As the northern hemisphere of the globe grows slowly warmer, the Season of Alola marches on, bringing us the next event in line and the newest evolutionary line to be added to the game to date. We're over half way done with the month, and this should be our last event of March, so let's keep our spirits high and roll the dice with every new catch along the way!
Lush Jungle Event
| Event Start | Event End |
|---|---|
| March 22, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time | March 27, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. local time |
- Fomantis and Lurantis, Grass Type Pokemon from the Alola region (not Bug Type despite how they look) will make their debut in Pokemon Go.
- Tapu Lele, the Fairy/Psychic Type Legendary Pokemon that is Guardian of Akala Island in the main series, will also make its debut in Five Star raids.
- A special Timed Research line will be available that will reward Pokemon relevant to the event, including the previously mentioned Fomantis.
- The Akala Island leg of the Season of Alola will begin, including the second part of the Seasonal Research line.
- A special set of Pokemon will begin spawning more frequently in the wild
- A special set of Pokemon will be available via raids
- A special set of Pokemon will be available via field research
Lush Jungle Weekend Park Spotlight
A bit of a mouthful of a name, but this new event-within-the-event will see Cottonee spawn in parks at a higher than normal rate, as well as the introduction of Shiny Cottonee. This event will take place on the weekend of March 26 and March 27.
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Lush Jungle event
Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. local time
Lush Jungle weekend park spotlight
Saturday, March 26, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, March 27, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. local time
Join your fellow Trainers for a Lush Jungle park spotlight! On Saturday, March 26, 2022, and Sunday, March 27, 2022, Cottonee will be appearing more frequently in parks. And, for the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter a Shiny Cottonee—if you’re lucky!
Cottonee
If you're lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
Pokémon debuts
Fomantis, the Sickle Grass Pokémon and Lurantis, the Bloom Sickle Pokémon will make their debuts in Pokémon GO!
Fomantis
Lurantis
The guardian deity of Akala Island, Tapu Lele, will also make its debut!
Tapu Lele
Season of Alola Special Research: Akala Island
The Season of Alola’s second Special Research story will be available at the beginning of this event!
Learn more about this Season’s Special Research at the Season of Alola website
Timed Research
Timed Research focused on catching Grass-type Pokémon and exploring your area will be available throughout the event!
Complete the research to earn items and encounters with various event-themed Pokémon, like Fomantis!
Wild encounters
The following Pokémon will be appearing more frequently in the wild.
Metapod
Paras
Exeggcute
Hoothoot
Sudowoodo
Fomantis
Ferroseed
If you’re lucky, you might encounter the following.
Pinsir
Cottonee
If you're lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
Raids
The following Pokémon will be appearing in raids.
One-Star Raids
Bellsprout
Tangela
Sewaddle
Cottonee
Three-Star Raids
Butterfree
Vileplume
Parasect
Exeggutor
Five-Star Raids
Tapu Lele
Mega Raids
Mega Charizard Y
If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
Field Research task encounters
The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks!
Caterpie
Exeggcute
Sunkern
Wurmple
Seedot
Cottonee
Ferroseed
Fomantis
If you're lucky, you might encounter the following.
Paras
Parasect
If you're lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
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—The Pokémon GO team
