Pokemon Go’slatest event, theRediscover Kanto Event, comes with a new in-game update, adding new features and making changes to everyday gameplay. In addition to this update, the Rediscover Kanto Event will make several event-themed bonuses available to all players for a limited time, and is even debuting a Pokemon appearing in Pokemon Go for the first time.

This event will be taking place for over two weeks, active fromMonday, August 02, 2025, at 10am PDT to Thursday, June 28, 2025, at 8pm PDT.Below you can find information on the Rediscover Kanto Event and some of the features that have been brought to the game through Pokemon Go’s latest update!

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Updated Biome Feature

With Pokemon Go’s latest Rediscover Update, they are reintroducing thebiome feature, a featured that has previously been used during specific events. The biome of a given area will be determined based on where you’re specifically playing, includingForest, City, Mountain, and Beach biomes.

With this new update, you will find achange in the Pokemon you typically encounter, depending on which specific biome you’re playing in. For this event, this includes different Pokemon that were originally introduced in Pokemon’s Kanto region.

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The Pokemon encounter screen willvisually reflect the specific biome you’re playing in.

Below you may find each of these four biomes and some examples of which Pokemon from the Kanto region you can find there.

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Pokemon Go Debut: Wiglett

With the start of the Rediscover Kanto Event, there will be a Pokemon appearing in Pokemon Go for the first time:Wiglett. You can expect to find Wiglett in theBeach biomefollowing the release of this new update.

This Water-type Pokemon only has a single evolution,Wugtrio, also a Water-type Pokemon. To evolve Wiglett into Wugtrio, you will need to use50 Wiglett Candy, obtained bycatching or transferring different Wiglett or Wugtrio.

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With Wiglett being a rare Pokemon to encounter, make sure to usePinap Berries or Silver Pinap Berries when catching this Pokemon.

This will increase the number of Candies earned upon a successful catch.

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Event Bonuses

There will befour different bonusesactive during this event, each having to do with different aspects of the game. These four bonuses include:

If you know you are going to be completing your seven-day Pokemon catch or PokeStop spin streak, use theLucky Eggitem beforehand.

This will further increase the XP that you gain from these streaks,doubling all XP that you gain for 30 minutes.

During this event, there are specific Pokemon that willreceive a Featured Attack when evolved, an attack that is typically unavailable to a Pokemon unless anElite Fast TM or Elite Charged TMis used. Below you can find each of these Featured Attacks and the Pokemon evolution that needs to be completed to obtain it.

Event Research

Event Field Research Tasks

You will have the opportunity to obtain differentEvent Field Research Tasksfrom PokeStops during the Rediscover Kanto Event. Some of these Event Field Research Tasks will reward you with Mega Energy upon their completion, includingVenusaur Mega Energy, Charizard Mega Energy, and Blastoise Mega Energy.

Make sure to take advantage of these Event Field Research Tasks, providing you with tons ofMega Energy,the resource needed toMega Evolve your own Pokemon.

Event Special Research

There is also abrand-new Special Researchthat has been released with the Rediscover Kanto Event, available to all players,free-of-charge! To complete this Special Research, you will need to catch different Pokemon that originated in the Kanto region, in addition to other in-game tasks, rewarding you with:

You will automatically gain access to this Special Research for logging in during the Rediscover Kanto Event.

Even after this event has concluded,you will still be able to complete this Special Research and claim its rewards.