Niantic reveals more details for Pokémon GO's August 2022 Galarian Zigzagoon Community Day

August 2022 Community Day: Galarian Zigzagoon

Saturday, August 13, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. local time

Trainers, We’re excited to announce that Galarian Zigzagoon, the Tiny Raccoon Pokémon, will be featured during August Community Day!

Featured Pokémon

Galarian Zigzagoon will appear more frequently in the wild. If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!

Featured attack

Obstagoon

Evolve Galarian Linoone (Galarian Zigzagoon’s Evolution) during the event or up to five hours afterward to get an Obstagoon that knows the Charged Attack Obstruct.

Obstruct

Trainer Battles: 15 power and guaranteed to increase the user’s Defense and lower the opponent’s Defense.

Gyms and raids: 20 power

Community Day Special Research story – Field Notes: Galarian Zigzagoon

For US$1.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access the Galarian Zigzagoon Community Day–exclusive Special Research story, Field Notes: Galarian Zigzagoon. Stay tuned for when tickets for the Special Research story go live.

Don’t forget: you’re now able to purchase and gift tickets to any of your friends that you’ve achieved a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with.* To gift a ticket, tap the Special Research ticket in the in-game shop, then tap the Gift button instead of the Buy button.

Tickets are nonrefundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Please note that this Special Research will not include an in-game medal.

*Certain restrictions apply. Gifting cannot be completed if the recipient has purchased a Special Research ticket or has been gifted one already.

Event Bonuses

3× Catch Stardust. 2× chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive XL Candy from catching Pokemon. 2× Candy for catching Pokémon. Lure Modules activated during the event will last for three hours. Incense activated during the event will last for three hours. Take a few snapshots during Community Day for a surprise! One additional Special Trade can be made for a maximum of three for the day.* Trades made during the event and up to five hours afterward will require 50% less Stardust.*

*While most bonuses are only active during the three hours of the event, these bonuses will be active from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time.

Bonuses for groups: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. local time

Work together with other Trainers between 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. local time to unlock additional bonuses!

If enough Pokémon are caught by Trainers with help from a single Lure Module, the 3× Stardust bonus for catching Pokémon near the Lured PokéStop will be increased to a 4× bonus Stardust for 30 minutes.*

*This bonus will not stack with the base 3× Catch Stardust bonus and will instead replace it for the duration.

Bonus Raid Battles after Community Day: Saturday, August 13, 2022, from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time

After the three-hour Community Day event ends, Trainers will be able to challenge unique four-star Raid Battles. Claiming victory in one of these raids will cause more Galarian Zigzagoon to appear around the Gym that hosted the raid for 30 minutes!

Four-star Raid Battles

Galarian Linoone will be appearing in four-star raids! You can only join these raids using Raid Passes and Premium Battle Passes. Remote Raid Passes cannot be used to join these raids.

Bonus for completing four-star Raid Battles

Once you successfully complete a four-star Raid Battle against Galarian Linoone, Galarian Zigzagoon will begin to appear in a 300-meter radius around the Gym that hosted the raid for 30 minutes. If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!*

*Galarian Zigzagoon that appear under these circumstances will have the same chance of appearing as a Shiny Pokémon as those that appear during August Community Day’s three-hour event period.

Timed Research

Timed Research focused on Galarian Zigzagoon will be available from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. You will need to catch a total of one hundred Galarian Zigzagoon to complete this Timed Research in full. As you progress through and complete the research tasks, you will receive the following:

• Obstagoon Hat
• Obstagoon Glasses
• Obstagoon Gloves
• Obstagoon Pose

These items will also be available for purchase in the in-game shop after the event.

Stickers

You’ll be able to get event-themed stickers by spinning PokéStops, opening Gifts, and purchasing them from the in-game shop.