Pokemon GO Beloved Buddies Event: How To Get Dhelmise, Dates & Times, Raids, and More

Get ready for the *Pokémon GO* debut of Dhelmise in the exciting Beloved Buddies event! Alongside boosted wild spawns and fantastic bonuses, this event offers a unique opportunity to catch this spooky sea creature. But there's a catch: Dhelmise can only be obtained in a specific way. Here's your complete guide to Beloved Buddies, including dates, times, and everything you need to know.

Table of contents

• How to Get Dhelmise in Pokémon GO
• Dhelmise’s Weaknesses & Resistances
• Can Dhelmise Be Shiny?
• Beloved Buddies Dates & Times
• Increased Wild Spawns During Beloved Buddies
• Beloved Buddies Bonuses In Pokémon GO
• Raid Bosses During Beloved Buddies
• Field Research Tasks
• Collection Challenges
• PokéStop Showcases

How to Get Dhelmise in Pokémon GO

Your only chance to catch Dhelmise is by battling it as a boss in 3-Star Raids during the Beloved Buddies event. Defeat Dhelmise in a raid, and you'll have the opportunity to catch it afterward.

Dhelmise’s Weaknesses & Resistances

Dhelmise is a Grass- and Ghost-type Pokémon, making it vulnerable to Fire, Dark, Ice, Ghost, and Flying-type attacks (160% super-effective damage). Conversely, it resists Grass, Water, Electric, and Ground-type moves (63% resistance), as well as Fighting and Normal-type moves (39% resistance).

Can Dhelmise Be Shiny?

Unfortunately, no. Shiny Dhelmise isn't available during this event. Expect its Shiny variant to arrive in a future event, possibly a Community Day.

Beloved Buddies Dates & Times

Mark your calendars! Beloved Buddies runs from Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 10:00 AM to Saturday, February 15, 2025, at 8:00 PM local time. Don't miss out!

Increased Wild Spawns During Beloved Buddies

Prepare for increased encounters with these friendship-themed Pokémon: Cutiefly, Diglett, Dunsparce, Fomantis, Illumise, Mantine, Minun, Nidoran♀, Nidoran♂, Plusle, Remoraid, Shellder, Slowpoke, and Volbeat. Shiny versions of these Pokémon will also appear more frequently, with boosted odds for Shiny Dunsparce and Diglett.

Beloved Buddies Bonuses In Pokémon GO

Enjoy these event bonuses: Double Catch XP, 60-minute Lure Modules attracting event Pokémon (Diglett, Slowpoke, Shellder, Dunsparce, Cutiefly, and Fomantis), and 500 Stardust for each of those caught Pokémon.

Raid Bosses During Beloved Buddies

Beloved Buddies features various Raid Bosses:

Shiny raid boss encounter rates vary; Mega Raids offer a 1/128 chance, while Legendary Raids have a 1/20 chance.

Field Research Tasks

Limited-time Field Research tasks will be available, offering rewards like Stardust and Tandemaus encounters. Details will be updated as they become available.

Collection Challenges

A Collection Challenge will task you with catching many of the event Pokémon. Specific Pokémon and rewards will be revealed on February 11th.

PokéStop Showcases

Show off your event Pokémon at PokéStops for a chance to win XP, Stardust, and other bonuses. Details to follow.

Now you're equipped to conquer Beloved Buddies and catch Dhelmise! Good luck, Trainers!