Pokémon GO Fest 2024 Global: Saturday Guide (Day 1)

Pokémon GO Fest 2024 Global takes place over two days, Saturday, July 12, 2024 and Sunday, July 13, 2024. Both days provide a unique experience and highlight different bonuses, special research tasks, spawns and raids. You are able to participate in both days of the event with one ticket.

This guide focuses only on bonuses and features on Saturday, July 12, 2024. In a broad sense, day 1 of Global GO Fest focuses on Marshadow Special Research, Ultra Beasts and Necrozma in Raids, rotating Habitats, and hourly Field Research.

You can purchase a ticket from the in-game store or web store. The event runs from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm every day.

Bonuses General icon

All Trainers will receive the following bonuses and rewards during event hours:

  • Raid icon There will be no limit on Remote Raids from Friday, July 12, to Sunday, July 14, 2024.
  • Lure icon Lure Modules activated will last for one hour
  • Research icon Trainers will be able to enjoy Field Research themed around the different Pokémon habitats
  • Photobomb icon Surprise encounters in GO Snapshot—when taking snapshots during the event, you never know who might show up!

Free Features available to all Trainer

The following features and bonuses are available to everyone, regardless of having a Ticket or not.

Necrozma, Pokémon GO Fest

Necrozma makes its global Pokémon GO debut in raids!

Necrozma, the Prism Pokémon, will make its worldwide Pokémon GO debut in raids during Pokémon GO Fest 2024: Global!

ultra beasts

Ultra Beasts attack!

All of the Ultra Beasts will be fighting alongside Necrozma in 5-Star Raids! You can fight Nihilego, Buzzwole, Pheromosa, Xuriktree, Celesteela, Kartana, Guzzlord, and Necrozma in 5-Star Raids.

Shiny Jangmo-o debuts!

Pokémon GO Fest 2024: Global attendees will be able to encounter Shiny Jangmo-o for the first time in Pokémon GO—if they’re lucky!

Costumed Umbreon and Espeon in 3-Star Raids

Costumed Umbreon and Espeon will be available in 3-Star Raids. Umbreon will be wearing a night scarf, and Espeon will be wearing a day scarf.

Alolan Exeggutor Hat and Necrozma Avatar Items in the Store

The following avatar items will be available for purchase from July 8: Necrozma Top, Necrozma Pants, Necrozma Shoes, Necrozma Shades and Alolan Exeggutor Hat.

Sun Crown and Sun Moon available in the Store

The following avatar items will be available for purchase from July 8: Sun Crown and Moon Crown.

Pokémon GO Fest 2024 Tee

You can pick up the following avatar item from the in-game shop starting July 8, 2024.

GO Fest 2024-themed Stickers

All Trainers will be able to get Pokémon GO Fest 2024–themed stickers in the in-game shop from Friday, May 30, to Sunday, July 14, 2024! These stickers will also be available via PokéStops and Gifts during event hours from Monday, July 8, to Sunday, July 14, 2024.


Ticket Holder Bonuses Shop icon

Trainers who purchase a ticket for the event will receive the following bonuses and rewards during event hours, on top of the ones listed above:

  • Shiny icon Increased Shiny chance
  • Raid Pass icon 9x free Raid Passes from spinning Gyms
  • Trade icon 6 Special Trades per day
  • Egg icon 1/2 Hatch distance
  • Egg icon Special Event 7km eggs
  • Gift icon Open 40 Gifts
  • General icon Habitat-themed Collection Challenges!
  • Incense icon Specia Incense encounters
  • Incense icon Unown D,A,Y,N,I,G,H,T from Incense

Features exclusively available to Ticket Holders

The following features and bonuses are available to everyone, regardless of having a Ticket or not.

Marshadow Special Research

The Mythical Pokémon Marshadow will make its global Pokémon GO debut on the first day of Pokémon GO Fest 2024: Global. Ticket-holding Trainers will be able to complete exclusive Special Research to learn more about the Gloomdweller Pokémon—and have an opportunity to encounter it!

Alola Greeting Pose and Marshadow T-Shirt Reward

On Saturday, ticket-holding Trainers will be able to complete exclusive Special Research to learn more about the Mythical Pokémon Marshadow—and have an opportunity to encounter one!

Pokémon GO Web Store Exclusive T-Shirt!

Purchase a global ticket from the Pokémon GO Web Store to receive the exclusive GO Fest 2024 Tee avatar item in an exclusive color!

New Party Play Challenges

New Party Play challenges exclusive to Pokémon GO Fest will be available to ticket-holding Trainers! Work together with friends to earn encounters with Pikachu wearing a Sun Tiara and Pikachu wearing a Moon Tiara! Additionally, Trainers that walk Routes during Pokémon GO Fest: Global will be able to encounter Ducklett, Emolga, and Crabrawler more frequently!

Global Challenge Arena

During each habitat hour on Saturday, ticket-holding Trainers around the world will be able to work together to complete a challenge! If the challenge is completed in time, a special bonus will be unlocked for the remainder of the hour for ticketed Trainers!


Rotating Habitats Pokemon Encounter icon

For all Trainers, special Pokémon will appear in four unique habitats, which will rotate hourly during the Pokémon GO Fest 2024 Global event!

Dawn Meadow Pokemon Encounter icon

  • 10:00 am – 11:00 am
  • 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Habitat Spawns

Incense Spawns for Ticket Holders 🎟️

Shining Day Pokemon Encounter icon

  • 11:00 am – 12:00 am
  • 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Habitat Spawns

Incense Spawns for Ticket Holders 🎟️

Creeping Dusk Pokemon Encounter icon

  • 12:00 am – 1:00 pm
  • 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Habitat Spawns

Incense Spawns for Ticket Holders 🎟️

Darkest Night Pokemon Encounter icon

  • 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Habitat Spawns

Incense Spawns for Ticket Holders 🎟️


Collection Challenges General icon

Dawn Meadow Collection Challenge

Catch these Pokémon in the Dawn Meadow habitat.

Rewards

Shining Day Collection Challenge

Catch these Pokémon in the Shining Day habitat.

Rewards

Creepinng Dusk Collection Challenge

Catch these Pokémon in the Creeping Dusk habitat.

Rewards

Darkest Night Collection Challenge

Catch these Pokémon in the Creeping Dusk habitat.

Rewards


Field Research Research icon

Dawn Meadow

Task Rewards
Catch 5 Flying-type Pokemon
Catch 10 Pokémon Ducklett
Power up Flying-type Pokemon 5 times
  • Ducklett
  • PokeBall icon 10× PokeBall
  • Razz Berry icon 5× Razz Berry
  • Pinap Berry icon 5× Pinap Berry
Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms
  • Ducklett
  • PokeBall icon 10× PokeBall
  • Razz Berry icon 5× Razz Berry
  • Pinap Berry icon 5× Pinap Berry
Hatch 3 Eggs Espeon Sun Scarf
Earn 1,000 Stardust Heatmor

Shining Day

Task Rewards
Catch 5 Grass-type Pokemon
Catch 10 Pokémon Dunsparce
Power up Grass-type Pokemon 5 times
  • Dunsparce
  • PokeBall icon 10× PokeBall
  • Razz Berry icon 5× Razz Berry
  • Pinap Berry icon 5× Pinap Berry
Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms
  • Dunsparce
  • PokeBall icon 10× PokeBall
  • Razz Berry icon 5× Razz Berry
  • Pinap Berry icon 5× Pinap Berry
Hatch 3 Eggs Espeon Sun Scarf
Earn 1,000 Stardust Jangmo-o

Creeping Dusk

Task Rewards
Catch 5 Bug-type Pokemon
Catch 10 Pokémon Emolga
Power up Bug-type Pokemon 5 times
  • Emolga
  • PokeBall icon 10× PokeBall
  • Razz Berry icon 5× Razz Berry
  • Pinap Berry icon 5× Pinap Berry
Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms
  • Emolga
  • PokeBall icon 10× PokeBall
  • Razz Berry icon 5× Razz Berry
  • Pinap Berry icon 5× Pinap Berry
Hatch 3 Eggs Umbreon Sun Scarf
Earn 1,000 Stardust Durant

Darkest Night

Task Rewards
Catch 5 Dark-type Pokemon
Catch 10 Pokémon Crabrawler
Power up Dark-type Pokemon 5 times
Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms
Hatch 3 Eggs Umbreon Sun Scarf
Earn 1,000 Stardust Carbink

Raids Raids icon

5-Star Raids

The following Pokémon will appear in 5-Star Raids:

Related Raid Guides: Nihilego, Pheromosa, Kartana, Guzzlord, Celesteela, Xurkitree, Stakataka, Blacephalon, Buzzwole and Necrozma.

3-Star Raids

The following Pokémon will appear in 3-star raids:

Related Raid Guides: Umbreon and Espeon.

1-Star Raids

The following Pokémon will appear in 1-star raids:


Special 7km Eggs Egg icon

Ticket Holders will have access to special 7km eggs containing the following Pokémon during the event:

Tier 1 Rarity

Tier 2 Rarity

Tier 5 Rarity


Frequently Asked Questions

TL;DR event recap

  • UBs Raid
  • No wormholes/eggs/countdown between raids, wormholes/eggs only appear before the first raid
  • Each raid lasts 25 minutes

Incense Spawn Rate

  • 45-50 sec when stationary if you’re ticket-holder, 300 sec if not
  • 25 sec when moving if you’re ticket-holder, 30 sec if not

Marshadow Special Research 

  • When I can catch Marshadow? Page 5 if you haven’t caught it during IRL event

Photobomb 

  • How many times? 5 times per day if you’re ticket-holder, 1 time if not
  • What is the surprise encounter? Sun/Moon Crown Pikachu depends on hatbitat

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