
Mega Raids
The following Pokémon will appear in five-star raids:
Related raid guides: Mega Salamence.
