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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Event

by Pac Mon, November 8, 2021, 2:59 PM 91 Comments

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Experience the Sinnoh region in an adventure reborn with Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl! In celebration of the release of these games on Nintendo Switch, Pokémon originally discovered in the Sinnoh region will be appearing more often in Pokémon GO. Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup wearing special Sinnoh-inspired hats will be appearing in the wild, and avatar items inspired by those same first partner Pokémon will be available in the shop.

OFFICIAL BLOG POST

Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Basic Info - Click to Open!

EVENT DATE/TIME:	Tue., Nov. 16, 2021, @ 10:00am local time to Sun., Nov. 21, 2021, @ 8:00pm local time
FEATURES:	COSTUMES: Turtwig, Chimchar, & Piplup wearing Luca and Dawn’s hats.
	COLLECTION CHALLENGE: Catch all the new Costumed Pokémon.
	STICKERS: New event-inspired Stickers.
	BUNDLES: 1-time event box and a new Great Box.
	AVATAR ITEMS: New no cost Sinnoh-inspired Avatar Items in the shop.
EVENT BONUSES:	1/2 Incubator Distance
EVENT BONUSES:	1/3 Super Incubator Distance

Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Event Part 1

EVENT DATE/TIME:	Tue., Nov. 15, 2021, @ 10:00am local time to Thu., Nov. 18, 2021, @ 10:00am local time
FEATURES:	WILD: Seel, Murkrow, Poochyena, Aron, Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup, Bidoof, Kricketot, Buneary, Stunky, Scyther, Larvitar, Burmy, & Buizel.
	RAIDS: Cranidos, Drifloon, Bronzor, Gible, Tyranitar, Lopunny, Drapion, Toxicroak, Gallade, Cresselia, & Mega Lopunny.
	EGGS: Budew, Bonsly, Happiny, Mime Jr., & Riolu.
RESEARCH:	FIELD RESEARCH: Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup, Sandy Burmy, Trash Burmy, & Shieldon

Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Event Part 2

EVENT DATE/TIME:	Thu., Nov. 18, 2021, @ 10:00am local time to Sun., Nov. 21, 2021, @ 8:00pm local time
FREAKY FEATURES:	WILD: Pinsir, Misdreavus, Houndour, Spheal, Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup, Bidoof, Kricketot, Buneary, Glameow, Slowpoke, Bagon, Buizel, & Burmy.
	RAIDS:, Shieldon, Drifloon, Bronzor, Salamance, Lopunny, Drapion, Toxicroak, Gallade, Cresselia, & Mega Lopunny.
	EGGS: Budew, Bonsly, Happiny, Mime Jr., & Riolu.
RESEARCH:	FIELD RESEARCH: Chimchar, Piplup, Plant Burmy, Trash Burmy, Larvitar, & Cranidos.

ENTIRE EVENT

The following features will be available for the entire duration (parts 1 & 2) of the event.

COSTUMED POKÉMON

LUCAS’S HAT

Turtwig*	Chimchar*	Piplup*

DAWN’S HAT

Turtwig*	Chimchar*	Piplup*

COLLECTION CHALLENGE

In celebration of these costumed Pokémon making their debut, a Collection Challenge will be available that requires you to catch them all.

Complete the challenge to earn 1,000 XP, 3,000 Stardust, and an encounter with Froslass!

AVATAR ITEMS

The following new avatar items will be available in the in-game shop starting on Monday, November 15, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8) and will continue to be available after the event ends!

Turtwig Onesie
Chimchar Onesie
Piplup Onesie

The following new avatar items will be available at no cost starting on Monday, November 15, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8) and will continue to be available after the event ends!

Sinnoh Hat
Sinnoh Top Hat
Sinnoh Pants
Sinnoh Shoes
Sinnoh Backpack
Sinnoh Skirt
Sinnoh Boots

STICKERS

You’ll be able to get event-themed stickers by spinning PokéStops, opening Gifts, and purchasing them from the in-game shop.

BUNDLES

The following bundles will also be available in the shop throughout the event.

Event Box (one-time exchange): 20 Poké Balls, one Sinnoh Stone
Great Box (300 PokéCoins): three Super Incubators, two Incubators, one Lure Module

PART 1: BRILLIANT DIAMOND

The first half of the event begins with an homage to Pokémon Brilliant Diamond! Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup wearing red Sinnoh hats will be appearing in the wild, and that same trio wearing white Sinnoh hats will be available as Field Research encounters. If you’re lucky, you might find a Shiny Turtwig, Shiny Chimchar, or Shiny Piplup!

WILD SPAWNS


Seel*	Murkrow*	Poochyena*

Turtwig*	Chimchar*	Piplup*

Aron*	Bidoof*	Kricketot*

Stunky	Scyther*	Larvitar*

Plant Burmy*		Buizel*

RAIDS

1-STAR RAIDS

Cranidos*	Drifloon*	Bronzor*

	Gible*

3-STAR RAIDS

Tyranitar	Lopunny*	Drapion

Toxicroak		Gallade

5-STAR RAIDS

	Cresselia*

MEGA RAIDS

	Mega Lopunny*

7KM EGGS


Budew*	Bonsly*	Happiny*

Mime Jr.*		Riolu*
*Mime Jr. will be available worldwide in 7KM Eggs.

FIELD RESEARCH ENCOUNTERS


Turtwig*	Chimchar*	Piplup*

Sandy Burmy*	Trash Burmy*	Shieldon*

PART 2: SHINING PEARL

The second half of the event is an homage to Pokémon Shining Pearl! Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup wearing white Sinnoh hats will be appearing in the wild, and that same trio wearing red Sinnoh hats will be available as Field Research encounters. If you’re lucky, you may find a Shiny Turtwig, Shiny Chimchar, or Shiny Piplup!