More Grass Pokemon will appear in Pokemon GO's Spring 2019 Equinox event! Find out more event details, Pokemon spawn more, new added moves, and more!
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Spring Equinox 2019 Event - Overview
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| Mar. 19, 2019 | Mar. 26, 2019 |
The Spring 2019 Equinox event is here and more Grass Pokemon will make appearances in the wild. Catch Oddish, Exeggcute, Sunkern, & Shroomish, Lunatone & Solrock will switch hemispheres, Grass Pokemon will appear in raids, and new moves - Acid Spray & Leaf Tornado - will be added into Pokemon GO!
Event Duration
| Americas Greenlands | Mar. 19, 2019, 1PM to Mar. 26, 2019, 1PM PDT |
|---|---|
| Europe, Middle East Africa, India | Mar. 19, 2019, 9PM to Mar. 26, 2019, 9PM UTC |
| Asia-Pacific | Mar. 20, 2019, 6AM to Mar. 27, 2019, 6AM JST |
Catch More Grass-Type Pokemon
Encounter More Oddish, Exeggcute, Sunkern, & Shroomish!
In the Spring Equinox event, Oddish, Exeggcute, Sunkern, and Shroomish will appear more often in the wild. This is the perfect time to complete your Pokedex or capture a higher CP/IV version of these Pokemon!
Grass Pokemon That Will Appear More Often
| Pokemon With Increased Spawns | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oddish | Exeggcute | Sunkern(*) | Shroomish | ||||||||
(*)Shiny Pokemon version may appear in the wild.
New Grass-Type Field Research Tasks
Limited-Time Grass-Type Field Research Tasks Will Be Added
During the event, limited-time field research tasks will be added in Pokemon GO. No details are announced yet and will be posted once confirmed in the game.
Check Out What Is Field Research Here!Solrock & Lunatone Switch Regions
| Pokemon | Region Appearance |
|---|---|
| Lunatone | Americas & Africa → Europe, Asia, & Australia |
| Solrock | Europe, Asia, & Australia → Americas & Africa |
Lunatone and Solrock will finally make the much-awaited region switch. Lunatone will be appearing in Europe Asia, & Australia while Solrock will now be seen in Americas & Africa.
Check Out Region Exclusive Pokemon Here!2 New Moves Added
Acid Spray & Leaf Tornado Added To Pokemon GO
2 new moves will permanently be added into the game starting the Spring Equinox event! Acid Spray & Leaf Tornado can now be learned by specific Grass & Poison Types of Pokemon!
Pokemon That Can Learn Acid Spray
Pokemon That Can Learn Leaf Tornado
Grass Pokemon In Raid Battles
More Grass Pokemon Will Appear As Raid Bosses
Grass Pokemon will be available as raid bosses starting the Spring Equinox 2019 event. More details will be confirmed once the event happens.
Check Out Raid Battle Guide Here!Official Announcement
Spring Equinox 2019 Official Website Announcement
Trainers,
With spring days arriving in the northern hemisphere and autumn quickly approaching in the southern hemisphere, it’s the perfect time to celebrate the coming equinox with some Grass-type Pokémon.
Date + Time:
Mar. 19, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. PDT to Mar. 26, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7)
Features Grass-type Pokémon—like Oddish, Exeggcute, Sunkern, and Shroomish—will appear more frequently in the wild. Lunatone and Solrock will switch hemispheres at the start of the event in celebration of the equinox! These Pokémon will stay in their new hemispheres after the event.
Raids:
- Grass-type Pokémon will be available to challenge in raids.
- Limited-time Grass-type Pokémon Field Research will be available during this event.
New moves will be permanently added to the game.
- Acid Spray: Arbok, Victreebel, Tentacruel, Muk, Alolan Muk, Quagsire, Qwilfish, Octillery, and Swalot.
- Leaf Tornado: Victreebel, and Shiftry.
New seasons mean new adventures, Trainers! Let’s get out and GO!
—The Pokémon GO team
Source: Official Pokemon GO website
Official Tweet
Spring is coming for Trainers in the northern hemisphere.
— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) March 15, 2019
Autumn starts soon for those in the southern hemisphere.
Our equinox event starts soon for all!
Get ready for some Grass-type Pokémon themed adventures!
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