Throughout 2021, Pokemon GO has kept players busy with a steady flow of new Pokemon, updates, events, and other changes to the game. This month marked the start of the game's newest season, The Season of Discovery, including the annual Summer solstice event featuring Solrock and Lunatone, as well as giving players the chance to obtain Shiny Regigigas in Pokemon GO for the first time.
As June comes to a close, the game prepares to celebrate Bidoof Day on July 1 to finish off the currently ongoing Bidoof Breakout event, which has increased Bidoof spawns in the wild, introduced Shiny Bidoof to Pokemon GO, and given fans the chance to catch Bidoof with rare attacks. Now, Niantic has outlined new updates and events that players can expect to see in Pokemon GO throughout the month of July.
Next month will kick off with a special Bidoof Day event on July 1, including all of the features of the Bidoof Breakout event, as well as Bidoof with the move Superpower in the wild, The Bidoof Cup in GO Battle League, all-new Special Research, and a commemorative Bidoof-themed Hat avatar item. Rufflet and Remote Raid Passes will also be awarded in Research Breakthroughs all throughout next month.
From July 1 from 8pm to July 16 at 10am local time, Defense Forme Deoxys will appear in five-star raids, while Mega Houndoom will be appearing in Mega Raids. Following those raid bosses, Mewtwo will be appearing in five-star raids while Mega Gengar will take over Mega Raids from July 16 at 10am to July 23 at 10am local time, however, different Pokemon will show up in five-star raids during Pokemon GO Fest 2021. Mega Charizard X will then return to Mega Raids from July 23 at 10am to August 6 at 10am local time. Throughout July, weekly Pokemon Spotlight Hours and Raid Hours will continue to occur on Tuesdays and Wednesdays respectively.
July 6's Pokemon Spotlight Hour will feature Bulbasaur, while Charmander will be featured on July 13, Squirtle on July 20, and finally Natu on July 27. As previously announced, next month's Pokemon GO Community Day will feature the Fire-type Unova starter Pokemon Tepig on July 3. This July also marks the game's 5th anniversary, which will be celebrated from July 6 to July 15.
The second GO Battle Night of The Season of Discovery will also take place on July 11 from 6pm to 11:59pm local time, featuring Stardust bonuses for players who complete up to 100 battles. Finally, fans can partake in Pokemon GO Fest 2021 on July 17 and 18, bringing along with it a music festival theme, the Pokemon GO debut of the Mythical Pokemon Meloetta, and many more surprises.
Pokemon GO is available on Android and iOS.