With the anniversary ofPokémon Horizons' initial premiere occurring this month,Pokémon GOwill be celebrating, once again, with thePokémon Horizons: The Series Celebration Event. The event will feature various characters from the anime itself, including a special Pikachu, and even debut some long-awaited Paldea Pokémon.
In addition to wild spawns, you can hatch certain Pokémon during the event and participate in a series of special raids. As usual, the event will only take place for a limited time, so if you’re hoping to capture any of the Pokémon, potentially snag a Shiny, or earn any of the other rewards, you’ll want to ensure you complete all available tasks before the deadline.
Pokémon Horizons: The Series Celebration Event Schedule
This Pokémon Horizons Event Will Run For One Week
Unlike a large portion of limited-timePokémon GOevents that typically only last a weekend, the event will run for roughly one week, giving you plenty of time to complete tasks and earn rewards. Specifically,Pokémon Horizons' Celebration Event will begin onApril 16, 2025, at 10 am and conclude on August 16, 2025, at 8 pm local time.
For this event specifically, keep in mind that while some events allow you to claim any remaining rewards from timed research for a few days following the conclusion of the event, this one will not. Even if you’ve completed the tasks,if you have not claimed your rewards by 8 pm local time on July 11, 2025, you will lose them.
All Pokémon Debuts During Pokémon Horizons: The Series Celebration Event
A Paldea Pokémon With An Affinity For Hammers Will Be Smashing Their Way Into Pokémon GO
Unfortunately, while some players may have been hoping for more, there is only one evolutionary line from Paldea debuting as part of this event. Throughout the event,you will be able to encounter Tinkatink, Tinkatuff, and TinkatoninPokémon GO. Be sure toutilize any Pinap Berries you haveon hand when catching them to ensure you’ll be able to fully evolve to Tinkaton before the event ends.
Evolving Tinkatink into Tinkatuff will require 25 Tinkatink Candy, while evolving Tinkatuff into Tinkaton will require 100 Tinkatink Candies.
Of course, these three Pokémon will remain part of the game following their debut, but once the event ends, the odds of finding them are going to drop significantly, which could make catching and evolving them difficult if you miss the event. Also, while it’s not necessarily a new Pokémon,a special Floragato will be available as well, wearing a hat with Liko’s pin in it. This unique event version of Floragato will only be available during the event, so be sure to grab it while you’re able to.
All Raids During Pokémon Horizons: The Series Celebration Event & Best Counters
Participate In Raids For Additional Rewards & Pokémon
During thePokémon Horizons: The Series Celebration Event, there will be several different raids to participate in. Luckily for newer players, all raids taking place as part of the event will either be 1-Star or 3-Star raids. This means that players should be able to finish off the 1-Star raids relatively easily and without any additional help. Depending on your available Pokémon, the same may also be true for 3-Star raids, but either way, these raids won’t be nearly as hard as some of the usual event raids.
To stand the best chance in raids, you’ll still want to use the most optimal counter, even if it is just a 1-Star raid. The following raids and recommended counters for thisPokémon GOevent include:
Rampardos (Shadow if available)
Shadow Groudon (Excadrill is a good common sub option)
Floragato wearing a hat with Liko’s pin
Mega Rayquaza (Shadow Darmanitan is a good common sub option)
Dragon/Flying
Air Slash & Dragon Ascent
Keep in mind that these are suggestions, not the only correct answer. Even if you do not have the specified Pokémon recommended, you may still easily win. Just try toutilize the best Pokémon you have available to you with similar typing and movesetsas the counter option suggested. There will also be an increased chance for Shinies for each of these Pokémon Raids, so keep an eye out and attempt to participate in as many as you can for the best odds.
All Wild Spawns During Pokémon Horizons: The Series Celebration Event
Be Sure To Keep An Eye Out For Increased Spawn Rates From Specific Pokémon
In addition to Pokémon that will be available through research tasks and raids, you’ll also have an increased chance of catching several others through wild spawning. The Pokémon with increased spawn rates during thePokémon Horizons: The Series Celebration Event include:
While almost all of these will also have increased shiny odds during the event, some will not. Specifically,Quaxly, Pawmi, and Quagsire will not have increased shiny odds during the event, despite having their spawn rates increased. That being said, this is still a great opportunity to farm for candy if you’re missing thefinal evolution for some of these Pokémon. Additionally,Pikachu wearing Cap’s hat that are encountered during the event will know the Charged Attack Volt Tackle.
All Pokémon Horizons: The Series Celebration Event Rewards
Collect Various Rewards Through Research Tasks
As with most events, there will be both field and timed research tasks available duringPokémon Horizons: The Series Celebration Event. Whilethere is a paid version that will offer more rewardsto those who pay for the additional timed research, there is also a free version that provides plenty of rewards for those who don’t wish to pay anything out of pocket.
Field Research tasks will reward players withStardust and encounters with Pikachu wearing Cap’s hat. The free version of the Timed Research tasks will rewardXP, Stardust, and encounters with event-themed Pokémon. Finally, the paid version of the Timed Research tasks will reward everything in the free version, including one incubator, an event-themed avatar pose, encounters with Tinkatink, and more, which will be revealed once the event begins.
While there is plenty of time to participate in this event and complete the associated tasks and raids, you won’t want to procrastinate until the end of the event, otherwise you may miss out on potential rewards, chances to evolve event-themed Pokémon, and opportunities to catch shinies. Additionally, don’t forget to keep an eye out for other events as more Paldea Pokémon will soon be debuting inPokémon GO.
