March 31, 2022

April Fools’ 2-Oh?-22: Nothing normal this way comes

April Fools’ 2-Oh?-22: Nothing normal this way comes

April Fools’ 2-Oh?-22

Trainers,

… … …

Ditto. Ditto everywhere.

Special Research

Available to claim from Friday, April 1, 2022, at 12:00 a.m. to Friday, April 1, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. local time.

Professor Willow has some new Special Research for Trainers to help out with. At least…we think he does. Is that actually Professor Willow? Are you actually one of his trusted Trainers? We can’t tell what is and isn’t Ditto anymore.

A Ditto changeup

Beginning Friday, April 1, 2022, at 12:00 a.m.

Ditto appears to be changing into different Pokémon in the wild.

Ditto Icon - Shiny On
Ditto
If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny One!

A Ditto surprise!

From Friday, April 1, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. to Friday, April 1, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild! Which ones are actually Ditto?

Image of Ekans - Shiny On
Ekans
Image of Gastly - Shiny On
Gastly
Image of Natu - Shiny On
Natu
Image of Surskit - Shiny Off
Surskit
Image of Finneon - Shiny Off
Finneon
Image of Dwebble - Shiny On
Dwebble
Image of Swirlix - Shiny Off
Swirlix
If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny Pokémon—including Shiny Ditto!

Ditto stickers

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

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—The Pokémon GO team