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The Power Plant Event + "A Bad Feeling..." Rocket Takeover Event

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Another event, another chapter in the Season of Heritage story-line. Moving on from the events leading up to this, it seems that we may be inching closer to the season's big reveal of what lies behind that giant door. This time around, we've got the introduction of the Helioptile line, and the announcement of the next Team Rocket Takeover event, though this one may be leading up to something more as well....

The Power Plant Event

Event Start Event End
January 19, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time February 1, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time
Time Until Start
  • Helioptile and Heliolisk, both Electric/Normal Type Pokemon, will make their debut for this event.
  • A special selection of Pokemon will appear in the wild
  • A special selection of Pokemon will be available via raids
  • A special selection of Pokemon will be available via field research

A Bad Feeling...

Event Start Event End
January 24, 2022, at 12:00 a.m. local time. TBA
Time Until Start
  • Using a Charged TM during the event will remove the move "Frustration" from a Shadow Pokemon
  • Team Rocket will appear more frequently at Pokestops.

While this seems like it'll be the standard Rocket Takeover event, the event announcement also includes the following line:

As Spark proceeds with his investigation, he begins to have a creeping feeling that something unexpected is going to happen.

While this could easily be nothing more than fluff and flavor, we may also see something else alongside this event. We'll keep you updated if anything develops!

Full Announcement

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Power Plant Event

Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time

The Season of Heritage Story Continues!

Spark’s intuition leads him to believe that the final mechanism of the door requires Electric-type Pokémon to power it. Work with Spark to catch Pokémon as he makes progress toward unlocking the final mechanism of the mysterious door located at the historical cave site. In this event inspired by the power plants found in the Kanto and Kalos regions, you’ll be able to catch Pokémon like Magnemite, Voltorb, and Helioptile!

In the shadows, it seems that a nefarious force has also caught wind of the door and the power that lies beyond it…

Catch up on the story so far on the Season of Heritage web page.

Pokémon Debuts

Helioptile and Heliolisk make their debuts in Pokémon GO!

Helioptile can evolve into Heliolisk with 50 Helioptile Candy and a Sun Stone.

Image of Helioptile - Shiny Off

Helioptile

Image of Heliolisk - Shiny Off

Heliolisk

Wild Encounters

The following Pokémon will be available to encounter in the wild.

Image of Magnemite - Shiny On

Magnemite

Image of Grimer - Shiny On

Grimer

Image of Voltorb - Shiny On

Voltorb

Image of Electabuzz - Shiny On

Electabuzz

Image of Porygon - Shiny On

Porygon

Image of Trubbish - Shiny On

Trubbish

Image of Helioptile - Shiny Off

Helioptile

If you’re lucky, you might encounter the following.

Image of Electrode - Shiny Off

Electrode

Image of Jolteon - Shiny Off

Jolteon

If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Raids

The following Pokémon will be appearing in raids.

One-Star EggOne-Star Raids

Image of Pikachu - Shiny On

Pikachu

Image of Beldum - Shiny On

Beldum

Image of Shinx - Shiny On

Shinx

Image of Blitzle - Shiny On

Blitzle

Image of Klink - Shiny On

Klink

Three-Star EggThree-Star Raids

From Saturday, January 15, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time until Monday, January 24, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time

Scyther

Typhlosion

Mawile

Druddigon

From Monday, January 24, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time

Dewgong

Piloswine

Monferno

Druddigon

Five Star EggFive-Star Raids

From Saturday, January 15, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time until Monday, January 24, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time

Genesect (Shock Drive) - Shiny Off

Genesect (Shock Drive)*

From Monday, January 24, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time

Regice - Shiny Icon On

Regice**

* Genesect (Shock Drive) caught during this period will know the attack Techno Blast

** Regice caught during this period will know the attack Thunder

If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Field Research Task Encounters

The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks!

Magnemite - Shiny On

Magnemite

Voltorb - Shiny On

Voltorb

Electrike - Shiny On

Electrike

Joltik - Shiny Off

Joltik

Helioptile - Shiny Off

Helioptile

If you’re lucky, you might encounter the following.

Alolan Grimer - Shiny On

Alolan Grimer

Trubbish - Shiny On

Trubbish

Emolga - Shiny Off

Emolga

If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

A Bad Feeling...

Beginning Monday, January 24, 2022, at 12:00 a.m. local time.

As Spark proceeds with his investigation, he begins to have a creeping feeling that something unexpected is going to happen.

Event Bonuses

Team Rocket Icon

Team GO Rocket will be appearing more frequently at PokéStops and in balloons.

Charged TM Icon

You can use a Charged TM to help a Shadow Pokémon forget the Charged Attack Frustration.

More to come…

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