Make the most of the 12-hour event

Pokémon Go is hosting its huge Johto Tour event, adding tons of bonuses and special spawns to the game on Feb. 26 from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. in your local time. The event adds a ton to the game, but it adds even more if you pay $11.99 for a ticket. Our Pokémon Go Tour: Johto event guide details perks for both ticket holders and free-to-play players, lists out the Collection Challenge bonuses, and spawn rotation times.

The Pokémon Go Tour: Johto pass includes bonuses like doubled Candy from hatching eggs, Remote Raid Passes, and a lessened hatch distance for Eggs. If you don’t care for the increased Shiny rate or the Masterwork Research Tasks that reward Apex Shadow Ho-oh and Apex Shadow Lugia, or those bonuses, then you should skip out on the pass.

Pokémon Go Tour: Johto Special Research, Masterwork Research Tasks and rewards

No matter which version you pick, you will get both Ho-oh and Lugia through the Masterwork Research.

Some differences only extend to cosmetic rewards. As pass holders complete their Special Research, they’ll get a player avatar shirt that represents Ho-oh (Gold) or Lugia (Silver).

Different Pokémon will be attracted to Incense for each version as well:

In addition to this, each pass has a different pool of Pokémon with increased Shiny odds:

You should pick the version that you want the Shiny Pokémon from or that you like the cosmetic shirt from.

Collection Challenges are only available for pass holders.

Reward: 50 Raikou Candy, 50 Suicune Candy, 50 Entei Candy

Reward: 500 XP, 1 Lucky Egg, 500 Stardust

Reward: 1,000 XP, Gligar encounter, 1 Max Revive

Reward: 1,000 XP, Heracross encounter, 1 Max Revive

Reward: 1,000 XP, Jigglypuff encounter, 1 Max Revive

Reward: 1,000 XP, Misdreavus encounter, 1 Max Revive

Reward: 1,000 XP, Hitmontop encounter, 1 Max Revive

Reward: 1,000 XP, Steelix encounter, 1 Max Revive

Reward: 1,000 XP, Lapras encounter, 1 Max Revive

Reward: 1,000 XP, Dragonair encounter, 1 Max Revive

Reward: 3,000 XP, 3 Golden Razz Berry, 3,000 Stardust

The Legendary beast you encounter depends on your Pokémon Go team. Valor players will get Entei, Mystic players will get Suicune, and Instinct players will get Raikou. This information is courtesy of Serebii.net.

Reward: 3,000 XP, 3 Max Revive, 3,000 Stardust

These Field Research Tasks are available to all players.

There are tons of active bonuses and perks during the event period, such as:

Several Johto-region Pokémon will also learn their Community Day moves when evolved during the event:

Johto-region Pokémon will be spawning in abundance throughout the event, but different habitats will be rotating around. Each habitat will have two one-hour timeslots throughout the day, in your local time:

From 7-9 p.m., Pokémon from all of the habitats will be spawning.

Poliwhirl, Golbat, Gloom, Slowpoke, Onix, Chansey, Seadra, Scyther, Porygon, and Eevee will be spawning from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. throughout the event.

Girafarig, Tyrogue, Corsola, Phanpy, Mantine, and Remoraid are also appearing Shiny for the first time.

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