March 17, 2022

Pokémon GO’s Lush Jungle event features Cottonee, Fomantis, Tapu Lele, a weekend park spotlight, and more!

Pokémon GO’s Lush Jungle event features Cottonee, Fomantis, Tapu Lele, a weekend park spotlight, and more!

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
Fomantis
If you're lucky, you might encounter the following.
Paras
Parasect
If you're lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

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