Pokémon GO's Beloved Buddies Event: Double XP, Shiny Pokémon, and Dhelmise Debut!

Get ready for the Pokémon GO Beloved Buddies event, bringing boosted XP, extended Lure Modules, and the highly anticipated debut of Dhelmise! This event focuses on strengthening your bond with your Pokémon companions.

Event Dates: February 11th - February 15th

Dhelmise Debut: Catch this Sea Creeper Pokémon for the first time in Pokémon GO and challenge it in raids.

Double XP and Extended Lures: Catching Pokémon awards double XP, and Lure Modules remain active for a full hour, attracting Diglett, Slowpoke, Shellder, Dunsparce, Cutiefly, and Fomantis. Catching these Pokémon also grants an extra 500 Stardust.

Increased Shiny Rates and Wild Encounters: Shiny Diglett and Shiny Dunsparce will have increased appearance rates. Other boosted wild Pokémon include Nidoran, Diglett, Slowpoke, Shellder, Dunsparce, Remoraid, Mantine, Plusle, Minun, Volbeat, Illumise, Cutiefly, and Fomantis.

Raid Battles: A variety of raid challenges await:

• One-Star Raids: Shellder, Dwebble, and Skrelp (with increased shiny rate for Skrelp).
• Three-Star Raids: Slowbro, Hippowdon, and the debuting Dhelmise.
• Five-Star Raids: Enamorus (Incarnate Forme).
• Mega Raids: Mega Tyranitar.

Don't miss this exciting event! Download Pokémon GO from the Google Play Store and participate in the Beloved Buddies event. Also, check out our article on the new multiplayer game, Tetris Block Party!