The Pokémon Company is partnering with Longchamp, a luxury leather brand from Paris. In celebration of the accessories coming out of the collaboration, as well as the beginning of Paris Fashion Week, a new avatar backpack will be available in Pokémon GO.
Additionally, fashionable Pokémon will be appearing in the wild, raids and hatching from Eggs. There’s a metric ton of new costumed Pokémon and shiny Kricketot and Kricketune are making their Pokémon GO debut.
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Date + Time
Friday, October 2, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. to Thursday, October 8, 2020, at 10:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7)
Features
- Special Pokémon wearing costumes will be appearing during the event!
- Smoochum that hatch from 7 km Eggs during this time will appear wearing a bow!
- Kirlia wearing a top hat will be appearing in raids! They’ll also know the move Draining Kiss.
- Shinx wearing a top hat will be appearing in raids!
- Croagunk wearing a backwards cap will appear in GO Snapshot as a surprise encounter! They may also rarely appear in the wild.
- The following Pokémon will be appearing in the wild: Mareep, Skitty, Roselia, Kricketot, Croagunk wearing a backward cap, Blitzle, Cottonee, Minccino, Gothita, and more!
Mareep | Skitty | Roselia |
Kricketot | Croagunk | Blitzle |
Cottonee | Minccino | Gothita |
- If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny Kricketot!
- Enjoy exclusive Field Research for the duration of the event.
- Dress up for fashion week—in person and in-game! Be sure to head to the shop for a free Longchamp avatar item in Pokémon GO. Then, you can match with your Trainer avatar by picking up the same Longchamp item in stores.