Pokémon GO to Celebrate Release of Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl with New Event

By Jason Nieva @jnievaplayerone Published 11/09/21 EST

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl are coming this November 19 on Nintendo Switch. In celebration of that release, Pokémon GO is launching a new event from November 16 to November 21. As part of the event, trainers get two bonuses with 1/2 Incubator Distance and 1/3 Super Incubator Distance.

In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, trainers are taken to the Sinnoh region. For Pokémon GO, it means Pokémon first discovered in that region will appear more often. There’s also costumed Pokémon making their debut in the game like:

Turtwig wearing Lucas’s hat
Chimchar wearing Lucas’s hat
Piplup wearing Lucas’s hat
Turtwig wearing Dawn’s hat
Chimchar wearing Dawn’s hat
Piplup wearing Dawn’s hat

As part of the event, there’s going to be a Collection Challenge where everyone is required to catch them all. Those able to complete the challenge get these rewards:

1,000 XP
3,000 Stardust
an encounter with Froslass

Part One

The event itself is divided into two parts with Part One – Pokémon Brilliant Diamond running from November 16 at 10:00 a.m. to November 18 at 10:00 a.m., local time. During this time, here are what players can expect:

Wild Encounters
- These Pokémon appear more frequently in the wild:
  - Seel
  - Murkrow
  - Poochyena
  - Aron
  - Turtwig wearing Lucas’s hat
  - Chimchar wearing Lucas’s hat
  - Piplup wearing Lucas’s hat
  - Bidoof
  - Kricketot
  - Buneary
  - Stunky
- Those lucky enough might encounter:
  - Scyther
  - Larvitar
  - Burmy (Plant Cloak)
  - Buizel
Raids
- One-Star
  - Cranidos
  - Drifloon
  - Bronzor
  - Gible
- Three-Star
  - Tyranitar
  - Lopunny
  - Drapion
  - Toxicroak
  - Gallade
- Five-Star
  - Cresselia
- Mega Raid
  - Mega Lopunny

Part Two

Part Two – Pokémon Shining Pearl starts November 18 at 10:00 a.m. and ends November 21 at 8:00 p.m., local time. Here are what trainers can look forward to:

Wild Encounters
- These Pokémon appear more frequently in the wild:
  - Pinsir
  - Misdreavus
  - Houndour
  - Spheal
  - Turtwig wearing Dawn’s hat
  - Chimchar wearing Dawn’s hat
  - Piplup wearing Dawn’s hat
  - Bidoof
  - Kricketot
  - Buneary
  - Glameow
- Those lucky enough might encounter:
  - Slowpoke
  - Bagon
  - Buizel
  - Burmy (Sandy Cloak)
Raids
- One-Star
  - Shieldon
  - Drifloon
  - Bronzor
- Three-Star
  - Salamence
  - Lopunny
  - Drapion
  - Toxicroak
  - Gallade
- Five-Star
  - Cresselia
- Mega Raid
  - Mega Lopunny