Strengthen Bonds with The Latest Beloved Buddies Event in Pokémon GO

Pokémon GO's Beloved Buddies Event: Double XP, Shiny Pokémon, and Dhelmise Debut!

Get ready for another exciting Pokémon GO event! The Beloved Buddies event, focusing on strengthening your bonds with your Pokémon, arrives soon, bringing with it a special Pokémon debut and various bonuses.

Event Dates: February 11th - February 15th

This event marks the highly anticipated debut of Dhelmise, the Sea Creeper Pokémon. Prepare to encounter and catch this new addition to your Pokédex, and challenge it in raids!

Event Bonuses:

• Double XP: Catching Pokémon will reward you with double the experience points.
• Extended Lures: Lure Modules will last a full hour, attracting a variety of Pokémon including Diglett, Slowpoke, Shellder, Dunsparce, Cutiefly, and Fomantis. Catching these Pokémon will also grant an extra 500 Stardust per catch.
• Increased Shiny Rates: Shiny Diglett and Shiny Dunsparce will appear more frequently in the wild.

Wild Pokémon Encounters: Expect increased encounters with Nidoran, Diglett, Slowpoke, Shellder, Dunsparce, Remoraid, Mantine, Plusle, Minun, Volbeat, Illumise, Cutiefly, and Fomantis.

Raid Battles:

• One-Star Raids: Shellder, Dwebble, and Skrelp (with increased shiny rate).
• Three-Star Raids: Slowbro, Hippowdon, and the debuting Dhelmise.
• Five-Star Raids: Enamorus (Incarnate Forme).
• Mega Raids: Mega Tyranitar.

Don't miss out on this event! Download Pokémon GO from the Google Play Store and participate in the Beloved Buddies event. For more gaming news, check out our coverage of the new Tetris Block Party game.