It's a good day to be a Dragon!
The Twinkling Fantasy event is here, and it's got a few pretty nice bits to look forward to! The highlights for this event have to be the release of Mega Salamence, giving us another strong Mega Dragon for raids, and the release of Fusion Bolt, raising Zekrom substantially on the DPS chart! It's an event worth hitting up, so let's get into it.
Twinkling Fantasy
| Event Start | Event End |
|---|---|
| January 10, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. local time | January 16, 2023, at 10:00 p.m. local time |
- Mega Salamence is set to make its grand debut to Pokemon Go
- 2x XP for Nice, Great and Excellent Throws
- Additional Candy rewarded for Nice, Great, and Excellent Throws
- Increased odds of XL Candy on catches for Nice, Great, and Excellent Throws
- Snapshots are more likely to result in Dragon or Fairy Type Photobombs
- A collection challenge will be available that can reward several rewards, including 50 Salamence Mega Energy
- A special selection of Pokemon will be spawning in the wild
- A special selection of Pokemon will be available via Field Research
- A special selection of Pokemon will be available via Raids
- Among them, Zekrom will be given access to one of its signature moves, Fusion Bolt
Full Announcement
Trainers,
You can surround yourself in a circle of Fairy-type Dedenne, battle with the Dragon Pokémon Mega Salamence, and more during the upcoming Twinkling Fantasy event!
What fantastic tales will you create with this trove of Dragon- and Fairy-type Pokémon?
Twinkling Fantasy
Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. to Monday, January 16, 2023, at 10:00 p.m. local time
Mega Salamence makes its debut!
Mega Salamence will make its Pokémon GO debut in Mega Raids!
Mega Salamence
If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
Event Bonuses
2× XP for successfully catching Pokémon with Nice Throws, Great Throws, and Excellent Throws.
Additional Candy for successfully catching Pokémon with Nice Throws, Great Throws, and Excellent Throws.
Increased chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive Candy XL for successfully catching Pokémon with Nice Throws, Great Throws, and Excellent Throws.
Wild encounters
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild. Also, for the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Dedenne—if you’re lucky!
Clefairy
Clefable
Jigglypuff
Dratini
Togetic
Marill
Ralts
Vibrava
Bagon
Deino
Dedenne
If you’re lucky, you might encounter the following.
Goomy
Noibat
If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
Say cheese!
Smile! You might have a surprise encounter with a Dragon- or Fairy-type Pokémon when you take a snapshot during the Twinkling Fantasy event!
Collection Challenge
An event-themed Collection Challenge is coming!
Complete the Twinkling Fantasy Collection Challenge to receive 50 Salamence Mega Energy, a Charged TM, and a Fast TM.
Field Research task encounters
Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available!
The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks!
Clefairy
Dratini
Bagon
Dedenne
If you’re lucky, you might encounter the following.
Goomy
If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
Raids
The following Pokémon will be appearing in raids.
One-Star Raids
Jigglypuff
Marill
Axew
Deino
Three-Star Raids
Mawile
Druddigon
Dedenne
Five-Star Raids
Zekrom
Mega Raids
Mega Salamence
If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
Featured attacks
Zekrom
Zekrom caught from Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. to Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. local time will know the following featured attack.
Fusion Bolt
Trainer Battles: 90 power
Gyms and raids: 140 power
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—The Pokémon GO team
