Pokemon GO 'Hidden Gems' Season fully detailed

Oceans of fun await in Water Festival: Beach Week! The Water Festival event returns with a sandy(gast) debut! Enjoy a week featuring Pokémon you’d find by sunny shores, Pokémon debuts, a Global Challenge, a special Timed Research ticket, and more!

Water Festival: Beach Week: Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. to Monday, June 12, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. local time

Sandygast, the Sand Heap Pokémon, and Palossand, the Sand Castle Pokémon, will make their Pokémon GO debuts!

• Sandygast
• Palossand

Sandygast can evolve into Palossand with 50 Sandygast Candy

A Global Challenge will take place throughout the event! Work with Trainers around the world to throw 300 million Nice Throws to unlock bonuses for all Trainers to enjoy for the remainder of the event!

• Global Challenge goal: 300 million Nice Throws

Global Challenge bonus:

• Increased Candy for Nice, Great, and Excellent Throws
• Increased chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive Candy XL for successfully catching Pokémon with Nice, Great, and Excellent Throws

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 Clauncher—if you’re lucky!

• Tentacool
• Shellder
• Krabby
• Alolan Exeggutor
• Horsea
• Staryu
• Marill
• Wingull
• Wailmer
• Spheal
• Finneon
• Dwebble
• Frillish
• Clauncher
• Mantine
• Popplio

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

• Lapras wearing a scarf
• Frillish
• Binacle
• Clauncher
• Sandygast

Complete certain Field Research tasks to earn Mega Energy for the following Pokémon.

• Blastoise
• Swampert

To celebrate Water Festival: Beach Week, an event-themed Spotlight Hour will run on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, from 6:00 p.m to 7:00 p.m., featuring the following Pokémon. The spotlight hour will also include a 3× XP bonus for catching Pokémon!

• Krabby
• Kabuto
• Corphish
• Clauncher
• Crabrawler

Event Bonuses

• 4× Rainy Lure duration

For US$5.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access event-exclusive Timed Research. Complete the research tasks to earn a surfer pose for your avatar and encounters with event-themed Pokémon! Please note that Timed Research expires. The Timed Research tasks and their rewards will disappear on Monday, June 12, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Trainers will be able to purchase and gift tickets to any of their Pokémon GO friends that they have achieved a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with. Please note that purchases—including those made for other Trainers—are non-refundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Tickets cannot be purchased with PokéCoins.

Please note that the Water Festival: Beach Week Timed Research Ticket will only be available in the in-game shop from Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, June 11, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

The following Pokémon will appear in raids.

One-star raids

• Alolan Diglett
• Hisuian Qwilfish
• Carvanha
• Feebas
• Sandygast

Three-star raids

• Blastoise
• Gyarados
• Lapras wearing a scarf
• Alomomola

Five-star raids Asia-Pacific

• Uxie

Five-star raids Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India

• Mesprit

Five-star raids the Americas and Greenland

• Azelf

Mega Raids

• Mega Swampert

The following new avatar items will be available to purchase in the in-game shop during this event and will continue to be available after the event ends!

• Sandygast Hat
• Diver Outfit
• Diver Goggles

GO Battle League: Hidden Gems will start on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. PDT. The following will occur at the beginning of the Season.

• End-of-Season rewards will be available on the battle screen.
• Your GO Battle League rank will be reset.
• Rank-up requirements will remain the same as the prior Season.

The following leagues will begin and end at 1:00 p.m. PDT on the dates listed below. Starting with this Season, the schedule below will also be visible on the in-game GO Battle League Page!

June 1 - June 8

• Great League
• Summer Cup: Great League Edition

June 8 - June 15

• Great League
• Summer Cup: Ultra League Edition

June 15 - June 22

• Ultra League
• Element Cup: Little Edition

June 22 - June 29

• Ultra League
• Single-type Cup: Great League Edition

June 29 - July 6

• Master League Premier*
• Single-type Cup: Great League Edition*
• • 3× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)

July 6 - July 13

• Master League*
• Retro Cup: Great League Edition*
• • 3× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards) July 13 - July 20
• Great League
• Great League Remix

July 20 - July 27

• Great League
• Fossil Cup: Great League Edition

July 27 - August 3

• Ultra League
• Fossil Cup: Great League Edition

August 3 - August 10

• Ultra League
• Jungle Cup: Little Edition

August 10 - August 17

• Great League*
• Ultra League*
• Master League*
• *3× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)

August 17 - August 24

• Master League*
• Fantasy Cup: Ultra League Edition*
• • 3× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end of set rewards)

August 24 - September 1

• Master League*
• Catch Cup: Hidden Gems Edition*
• • 3× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end of set rewards)

GO Battle Weekend: Clay: Saturday, July 1, 2023, from 12:00 a.m. to Sunday, July 2, 2023 11:59 p.m. local time

Bonuses

• 4× Stardust from win rewards. (This does not include the end-of-set rewards and will not stack with the 3× Stardust bonus from Master League rotation weeks.)
• The maximum number of sets you can play per day will be increased from five to 20—for a total of 100 battles—from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. local time.
• Free battle-themed Timed Research will be available. Rewards include the Clay-Style Hat.
• Paid battle-themed Timed Research* awarding Stardust will be available for US$1.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency). IMPORTANT: Please note that Timed Research expires. To receive the rewards, the tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and the rewards claimed before Sunday, July 2, 2023, 11:59 p.m. local time.

Trainers will be able to purchase and gift tickets to any of their Pokémon GO friends that they have achieved a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with. Please note that purchases—including those made for other Trainers—are non-refundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Tickets cannot be purchased with PokéCoins.

Please note that this Timed Research Ticket will only be available in the in-game shop from Saturday, July 1, 2023, from 12:00 a.m. to Sunday, July 2, 2023 11:59 p.m. local time. Active leagues

The following leagues will be active.

• Master League Premier*
• Single-type Cup: Great League Edition*
• *3× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)

Pokémon GO World Championships event: Friday, August 11, 2023, to Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Celebrate the World Championship finals with a battle-focused event! Stay tuned for more details as we get closer to this event!

The following leagues will be active.

• Great League
• Ultra League*
• Master League*
• *3× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)

GO Battle League: Hidden Gems rewards

You can encounter the following Pokémon once per season at the designated ranks.

• Excadrill
• Skwovet
• Axew
• Gible
• Goomy
• Pikachu Libre

You can encounter the following Pokémon in reward encounters throughout the Season at the ranks shown in the image below.

• Marill
• Gligar
• Spheal
• Wingull
• Nosepass
• Swablu
• Meditite
• Spheal
• Frillish
• Onix
• Lickitung
• Dratini
• Wobbuffet
• Swinub
• Phantump
• Mareanie
• Mareanie
• Scraggy
• Wooloo
• Falinks
• Five-star Raid Bosses
• Axew
• Goomy
• Gible

The Pokémon currently appearing in five-star raids has a chance of appearing as a reward encounter after you reach rank 20.

For our most dedicated battlers, a pass to access battle-themed Timed Research will be available in the in-game shop at no cost once GO Battle League: Hidden Gems begins.

This Timed Research will keep track of your victories throughout the Season. Each research page will require 100 wins to complete, and doing so will award you with a small amount of Stardust and items, such as an Elite Fast TM (at 400 wins) and an Elite Charged TM (at 500 wins). Keep at it throughout the Season to see how far you can get!

The Timed Research can be claimed between Thursday, June 1, 2023,at 1:00 p.m. and Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. PDT.

Avatar items will be awarded to Trainers who reach certain ranks.

Trainers will be able to earn the following avatar items. They’re all inspired by Clay, the Gym Leader of Driftveil Gym in the Unova region in the Pokémon Black and Pokémon White games!

• At Ace rank, you’ll receive a Clay-Style Hat and Clay-Style Shoes.
• At Veteran rank, you’ll receive Clay-Style Pants.
• At Expert rank, you’ll receive a Clay-Style Shirt.
• At Legend rank, you’ll receive the Clay-Style Pose.
• At rank 19, you’ll receive an Elite Charged TM. You’ll also receive an Elite Fast TM as an end-of-Season reward.

You can look forward to the following cups this Season.

Great League

• Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.

Ultra League

• Pokémon must be at or below 2,500 CP to enter.

Master League

• No CP Limit.

Master Premier

• No CP Limit.
• Legendary Pokémon, Mythical Pokémon, and Ultra Beasts are not eligible.

Summer Cup: Great League Edition

• Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
• Only Normal-, Fire-, Water-, Grass-, Electric-, and Bug-type Pokémon are eligible.

Summer Cup: Ultra League Edition

• Pokémon must be at or below 2,500 CP to enter.
• Only Normal-, Fire-, Water-, Grass-, Electric-, and Bug-type Pokémon are eligible. unnamed (42)

Element Cup: Little Edition

• Pokémon must be at or below 500 CP to enter.
• Only Fire-, Water-, and Grass-type Pokémon are eligible.
• Only Pokémon that are able to evolve and have not evolved even once are eligible.

Weather Cup: Great League Edition

• Single-type Cup: Great League Edition
• Only Pokémon under 1,500 CP with only one type are eligible. For example, Wobbuffet—who is only aPsychic-type Pokémon—is eligible. However, Swampert, being a Water- and Ground-type Pokémon, is not permitted.
• The following Pokémon will not be allowed: Cresselia and Defense Forme Deoxys

Retro Cup: Great League Edition

• Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
• Dark-, Steel-, and Fairy-type Pokémon are not eligible.

Fossil Cup: Great League Edition

• Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
• Only Water-, Rock-, and Steel-type Pokémon are eligible.

Great League Remix

• The 20 Pokémon that are most used by Trainers ranked Ace and above in the Great League will not be eligible in the Great League Remix.
• The following Pokémon will not be eligible: Venusaur, Alolan Ninetales, Noctowl, Lanturn, Azumarill, Umbreon, Skarmory, Swampert, Pelipper, Sableye, Medicham, Altaria, Walrein, Registeel, Defense Forme Deoxys, Bastiodon, Froslass, Galarian Stunfisk, Trevenant, Obstagoon

Fantasy Cup: Ultra League Edition

• Pokémon must be at or below 2,500 CP to enter.
• Only Dragon-, Steel-, and Fairy-type Pokémon are eligible.
• The following Pokémon will not be allowed: Galarian Stunfisk and Cobalion

Catch Cup: Hidden Gems Edition

• Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
• Only Pokémon that have been caught during this Season (Hidden Gems) are eligible.
• Mythical Pokémon are not eligible.

New attacks

Liquidation (Charged Attack)

• Trainer Battles: 70 power and a chance to lower the opposing Pokémon’s Defense by one stage
• Gyms and raids: 70 power

Leafage (Fast Attack)

• Trainer Battles: 6 power
• Gyms and raids: 9 power

Attack Changes

Icicle Spear

• Trainer Battles: 60 power → 65 power

Poison Fang

• Trainer Battles: 40 power → 45 power

Rollout

• Trainer Battles: 4 power → 5 power

Mud Bomb

• Trainer Battles: 55 power → 60 power

Seed Bomb

• Trainer Battles: 55 power → 60 power
• • Energy cost increased

Attack availability updates

Alolan Sandslash

• Alolan Sandslash will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Drill Run.

Clefable

• Clefable will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Fairy Wind.

Wigglytuff

• Wigglytuff will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Disarming Voice.

Golduck

• Golduck will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Liquidation.

Dewgong

• Dewgong will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Drill Run.
• Dewgong will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Liquidation.

Cloyster

• Cloyster will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Liquidation.

Vaporeon

• Vaporeon will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Liquidation.

Togetic

• Togetic will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Fairy Wind.

Quagsire

• Quagsire will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Mud Bomb.

Tyranitar

• Tyranitar will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Brutal Swing.

Cradily

• Cradily will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Rock Slide.

Armaldo

• Armaldo will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Liquidation.

Floatzel

• Floatzel will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Liquidation.

Drifblim

• Drifblim will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Mystical Fire.

Snover

• Snover will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Leafage.

Abomasnow

• Abomasnow will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Leafage.

Probopass

• Probopass will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Zap Cannon.

Heatran

• Heatran will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Earth Power.

Samurott

• Samurott will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Liquidation.

Whimsicott

• Whimsicott will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Seed Bomb.

Carracosta

• Carracosta will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Liquidation.

Emolga

• Emolga will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Acrobatics.

Eelektross

• Eelektross will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Liquidation.

Litwick

• Litwick will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Mystical Fire.

Beartic

• Beartic will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Liquidation.

Rowlet

• Rowlet will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Leafage.

Dartrix

• Dartrix will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Leafage.

Decidueye

• Decidueye will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Leafage.

Primarina

• Primarina will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Disarming Voice.

Fomantis

• Fomantis will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Leafage.

Lurantis

• Lurantis will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Leafage.

Golisopod

• Golisopod will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Liquidation.

Ursaluna

• Ursaluna will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Ice Punch.

Searching for Gold Research Day: Saturday, June 3, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time

Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available when you spin Photo Discs at PokéStops. Complete them to encounter the featured Pokémon!

• Caterpie
• Magikarp
• Nosepass
• Sableye
• Barboach

Event Bonuses

• PokéStops may turn gold without a Golden Lure Module.
• Roaming Form Gimmighoul won’t appear at Golden PokéStops if a Golden Lure Module wasn’t used, but treasure-hunting Trainers may still find Gimmighoul Coins when they spin the PokéStop!

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.

• Weedle
• Bellsprout
• Poochyena
• Buizel
• Tympole
• Shelmet
• Stufful
• Lickitung
• Azumarill

For US$1.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access event-exclusive Timed Research. This Timed Research will challenge you to complete Field Research tasks to encounter more of the featured Pokémon of your choice!

• Caterpie
• Magikarp
• Nosepass
• Sableye
• Barboach

Pokémon that appear during this Timed Research will have the same chance of appearing as a Shiny Pokémon as those that can be encountered through Field Research during the event. Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Saturday, June 3, 2023, 5:00 p.m. local time.

Trainers will be able to purchase and gift tickets to any of their Pokémon GO friends that they have achieved a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with. Please note that purchases—including those made for other Trainers—are non-refundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Tickets cannot be purchased with PokéCoins.

This Timed Research Ticket will only be available in the in-game shop from Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. PDT to Saturday, June 3, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. local time.