Pokemon GO’s September Community Day is less than a week away, which means players have Chikorita on the brain. This weekend Pokemon GO players will have three hours to catch as many of the Gen 2 creature as possible and expand their collection with shiny spawns, evolutions, and hopefully a few more surprises.

The basic idea of Community Day is pretty simple: Go out and catch a ton of pokemon for three hours, but this time around things are different. For players who need a little more direction than that, we’ve put together a comprehensive guide full of all the intel you need for the big day.

Chikorita – Gen 2 Grass-type

Date

Saturday, September 22

Start and End Times

Europe, Middle East, Africa, India: 10am to 1pm UK (BST), 11am to 2pm CET

North America, South America and Greenland: 11am to 2pm PST, 2pm to 5pm EST

Asia Pacific: 12pm to 3pm JST

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Special Move

Exclusive Move: Frenzy Plant

Make sure to evolve during the active time window if you want to secure it.

Bonuses

Lures will last for three hours during the event.

Players will receive 2x catch XP during the event windows.

Limited Time Field Research

Recent updates to the game’s code suggest that this Community Day, like last month’s, will temporarily offer special Field Research tasks that put an emphasis on the featured Pokemon. Be sure to claim your rewards and clear out a space for these quests if you want to see them.

Shiny Variant

Niantic usually doesn’t confirm the shiny chance until after the event has started, but keep an eye out for shiny Chikorita while hunting. They’ve been a part of every other Community Day event, so we fully expect to see them on Saturday.

That’s everything we know at this point! Check back for updates closer to the event. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!

Pokemon GO is available now in select regions on Android and iOS devices.