It's finally time! Kalos is making a comeback, and in a big way. Froakie has long awaited its time in the spotlight, and finally the time has come. And just as expected, Greninja is getting more than just Hydro Cannon! This is an exciting and important Community Day that's punctuated by the ever-important 3x Stardust bonus, making it definitely one of the most important Community Days of 2023 to date!
Froakie Community Day
| Event Start | Event End | Move Window End |
|---|---|---|
| 2:00 p.m. local time | 5:00 p.m. local time | 10:00 p.m. local time |
- Froakie will spawn en-masse and with a greatly increased Shiny rate
- Evolve Frogadier during event hours and up to 5 hours after to obtain a Greninja that knows the Elite Move Hydro Cannon
- In conjunction with this, Greninja will have the new Fast Move, Water Shuriken, added to its normal movepool
- 3x Catch Stardust, 2x Catch Candy, 2x odds of XL Candy for players Lv.31+, and 3 hour Incense and Lure Modules
- +1 Special Trade for the day, and 50% Stardust discount for trades
- Snapshots will result in a limited number of Froakie photobombs
- Frogadier will be featured in Four Star raids.
- Completing a Frogadier raid will cause Froakie to spawn around the gym that hosted the raid for 30 minutes with an enhanced Shiny rate, even after normal event hours
- A $1.00 Paid Research line will be available in the shop
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August 2023 Community Day: Froakie
Sunday, August 13, 2023, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time
Trainers,
We’re excited to announce that Froakie, the Bubble Frog Pokémon, will be featured during August Community Day!
Featured Pokémon
Froakie will appear more frequently in the wild.
Froakie
If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!
Featured attack
Greninja
Evolve Frogadier (Froakie’s Evolution) during the event or up to five hours afterward to get a Greninja that knows the Charged Attack Hydro Cannon.
Hydro Cannon
- Trainer Battles: 80 power
- Gyms and raids: 90 power
Attack availability updates
Greninja
Starting with the event and continuing afterwards, Greninja will be able to learn the Fast Attack Water Shuriken.
Water Shuriken
- Trainer Battles: 6 power
- Gyms and raids: 10 power
Community Day Special Research story – A Bubbly Disposition
- For US$1.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access the Froakie Community Day–exclusive Special Research story, A Bubbly Disposition.
- Stay tuned for when tickets for the Special Research story go live.
- Don’t forget: you’re now able to purchase and gift tickets to any of your friends that you’ve achieved a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with.* To gift a ticket, tap the Special Research ticket in the in-game shop, then tap the Gift button instead of the Buy button.
Tickets are nonrefundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Please note that this Special Research will not include an in-game medal.
*Certain restrictions apply. Gifting cannot be completed if the recipient has purchased a Special Research ticket or has been gifted one already.
Event Bonuses
3× Stardust for catching Pokémon.
2× Candy for catching Pokémon.
2× chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive Candy XL from catching Pokémon.
Lure Modules activated during the event will last for three hours.
Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense) activated during the event will last for three hours.
Take a few snapshots during Community Day for a surprise!
One additional Special Trade can be made for a maximum of three for the day.*
Trades will require 50% less Stardust.*
*While most bonuses are only active during the three-hour event period, these bonuses will be active from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time.
Field Research
August Community Day–themed Field Research will be available! Catch Froakie to earn rewards such as additional Froakie encounters, Stardust, Ultra Balls, and more!
Web store–exclusive Community Day deals
Trainers can purchase the Ultra Community Day Box at an exclusive discount from the Pokémon GO Web Store!
Bonus Raid Battles after Community Day
Sunday, August 13, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time
After the three-hour Community Day event ends, Trainers will be able to take on special four-star Raid Battles. Claiming victory in one of these raids will cause more Froakie to appear around the Gym that hosted the raid for 30 minutes!
Four-star Raid Battles
Frogadier will appear in four-star raids!
You can only join these raids using Raid Passes and Premium Battle Passes. Remote Raid Passes cannot be used to join these Raid Battles.
Frogadier
Bonus for completing four-star Raid Battles
Once you successfully complete a four-star Raid Battle against Frogadier, additional Froakie will appear around the Gym that hosted the raid for 30 minutes. If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny Froakie!*
*Froakie that appear under these circumstances will have the same chance of appearing as a Shiny Pokémon as those that appear during August Community Day’s three-hour event period.
Stickers
You’ll be able to get event-themed stickers by spinning PokéStops, opening Gifts, and purchasing them from the in-game shop.
Looking for other Trainers to join?
If you’re looking for other Trainers in your area to trade, battle, or join Raid Battles with on Community Day, check out our Community Day map!
By searching for Community Parks, you can find areas in your city that are historically popular places for Community Day—these parks may be a fun place to play with your local community while enjoying some fresh air.* We hope this map will be helpful for those looking to meet other Trainers!
*Popular locations are provided for informational purposes only. Niantic is not hosting or operating official or unofficial events at these locations. Please be aware of your surroundings and follow guidelines from local health authorities when playing Niantic games.
