The latest event to hit Pokémon Go will introduce fairy and dragon-type Pokémon. The Twinkling Fantasy event is a limited-time event that will run for a certain period. There will be new Pokémon to catch, and some of them can even be shiny or even legendary. In this guide, we will see all there is to know about the Twinkling Fantasy Event in Pokémon Go.
Pokémon GO Twinkling Fantasy Event – Everything There is to Know
The Twinkling Fantasy event will feature some rare Dragon and Fairy type Pokémon. Here we will see everything there is to know about the Twinkling Fantasy event in Pokémon Go.
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The Twinking Fantasy event will run from 10th January, 8 a.m local time, till 16th January, 10 p.m local time. During this time, you have a chance of battling Mega Salamence, as well as participating in the Swirlix Spotlight Hour and Zekrom Raid Hour. Mega Salamence will have a chance to appear shiny, so you can keep an eye out for that.
During the event, if you participate and capture Zekrom during the Zekrom Raid, Zekrom will come with the charged attack Fusion Bolt. The Zekrom Raid will be a five-star raid, while the Mega Salamence will be a Mega Raid.
Besides capturing Mega Salamence and Zekrom, you also have an increased chance to catch the following Pokémon.
- Clefairy
- Clefable
- Jigglypuff
- Dratini
- Togetic
- Marill
- Ralts
- Vibrava
- Bagon
- Deino
All these Pokémon will also appear in their Shiny forms. You also get a chance to encounter Goomy and Noibat in their normal and shiny variants. During the event, there will be Field Research tasks available, and when you complete them, your chances of finding the above Pokémon will increase drastically. You can also encounter some of them in one and three-star Raids.
Besides the above information, the event will also give you a collection challenge, where you can receive various rewards like 50 Salamence Mega Energy and a Charged and Fast TM. You can also get a chance to encounter a Fairy or Dragon-type Pokémon whenever you take a snapshot during the event.
As for the perks and bonuses, you will receive the following for successfully catching any Pokémon using Nice Throws, Great Throws, and Excellent Throws.
- 2× XP
- Additional Candy
- Increased chance to receive Candy XL (For Trainers level 31 and up)