Patient Mudkip fans will soon be rewarded in Pokemon GO as Niantic and The Pokemon Company have announced that the water starter from Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald will be the next Community Day Pokemon. According to Niantic, Pokemon GO players can begin collecting Mudkips in plenty starting July 21. However, July's Community Day will be unique in that it will be starting in the afternoon, running from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm local time.

As per usual during Pokemon GO's monthly Community Day, the chosen Pokemon will spawn in multitudes for the duration of the event. On June 21 Pokemon GO players will find Mudkips wherever they go. Shiny versions of Mudkip, pinkish/purplish instead of their usual blue, will also have a much higher chance to spawn during the event.

There's more Mudkip fun as part of the Community Day than just increased spawn rates, however. Players who put all of those Mudkip to work and evolve one up through Marshtomp and into Swampert will find that their Swampert has an attack that they otherwise can't learn. The Mudkip Community Day move has not yet been revealed. Additionally, all Lure Modules activated during the event will last for three hours, with Pokemon catches earning 3x the experience normally gained.

Mudkip is an especially great Pokemon to pick for Community Day, given that not all players have access to the environments where the Pokemon can spawn. Pokemon GO players would have to go to watery locations including rivers, streams, lakes, or beaches. Now players in dry climates can get their own Mudkip with ease.

Mudkip will be the final of the three starters from Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald to be featured during Pokemon GO's Community Day events. Torchic was featured during the May 2019 Community Day, and Treecko was the Pokemon offered during March 2019's Community Day. Now fans of Generation 3 and the Hoenn region can easily complete their starter sets.

Regarding the Community Day starting later in the day compared to previous Pokemon GO Community Days, Niantic says that the delay is to help players stay a little bit cooler during the summer heat.

Pokemon GO is available now on iOS and Android devices.