Dive into darkness or let your flame blaze in the new Dark Flames event!

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June 22, 2023

Dive into darkness or let your flame blaze in the new Dark Flames event!

Trainers,

Roaring flames to your left.

An endless tunnel of darkness to your right.

Between Fire- or Dark-type Pokémon, which will you challenge?

Will you fan the fire? Or will the darkness consume you?

Choose your fate during Pokémon GO’s new event, Dark Flames! Fire-type and Dark-type Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild and in raids.

Plus, the Fire- and Dragon-type Pokémon Turtonator, the Blast Turtle Pokémon, will make its Pokémon GO debut in raids! You might even encounter a Shiny one—if you’re lucky!

Also emerging from the darkness is the Ghost- and Dark-type Pokémon Mega Sableye, the Darkness Pokémon, making its Pokémon GO debut in Mega Raids!

Good luck, Trainers.

Dark Flames

Thursday, June 29, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, July 2, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. local time

Pokémon debut

Turtonator, the Blast Turtle Pokémon, will make its Pokémon GO debut in raids!

Turtonator

If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Mega Sableye debuts

Mega Sableye will make its Pokémon GO debut in Mega Raids!

Mega Sableye

If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Wild encounters

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.

Vulpix

Houndour

Poochyena

Galarian Zigzagoon

Carvanha

Numel

Stunky

Litwick

Litten

Some Trainers might even encounter the following!

Houndoom

Sableye

If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Raids

The following Pokémon will appear in raids.

One-star raids

Sneasel

Darumaka

Scraggy

Deino

Three-star raids

Alolan Marowak

Flareon

Umbreon

Turtonator

Five-star raids

Heatran

Magma Storm

Heatran encountered in raids will know the Charged Attack Magma Storm.

Trainer Battles: 65 power
Gyms and raids: 75 power

Mega Raids

Mega Sableye

If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Event Bonuses

Additional 25% XP for completing raids.

Three additional Candy for completing raids.

Trainers level 31 and above will receive one additional Candy XL for completing raids.

Team GO Rocket Grunts using Fire-type and Dark-type Pokémon will appear more frequently at PokéStops and in balloons.

Depending upon your Timed Research choice, you will receive one of the following bonuses.

Incense is more likely to attract Fire-type Pokémon (excluding Daily Adventure Incense).

Incense is more likely to attract Dark-type Pokémon (excluding Daily Adventure Incense).

Branching Timed Research

Dark Flames–themed Timed Research will be available throughout the event!

Trainers will be able to choose between paths focused on Fire-type or Dark-type Pokémon. Complete research tasks to earn a Premium Battle Pass, 15,000 XP, and encounters with event-themed Pokémon.

Each path will also affect whether Fire-type or Dark-type Pokémon are attracted to Incense.

Field Research task encounters

Dark Flames–themed Field Research tasks will be available!

The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete certain Field Research tasks.

Alolan Meowth

Alolan Grimer

Alolan Marowak

Magmar

Sneasel

Litwick

Turtonator

Collection Challenge

A Dark Flames Collection Challenge is coming soon! The type of Collection Challenge you get will depend on the Timed Research path you choose.

Complete the Collection Challenge by the end of the event to earn 5,000 XP and 100 Houndoom Mega Energy.

Please be aware of your surroundings and follow guidelines from local health authorities when playing Pokémon GO. Upcoming events are subject to change. Be sure to follow us on social media, opt in to receiving push notifications, and subscribe to our emails to stay updated.

—The Pokémon GO team