As part of the many Pokemon GO events that Niantic is hosting in February, the company decided to let fans choose the February 2020 Community Day Pokemon. Players were able to vote for their choice by completing specific tasks, with the possibilities being Dratini, Machop, Rhyhorn, and Vulpix. The results are in, and Niantic has officially confirmed which Pokemon will be featured as part of the Pokemon GO February 2020 Community Day on February 22.
On February 22, Pokemon GO players will be able to find a lot more Rhyhorn out in the wild. And like with all Pokemon GO Community Day events, this will include a much higher chance of catching a shiny Rhyhorn for one's collection. The increased number of Rhyhorn mean that players who have yet to add Rhydon and Rhyperior to their Pokemon GO collections will have the best chance of doing so come Community Day.
Most Community Day Pokemon that have been featured in Pokemon GO so far have only required Candy to evolve, but getting Rhyperior will be a bit trickier. Not only will Pokemon GO players need to amass 100 Rhyhorn Candy to get Rhyperior, but they must also get their hands on a Sinnoh Stone. Luckily, it's much easier to get a Sinnoh Stone in Pokemon GO now than when they were originally introduced to the popular mobile game.
Pokemon GO players who need to get a Sinnoh Stone to evolve Rhydon into Rhyperior can get one in a few different ways. For example, they can get them through as part of their seventh day Field Research breakthrough reward, or they can get them from battling others in PvP. Alternatively, Sinnoh Stones can be obtained by battling Team GO Rocket Leaders, or as a reward in the newly-added GO Battle League.
Since the Pokemon GO Rhyhorn Community Day doesn't take place until Saturday, February 22, fans have a few weeks to get a Sinnoh Stone ready.
Looking ahead, it will be interesting to see if Niantic allows fans to vote on future Community Day Pokemon as well, or if it will return to featuring starter Pokemon. Fans will have to wait for next month and news on the March Pokemon GO Community Day to be sure.
Pokemon GO is out now for iOS and Android mobile devices.